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08/26/2012 07:39:49 PM |
| ISO was in auto. Thank you for the feedback. |
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08/26/2012 07:25:42 PM |
| Thank you for the tips. I imagine it was set to auto, still trying to figure the camera out. I'll check the ISO. |
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08/26/2012 11:11:16 AM |
The image has some very nice elements (the boat and the bridge balancing each other), but the camera settings you have chosen have really impacted the quality of the shots you can achieve. Shooting much above 800 on the T2i is really asking a bit too much. The images at this high ISO setting are suffering from very significant pixelation issues and as a result look blotchy.
I noticed you were using f13 for this image and 1/4000th of a second, but I think you would have had much better luck by opening the aperture a ways under these light conditions and using a more moderate exposure time. Yes, smaller apertures allow for greater depth of field, but you need to balance the DOF with the amount of available light. Also, the object is not moving very fast (limited wake) and you could have easily captured the same image with a much longer exposure time.
My recommendation is to lock that ISO as low as possible while allowing you the control of both aperture and exposure time.
Simply adjusting the aperature to f8 and adjusting the shutter speed to 1/500 would you buy you enough light to move that ISO all the way down to 400. The sensor on the entry level DSLRs really don't handle high ISO well.
I also looked your other outtake from the challenge, and the same issues with pixelation due to the high ISO are extreme.
A question for you....do you have the settings on your camera to autoselect ISO? If so, I would highly recommend that you switch that off. Using that setting will turn your camera into an expensive P&S with little of the functionality and flexibility that the DSLR in your hand is capable. In general, lock the ISO as low as possible and use the aperature and shutter speed settings to control the light.
Good luck!
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08/26/2012 11:02:39 AM |
double post.
Message edited by author 2012-08-26 11:11:34. |
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08/26/2012 09:36:55 AM |
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08/26/2012 09:21:33 AM |
| Thanks for the feedback. This wasn't the one I was going to enter but my wife liked this one better. Tried to copy and paste the image I was going to enter but that didn't work. Still figuring things out. I see the upload button but it's asking for the url and I'm guessing that must be from the portfolio? Or can I upload it from iPhoto? I'm not a paying member yet, was waiting to see if I'll stick with it which I'm about 95% certain I will now. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. |
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08/25/2012 12:14:58 PM |
That's a cool looking bridge, but there's nothing here that grabs my attention. It might have helped to shoot the bridge from a POV on the other side of the roadway, so that the curve would bring the bridge into the shot instead of having it curve away from the center.
Generally, photos that are this dark overall do not score high in voting.
The boat is a nice addition, though it detracts from the bridge being the focal point of the image. The boat is what I want to look at in this one.
You're off to a pretty good start here at DPC. I look fwd to seeing more of your photos. |
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