zen Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Your pics are similar to P&S because you used the auto mode. One of the main ideas of a DSLR is to give you full control over how you want your image to be exposed. To get the best out, you also need a fast lens. The 50mm 1.8 is dirt cheap and can be very useful in low light photography. At some point, you will also need an external flash and a tripod. You could start by shooting in Aperture priority mode (A or Av). In this mode you can select the aperture and the camera selects the relevant shutter speed. The next question is what aperture to use? This also depends upon how fast the lens is. A fast lens is one with a larger aperture, which allows you to shoot at faster speeds. Let's take 50mm 1.8 for example. The number 1.8 represents the biggest aperture of that lens. The lower the number, the bigger the aperture and vice versa. Usually, the aperture stops are as below: F2, F2.8, F4, F5.6, F8, F11, F16, F22, with F2 being the biggest aperture and F22 the smallest. This means that at F2, the lens allows the most light to come in, at F2.8 the light would be reduced by half and so on. So what do these aperture values do in photography: 1. Bigger aperture allows you to use your camera hand held in low light 2. Bigger aperture gives you a shallower depth of field. Which means that only the subject is in focus, and the background is blurred. As the aperture gets smaller, more things start to come in focus (like point and shoot) F2.8 and higher, i.e. f2, F1.4 are fast apertures. Anything w/ F2.8 or lower number (bigger aperture) is a fast lens. The lens is not always at its sharpest at the bigger aperture. F8 and F11 are normal apertures. You use this when you don' care much about the highlighing the subject from the background. The lens performs at its best around these apertures. F16 and F22 are slow apertures. This is when you want everything in the picture to be in focus like in landscapes. Diffraction can kick in at these low apertures so again the lens may not be at its sharpest. Whatever lens you have, try shooting an object (say a coke can) which is at a respnable distance from the background. Shoot it at every aperture value from the same position (preferably w/ camera on a tripod too) and then analyze the pictures. This is probably the easiest and best way to learn. And ofc you could also get some photography books. Hope this helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 ^ That was how you expose the pic. How you compose the pic is also very important. Try not to place the subject in the center in just about every picture. To improve the composition, you can use the rule of thirds, fill the frame, etc. :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jusarrived Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 another of my feeble attempts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jusarrived Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 my friend dint carry the charger /spare battery along ...there wer some really good ones to take , otherwise ...these are basically what I saw on the first day . Hampi is a must visit , believe me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Superb pics jusarrived :two_thumbs_up: and thanks rett for all the info / shooting tips about DSLR :hatsoff: No problems .... btw that was just the basics :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachin=GOD Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 ^^yeh sab kya hai :nervous: :nervous: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Filters GND 0.9 + 0.3 used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 No problems .... btw that was just the basics :P :clap: :clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b555 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Filters GND 0.9 + 0.3 used is that name yours ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 some photos from my collection grand canyon skywalk- Bryce canyon national park,utah- albuquerque balloon fiesta- hidden falls(grand teton NP ,Wyoming)- Old faithful geyser(Yellowstone NP,Wyoming) Absolutely stunning. The Grand Canyon Walk is on my bucket list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I was seriously tempted to buy a DSLR but its just way too high end for the stuff I use. Also, I don't know how to make full use of a DSLR anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 is that name yours ? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sachin=GOD Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 ^wow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 glad you liked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b555 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 you some professional photographer or something? why putting your names on them? any particular reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I flew interstate today on work related matters, snapped these beauties on the flight there. Pictures were taken at an altitude of ~ 40, 000 feet. The view is simply STUNNING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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