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**keshavrana** · 06-04-2014, 01:17 AM

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critics welcome

**Samarth 619** · 06-04-2014, 03:46 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

I am guessing zoom being used here. Some point, the few tits and bits on the left is distracting along with the crowd. In landscape mode, this pic would have been great.

Again was zoom used?? A little touch up and this pic can tell a story.

Nice capture, try filling 3/4th of the screen with sky or water (either one) next time

Splendid, touch up required but beautiful nonetheless.

Now coming to pics that are wow for me.
Monkey, Diya, Child, Moon are beautifully captured.

If I may, want to add some things that I have learnt in past two years and while working in diff conditions
1) Shutter speed less than 100 will transfer the shakiness to the image
2) It increases more if you are going more than 135mm in telephoto lenses.
3) Rule of thirds ie very very important, but can be ignored in specific cases.
4) Same with Sunny 16 rule, its plays important role.
5) Using camera flash is nothing but using a 50watt bulb directly on the face of subject.
6) Most of all, which many might not agree, editing is very important. Just like we polish our bikes to make it look good, same is editing, our pic should stand out.
7) Shoot RAW

Thanks bro for the honest feedback...

Yes, zoom was used in almost all images. The lenses mostly used are Canon 18-135 IS Kit lens.

Only the clouds and hills was taken using Nokia 808, which has a Prime lens.
And, the Moon pic was taken using Sigma 70-300mm (the cheapest one).

I've read your tips and will work on integrating them in my habits.

I agree with most of the tips, but I have almost always struggled with the background/ framing. Plus, I'm using a APS-C sensor which always adds a little more wideness that what I can see in the viewfinder.... Yes, cropping should help me, but I got so many images, almost 12000 so far. More than 3000 of them are such artistic type. My lecturer-ship doesn't leave me much personal time...

1. Yes... Will work on it. I use the P mode (Programmable Auto), but will start using Shutter priority mode. Stabilizer helps a bit, but subject will still shake anyways...

2. Yes, true.

3. I try following it to the best I can (The Diyas, The front disk of Duke 390 in streetlight). Often, I ignore when trying to hide something from the background. Ajmer is a strange place, its beautiful and its dirty too. For example, if I took the sunken boat pic slightly wide or different, you would've seen washed clothes being dried and that would've spoiled the pic's beauty element. So, will try my best to keep this rule in mind.

4. Sunny 16 is yes, very helpful, specially for full manual photography. But I read somewhere that most lenses gives the best quality at f/8, hence, so far my priority was f value remaining around 8. What do you think about it? Specially considering that I mostly use zoom lenses, sometimes a prime lens?

5. Agree. I avoid using inbuilt flash. Increasing ISO is better.... But one can't stop others flashes. I saluted Anna Hazare ji and then he smiled back, but only one decent pic I could take, and I think someone else applied flash on his cam.

6. I agree... That takes a lot of time and patience though. Most of these pics, I just resized and uploaded....

7. Yes... I somehow just forget while actually shooting. Will keep in mind to shoot RAW from now onwards, specially for artistic photography.

With passing time, I have understood Full Frame's attributes & its lenses. So, I have set my eyes on the Canon EOS 5D Mark 4 (when it releases) but that should take a long time to release.... Let's see what happens.

**prateek2210** · 06-04-2014, 06:37 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

4. Sunny 16 is yes, very helpful, specially for full manual photography. But I read somewhere that most lenses gives the best quality at f/8, hence, so far my priority was f value remaining around 8. What do you think about it? Specially considering that I mostly use zoom lenses, sometimes a prime lens?

Yes it would work but it wont give you the depth of field, so the F most of the times would depend on what you are clicking.

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

6. I agree... That takes a lot of time and patience though. Most of these pics, I just resized and uploaded....

When I started, I used to watch one tutorial video before sleeping and I still find some videos which might be helpful in editing.

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

7. Yes... I somehow just forget while actually shooting. Will keep in mind to shoot RAW from now onwards, specially for artistic photography.

RAW is magic, even if you do 100% editing, you wont loose that much details

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

With passing time, I have understood Full Frame's attributes & its lenses. So, I have set my eyes on the Canon EOS 5D Mark 4 (when it releases) but that should take a long time to release.... Let's see what happens.

Full frame is distant dream for me as of now. I might be happy with D610 and 85mm 1.4 for the time being , as per my shoots.
But yes one day a 24-70mm would enter my arsenal and a D800

**prateek2210** · 06-06-2014, 11:18 AM

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Yes, slightly blurred. I guess I moved while taking the shots

@keshavrana : Oops missed your post, silhouettes are one of my fav. Just touch up the clarity

**Divya Sharan** · 06-07-2014, 10:33 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Sin city or Matrix?

Moon (again)

**xpranav** · 06-09-2014, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Moon (again)

Why is it do dark..... I guess a little exposure adjustment should be done here

**Samarth 619** · 06-10-2014, 01:09 AM

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Some more from my side, showing my beautiful city Ajmer...

**xpranav** · 06-12-2014, 01:53 AM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

Some points if you all are capturing landscape which shows sky too.
Try to it early morning or during sunset. Google for golden and blue hours. The reason being, you get no over exposed images (happens in bright sunlight), you get clouds thus adding more to the photograph and the colors of the horizon can actually be seen changing from pink to orange.

points well noted

and the learning continues ...

1.

Moon in a different mood

2.

At Humayun's Tomb, N Delhi

3.

business as usual at CP, N Delhi

4.

going out of focus

**prateek2210** · 06-17-2014, 03:16 PM

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The actual RAW image is a 22Mb , 8 shot panorama stitched together at a resolution of 15226 x 3965, taken at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Rajpath during Blue hour

**Divya Sharan** · 06-17-2014, 04:50 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by prateek2210 View Post

The actual RAW image is a 22Mb , 8 shot panorama stitched together at a resolution of 15226 x 3965, taken at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Rajpath during Blue hour

Wow! Please mail me the RAW file. You have my ID.
Best part is that the birds (moving subjects) haven't blurred out while you were panning through!

**sparky** · 06-17-2014, 05:03 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

Some more from my side, showing my beautiful city Ajmer...

Use Polarizing filter when you take landscapes during day time, it will greatly diminish the glare and add more contrast.

**prateek2210** · 06-17-2014, 06:34 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Wow! Please mail me the RAW file. You have my ID.
Best part is that the birds (moving subjects) haven't blurred out while you were panning through!

Attaching it, you will get it in few minutes.
Yes, even I was sceptical about the bird in the frame. I even thought that if it spoils the image , I will remove it, but after I was done, I liked the output and the sky color.
P.S : I want bigger and better and faster pc now. (Next try is for 360degree panorama)

**Divya Sharan** · 06-17-2014, 10:08 PM

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Had fun photoshop-ing a couple of images.

I'll present you the original as well as the PS'ed image. Share what you guys think.

Actual:

PS'ed:

Actual:

PS'ed:

**chand_cbz** · 06-17-2014, 10:12 PM

Re: Photography and Critique

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Had fun photoshop-ing a couple of images.

I'll present you the original as well as the PS'ed image. Share what you guys think.

Actual:

PS'ed:

Actual:

PS'ed:

Awesome bro!

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**Abhishek2255** · 06-22-2014, 01:31 AM

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Happy World Motorcycle day !

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