Coldgunner Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 As a result of trying some of my camera's functions. I'm hoping to get a thread going with the aim of trying things out and if they don't seem to quite work, post them anyway! All of these are low light, low shutter speed... DSCF4239 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF4236 by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF4229 by Coldgunner, on Flickr bw fast by Coldgunner, on Flickr highspeed by Coldgunner, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I love the b+w pic of 4472... crewman, angle, superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Another vote for the B&W of 4472, excellent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 DSCF4165 by Coldgunner, on Flickr Bit overexposed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 a lot over exposed !! however i like the idea and it looks good if struggling with light for time exposures during the day try to pick up a cokin neutral density filter it will knock off a few stops for you giving more options during daylight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Often I'll take advantage of a bright day but no direct sunlight. And I use a piece of white board to bounce back into the shadow side. Varying degrees of success. I've tried bounced flash and lamps with umbrellas, all too much and not realistic. Sometimes just domestic lighting does the trick but I've rarely bothered to do a white balance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted March 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2013 Hi Coldgunner, what settings are you using for your indoor shots? I use a Canon 40D and my starting point is ISO400 f20 for 1.6 secs - and then vary it depending on how the results come out. I normally keep the curtains drawn and use just the domestic lighting. In daytime the strength of light is much greater by the window than at the furthest point away as you can see from this test shot. It was just trial and error that got me to this point balancing exposure with depth of field. (The signal cabin needs replanting, as does the privvy). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 I'm not entirely sure if I'm honest, I tend to let the camera do the automatic work, with my only setting the shutter speed/focal length. I'm still new to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I'm not entirely sure if I'm honest, I tend to let the camera do the automatic work, with my only setting the shutter speed/focal length. I'm still new to this. Hi, I'm not sure about what you want to achieve with this thread. If you want help with your photography, then we'll need to know details of your camera, post processing tools, how much time/effort/money you are prepared to spend, and of course what you wanted to achieve with the result. If you want to post snapshots, that's fine too. As an aside, have you any idea why your b&w shot is more attractive than the others? Best wishes, Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointstaken Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Never mind the photos - what a superlative layout ! Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hi, I'm not sure about what you want to achieve with this thread. If you want help with your photography, then we'll need to know details of your camera, post processing tools, how much time/effort/money you are prepared to spend, and of course what you wanted to achieve with the result. If you want to post snapshots, that's fine too. As an aside, have you any idea why your b&w shot is more attractive than the others? Best wishes, Ray My initial intention was a thread to try different things with my camera, with models being the subject. My camera is only a finepix s2950, so a bit limited on what I can achieve. But I could probably use some advice on getting high levels of detail on small models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hi, The camera is adequate, some of your images are sharp, (high speed) some have the right colours, afaik - so it is quite usable. I looked up it's spec, http://www.dpreview.com/news/2011/1/5/fujifilms2950 Now, as I asked earlier have you any idea why your b&w shot is more attractive than the others? (the image you've labelled 'bw fast') Best wishes, Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 To be perfectly honest, I can't quite put my finger on it. The original photo is in full colour and a much wider frame. But also nearly all of the subject matter is in focus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Well, imho, it's taken from a 'good' angle - not side on or helicopter shot, nor 3/4 front. The motion is captured well, wrt blur, but the loco goes nicely out of focus towards the smoke box end. B&W is often used when colour is screwed up, but in this case b&w or sepia suggest 'steam age'. Now, an exercise for you - put the loco on a bit of track, with a piece of plain grey sheet or some such background, (or make sure whatever is behind it is well out of focus). Hold the tender, and let the motor/wheels turn, and take some more shots, varying the aperture/speed settings. I think the result may look very much as if it was of a 12inch/foot scale, if that is what you want. The blurred con-rods, etc. possible hide the out-of-scale crank pin screws, etc. A low viewpoint gives the impression of something bigger than you, as in a track-side photo of a full size loco, whereas a high viewpoint makes the subject look small and toy like. If, on your camera, you can set the focus to centre point, (or manual focus) then use that, and try varying the part of the loco you are focussing on - e.g. cab, nameplate, smokebox, with a wide aperture setting. For just that one set-up, expect to take fifty or so photo's - (I suggest you use a tripod), and decide what settings work for you. If you post your favourite three, I'll tell you what works for me, and why. You may not be able to get in close enough, but to start with, heavy cropping is OK to get a decent composition. (Of course, the leading/trailing wheels won't be blurred, but that is one of the things that can be relatively easily fixed in post processing, and you can add steam and smoke, if you wish. You have to realise, that in digital photography, half the camera is in your pc. As in analogue film days, the image is improved by good processing) Best wishes, Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 The rolling road is great for the aspect of motion, but of course its a massive visual obstacle that even the best photoshopping could not improve. I do have a decorated plank I can use, but I'm waiting for a day I can set up outside and use the natural light. I think part of the problem is that I need to learn some of the more advanced camera functions. I already have a tripod though, that goes wherever the camera goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 btw, have a look here, for some simple tips http://www.mccordall.com/photography/ (theoretically/technically, wrt how digital works, he's not quite right, but the practical stuff is OK). You don't need daylight for B&W, a desk-lamp will do. You can get a 'proper' daylight lamp bulb for about £6 -try a decent craft shop- used for sewing, etc., if you want to do colour. Jim explains about inverse square law, soft boxes, etc. No need for me to repeat. Best wishes, Ray http://www.therange.co.uk/search?asug=&keywords=daylight+lamp#filters=wc_dept!arts_and_crafts&productsPerPage=16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Messing about today, was indoor and I left it on fully automated settings. Heavily edited though... DSCF4663 edit by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF4666 edit by Coldgunner, on Flickr DSCF4664 edit by Coldgunner, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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