Villaninireland Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Glendalough, County Wicklow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hycus-flange Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Glendalough, County Wicklow took my missus there for a dirty weekend, i ended up with bronchitis, sort of spoiled the weekend, nice place though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 More on the blog, click the link if you're interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 16, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2009 A couple of shots I really like. Nothing special, only done on my phone at the time. Loch Katrine Aber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 More on the blog, click the link if you're interested always interested - very nice! couple from Fairford today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 New blog post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 gone quiet in here - still waiting for the sun I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuchanan Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I've been meaning to take my camera out in Oxford for ages and finally got the opportunity the other day, so here's a selection. Oxford Natural History Museum Pitt Rivers Museum New College Magdalen College Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuchanan Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Also, here's a few from Beijing... View from hotel room Forbidden City My mate Oli in the Forbidden City Great Wall at Badaling (the most touristy bit, unfortunately) Steep doesn't even come close... Temple of Confucius Oli again Lama Temple Olympic Stadium Brilliant keep off the grass sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 B23, I've been asked to take some photos for a wedding on Friday - they have a photographer at most of the event so I will shadow him (and probably generally p*ss him off...) but some parts they will want capturing he won't be there. I've been thinking, go for the casual, natural moments that the photographer won't be concentrating on as much - non set-up photos, where people aren't looking etc. Really capture the natural shots. Do you have any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Go Long... What I mean is if you can shoot from a distance then you can keep out of the photographers way and everybody elses and so it'll be more natural. Be a ninja... You'll no doubt be dressed very well and appropriately so you'll blend in.. that I expect no less (without wanting to outshine anyone) SO... Look for where the action will be, concentrate on the bride then the groom.. then the family members... And get in position. Try to prefocus or get used to shooting without having to put the camera to your face. Use the light... Forget the flash. If it's a slr/dslr or a funky compact consider using aperture priority and keeping the f stop to 2.8/4/5.6 the smaller the better... That'll mean faster exposures (lets more light in)... and cooler results (DOF). Also.. imagine an indoor scene, light is coming in from a window... shoot from the direction of the light onto the subject and you'll get a better exposure without flash... With flash you'd want to bounce the flash and expose for the natural light inc the window light.. BUT basically watch where the light is coming from and let it do the work. On the first shot the light is coming more or less from behind me but also the room lighting... shooting at a distant means I have no effect on the scene and lets me grab shots like this. On the second I positioned myself in a stairwell with sight on the bride in the hairdressers chair, the big shop front windows in the room to my left, her right, are letting in most of the light as you can tell by her face... that's the "focal" point of the image of course. And have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Cheers Damian, thanks for that. I'll be using a Canon 350D and I have a HOOOOOGE zoom lens (I don't know the technicals on that off my head) but that should mean I can be far enough away. I'll take heed about your lighting tips, I do usually try to bear this in mind as upmost importance when shooting. I don't manual focus - I know this is bad, but I'm not experienced enough to do so. 'Consider using aperture priority and keeping the f stop to 2.8/4/5.6' - I (unfortunately) have no idea what this means, but I will look it up when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ha ok so on your canon aperture priority is... Av mode .. hey good coincidence. Put it in that. Then turn the dial, I think on yours it's the one where your left thumb reaches, at the back of the camera, to the left of your eye... I think That will make f number (the aperture or size of the hole that opens, the shutter.. ) adjust, get the number down to the smallest possible which will probably by f4 or f5,6 with that lens... Manual focus isn't really a big deal anyway, I rarely use it too. I do change the focus points a lot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 (Going to sound really blonde here but...) That little spiky circle by the viewfinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 edit... i thought of a different dial... no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 On further research is the dial behind the shutter release. the grooved dial next to the fat button you take photos with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I have a HOOOOOGE zoom lens I find I get camera shake using a large zoom lens .. 300mm ..if you are going to use a big lens my advice is a tripod .. I've since upgraded to a 450D which has an image stabilizer and I've also purchased a 200mm lens as it 's slightly smaller and less prone to shakes just be careful that's all .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimandson Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 I shall be taking the pictures on my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villavipers Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 (Going to sound really blonde here but...) That little spiky circle by the viewfinder? Its really useful for if you wear glasses and such! Basically it adjusts the viewfinder to suit your eyes, so you dont have to have your glasses on and looking through it to see everything in focus, simply focus on something and the camera will beep then spin the circle until it looks perfectly focused! it does nothing for your pictures though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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