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Ok 2 photos I need some assistance on, and one that I really like. CC welcome and appreciated. All were taken with nikkor 28-80 f3.3-5.6 G lens and d50 with Quantaray UV Filter. The two tripod shots, I know they're not level, that's b/c my tripod stinks. I'm thinking about getting one of these Dynatran's.

I don't know what these two green spots are at the top.
EXIF: Matrix metering, Shutter: 5 seconds, F22, 28mm. (I think probably iso200)



How did i take such a bad shot of my beautiful girlfriend?
EXIF: Matrix metering, Shuter: 1/40, F8, 28mm, Flash: built-in TTL



And this is the one I really like:
EXIF: Matrix metering, Shutter: 6 seconds, F18, 28mm(cropped of course)



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Jeff
 
The last one is great!

The second you really need to watch the background. Really need to avoid the harsh sky/light in the background. Always be aware of the background.
 
Jeff,

The green spots are flare. IS you UV filter multi coated? If not replace it.

The second photo is nicely composed. Adjust levels for a better black point and it will look much better.

The last is a super photo.

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I'm glad y'alll like the last photo, I LOVE it. Morris, you're saying I can save the photo of my girlfriend on my bike? If so what settings do I play with in CS2?
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Jeff
 
First photo..cheap filter and you've got flare..buy a decent filter, the best YOU can afford. Second, still some issues with the filter but some PP could help the contrast some and perhaps setting black point. The 3rd..great shot..well done
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One the second shot it looks like you could've used a much faster shutter speed to limit the background exposure from blowing out. 1/40th is pretty slow in this situation.

Really think the last photo has great potential...but I'm not sure I'm thrilled about the square aspect ratio and the rather static composition. I wonder if you were to try cropping to one of the more common aspect ratio's (3:2, 4:3, 5:4) and moving your subject from frame center if it would help to strengthen this wonderful shot?

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Hi Jeff, as Morris mentioned, you should have a multicoated UV lens if you plan to keep them on for protection. However, what the others failed to mention is that you're filter is unnecessary at night. UV filters will only deteriorate a photo when the sun is down - take it off when taking such a photo, and put it away, a lens cap would be more helpful for protection.

For the second photo, with such a strong backlight, you might want to just spot meter and worry about proper exposure of your girlfirend's face. Or adjust your angle or your subject's angle to avoid the sunlight. I would love to see what adjustments you make in PCS2 to adjust the levels.

Third is great. Good job.
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I'm hardly proficient with CS2 yet, so as far as dark point, and contrasts, still learning. I'm glad for cameraRAW's auto levels right now ;) I'll play w/ it and see what I can do, any suggestions?
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Jeff
 
I never use any filters at night. I'd say spot metering would have helped with the girlfriend shot, and the last photo is one of those lucky shots where everything was in cohesion. Excellent.
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i only wish the light in the room top floor to the right of the fountain was off....oh well, what ya gonna do. thanks for the CC larry, always appreciated slugger.
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Jeff
 
The first one is just flare, and maybe a little overexposed for the mood you were going for.

On the second one I would have less depth of field. The background is distracting. The white balance is also a little cold. Spot meter on her face for better exposure.

The third one is great.
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I really just learned about spot metering today, had a rather long trial and error session. Thanks to you guys, i was able to pick it up.
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Jeff
 
I didn't see this mentioned but the first thing I noticed was that your f-stop was quite high (f22). Normally, if I am going for absolute sharpness I'll aim for f8-f11 with almost all my lens.
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Ya, I have since finxe the lens flare, that's not a problem for me. I just wanted to know how it got there, so I can prevent it. Any recomendations on what kind of filters one should use? Damn, I thought just a cheap filter would be fine. I more or less keep the UV filter on to protect the front element of the lens. Is this stupid?
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Jeff
 
It's a heavily-debated topic here. Some people swear by filters, and some people just swear at them. My advice would be either buy a good one, or don't buy one at all.
jsw513 said:
Ya, I have since finxe the lens flare, that's not a problem for
me. I just wanted to know how it got there, so I can prevent it.
Any recomendations on what kind of filters one should use? Damn, I
thought just a cheap filter would be fine. I more or less keep the
UV filter on to protect the front element of the lens. Is this
stupid?
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Jeff
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also, you used fill-flash on your GF - making her skintones blueish (mixed lighting) ... and that you would only do to people you hate :-)

get (or make) a cheap white or golden reflector - she will thank you eternally for it :-)

cheers
al
 
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