Yea, I was slowly cruising through a parking lot and saw the dude. Definitely not a great shot by any means.
Yea, I was slowly cruising through a parking lot and saw the dude. Definitely not a great shot by any means.
'99 Classic Red 12/97 #380
Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive -Robert M. Pirsig
(Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance)
In the 2nd pic, you might've used a longer focal length, gotten out of the "frame" of the arch, and put that building in the background off to the right side looking towards that open area on the left. Just a thought on composition.
Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
Thanks for your response. I used a 28mm focal length with a 1.5 crop. I originally wanted to use the arch as a frame. It might look better with the bottom railing cropped out, don't know
_DSC1056_01 by rf_10020, on Flickr
Cropping out the arch does seem better
_DSC1056 by rf_10020, on Flickr
Last edited by Ronpc; 10-24-2012 at 03:25 PM.
'99 Classic Red 12/97 #380
Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive -Robert M. Pirsig
(Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance)
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Honestly the first pic looked good, but I think you're on to something by removing the arch and putting the building at the right of your picture. It's just a different way to look at it, and not necessarily better.
I like the arch in the picture, but I think it is missing something to really make it a great picture, but I don't know what it is missing. I think if there was no railing it would probably look great, but obviously you can't move a railing out of the way!
I like the first crop, using the arch to frame the shot.
I also like what we have going in this thread, a bunch of solid input and people without egos helping others make better photos. I am really feeling at home on this forum!
alright, so i am completely a camera noob here, but i am considering getting a camera so i can stop using my iphone =p
as far as i can tell, these "SLR" and "DSLR" seem to be the best cameras available. i want to be able to take amazing and immaculate photos, but i really do not want to break the bank at all... what would be a great badass camera for somewhat cheap? or should i just continue with iphone cameras?
His writing style is kind of odd, but he knows a lot about making great photos. Also he is very honest about what features really matter. An entry level DSLR body and a kit lens or a fast prime lens are plenty to get started with. And you always want to put money into the lenses, not the body, in the digital era come and go but a good lens can be used a lifetime.
yeah i never understood why someone would buy a camera body. seen some on ebay for a whopping $2,000!
just seems like a bad idea. i want a great camera that is ready to go and take high quality pictures. i dont know anything about lenses either...
^ People who buy those camera bodies typically have a huge arsenal of lenses.
If you want to get in on the cheap, buy a used entry level dslr. Unless you plan on selling prints, anything over a D200 is pretty much overkill for just day to day shots. To be honest, I think anything over a D3000 is also overkill for most people.
As a side note, I find that I have no interest in taking shots that don't mean anything to me. (i.e. a random fruit with a blurred background) I really don't know why.
I think it's just something you get over, honestly.
What's cheaper and just as good as something like a D3100? That's what I've been looking at recently. What makes it overkill? $400 new seems like a pretty decent deal for what you get.
I'm a fan of my D3100. For a beginning DSLR, I really wonder if you can do better for the money.
I don't know if anyone would argue with that. It is new old stock right? I believe that model is discontinued.
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