New D70 user - first pics

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New D70 user - first pics

Postby jonnydee on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:19 pm

Hi,

Just got my D70 today and of course immediately went out into my backyard and started madly shooting! Any feedback is welcome, I know i've got a bit of a problem with focus and DOF, so any tips to improve that would be most welcome. Thank you to the poster of the basic D70 post processing - it's amazing the difference a slight tweak can make!

Full size pics in gallery available at http://jonnydee.smugmug.com/gallery/346066

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Postby birddog114 on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:23 pm

jonnydee,
That's very quick of you, less than 6 hours, you posted few first pics already.
Thanks for sharing.
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Postby jonnydee on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:28 pm

Couldn't wait to get stuck in, i've been shooting and tweaking with photoshop all afternoon! :D
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Postby Kristine on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:33 pm

Thanks for sharing; I like the last image the best.

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Postby stubbsy on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:35 pm

jonnydee.

Great work. One little niggle (I'm better at being picky than I am at taking photos :) ). The shot up the tree trunk is great. Love everything about it except it's too tight. I'd have liked to have seen the edges of the branches rather than having some of the canopy chopped off.

But then that's just me!

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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:38 pm

Great start - my favourite is the bell. As Birddog said not bad going for 6 hours with a new camera

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really quick ...

Postby christiand on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:43 pm

this is not your first camera is it ???
(can't possibly be ???)

I'd like to see more of your photos.

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Postby mudder on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:45 pm

G'day Jon,
Firstly nice pics from some interesting angles and viewpoints, I enjoyed 'em...

I see that 13755654 is @ 300mm focal length with a shutter of 3125/1000 (is that 1/3 of a second?) if yep, then that's pretty good to hold the thing steady for that long a shutter! I couldn't get a 1/3 sec exposure that good without VR!!! :shock: My shots for that long a shutter opening would look more like a ghost image!

The shot up the tree was with a large aperture (F3.5) so the DOF will result in some part (either close or far depending on where you focus) being out-of-focus, the bottom the tree (nearest to the cam) appears out-of-focus. Dunno if that's what you were after tho, photography is very much an artform. If you want more from front-to-back in focus, try a smaller aperture (larger apparent number, but they're really fractions I think) like F16... Nice angle and viewpoint though... Really like that one.

The more experienced users will come along and offer some good advice re: exposure, focus, composition and stuff... I couldn't seem to get much exif info...

Thanks for posting :-)

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Postby jonnydee on Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:58 pm

Thanks for looking everyone.

stubbsy: I totally agree with you. Just had a look at the original of the tree and unfortunately even if I adjust the crop, it'll still lead to parts of the tree getting cut off. Luckily it's in my yard, so just need to wait for the shadow up the trunk and re-shoot it :)

mudder: The shutter on that bird photo was 1/320, with the 70-300 maxed out, my hands are no where near steady enough for any slower than that :) Thanks for the detailed feedback on aperture, useful tips there.
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Postby pippin88 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:33 pm

Nice.

I find the flower, as in the last image (Iris?), are a great subject.

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Postby Onyx on Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:20 pm

I especially like the one shot up the gumtree Jonnydee. One side in light, one side shade, and it's so neat and in the centre. :)


And a welcome to Pippin88. Another OCAUer I see. Well if you guys can make it to the sydney meet on the 8th, I'll look forward to seeing ya there!
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Postby pippin88 on Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:32 pm

Onyx wrote:And a welcome to Pippin88. Another OCAUer I see. Well if you guys can make it to the sydney meet on the 8th, I'll look forward to seeing ya there!

Yep, there are a few familiar faces around. Unfortunately, I'm all booked up on the 8th. Would have like to attend, as I'm sure I would have learnt alot. (Though I do need to get a job before I keep looking at glass :( )
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Postby jonnydee on Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:39 pm

Unfortunately i'm booked up on the 8th too - got a stag do, don't think i'll take the D70 to that one! :lol:
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Postby meicw on Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:45 pm

Hi Jon. Welcome! Enjoyed the pics. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see more. Like the one of the tree.

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