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[Massimo]

Hi guys

got my self a new camera the other day a Canon 60D. This is my first DLSR and I am a novice. I though I would post up a few pictures I have taken for some constructive criticism. Here we go.















Thanks Guys

Massimo

[george graves]

nice! - Are you already looking at new glass?

[psyber_0ptix]

i love my 60D.

pictures are pretty nice! have you ever played with HDR? those sunsets would look pretty awesome with a couple of extra brackets.

is this on a kit lens?

[Massimo]

Yeh I am looking at new glass already LOL. I am a nazi for clarity. I want to get a 25mm and 50mm fixed lense and a 55-200mm teloscopic lense for the moment. When I can't afford them.

Yes that is the kit lense 18mm-55mm.

What is HDR? I like the sound of this.

Looking at these pic's I need to get my horiz level

[psyber_0ptix]

basically HDR combines multiple different exposures to get as much detail out of a single image. It's not too terribly difficult but does require some software for post process.

I think the 60D is a wonderful camera to start learning on and the swivel screen has made itself useful when shooting video.

Would you consider any L lenses for a general carry around? I'm using a 17-40 F4 and its CRISP. Depending on what you like to shoot, i would recommend something with a bit more reach. Many are extremely happy with the 24-105 but it's a bit pricier. Remembering lenses are investments whereas bodies come and go.

looking forward to more of your pictures.


not mine, but an example of an HDR photo that isn't over the top


normally the ground would be underexposed/too dark to catch the details of the sky. or the sky would be washed out to properly expose the ground.

[b*saint]

thank god it wasn't abstract pictures of cars. good pics. The rail one looks bland.

[Massimo]

basically HDR combines multiple different exposures to get as much detail out of a single image. It's not too terribly difficult but does require some software for post process.

I think the 60D is a wonderful camera to start learning on and the swivel screen has made itself useful when shooting video.

Would you consider any L lenses for a general carry around? I'm using a 17-40 F4 and its CRISP. Depending on what you like to shoot, i would recommend something with a bit more reach. Many are extremely happy with the 24-105 but it's a bit pricier. Remembering lenses are investments whereas bodies come and go.

looking forward to more of your pictures.

Oh yeh I have read some stuff about that I will have to look at some tutorials maybe.

17-40 F4 and a 24-105 would be a nice mix ill have to go to a camera shop and try them out.

I really like the 60D every one I know with a DSLR have the lower models where you need to read the settings through the view finder, I much prefer the seperate screen to display my settings. I think the 60D is a nice fit between the professional models and the el-cheapo ones. But yeh I want to invest in some good quality lenses to last me many a years to come.

Yeh I would consider the L series to carry around once I get some monies LOL. That picture looks amazing that is were I really want to go with my photography, I know alot of people say that once you start post processing you pictures then it is no longer photography. Well I don't care pictures like that look amazing and I find very insperational. Thanks for that.

[Massimo]

thank god it wasn't abstract pictures of cars. good pics. The rail one looks bland.

I would like to get into abstract car pictures LOL.

[psyber_0ptix]

make the eye candy you want. post processing CAN be overdone, but it can also save some photos taken if settings just werent quite right.

this guy has some good tutorials and goes through using lightroom. he has another about making HDR photos in lightroom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB2ctqaZ_xk&feature=player_embedded

keep searching around for used lenses. sometimes you can score some oddball lenses that people have, but have no use for (due to overlap range from other lenses in their collection). I picked up my 17-40 for $500USD and it was absolutely mint, with warranty card and original box. Thats less than half the cost of brandy new.

keep the photo's comin

[5Toes]

Not to threadjack, but my Mom just bought her first DSLR - Nikon D3100.

Cant wait to try in a couple weeks!

What brand lens are you guys talking?

[daniel]

sorry, but in my opinion most of those are pretty boring, despite how the sunset may have looked at the time. your horizon line is tilted on some as well.

i suggest taking a look at a few photographic technique articles, especially the one about the rule of thirds. that will allow you to see things a little differently through the viewfinder, and end up with a more compelling photo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

understanding the effects of changing the aperture, ISO, etc will also enhance your work.

i like the last photo more, but the roof in the bottom right corner distracts a lot from the rest.

the more photos you take, the more you will learn. i still learn new things every time i go out and shoot even though i've been very into photography for at least 2 years now, and have taken 20k-ish photos. just make sure you aren't pointing and shooting at every single thing you see and hoping one photo comes out ok. take a few moments to compose the shot, consider what is in the frame, where the light is coming from, whether there is something in the background sticking out of your subjects head, etc.

if you get really into it, you may want to consider joining a photography forum like dgrin.com. the community there is great. it's no r3v, though.

as for lenses, a 50mm is a great standard lens (i'd argue mainly for portraits), but if you like doing landscape stuff like this, you'll want something much wider. at least a 35, or even 24. the sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 is an excellent affordable ultra-wide angle lens which would be great for landscapes.

[Massimo]

sorry, but in my opinion most of those are pretty boring, despite how the sunset may have looked at the time. your horizon line is tilted on some as well.

i suggest taking a look at a few photographic technique articles, especially the one about the rule of thirds. that will allow you to see things a little differently through the viewfinder, and end up with a more compelling photo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

understanding the effects of changing the aperture, ISO, etc will also enhance your work.

i like the last photo more, but the roof in the bottom right corner distracts a lot from the rest.

the more photos you take, the more you will learn. i still learn new things every time i go out and shoot even though i've been very into photography for at least 2 years now, and have taken 20k-ish photos. just make sure you aren't pointing and shooting at every single thing you see and hoping one photo comes out ok. take a few moments to compose the shot, consider what is in the frame, where the light is coming from, whether there is something in the background sticking out of your subjects head, etc.

if you get really into it, you may want to consider joining a photography forum like dgrin.com. the community there is great. it's no r3v, though.

as for lenses, a 50mm is a great standard lens (i'd argue mainly for portraits), but if you like doing landscape stuff like this, you'll want something much wider. at least a 35, or even 24. the sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 is an excellent affordable ultra-wide angle lens which would be great for landscapes.

I would agree as they are not the most exciting pictures but that will come. The last one is from the balcony from my house. There is much to learn but like you said it will take time.

I took 40 photos of that sun set and those were the better ones I tried different ISO and EV settings, still lots to learn. I will have a look at that lens you said sounds like what I need.

Thanks man.

[MikeDE]

I have the 17-40L f4 also, it's well worth it.

[Axxe]

The cheapy 50mm f/1.8 is an excellent lens to buy at the beginning, is really cheap and takes great pictures.

[daniel]

and shoot raw!