Some Photos I managed to get...

Pickers · 13 Mar 2006 at 19:16

Sent off my new camera this morning to get a fault checked out. Before sending it off I manged to click away at a few things to get used to all the different settings...

Any advice would be graefully received - alhtough cannot be acted on for a few weeks

Neil K · 13 Mar 2006 at 19:43

Both nice shots, but the focus is a bit too close on the first shot, it seems to be focused more on the floor than the subject. Also the thing in the bottom left corner is distracting.

The second shot is also very nice but the highlights are a bit blown in the centre of the tower.

themask70 · 14 Mar 2006 at 18:37

second one is great!!

divine` · 14 Mar 2006 at 18:59

I've not taken my camera down civic centre at night yet, although from the looks of things it might well be worth it, especially as its only a ten minute walk

Clock is good, first one less so, try removing some of the clutter, the lighting etc. is ok, but it is let down by distracting items in the background and forground.

Pickers · 15 Mar 2006 at 07:23

Cheers for the comments.
In the first image I used the cluttered foreground and background to play with the focal plane and experiment rather than really thinking of composition - but I can see what you all mean!
The second shot was taken with me twisted around in the car seat whilst waiting to pick pheebs up from work. It was the only "unblurred" shot out of several

. Wish I had read up on exposure compensation and "blown" images before I went now though.

I really enjoyed the couple of days I had snapping away and already I am thinking I need a tripod and remote/cable shutter release in order to get evening landscapes. Unfortunatly I'm now totally broke and house hunting so I cant see those comming for a while yet!

mrgubby · 15 Mar 2006 at 08:54

Have a look through the manual (what camera is it ?) and read up on the white balance stuff . The first one is very 'yellow' due to the lighting , you can fix it afterwards but it's best to do it in camera .

Nearly forgot , 2nd shot is a peach

Pickers · 15 Mar 2006 at 09:16

mrgubby said:
Have a look through the manual (what camera is it ?) and read up on the white balance stuff . The first one is very 'yellow' due to the lighting , you can fix it afterwards but it's best to do it in camera .

Wow thats incredible! At the time, white balance was set to auto I think. Its a canon 350D. The manual makes for a great read

Neil K · 15 Mar 2006 at 14:27

Haha I can't believe I didn't notice that was the Civic Centre in Southampton. What a fool I am.