first of all thanks for the correction bro.so nyingmapa is the institute.

for starters ur HDRs are nice.but then,they appear flat.flat in the sense,HDR are associated with paintings and art and abstract stuff having pool of colors.so run those pics thru photoshop.add some contrast and stuff.

anvancy.

Colors, colors and more colors! Got the drift.

Will try the same with my P&S as the P80 was just not getting many colors. All day pics seem to have the color washed out of them from that cam, plus the tendency to enhance colours around Red!

@Praful - These foto are nice trials but something which has not impressed many. Reason- Missing technicals..

See it urself- Its all yellow brownish everywhere. When u click a foto the basic intention is how to get natural colors. Play with WB.

Subject is good, but the placement is not impressive. I mean if u have also captured a lil background then there was a scope of PPing it.
If there was a background of diff color then we could have made it that the sparrow is in yellow color indeed, now it looks like scrwed up WB (I know its not)..

Ur main subject (the sparrow) is in shadow , so our eyes first see the sunlight in background, we have to search for the subject there..
Do a googling and check the bird shots, u'll see either vivid shots or shots with proper background , bokeh to be precise...

Now Say u take a shot like that, then it might be possible that ur camera is incapable of getting such bokeh, thats when PP will get into picture. U do a gaussian blur of the background. Increase the saturation and contrast of the main subject, keep playing with settings...

So u give a next trial and post it here, lets see !..

Fantastic, thanks a ton Rohit!

This was really what I was looking for!

Will keep all of this in mind!

Anytime buddy, I know how easy it is to give a comment and how tough it is to get a comment ,

.. and how constipating and indigesting it is to take in a heart-breaking comment

Rohit dude, photography is prohibited in Delhi Metro, so be careful.

Arre bhai....getting constructive criticism from guru's like you is reason why I posted in this thread and on the other forum too....

This is the best way to learn!

No hard feelings or indigestion whatsoever....

Camera - P&S Sony Cybershot DSC W-35
Exposure - 2 secs
Aperture - F/5.2
Focal Length - 18.9mm
ISO - 100
Mode - Low Light No Flash


Comments Please!

Which camera dude and what settings.

Pics looks amazing!

EDIT: I guess for pictures we post in this thread, camera model and camera settings should be posted as well, as it will be easier for newbies like me and most around to learn from professionals.

Thanks dude, edited my post to include about the details!

@ Praful : The shot looks amazing...!! But the thing is that i am not able to recognize what is that..

I guess its a pic of kids playing with sparklers.

the pattern that u have made is awesome.

Abstract photography is not meant to be deciphered my friend, just appreciate the artistic tone of it!

Vaise I said that the shot was looking good...considering the props used for it....