First dSLR Pics C&C

rgiller · 09-07-2008 9:10am #1

I recently bought a second hand 30d and have been using it for the last couple of weeks (upgraded from a Kodak bridge camera). Here are some of the better shots I got out of it - mostly in low light cos of the crappy summer weather! C & C appreciated:

Tried to get the warmth of the scene in this picture so I changed a few things in Lightroom (temp, brightness, yellow saturation, etc).

This was taken in a graveyard and I thought the life/death theme was shown well by the different coloured leaves here. Again some touching up done in Lightroom.

Not sure about the black and white here, but I thought it hid some of the high ISO noise (ISO 800 used in this dark church).

The sigma 70-300 I borrowed to take pictures at frisbee summer league wasn't great in the dim evening light. This is clearest I got: not a bad action shot...

Obligatory flowers shot taken by all new owners of a camera

Again Lightroom used to up the brightness and bring out the yellow a bit

C&C would be most welcome, as well as advice on what to take pictures of in dull weather.

Ricky91t · 09-07-2008 9:29am

The church and the frisbee one are good

HOw are you finding the 30D?

rgiller · 09-07-2008 11:50am

ricky91t wrote: »

The church and the frisbee one are good
HOw are you finding the 30D?

Liking it so far. Feels solid and has some great features: much more than were on the old bridge camera. I now feel like going out specifically to take pictures, rather than just taking them on holiday, etc.

Using the tripod last night and one annoying thing is the 10 second timer (no 2 second timer that I could find). It means waiting ages for the camera to go off. Otherwise I'm delighted with the purchase and look forward to years of good use

Saggitarius · 09-07-2008 4:01pm

Hi rgiller,

I tried the lightroom but not exactly findet out for me. I work with Photoshop CS3. I hope not hurt you I retouched Your picture. What do you think better or worster?

Freddie59 · 09-07-2008 5:36pm

I like the Church one a lot.:)

AnimalRights · 09-07-2008 5:38pm

1 and 3 for me, also Saggis re working on the leaves def improves that one too.

Saggitarius · 10-07-2008 8:29am

AnimalRights wrote: »

1 and 3 for me, also Saggis re working on the leaves def improves that one too.

Thx. AnimalRights. I'd like correct U a bit. I worked on whole pic at any time. I did the next corrections> Shadow-highlight, unsharp mask, and color balance.

First dSLR Pics C&C

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