exposure is right...looks just a tad soft...

horizon line is just a little crooked...

since the can is the only thing in the photo, the crop seems just a little tight

 

YES! My Nikon D90 came in a day early, I missed the delivery so I just picked it up at UPS... My memory card won't be here till tomorrow though... I found a 512MB to use for tonight, I'm just waiting for the battery to charge ...

 

awesome. i hope to get one of these for graduation

 

that camera looks familiar... oh wait, we have the same one! LOL! time to get a 50mm ASAP... or a 20mm or a 24mm. either 20 or 24mm is my next lens. congrats on the new dslr black, youll love that thing. i know i did.

 

my love for my d90 is slowly turning into a freaky stalkerish obsession.

i shot some stuff today and still need to get used to the fact that i can shoot at iso3200 with ease. the D40 couldn't shoot 1600 without looking all noisy.

 

Ok... Battery finished charging... Here are my VERY FIRST pictures using a DSLR camera ... I know they probably suck, but I never used one before... I was trying to experiment with blurring the background to focus more on the subject... I didn't mess with the exposure yet, just on the f/ for right now... All pictures taken in RAW and converted in PS CS3... I could use some feedback and tips ...

Top half of my Wolf statue


Sonic FTW!


My hand carved Dragon I bought somewhere:


That's about all that I took that I liked for now ...

 

nikon ftw!

 

for starters...

what "mode" are you using?
what iso are you shooting at?
fstop?
and shutter speed?

... all for these indoor STILL photos.

 

Shooting In Manual Mode

Pic 1:
ISO - 200
f/4.5
Shutter Speed - 1/10

Pic 2:
ISO - 200
f/4.8
Shutter Speed 1/10

Pic 3:
ISO - 200
f/4.2
Shutter Speed - 1/10

 

are you using flash? if so try to take pictures without the flash

 

Ya, in those pictures I was... I have been messing around with it for the last few hours, I tried a lot of pictures in the Aperture-Priority mode and without the flash... I got some nice pictures of my computer keyboard (all the keys light up blue), but nothing I want to post up yet... I'm probably going to mess around with it some more tomorrow... Biggest problem is the lighting in my room is horrible, my hands shake a bit, and I don't have a tripod = Really blurry pictures ... I'm going to drop by some stores tomorrow and pick up some UV filters and a Macro kit hopefully.

 

Upgraded my 20D to this
50D 580EXII EF-S 17-55 BG-E2N Holla!

 

thanks don, always good to hear positive tips from the pros. the softness is actually just blur from me moving because i didn't have my tripod and was shooting at about 270mm focal length. tried to correct in ps but didn't want too much noise. same reason for the horizon being crooked.

 

You were just overly excited about your new gear. haha Nice wolf statue.

 

haha... Thanks, I got another one which is nicer, that was only the top half of it, there's more to it... I'll post some better pictures later... After I get out of class I'm going to try to pick up a tripod and a Macro lens kit...

 

 

ummm...daaauuummm...

 

good eye, correct, I did desaturate the pic for that shot. I lowered black levels, light drop off and turned down the colors to give it a soft hazey look.

 

congrats. Thats what I use accept you have a better flash and lens.
definately a big jump from a 20d

wide angle f2.8 must be saaweeeet.

anyhow notice anything in regards to IQ between the 20d and the 50d?
My friends use a 20d and I use the 50d. However Id be interesting in knowing the differences between the two in terms of image quality.

 

pic 1- i like the flash here, background is not distracting. nice picture over all, a boost in exposure level with raw adjustments just a tad would add more to the photo.

pic 2 - background is distracting, shadows are harsh and the model has a few hotspots,
remedy = try moving the statue to a different location with a better background. Bounce flash off the ceiling with a diffuser like an omni bounce or something that throws light both forward and to the ceiling, it should take car of the hotspots and the shadow.

pic 3 same as pic 2.

if you are using the cameras built in flash, than try reshooting at a wider aperture, lower shutter speed and higher ISO with no flash. If flash is a must stick a tissue or tracing paper in front of the flash to diffuse the light before taking the shot.