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(ISO 1600)

one of my first shots with my new F11 (and my first camera actually), and my favorite so far.

hopefully will be posting more when i get more comfortable with it. only about 500 shots so far and i have a lot to learn. any tips appreciated! :)
 
I have had good luck with using macro within 5 feet apart of my cat. Not sure if your camera has that option. Pretty eyes your feline has.
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Steffie K
 
velvetwaltz said:
only about 500 shots so far and i have a lot to learn. any tips
appreciated! :)
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Keep in mind that minimal focal distance of F10/F11 is 60 cm (2 ft). Your picture is a little out of focus, was it your intention?

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Tosiek

 
as i said that's one of my first shots... i've since learned to use macro mode for that sort of thing. but thanks :)

a more recent one in which she attacks my wrist strap:



(1600 ISO)
 
they both look underexposed, and lack contrast.
Keep working at it.

you might want to play with some image post processing as well.

great little camera. enjoy it.

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it's rather difficult to salvage low light ISO 1600 exposures, originals are incredibly noisy. improving contrast just brings that out more. and given the candid nature of the shots, there isn't any other way to get them (flash tends to do more harm than good here in my experience).
 
sorry, i can't help myself not to take a crack at it but i think with the original, more could be done.


velvetwaltz said:
it's rather difficult to salvage low light ISO 1600 exposures,
originals are incredibly noisy. improving contrast just brings that
out more. and given the candid nature of the shots, there isn't any
other way to get them (flash tends to do more harm than good here
in my experience).
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The minium focus distance in macro for the F11 is 2" where most of these kitty portraits should have been shot, macro that is, within 2' from the subject. Your next batch will be awesome, he makes a nice subject the littel cutie, throw and extra candle near him.
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Opps sorry I forgot focus lock on the eyes and then recompose without moving the camera forward or backward and shoot it for best results
 
thanks... looks a bit better :)

may i ask what you did with it?

anyway, my subject matter at work is not as interesting, unfortunately:

 
My advice is to consider the shooting situation you're in before taking a photo. It looks like you're in a very dark area, unfavorable for a good shot. I think part if getting a good photo is knowing how to set your camera and use equipment in general, but another big part is knowing when and where to take a shot, and if you will need too much post work to really salvage it after the fact.

Just listen to a little voice inside (which will mature) that says yeah, this will be a good shot because of the lighting and subjects. Even at ISO1600 it's still too dark a space to be in and you need to set up a light source or use a flash in this case. If you're in a really dark space and shooting a still object, setting a low shutter speed should get better results in terms of exposure, but you'll have to use a tripod or set the camera down (and use a 10 second delay). The low shutter speed wouldn't work on the cat as it's unlikely to stay still enough unless sleeping, and the cat will blur at such a low shutter speed if it moves.
 
JonCurcio said:
My advice is to consider the shooting situation you're in before
taking a photo. It looks like you're in a very dark area,
unfavorable for a good shot.
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yes, because that's where my subject was.

my apartment doesn't have very good lighting, but i will definitely work on that. for now though...
JonCurcio said:
I think part if getting a good photo
is knowing how to set your camera and use equipment in general, but
another big part is knowing when and where to take a shot, and if
you will need too much post work to really salvage it after the
fact.
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i consider that part of the challenge. :)
JonCurcio said:
Just listen to a little voice inside (which will mature) that says
yeah, this will be a good shot because of the lighting and
subjects. Even at ISO1600 it's still too dark a space to be in and
you need to set up a light source or use a flash in this case. If
you're in a really dark space and shooting a still object, setting
a low shutter speed should get better results in terms of exposure,
but you'll have to use a tripod or set the camera down (and use a
10 second delay). The low shutter speed wouldn't work on the cat
as it's unlikely to stay still enough unless sleeping, and the cat
will blur at such a low shutter speed if it moves.
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that's been a problem since she is incredibly energetic... she is rarely still long enough to get a nice shot. but she is so cute that i can't resist. ;P

thanks for the comments,
one last shot from work before i leave:

 
Your last two are exposed just fine and in sharp focus! That phone card is about as close a macro as the F11 will do, and you did well to get the focus lock on that one.
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