Japan C+C

Imposter

My first C+C - Some 'holiday snaps' from Japan. Taken with my new E-520. Advice or critique on processing especially welcome.

More photos on Flickr - Link in sig (if and when I get in working)

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Borderfox

Some great shots there, 4/5 and 8 are excellent

Morrisseeee

Some nice photos there.
Q. Did you use AutoFocus or manual-focus ? ie. the pics seem good & sharp, which I find difficult with my E510 with auto-focus.
I presume you were using the 14-42mm & 40-150mm standard lens's.

Dades

1, 4 and 8 are the pick of the bunch for me.

With #1, I'd suggest cropping out all of the sky, and with #4 some cropping of the foreground would benefit the shot.

Imposter

Change to above - No. 5 wasn't taken with the E-520 - it was taken with my compact (Casio Exilm) as the battery on the E-520 was empty :eek:

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Some nice photos there.
Q. Did you use AutoFocus or manual-focus ? ie. the pics seem good & sharp, which I find difficult with my E510 with auto-focus.
I presume you were using the 14-42mm & 40-150mm standard lens's.

Not 100% on this - I can check later - but auto-focus for most - possibly manual focus for 6 and maybe 8. I think they were all taken with the 14-42mm. Only exception might be No. 4.

superflyninja

nice !!!!!!

davenewt

As someone who went and took hundreds of photos (most of which are sitting untouched on my hard drive since...)...

#4 is nice

I like the simplicity and peacefulness of #7 - a "different" type of shot. Shame about the blurred leafy branch (?) in the foreground obstructing the stones. I'd have a go at cloning that out.

#8 - shiny cabs, yay! Aren't they great?!

Phototoxin

I like them all esp #1 (the old man!) but maybe strighten #2 ?

Imposter

@Morrisseeee:
Can't find what focus was used. 14-42mm was used on all.

Dades wrote:

With #1, I'd suggest cropping out all of the sky, and with #4 some cropping of the foreground would benefit the shot.

See below regarding #1.

With #4 there's a few different versions on Flickr - some without foreground - others from slightly different angles. I like them all - wasn't sure which one to put up here

Phototoxin wrote: »

I like them all esp #1 (the old man!) but maybe strighten #2 ?

The old man is a buddist monk i'm guessing. Below is another shot I like without the 'sky', a bit more zoomed in and without the monk.

d4an

Excellent shots especially no4 love the reflection.

l pearse

How lucky are you...:D Love your pics & went into ur flickr. exellent set.

Added as contact.:)

Linda

labbad

Love your pics excellent

JMcL

Nice set. I'd agree about cropping the sky in #1, keep the monk though. He's the focal point of the image. The version without doesn't have the same impact.
You don't have to keep the aspect ratio of the picture when you crop, so just chop the top off.

I think #2 should be rotated to have it symmetrical with the line of the pagoda running down the centre.

Other than that, #5, and #8 are very good.

Balfey1972

Borderfox wrote: »

Some great shots there, 4/5 and 8 are excellent

agree with Keith on this one. very nice shots. I believe it is an amazing place.

Delorian

Do love 1 & 7 best, 1 is a great scenic shot and in 7, the trees look almost like fireworks.

Off topic I know but Imposter, I'm going to Japan in 2 months and not terribly well prepared. Would be very grateful if you could write a review of your experiences in the travel section.

Imposter

Delorian wrote: »

Do love 1 & 7 best, 1 is a great scenic shot and in 7, the trees look almost like fireworks.

Off topic I know but Imposter, I'm going to Japan in 2 months and not terribly well prepared. Would be very grateful if you could write a review of your experiences in the travel section.

That won't be happening - it sounds like a lot of effort
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