[xBhp Universal Thread]: Photography and Critique

[haxor]

[addyrulz01]

Originally Posted by Aryan

@addyrulz: I somehow like the high-contrast effect on the photograph.

thanks aryan. i am glad you liked it. even i like the same effect

[budding_biker]

[shabbarak]

here's one picture i had taken long back , its one of my favorite . (the subject is my daughter)

guys i was toying with the idea of buying a digital SLR after years of using a point and shoot camera , my question is should i directly buy a Canon D500 or should i buy a lil less expansive camera to get the hang of it . am inspired by all you guys on this forum .

[budding_biker]

Originally Posted by shabbarak

here's one picture i had taken long back , its one of my favorite . (the subject is my daughter)

guys i was toying with the idea of buying a digital SLR after years of using a point and shoot camera , my question is should i directly buy a Canon D500 or should i buy a lil less expansive camera to get the hang of it . am inspired by all you guys on this forum .

wow!!!! perfect one..

[rags]

Originally Posted by budding_biker

Nice composition, would look a lot better if the exposure is reduced.

Originally Posted by budding_biker

How did you get the diffused background on the sides, did you use some filter or was it done while post processing? Why are do the chillies have a pinkish hue?

Originally Posted by shabbarak

guys i was toying with the idea of buying a digital SLR after years of using a point and shoot camera , my question is should i directly buy a Canon D500 or should i buy a lil less expansive camera to get the hang of it . am inspired by all you guys on this forum .

What is more important is to get the basics of photography like composition, exposure, the concept of depth of field etc right. The camera is just a tool that lets you take a picture.

The latest offering from Canon in that bracket is the 550D and you might want to consider that. The one lower is the 1000D and there's not much difference in the controls between that and the 500/550D, so I would say, if you're interested in getting the 500D/550D get it in the first instance instead of going for a less expensive camera and then moving onto the 500D/550D.

[rags]

Sunset from the Choap Raya river, Bangkok.

[budding_biker]

Originally Posted by rags

Nice composition, would look a lot better if the exposure is reduced.



How did you get the diffused background on the sides, did you use some filter or was it done while post processing? Why are do the chillies have a pinkish hue?

yes i edited it on picnic, 4 layers of filter applied and the result is in front of u, the image above was edited with HDR. i dont have the technical knowledge of editing but i do it as per my assumptions thats y results are not that good.

[budding_biker]

Originally Posted by rags

Sunset from the Choap Raya river, Bangkok.

i always had problems in taking this kinda shots, unable to find proper lightning or object. BTW great shot buddy keep it up

[rags]

Originally Posted by budding_biker

yes i edited it on picnic, 4 layers of filter applied and the result is in front of u, the image above was edited with HDR. i dont have the technical knowledge of editing but i do it as per my assumptions thats y results are not that good.

Don't worry about that .. it's all part of the learning curve. There are a lot of resources on the web for post processing of photographs, you might want to have a look at them some time. One more thing is that you need to use a calibrated monitor when you do post processing otherwise you won't get the exposure and colours right. Hardware calibration is the best but you can also do some calibration using software too. Google for monitor calibration.