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E4B -

You raise an interesting point.

As I initially read your answer, I thought to myself, "What does the laptop have to do with the quality of the pics he takes?"

And then I thought further about how many times we are in situations where we'd like to shoot a variety of shots and study them on the spot in order to learn, pick and choose our preferences, etc., as a learning tool.

This is a valid point.

Have you thought of any workarounds for your present situation in lieu of a laptop?

Class? Any suggestions for him?
Evil4blue said:
A dang Laptop. How many times have I take 200+ pictures on a trip,
downloaded to my home pc, and said...shoot, I wish I had tried
this, or used that shutter speed.

I need a portable photo lab!

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Ulysses
 
Shay -

From your posts here and from your pictures as posted, it seems to me that you put a lot of forethought into your shots and shot selection already.

In what way do you feel that this is an area lacking? If we all thought about our shots as you seem to, we'd all be turning in more effective images rather than worrying so much about what cameras we are using.

The comment about choosing another angle is one that resonates with me.

Just recently, I was on a photo excursion with some good friends (it was a beautiful day for shooting). My buddy and myself each took our cameras, and so we naturally shot many of the same subjects. But what is interesting is that we rarely shot from exactly the same angles except when checking out mutual camera settings. And the feeling/tone/temperment of our images is therefore somewhat different. It was an interesting thing to note. Experimentation often includes just trying out different physical camera positions or angles or pitches.
Shay said:
Slowed down and thought more about what I was shooting and what
story I wanted the photo tell. Also looking at other angles to
make sure I am using the one that looks the best.

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Shay

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Ulysses
 
One idea is to bring the video cables and hook up to a TV. Won't give you fine detail, but you'll get a general idea of what's worth keeping and improving.
Larry
Ulysses said:
You raise an interesting point.

As I initially read your answer, I thought to myself, "What does
the laptop have to do with the quality of the pics he takes?"

And then I thought further about how many times we are in
situations where we'd like to shoot a variety of shots and study
them on the spot in order to learn, pick and choose our
preferences, etc., as a learning tool.

This is a valid point.

Have you thought of any workarounds for your present situation in
lieu of a laptop?

Class? Any suggestions for him?
Evil4blue said:
A dang Laptop. How many times have I take 200+ pictures on a trip,
downloaded to my home pc, and said...shoot, I wish I had tried
this, or used that shutter speed.

I need a portable photo lab!

--
Evil4blue
http://www.pbase.com/evil4blue
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Ulysses
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Member said:
I would take better pitchas if....
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I could get the image of a scene that is in my head to get even close to what i produce with the camera. And to think about the settings while at the photo subject rather that at home when loaded onto the computer and go "oh I should have tried such n such a setting on that"

2 week owner of a DA, still learning. 34 years old. I hope I have enough time left :)

Allied & Tanya
http://www.pbase.com/craggles/stuff
 
"I would take better pictures if... i only had a brain."

but seriously... well actually i am being serious. half serious.

i have a brain (don't laugh) but it operates on a whole different wavelength and frequency that i often wonder, sometimes out loud, 'are you receiving me?'

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cUrVe
http://homepage.mac.com/curve

'the hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.'
 
I'm not a huge fan of the lcd/evf. I have a tough time judging my dof. Normally I have no problem seeing my exposure, color dept, or even focus...but I almost always have a picture that I wished I used a slightly different aperture.

The difference between f/2.2 -f/5.6 or f/5.6 - f/8.0 is pretty easy to judge, but I find that I'll take a picture, and wished I had taken one at f/2.8 or f/3.2, rather than f/2.2.

I guess my work around is to take as many pics in as many aperture/shutter combos I can, and weed them out later. Works for the most part, but sometimes you just don't have enough time...I need to quit my job ;).

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Evil4blue
http://www.pbase.com/evil4blue
 
Member said:
Seriously, what do you mean by your answer?
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While I know the basics of dos and donts about how to frame a shot, a lot of times I just dont see the differences of what makes a photo a WOW compare to a good shot.

I myself go check other sites often to see other people's photos, very often I find myself not seeing the WOW quality that others are seeing ...

Lack of artistic eye sight? Who knows ...

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jc
F707 w/ Nikon 5T/6T
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