The Official S-T.N Photography (methods) Thread

[PirateT7]

the image is being compressed, to let you put more images in your memory card.

my advice: You bought a camera with lots o' pixels, don't let it's computer throw 'em away. Shoot at the highest-quality you can; memory cards are cheap. Read the manual and determine which setting results in the largest file size and always use that.

[Jeff]

Yep, shoot it the best quality you can. Compression is really evident in photos with a lot of red. You can see all sorts of splotchy areas in red that makes compression really evident. Shoot the largest photo in the highest quality.

Jeff

[Marcster]

So this Summer I've found a new thing to photograph....

Fireworks!

[Marcster]

These are from 7/24 (I also took a bunch more last night):

[Jason F.]

Well I just got a new to me DSLR with a kit lens. I have never used more than a point and shoot so my learning curve is going to be steep. Just got back from  working vacation and a short family visit to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Topeka.

Take look at a couple of my pictures and give me some feedback. I would love to get some more tips on getting more out of this new camera.



I am somewhat proud of this shot. It was just a neat looking building and sky. When I looked up I had to take a photo. Power and Light District in Downtown Kansas City.




This one did not turn out like I would have liked. The sky was overcast and the arch just seems to blend in with the background. I wanted to get some pop and contrast between the trees, the arch, and the sky. What could I have done with the settings to get a better shot or was the overcast sky just a deal breaker for this shot?




Another St. Louis Riverfront/Arch shot.





World War 1 Museum and War Memorial Park. Kansas City. Again not enough pop or contrast between the subject and background.






Final shot I will throw up is a decent one of a cousins little girl and the dog. It could have been better so I am open to suggestions.

[tthompsr]

I like this one.

[DavidLSI]

I found this photo that I thought the collective could appreciate.  The photographer is David Orias and his web gallery is here http://davidorias.1x.com/.

Some one asked him...
Wow. Where did that come from?!
       
David Orias REPLY
The main road in Yosemite Valley in fall. I propped my camera on a tripod in the seat next to me ad took longish exposures.

[mugwump58]

[vitaminC]

I recently rented a Pentax K-5 and 21mm lens. It was great fun, and my personal copy is arriving tomorrow!  

This is a composite of four 30-sec exposures:



And this was just messing around in my backyard to test some camera functions. It's ~120 8-sec exposures stacked in CS4.

[Jeff]

Very cool!