5 pics warning large pics

Hello, iv recently been stalking these forums as I have desided it was time I got myself a camera, i have never had a camera before(The Horror hehe, im only 20 ) but i have allways loved photograpy, so, i thought i might aswell get a good camera now that i was buying one...
so i got the 350d with kit lens

next thing ill be getting is the 50mm 1.8prime but they are out of stock for a month here in denmark it seems > _

Anyway have been playing abit around with it since i bought it...
so far i have only shot what i have seen.
Havnt photograped any "setups"
got a tripod the other day but these pics are from before that
anyway ill shut up now and show you the images













They all seem to lack some sharpness but neither have been post processed and most shot at a high aperature as 1. its handheld 2. we havnt had sunshine here since mid december, so i think there might be a reason

btw i know i can resize the images in photoshop just not completly sure how, i know i can transform and then copy the layer to another image, but it seems rather tiresome, isnt there some software that just resizes them to a fixed value say 1024x768 or so?
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-Zaffa

woah.. they're way too big.. i can't even see it on my screen at 1600x1200 without having to scroll. takes away from the affect of the photo. You should resize them.

resized them
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-Zaffa

I like the 5th one the best.

to resize in photoshop just go to image: image size

there you can resize it by pixel or measurements. just keep the resolution at above 300 for prints.

I'm not the best at giving photography advice but indoor shots are difficult without a flash or a tripod. the flash will help you get shots on moving targets like the cat. the tripod will help prevent camera shake.

to a search on shooting tips.. you'll find plent to start with. you should also do a search for photography books. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is a great starter as everyone else will tell you.

good luck and have fun!

What kind of critter is that? Looks like a 'Siamese' bear!

I like your #2 pic
Looks like you caught a picture of the elusive Danish Wildcat.....
Good Shots.
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If you plant ice, your gonna harvest wind!!

Since you've just gotten into photography, you have a lot to learn. Your manual is the first place to start. You won't get good images until you choose your AF points and go into the creative modes and away from auto modes.

Post processing is almost a must with a Canon dSLR, so you may not good good results right out of the camera. A book on the basics of photography is also recommended vs. asking questiions and being spoon-fed the answers here. Also taking pictures and figuring things out for yourself is also better than being told what to do.

Nice pics. The shadow on #4 is distracting, though. What kind of animal is that in #5?

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Steve
Digital Rebel
18-55 Kit Lens
28-135 Tamron Lens
Sigma EF-500 DG ST Flash

This one's got potential (good light, subject and mood), but you weren't so successful with the framing.



This one's cute!

Morten Duus said:

They all seem to lack some sharpness but neither have been post
processed and most shot at a high aperature as 1. its handheld 2.
we havnt had sunshine here since mid december, so i think there
might be a reason

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PP can help a lot, but good light is often the best cure for many scenes. Sometimes AF can miss and sometimes you risk getting camera shakes. Just take several photos of the scene/subject whenever you suspect there can be trouble with camera shake, exposure, AF etc. It's a life of a photographer, and you'll learn more as time passes! I live at the west coast of Norway, so I know about the rather limiting shooting conditions we often have here in Scandinavia during winter time!

Morten Duus said:

btw i know i can resize the images in photoshop just not completly
sure how, i know i can transform and then copy the layer to another
image, but it seems rather tiresome, isnt there some software that
just resizes them to a fixed value say 1024x768 or so?

Click to expand...

There's a function 'Image Size..' in PS that will do the job nicely.

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Geir

nr5. is a "red" panda i cought in the zoo
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-Zaffa