Canonised!

[roschmann27]

I am now going through arguably the best days in my life.... i bought myself Canon 1000D=kit lens+55-250mm IS. now going through the manual as if it is a bible....here are some photos i took......

[KrishnenduKes]

Canons are raining here today! Whats up!!!

Approved gladly!

Congratulations! :)

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Some interesting shots there!

Anvancy

[roschmann27]

thanks anvancy! nice to hear good comments from you!gives me a boost because i was doubting my abilities and was having cold feet before buying ....




@ken da- thanks for the quick approval i need guidance from now on...i am into unknown territory

[Cyclops]

Another Canon in thePIN. Did any met dept predict a DSLR shower in some parts of our country & I missed that breaking news???

Congratulations on your latest acquisition & all of the veteran thePINs will help you across the uncharted territory. :)

[KrishnenduKes]

Yes; some interesting shots there. You already have an idea of framing. Work on holding yourself steady to get razor sharp focus, especially if you are shooting at slow shutter speed. That clothes peg shot could have been very good had it been sharper. And DSLR shots can be really sharp.

[roschmann27]

ya cloth peg shot was framed in my mind as super sharp but i couldnt keep my hands steady! my hands have a built in vibrator-when ever i pick up a camera my hands shake like anything. I am now thinking of getting my left hand replaced by a prosthetic tripod...

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

@cyclops:the MET said,if it doesnt rain,cameras will rain on people.hahaa.

@roschmann27:Just try to get things in focus where they are needed.Do not always try to get behind getting a nice bokeh.In situations like that,you keep a large aperture and your main subject is not in focus at times.

Anvancy

[roschmann27]

@anvancy- will surely do that!

but i cant seem to get the fine sharp details even though i try....at 100%zoom everything is smudgy and not clear

[roschmann27]

Few more....

[KrishnenduKes]

Few more....

N°6 could have been really interesting. On a tripod, step down the aperture to f11 and get everything in sharp focus with some glinting glass...

[roschmann27]

I didnt plan the photo...it happened on the way...by the way..waht do you mean by glinting glass?

[KrishnenduKes]

I didnt plan the photo...it happened on the way...by the way..waht do you mean by glinting glass?

Plan your photos! You will get better results. You will be a happier man. :)

Glint = shine of light reflected off an edge!

[roschmann27]

:) will plan in future..

ken da what about the other photos..?how are they? is there any improvment to be made?

[roschmann27]

recent clicks....



http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1559&stc=1&d=1280522267






http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1560&stc=1&d=1280522267

[roschmann27]

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1562&stc=1&d=1280523516



http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1561&stc=1&d=1280523516

[KrishnenduKes]

You need to get it sharper.

[roschmann27]

no matter how hard i try i my pictures are ending up as soft! my kit lens has no IS- may be that is the problem(or my technique)

[KrishnenduKes]

no matter how hard i try i my pictures are ending up as soft! my kit lens has no IS- may be that is the problem(or my technique)

What is the Shutter speed in these shots? Unable to see your Meta data.

[roschmann27]

shutter speed 1/4

[roschmann27]

few more:)



http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1573&stc=1&d=1280685931



http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1570&stc=1&d=1280685931


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1571&stc=1&d=1280685931


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[IMG]http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1572&stc=1&d=1280685931

[KrishnenduKes]

The Sepia composition is brilliant. The Coconut compo is not bad and with very good colours.

You are beginning to move now! :)

[roschmann27]

thanks ken da! really boosts me up!

[KrishnenduKes]

thanks ken da! really boosts me up!

You should know why that composition is good. That is more important. I am not saying this to boost you. I am saying this for you to see why is that composition good!

[Vicky]

Really loved #1, #2 & #3!!

Good work:)

Looks like #4 is slightly out of focus though

[roschmann27]

@ken da- i think the composition is good bcoz i think i was fortunate enough to capture the father son duo with the picture expressing the mood appropriately and their reflection is also good....(correct me if i am wrong)_an i think the picture came out sharp enough?

[roschmann27]

@vicky- thanks a lot man!

[KrishnenduKes]

@ken da- i think the composition is good bcoz i think i was fortunate enough to capture the father son duo with the picture expressing the mood appropriately and their reflection is also good....(correct me if i am wrong)_an i think the picture came out sharp enough?

Composition has got nothing to do with the mood. Composition has to do with the basics. How you frame your photograph. Here, in the father-son photo, the rule of thirds has been followed. That usually sets out to make a decent composition, not to have a centred subject. Vicky will be able to explain this better. Of course this depends on the circumstances too. Once the framing is done, then comes the elevation of moods and how to express it etc. :)

[roschmann27]

thanks ken da

[roschmann27]

my friends car....







http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1585&stc=1&d=1280857456

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1588&stc=1&d=1280892143

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1589&stc=1&d=1280892143


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1590&stc=1&d=1280892143

[KrishnenduKes]

my friends car....





Your subject is sharp. Goes to say that you can actually take sharp photos.

Interesting PP. Two things:

1. Could have straightened your horizon/subject.

2. Could have cropped out the person standing on the left! :) (Probably the owner of the car!)

[roschmann27]

ya it came out sharp,and i dint notice the owner!

what about the other 2?

[Vicky]

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1588&stc=1&d=1280892143

I like this shot... It could make a nice addition to the 'Still Life' thread... just needs a little bit of cropping and a title like

"Still Life or No Life?""

:cool:

[KrishnenduKes]

ya it came out sharp,and i dint notice the owner!

what about the other 2?

BOTH points were for the first photograph.

I could not see the three OTHER Photographs after the Swift at the time I published my post!

[roschmann27]

ken da please give your valuble feedback for those also

[roschmann27]

@ vicky- "still life"- good pun!

[KrishnenduKes]

ken da please give your valuble feedback for those also

I liked the staircase and fish photographs. That is the real colour of the fish or did you doctor it on PP?

[roschmann27]

its the real colour-touched contrast,vibrance,clarity on LR

[roschmann27]

here are more......any improvement? :p





the peacock and the other bird shots were taken through fence...that is the blackish blur on photo


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1597&stc=1&d=1280946763


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1596&stc=1&d=1280946759

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1598&stc=1&d=1280946886


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1599&stc=1&d=1280946893



http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1603&stc=1&d=1280947120


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1602&stc=1&d=1280947120


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1604&stc=1&d=1280947120


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1605&stc=1&d=1280947120

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1606&stc=1&d=1280947120


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1600&stc=1&d=128094689%203


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1601&stc=1&d=128094689%203

[CrAzY PiCs]

I like 4 (Dancing peacock), 7 (Baboon?) and 10 (Benches).

How do you upload your photos? Through flickr?

[KrishnenduKes]

You see how you are evolving. I really liked the one with the branch reflection in the water, a tad underexposed would have helped your cause more, the one with the benches and the baboon.

[roschmann27]

thanks ken da- you and other members of PIN have helped a lot in my evolution

[roschmann27]

@crazy pics- no i upload through 'manage attatchments' and then i insert the image url in the 'post reply' section

[CrAzY PiCs]

@crazy pics- no i upload through 'manage attatchments' and then i insert the image url in the 'post reply' section
If you have a flickr account, you can post the images from flickr. Flickr algorithm feels sharper IMO (Other senior members can confirm?). Most of your recent images are good, but soft. Could be corrected in post processing too.

[roschmann27]

never used flickr- will try crazypics

[dipdawiz]

here are more......any improvement? :p


the peacock and the other bird shots were taken through fence...that is the blackish blur on photo

nice shots... liked composition of the number 10 benches photo. but did you cloned the sand part to remove something? coz some part of sand in very sharp where as rest is blur... if you look closely they looks like patch in that photo

[roschmann27]

good observation- i removed a bottle and a coke can-it was ruining the photo

[roschmann27]

some more.....

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1620&stc=1&d=1281128155


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1621&stc=1&d=1281128155


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1622&stc=1&d=1281128155


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1623&stc=1&d=1281128155

[Devaiah PA]

some more.....


Some Lesson learned by me....

Make a judgement on where to stop PP......
After my first outing with my DSLR.... I was very obsessed with PP....
Was trying to make every bad pic beautiful.... It went on for two weeks...
Then I realised my mistakes....Unistalled Photoshop.... now I just use three PP techniques - crop, contrast correction, color correction. Now I spend more time with the camera and less on the PC. May be later once I am confident with my photography skills, I will start with photoshop to learn digital art.

In the age of digital photography we need to draw a line between Photography and Digital Art

PP should be very balanced, should be used creatively to make good pictures better.

Digital Art as a skill needs to be practiced to get good results.

.....................................

This is my learning curve.... others might have taken a different path....

Explore

[roschmann27]

@DEVAIAH_point taken and i was starting to think the same

[roschmann27]

more- with least PP... did what was inevitable like clarity,colour adjustment,cropping,WB correction
http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1632&stc=1&d=1281258708


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1633&stc=1&d=1281258708


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http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1638&stc=1&d=1281258708

[roschmann27]

3 more .....



http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1647&stc=1&d=1281877009

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1648&stc=1&d=1281877009


http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=1649&stc=1&d=1281877009

[roschmann27]

guys...any feedback?

[KrishnenduKes]

You are going great guns. Keep them coming. :) The 2nd dragonfly shot is quite decent for a newly canonised person! Though a clearer crispier head shot would have been better still. And apparently dragonflies are good posers.

[roschmann27]

thanks ken da