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My first and few pics with D90 at the carnival! :D C&C please

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I went to the carnival and took these pics there. Id like some reviews

this pic is taken at bonsai garden store (my first D90 DSLR Pic) Criticize me please
id like to learn from you, this pics are raw



































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Please excuse my bad english, its not my first language.
 
Hello. For the first shots with the new camera you just did not choose a light theme. Surely you've noticed as red-eye in photos of the boy. I recommend first shoot in daylight, and also correctly set the value in exchange Camera.
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Very nice series. Some of them bonsai look like toffee apples to me LOL You obviously used the on board flash, hence the red eye. This is easily removed in most PP programmes.
Austin
 
Are you completely new to photography? Haven't you used any point and shoot before..
I would recommend you to use a point and shoot first.

I'm not a pro and i would be receiving my first dslr next week only. But still for my eyes none of the photos you posted are on proper focus. It seems like you don't have any idea where to focus. I wonder how you got such a kind of output from this marvelous camera.
Sorry for being rude. This is just my opinion.
 
yes thats true, i just watched digitutor on nikon.com and i learned something from the video when i had my camera on hand. i understand some of features that i didnt use tonight. Focus was one of the feature i learned new tonight :D

I will go back tomorrow night and take more pics of the carnival. However i will take pics in the daylight :D

Critiques are important to me right now, criticize all you want. i wont take any offense in your opinion and suggestions.

Thanks and please suggest away!!!

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Please excuse my bad english, its not my first language.
 
You don't HAVE to use a point & shoot before DSLR. Infact for many people the transition from Live view to the view finder is quite tough. I was always told the best way to learn is to use a fully manual SLR with manual lens.
minu_dpreview said:
Are you completely new to photography? Haven't you used any point and shoot before..
I would recommend you to use a point and shoot first.

I'm not a pro and i would be receiving my first dslr next week only. But still for my eyes none of the photos you posted are on proper focus. It seems like you don't have any idea where to focus. I wonder how you got such a kind of output from this marvelous camera.
Sorry for being rude. This is just my opinion.
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I liked the long exposures of the carnival rides, but as mentioned your focus was off in some shots. A couple of shots seemed off focus completely, but that was probably partially due to a slower shutter speed because of the diminished light you were shooting in. Take as many shots as you can and check your settings in the ones that turn out the best. Try to duplicate what works and quit what doesn't. Good luck and congrats on the new camera.
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Shooting at night is not easy with any camera, unless it's a D3s or 7D ;)

Are you using Auto? You will get blur with most shots, so using something for support will help. P mode is similar, but allows some control over shutter speed and aperture.

You can improve sharpness by increasing the ISO, but this will add noise.

If there are lots of lights, try using S Mode and setting the shutter speed to 1/60. The pictures will be fairly dark, but sharper. At 1/30 they will look brighter but start to show motion blur. If you use flash, keep some distance from your subjects. You will get some sharpness from the flash and some soft blur also if things are moving fast - this can look quite nice.

Experimenting with different settings and studying the EXIF data afterwards will give you some ideas about what works.

Someone will probably shoot me down, lol - I've had the D90 for a year, but have a lot to learn.

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Thanks for compliments and suggestion. i appreciate em a lot. Yes it was tough to shoot in dark, sometime it wouldn take pic because it was dark. I am going out all day shooting in daylight and learn more of camera's features.

Im gonna watch digitutor again one more time before i go out..

i have one favorite picture from last night is



im using it as desktop wallpaper, looks good!!!

i think this pic isnt bad as others!! What about your opinion? Also please pick one picture you liked the most out of those pics i posted. Id like hear your thoughts on it.
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Please excuse my bad english, its not my first language.
 
I like the pizza one...But then, I haven't had lunch yet and the pizza really appeals to me right now. Keep on shooting. I'd bet you like the daylight pic better.
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jakes
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...And set your focus to "single point " for now. It'll focus where you tell it to that way.
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jakes
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I kind of like that picture, too, but the one just above it (no.12) is even better in my opinion.
Looks like two terrified horses running away from something ...
 
whats your opinion on ufo the last pic ? is it little blurry? i thought it looked fine to me what are your eyes telling you?
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I liked the last 2 pictures you posted. They show a creative side and are sharp and properly exposed. You could have even tried a slower setting if you liked. Shots such as those are the only reason I still go to the local fair, tripod in hand. Nice job on those.
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Lens Creep

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Yea I went back and took same similar pictures with different camera settings and I think the pictures are crisper with iso set

iso sensitivity to 200
Iso sensitivity auto control on
maximum sensitivity 3200
minimum sensitivity 1/60

C&C please, thanks in advance.... Yes 6 pictures!













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Please excuse my bad english, its not my first language.
 
Jakes said:
...And set your focus to "single point " for now. It'll focus where you tell it to that way.
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jakes
WSSA# 107
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I agree. Hard to tell where your camera is focusing. Start with single point.
 
Thanks for posting these. My favorite is the one of the light bulbs, as well as the set of bottles. Some of your others suffer from what Ansel Adams called "confused seeing". Meaning that it's a picture of an interesting scene, but it's difficult to identify the subject. Instead of pointing your camera at something that catches your eye, ask yourself what is the subject of the photo. Also, as others mentioned, your pictures will improve when you focus more thoughtfully. Ignore the advice about going to a point and shoot. I found these more interesting than many beginner shots.
 
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