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How do I take good pictures of (outside) Christmas decorations at night? I have a KM A200 and a tripod...
Recommend me good resources to read about photography. Books, websites, whatever. Looking for "rules" (eg of 3rds), general tips, as well as post processing. GO!
Recommend me good resources to read about photography. Books, websites, whatever. Looking for "rules" (eg of 3rds), general tips, as well as post processing. GO!
I've been frustrated with myself for a while now. I try to follow the rule of thirds; I watch my composition and background; I do need to clean my lenses/sensor because my shots aren't nearly as sharp as I'd like them to be; I play around with exposure to try and get the best result. And yet... I wouldn't say that my shots are p&s-n00b material but they are far from actually being good. What's worse is that although I am tempted to just get new gear, I keep thinking that others have gone pro with equipment similar to what I already have. UGHThere's compendiums all over the web. A decent google search should do the job. After you learn the basics, I recommend reading a bit on Kirk Tucks blog. He talks about something that's more important than the tech, the philosophy of photography. What a good photo is. That's what's really difficult, not to mention, most interesting.
Good point. I really do need to start shooting RAW.Are you shooting RAW? If so, increase the sharpness during conversion. If jpg then you're losing a bit of detail from the noise reduction.
Seriously?? You think those are sharp??In any case those aren't soft, you've just got pixelitus.
It just seems like buying new gear is just temporarily masking the real problem - the man behind the camera.edit: And like (I think it was) Nomix says (or was it BCS?), if you want and can attain new gear, go for it, don't stop yourself because you somehow think you're not worthy of a piece of glass/plastic/silicone. Who cares what other people are able to do with old equipment, if you want something new that's your right, it's all just stuff, man.
Maybe it really is time for a new bodyAgreed. And about jpeg, earlier Canons were notorious for having the worst OOC JPEGs of any camera since the Canon cameras that came before them. They are useless, especially at rendering sharpness in images.
Seriously?? You think those are sharp??
Random question: what kit settings, weather conditions et al could lead to a regular DSLR photo clearly showing landscape features that are around 150-170 km away from the photographer? One detail: the photographer is standing on a hill side, probably 100 m above the general terrain level of the area.
I'm just asking because I've seen a particular photo, and the photographer claims to have seen a landscape feature (i.e. a mountain ridge) which would be more than 150 km away from the place where the photo was shot.
What kind of detail are we talking? I checked on Google maps and Mt. Fuji is a 125km walk from where I live. I can see it from the 33rd floor on a clear day. Should I take a picture for you?