Cumbria

Bri · 5 Sep 2008 at 00:33

Hi

Just some snaps from holiday, 1st outing for my 400D (1st DSLR). I had a canon film SLR prior to this which didn't get much use to be fair as it's just not as convenient as digital. I'm fairly new to this palava so some C&C would be appreciated. Pics took with the kit lens and a 70-300 Tamron telemacro.

They have had no post-processing or cropping as I don't have PS on this laptop (yet....!)

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Bri · 5 Sep 2008 at 00:34

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Cheers

JBuk · 5 Sep 2008 at 00:42

where were they taken in Cumbria?

especially 14, not seen that before

Bri · 5 Sep 2008 at 07:02

In fairness a good chunk of them weren't in Cumbria at all

We were staying nr Brampton. 1st one is Ullswater, then Hadrian's wall, 3 is in cumbria, 4 at the cottage we stayed at, 5 & 6 in Gretna Green, 7-12 at Eden Valley Ostrich World, 13 & 14 at High Force.

Not the best thread title but it was late

Things change I've changed · 5 Sep 2008 at 08:27

A few nice photo's there, my fav being,

peterattheboro · 5 Sep 2008 at 09:04

High Force. I remember that and think i've been there when I was a nipper.

Will have to take a venture back. Where is it?

Good photos. I think everyone who has a new camera has to get some bird/flower shots

Ohh and that tractor would look good in HDR I think.

Helium_Junkie · 5 Sep 2008 at 09:34

Wow, we totally missed that part of high force

Nice stuff!

TwoSaints · 5 Sep 2008 at 09:40

I have some similar shots of high force, love it there!

peterattheboro said:
Will have to take a venture back. Where is it?

Just past middleton in teesdale (if you head past darlington on the A67 you can follow the signs to it from barnard castle).

adamph · 5 Sep 2008 at 10:36

great shots, really like number 4 and the animal shots. keep it up

Bri · 7 Sep 2008 at 09:42

Cheers for the comments, any tips on improving the shots?

peterattheboro · 7 Sep 2008 at 11:38

Was going to have a drive over to High Force today but have family visiting at 3 and don't think I have time.

Multimap says it takes 1 hour 38 minutes to get there. That's 60 miles away!

I'm sure I could do that drive in 45 minutes as it doesn't look that far on the map!

Bri · 7 Sep 2008 at 19:18

peterattheboro said:
Was going to have a drive over to High Force today but have family visiting at 3 and don't think I have time.

Multimap says it takes 1 hour 38 minutes to get there. That's 60 miles away!

I'm sure I could do that drive in 45 minutes as it doesn't look that far on the map!

It does take longer than you'd think, not that long mind!

Oxygen · 7 Sep 2008 at 23:12

Bri said:
Cheers for the comments, any tips on improving the shots?

In the interests of improvement...here goes

1) I feel it lacks a focal point in the foreground. A step to the left to include the rock wall as interest or zooming it out of this pic might have been an idea.

2) Like the idea here, could benefit from a lower viewpoint or a shallow DOF on the wall so that it leads you into the picture. Or again you can take a few steps to the right and have a diagonal lead line drawing you into the landscape... hmm, maybe its just that it could benefit from a landscape orientation instead of a portrait.

3) Go for a tighter crop and fill the frame with one flower or choose a shallow DOF and throw the background out of focus.

4) Good candid, if a little soft and only needs a slight levels adjustment.

5) I like it... just give it a mono conversion and some Dodge n Burn.

6) again, think about composition in your shots. You could step to the left and then have included the 2nd figures head or varied the angle of shot. Low to high and use a shallow DOF.

ok... i'll leave it to others to add more. Keep shooting and keep posting sets, forget the huge "post your pictures here" thread if you want to get comments, keep being critical and you will improve.
Hope it helped...

Bri · 10 Sep 2008 at 07:09

Cheers, most useful