Heaven on Earth . . . First photos with my dslr

[FrankMi]

Wow! How did I miss this thread? These are superb initial images for a new camera. A lot of suggestions have already been made on how to improve them but I am impressed at what you have done with your first outing with a DSLR and the D5000.

I would be the first to admit that these are much better then my first DSLR images and if the truth be admitted to, I doubt most folks did this well their first time out!

I love all the elements of the fourth image but one thing caught my eye was the fact that the building is facing out of the frame. I usually don't think of buildings needing space in the direction they are 'facing' but in this case it feels like it might apply. Try to mentally swap the building to the left side of the image and imagine how it would look?

I hope this helps you to 'see' the scene a little differently as an option for the next time.

[Kathy O]

Wow! How did I miss this thread? These are superb initial images for a new camera. A lot of suggestions have already been made on how to improve them but I am impressed at what you have done with your first outing with a DSLR and the D5000.

I would be the first to admit that these are much better then my first DSLR images and if the truth be admitted to, I doubt most folks did this well their first time out!

I love all the elements of the fourth image but one thing caught my eye was the fact that the building is facing out of the frame. I usually don't think of buildings needing space in the direction they are 'facing' but in this case it feels like it might apply. Try to mentally swap the building to the left side of the image and imagine how it would look?

I hope this helps you to 'see' the scene a little differently as an option for the next time.

Thanks Frank, your comments are so appreciated!

[oldgreygary]

Kathy,

When you get to know your camera I would suggest for landscape type pictures it might be worth checking out the AEB (automatic exposure bracketing) function. I can only say what my camera does but it allows you to take one image at 'normal' exposure then one that is underexposed and one that is over exposed. I found that when I used this it opened my eyes to what details I might be missing. You can also then process as an HDR type image which allows you to merge the three images together to make a single image. But, I think the most important thing was it showed me the benefits of not accepting the first image you take and trying other exposure options to see what you can get.

The images certainly give a feel for crisp, clear mountain air and I guess that's what its about trying to get a sense of what being there is like.

Cheers for now

Gary

[Kathy O]

Kathy,

When you get to know your camera I would suggest for landscape type pictures it might be worth checking out the AEB (automatic exposure bracketing) function. I can only say what my camera does but it allows you to take one image at 'normal' exposure then one that is underexposed and one that is over exposed. I found that when I used this it opened my eyes to what details I might be missing. You can also then process as an HDR type image which allows you to merge the three images together to make a single image. But, I think the most important thing was it showed me the benefits of not accepting the first image you take and trying other exposure options to see what you can get.

The images certainly give a feel for crisp, clear mountain air and I guess that's what its about trying to get a sense of what being there is like.

Cheers for now

Gary

Thanks Gary, I have seen the aeb function on my camera but I did not understand what it was, thank you for clearing that up for me I will definately give it a try!!

Kathy