***5/19/2019-5/26/2019 Weekly Show, Tell, and Critique***

Hey

I'm completely new to photography and I took these picture my second time shooting with my first "real" camera, a used RX100m2.

Please give me some critique so I can get better :D

All photos are shot in RAW then edited in Pixelmator Pro and exported to JPEGs.

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Well, I am picking one example here. It's shot at 1/1250s with f/4 and ISO160 and obviously at a significantly reduced image size (which makes it harder to say anything definitive) and yet when pixel-peeping at what resolution is still there, it has sort of a hazy appearance that does not seem all that sharp sort-of uniformly. The center is dominated by the wooden planks (both as the center of the image and a converging part of the lines dominating the visual composition) so your eyes are drawn to them sort-of automatically and they are so-so sharp.

At this resolution, it is not easy just where your focusing point was. It might have been worthwhile either stepping down the aperture somewhat for increased sharpness across the board (you probably have some leeway with regard to the speed without having to sacrifice ISO) or put more focus on the biker by zooming in and opening up the aperture, thus putting mainly him(?) in focus and dissolving some of the background. Also the mast rather obviously points to the camera being less than level. That may be nice for dramatic effect but there are too many visual hints that this is not the actual orientation.

Nice motive, though, and good timing (or good selection from a burst).
 
Hey

I'm completely new to photography and I took these picture my second time shooting with my first "real" camera, a used RX100m2.

Please give me some critique so I can get better :D

All photos are shot in RAW then edited in Pixelmator Pro and exported to JPEGs.

f8ddab938a974873a9e1f337a158f8a3.jpg
Well, I am picking one example here. It's shot at 1/1250s with f/4 and ISO160 and obviously at a significantly reduced image size (which makes it harder to say anything definitive) and yet when pixel-peeping at what resolution is still there, it has sort of a hazy appearance that does not seem all that sharp sort-of uniformly. The center is dominated by the wooden planks (both as the center of the image and a converging part of the lines dominating the visual composition) so your eyes are drawn to them sort-of automatically and they are so-so sharp.

At this resolution, it is not easy just where your focusing point was. It might have been worthwhile either stepping down the aperture somewhat for increased sharpness across the board (you probably have some leeway with regard to the speed without having to sacrifice ISO) or put more focus on the biker by zooming in and opening up the aperture, thus putting mainly him(?) in focus and dissolving some of the background. Also the mast rather obviously points to the camera being less than level. That may be nice for dramatic effect but there are too many visual hints that this is not the actual orientation.

Nice motive, though, and good timing (or good selection from a burst).
Thank you for taking the time to write this! I played a bit with the sharpening tool and resize the picture after, that's why the low resolution. I will keep the resolution higher next time! :)

I see what you mean with the planks, they really do draw alot of attention now when you pointed it out. Do I desaturate them or just make the lighting on them darker?

I shot these picture in S-mode, so I only had the shutter speed to worry about.

I think the level of the camera is pretty correct, cause the jump is carved into a hill and where you land it's tilting downward to the left (the jump is in a ski slope)

I really appreciate the pointers!
 
Hey

I'm completely new to photography and I took these picture my second time shooting with my first "real" camera, a used RX100m2.

Please give me some critique so I can get better :D

All photos are shot in RAW then edited in Pixelmator Pro and exported to JPEGs.

f8ddab938a974873a9e1f337a158f8a3.jpg
Well, I am picking one example here. It's shot at 1/1250s with f/4 and ISO160 and obviously at a significantly reduced image size (which makes it harder to say anything definitive) and yet when pixel-peeping at what resolution is still there, it has sort of a hazy appearance that does not seem all that sharp sort-of uniformly. The center is dominated by the wooden planks (both as the center of the image and a converging part of the lines dominating the visual composition) so your eyes are drawn to them sort-of automatically and they are so-so sharp.

At this resolution, it is not easy just where your focusing point was. It might have been worthwhile either stepping down the aperture somewhat for increased sharpness across the board (you probably have some leeway with regard to the speed without having to sacrifice ISO) or put more focus on the biker by zooming in and opening up the aperture, thus putting mainly him(?) in focus and dissolving some of the background. Also the mast rather obviously points to the camera being less than level. That may be nice for dramatic effect but there are too many visual hints that this is not the actual orientation.

Nice motive, though, and good timing (or good selection from a burst).
Thank you for taking the time to write this! I played a bit with the sharpening tool and resize the picture after, that's why the low resolution. I will keep the resolution higher next time! :)
Well, at the remaining resolution the action of the sharpening tool is probably not very effective and whatever resampling strategy the size reduction used was probably not a good choice for maintaining a crisp look.
I see what you mean with the planks, they really do draw alot of attention now when you pointed it out. Do I desaturate them or just make the lighting on them darker?
No, that's just how the image is composed. There are a lot of visual lines leading diagonally to the planks, horizon and grass edges. That's not something you can really fix without really heavy cropping action.
I shot these picture in S-mode, so I only had the shutter speed to worry about.
I am a slow person and tend to worry more about aperture.
I think the level of the camera is pretty correct, cause the jump is carved into a hill and where you land it's tilting downward to the left (the jump is in a ski slope)
One would not place planks as tilted as that, one would (and could) not erect a mast with that much inclination, and if your biker jumped off the ramp and arrived in that orientation and position, there'd be some brutal wind blowing to the right and he'd crash besides the path on his right side next. The actual perspective would be more likely something like this:



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I've probably been overdoing the perspective correction here but incidentally the planks got moved a bit out of the centerplace by cropping more earth than sky, moving the biker more into focus. It's really better doing that when taking the photograph, though, since that leaves you with more remaining resolution and sharpness to work with.
I really appreciate the pointers!
You are welcome.
 
Hey

I'm completely new to photography and I took these picture my second time shooting with my first "real" camera, a used RX100m2.

Please give me some critique so I can get better :D

All photos are shot in RAW then edited in Pixelmator Pro and exported to JPEGs.

f8ddab938a974873a9e1f337a158f8a3.jpg
Well, I am picking one example here. It's shot at 1/1250s with f/4 and ISO160 and obviously at a significantly reduced image size (which makes it harder to say anything definitive) and yet when pixel-peeping at what resolution is still there, it has sort of a hazy appearance that does not seem all that sharp sort-of uniformly. The center is dominated by the wooden planks (both as the center of the image and a converging part of the lines dominating the visual composition) so your eyes are drawn to them sort-of automatically and they are so-so sharp.

At this resolution, it is not easy just where your focusing point was. It might have been worthwhile either stepping down the aperture somewhat for increased sharpness across the board (you probably have some leeway with regard to the speed without having to sacrifice ISO) or put more focus on the biker by zooming in and opening up the aperture, thus putting mainly him(?) in focus and dissolving some of the background. Also the mast rather obviously points to the camera being less than level. That may be nice for dramatic effect but there are too many visual hints that this is not the actual orientation.

Nice motive, though, and good timing (or good selection from a burst).
Thank you for taking the time to write this! I played a bit with the sharpening tool and resize the picture after, that's why the low resolution. I will keep the resolution higher next time! :)
Well, at the remaining resolution the action of the sharpening tool is probably not very effective and whatever resampling strategy the size reduction used was probably not a good choice for maintaining a crisp look.
I see what you mean with the planks, they really do draw alot of attention now when you pointed it out. Do I desaturate them or just make the lighting on them darker?
No, that's just how the image is composed. There are a lot of visual lines leading diagonally to the planks, horizon and grass edges. That's not something you can really fix without really heavy cropping action.
I shot these picture in S-mode, so I only had the shutter speed to worry about.
I am a slow person and tend to worry more about aperture.
I think the level of the camera is pretty correct, cause the jump is carved into a hill and where you land it's tilting downward to the left (the jump is in a ski slope)
One would not place planks as tilted as that, one would (and could) not erect a mast with that much inclination, and if your biker jumped off the ramp and arrived in that orientation and position, there'd be some brutal wind blowing to the right and he'd crash besides the path on his right side next. The actual perspective would be more likely something like this:

125e68a6703a433a829f9be125b92040.jpg

I've probably been overdoing the perspective correction here but incidentally the planks got moved a bit out of the centerplace by cropping more earth than sky, moving the biker more into focus. It's really better doing that when taking the photograph, though, since that leaves you with more remaining resolution and sharpness to work with.
I really appreciate the pointers!
You are welcome.
Damn, now I see what you mean, the picture looks completely different! Thanks again, those are really good tips! :D
 
Me and my girlfriend went and visited our new puppy this weekend. He's 4 weeks old right now, so we have to wait 4 weeks more to take him home to us :)

It was a perfect time for me to practise my camera "skills" ;)



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I spotted this robin on a post outside the front door this morning

Looks as though it's had a night on the tiles...

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Then we had quite a lot of scratching and grooming...

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I'm wondering if has some sort of infestation, or at the other end of the scale, if it's just moulting. Seems alright otherwise
Nice shots! Is it a young Robin?
Thanks. I'm not skilled enough to know, but a youngster moulting into adult plumage might indeed explain it.
 
Me and my girlfriend went and visited our new puppy this weekend. He's 4 weeks old right now, so we have to wait 4 weeks more to take him home to us :)

It was a perfect time for me to practise my camera "skills" ;)

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How cute is that? Reminds me of mine, 55 years ago!
 
this pic needs straightening look at the tower

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So straighten and cropped it

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and finally Removed it



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Yep! Can't get enough shot of them. Great pic, too.

This is Bliss in Wyoming this morning (not my pic). Upper left.

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Lower right:

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:-) :-) She has no clue what an full and interesting life awaits. My dogs probably get to see more birds in a year than most do in a lifetime, plus they are full-fledged family members.

Nancy told me today "We've been together 9 months now and we're having a puppy." :-D

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Yep! Can't get enough shot of them. Great pic, too.

This is Bliss in Wyoming this morning (not my pic). Upper left.

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Lower right:

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:-) :-) She has no clue what an full and interesting life awaits. My dogs probably get to see more birds in a year than most do in a lifetime, plus they are full-fledged family members.

Nancy told me today "We've been together 9 months now and we're having a puppy." :-D

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Awww! I’d rather have puppies than babies that’s for sure.

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Me and my girlfriend went and visited our new puppy this weekend. He's 4 weeks old right now, so we have to wait 4 weeks more to take him home to us :)

It was a perfect time for me to practise my camera "skills" ;)

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So cute! I love puppies.

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This is a Tawny Frogmouth that had taken up residence in a tree 30mtrs from my house, a nocturnal bird that stays perfectly still throughout the day and relies on its splendid camouflage. When I first saw them I thought they were dead.

Took these with the Nikon P1000 minimal editing

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Yep! Can't get enough shot of them. Great pic, too.

This is Bliss in Wyoming this morning (not my pic). Upper left.

Lower right:

:-) :-) She has no clue what an full and interesting life awaits. My dogs probably get to see more birds in a year than most do in a lifetime, plus they are full-fledged family members.

Nancy told me today "We've been together 9 months now and we're having a puppy." :-D
Thanks. I'm enjoying seeing your travels. Pics are good as are the stories.

Bliss and Joy. I like it.

It's going to be very neat seeing the 2 dogs together. Joy is in such fantastic shape and I know Bliss is going to be there too. When I open the door to let mine out the first thing they do is race each other into the yard to chase the birds away. Man, they move !!!
 
Yep! Can't get enough shot of them. Great pic, too.

This is Bliss in Wyoming this morning (not my pic). Upper left.

Lower right:

:-) :-) She has no clue what an full and interesting life awaits. My dogs probably get to see more birds in a year than most do in a lifetime, plus they are full-fledged family members.

Nancy told me today "We've been together 9 months now and we're having a puppy." :-D
Thanks. I'm enjoying seeing your travels. Pics are good as are the stories.

Bliss and Joy. I like it.

It's going to be very neat seeing the 2 dogs together. Joy is in such fantastic shape and I know Bliss is going to be there too. When I open the door to let mine out the first thing they do is race each other into the yard to chase the birds away. Man, they move !!!
Rosie will be ten on June 13th and she can keep pace if not outrun Allie! Her legs aren’t as long as the other dogs’, but she’s still skinny so she hasn’t lost her speed with age.
 
That is an amazing bird. head looks just like a dead tree branch

Good shooting
 
Great pictures but even greater that you are the one snapping the shutter. Must have been an unsettling event getting airlifted to the hospital. Prayers for a smooth recovery and safe travels home. Check my motto at the bottom.

Amen.
 
Rosie will be ten on June 13th and she can keep pace if not outrun Allie! Her legs aren’t as long as the other dogs’, but she’s still skinny so she hasn’t lost her speed with age.
Hi Courtney.

A buddy of mine has a 15 pound dog that's afraid of lightening. You wouldn't believe how far those short legs can travel when motivated.

I hope the writing is going well.

Grant.
 
Rosie will be ten on June 13th and she can keep pace if not outrun Allie! Her legs aren’t as long as the other dogs’, but she’s still skinny so she hasn’t lost her speed with age.
Hi Courtney.

A buddy of mine has a 15 pound dog that's afraid of lightening. You wouldn't believe how far those short legs can travel when motivated.

I hope the writing is going well.

Grant.
It’s going pretty well, thank you! I currently have writer’s block, my word count is lagging behind my niece’s by about 1000 words 😂 I just need to try writing a different part of the scene.

Rosie is afraid of thunder and fireworks. She weighs about 8-9 pounds.
 
Riding the trail this morning looking for owls, this tree was lit up in the morning sun.

Something didn't quite look right on the starboard side of this tree.

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Zoomed in and this little gut was on the stub limb trying to be inconspicuous. I think I disturbed his nap.

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Here's the other side of him, he immediately left the area after this shot.

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Had to manipulate the last shot considerably. Either the tail showed up well and the squirrel body was a dark blob or the body was acceptable and the tail was a white blob.

Tips on how to deal with that situation would be appreciated.

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