One suggestion. There are two in your series that aren't very sharp.
The first with the fisherman might just simply have to do with
distance and atmospheric conditions. The one with the helmets though
has to do with shutter speed. We sometimes fail to notice what our
camera is telling us in our viewfinder as far as shutter speed. So
pay attention. Remember that a good rule of thumb is: At least keep
the shutter speed the same as the focal length of the lens. 100mm =
1/100 of a second. 200mm = 1/200 of a second. This will help to
minimize blurring caused by camera shake.
Other than that, great series. Also remember to pay attention to
compositional rules. There were some that were very good that could
have been fantastic had you followed those compositional rules.
--
Just shut up and shoot!
BCphoto.biz
Enabeling Photography skills to the masses.
Hi
Yes, the fisherman shot is not all that sharp, and in fact I've found
lots of my shots with the 450d to be a bit fuzzy. I'm going to do
some tests when I have some time to see if it's front or back
focusing. For information, that shot was taken on a bad atmosphere
day. I was using a 70-200 2.8, at 200mm, F5 at 1/500th in AE mode
with 200 iso. I had +1EV dialed in. If I look at the focus points,
none of them where in focus. In fact, focus was somewhere in the
water a lot closer to the camera. It's so bad I wonder if I had
inadvertantly but the lens into MF.
The helmet shot was indoors, using a 28-70F2.8 at 60mm, f2.8, 1/60th
at iso 320. Again, looking at the focal point in DPP, it's not in
focus. In fact, nothing seems to be in focus in the shot. It could
have been shake, as I was at the limit of the shutter speed=1/focal
length rule. If we take into account the 1.6 factor, I should have
been at about 1/100th really.
On the composition, would appreciate your advice on which ones could
do with a different composition and how.
