i'm with yanki, if those photos are not pp, there is something seriously wrong with your camera. look at the people's skin in the second photo.

 

 

how do yall watermark the pics? ive tried by using text in photoshop but it messes with it during the upload on flickr? i would like to put my initials or my name on some pics but never knew how? I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 & Photoshop CS3.

 

I just create my own logo as a separate file. Then I just drag it on the photo right before I save it. I never had a problem with flickr messing with it.

 

I have a lightroom2 addon that does it for me durning the export

 

you must be seeing something totally different from what I see

 

No, there is something wrong with the peoples' faces, Jon. They look real sunburned. Looks like the contrast was upped.

 

WOW

SUNBURNED WOW

 

Jon, settle down.

 

white balance is why their faces look "sunburnt"

 

settle, down? why dont you just not say anything?

 

and Don is the only one that realy studies pictures, without sounding like ___' and comes with the most logical explanation

 

on another note, im joining the EOS squad. the XSi is on its way, i plan on buying the 50mm 1.8 and maybe the older speedlite 380EX soon :D

 

btw Jon, dont take these crituqees about your photo's to the heart. you have to learn to take them and make them better. i wasnt trying to bash you about them, just looked different from the others?

 

I know man, like I stated Im still learning, I just got my camera, it juust seems like everyone jumps my ___ when I post a bad set.

Everyone will always say thats their own opinions, but when help is not offered, it sounds like severe bashings.

 

I need to practice taking pics in not soo great lighting conditions.

I just took this now at 6pm, cloudy gloomy sky, with my white balance set to cloudy.

one outside light on

Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
Exposure: +0.95
ISO Speed: 800


chinese elm tree

 

as I mentioned in my first critique its the white balance.

also some of the photo are overexposed. I think the photos wouldve come out a lot better if you wouldve just increased the shutter speed only, that way you exposure would drop and it would help with the motion blur. narrowing the aperture would increase your sharpness.

 

Sorry for telling you what I, and other people, saw. I only jumped in because you seemed so sure that whatever other people were seeing wasn't really there. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

 

So you'll be selling the D40 too now?

 

probally next weekend, when i get to mess with the XSi alot more to make sure i want it. more than likley, yes ill be selling the D40, 50mm & SB-400.