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>> Anonymous
My self-criticism is his face is too dark so his unique eyes don't stand out (blue and brown).

It's hard getting photos like these though as it's not a stationary subject, I need to work with what he does and make the best of every situation very fast. Even so I think I did pretty good on this one considering I only had a few seconds to compose it.
>> sv !!vC9KZM3Ch/H
I'm on middle ground here. I like the subject and the background, but my eye isn't really drawn to the dog at all. It's almost like he just strolled into the frame while you weren't looking.

And I think the dog might be a little too dark as a whole--not much detail there. I'm still getting the hang of proper lighting myself, but maybe a fill flash would've helped here.
>> sv !!vC9KZM3Ch/H
The colors are washed out, too.
>> Anonymous
looks good. you might brighten up the dark side of his face a bit, otherwise its quite good.

its the best you can do with that camera, too. 1/250th and smaller fstop might have given you better sharpness

>>Exposure Time 1/1000 sec
>>Lens Aperture f/3.2
>> Anonymous
Take pictures of something other than your damn pets.
>> Anonymous
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Hmm. Thanks. I agree he's too dark, I wonder if flash helps? It is outdoors, and I was at a distance. But I'll experiment with flash some more.

I learned by experience, never read a book on photography. I take a series of bad photos, and every so often a great one turns up, I figure out how I did it and try to apply it for future uses.

Like this one, I think it's pretty good. Except for my fucking shadow. And to a lesser extent, the leash.

The colors are washed out? How could I improve it on-camera? Or can I only do that on postprocessing?

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>> Anonymous
>>120633

He's just a easy subject to practice on. I am still trying to work on my scenery pictures.
>> Anonymous
>>120632

In your opinion, do you think I am doing as good as the camera allows me? What I mean is, I know it's a point and shoot. But do you think there's much to improve on while using a P&S, or is it a good time to put my foot in DSLR territory?
>> Anonymous
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Here's some scenery I took. These are some of my better photos, a lot are shit. But I'm still learning all the manual controls.

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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
gorgeous dog, btw
>> Anonymous
i am a furry and i'd love to pump your dog in the ass while stroking that fur.
>> sv !!vC9KZM3Ch/H
>>120638

Try moving on to other subjects.>>120633may have been trolling, but there is a point there. Go take photos of something else, push yourself and your camera and find out where you're hitting roadblocks. That'll help you decide if you need a new P&S or if you should step into the SLR realm.

A new camera won't wake you a better photographer. IMO, you still need to work on composition a little bit.

>>120641and>>120642are just boring. It's the same scene and the same angle seen a thousand times over (like flower macros). I like>>120635, but you learned a lesson there: watch out for your own shadow. :P
>> Anonymous
>>120648

What do you mean by other subjects? The thing is, Nature and hiking are my passion in life. I also love animals, and want to take pictures of animals I find in the wild. However I want to make my shots count, which is why I use Ollie as a subject to practice on. I don't want to screw up the once in a decade opportunities I may have to photograph a Lion, Coyote, wolf, bear, and so on I encounter in the wild.

I am learning photography as a means to take memorable pictures, not to make an art. I don't want to simply make snapshots, I want to create pictures of nature and wild scenes that I can look at fondly and appreciate the beauty. None of my pictures, to me, ever came close to what I actually see with my eyes, but I've seen many photographers take pictures that when I see it, I feel that I've found a new beauty in what my eyes cannot see.

That's what I'm trying to achieve. I don't do street photography, nor do I do portraits. I have absolutely no interest in those, unless by the off chance they might help my nature photography.

So if you can give me ideas of what I can practice on, I'd appreciate it. The advice so far has been fantastic and I hear all of it and will attempt to implement it for future use.

But for the most part I'm just going to keep doing what I do, take as many photos I can, learn how I can improve them, and just gain experience. I posted here hoping someone would see something I've never noticed before, and I got that.
>> Anonymous
>>120635
Funky eyes indeed. Nice.
>> Anonymous
>>120677

Very refreshing to see someone with that mindset. IMO, such an interest (a passion in the subject and photographing it) leads to the production of the best possible photos.

I wish I lived where you do.
>> Anonymous
What breed is Ollie? :3
(sageing for my OT)
>> Anonymous
>>120627


hell of a lot better than the suburbs... thats for damn sure.
>> sv !!vC9KZM3Ch/H
>>120677

>But for the most part I'm just going to keep doing what I do, take as many photos I can, learn how I can improve them, and just gain experience. I posted here hoping someone would see something I've never noticed before, and I got that.

That's what you need to do. Take lots of pictures. Think a shot might be stupid from a certain angle or perspective? You won't know until you try it. Better to take a picture than not.

Also, find some good books or websites with a lot of nature photography and try to emulate the ones you like.

Something I find helpful is going shooting with a group of people in the same area and then sharing the photos. It's amazing how the same subject will be shown in so many different ways. I remember those and use them in the future.

Also, learn to do some basic post processing--even if it's just in Picasa. I've had images composed how I wanted them but didn't really look how I imagined until I did some post (>>120497is a good example of this for me).
>> Anonymous
>>120692

Siberian Husky. Unless you enjoy spending half your waking hours exercising, don't get one! :)

>>120699

While there's a lot of excellent scenery in the Bay Area, I usually drive up to 6 hours one way to the even more amazing places. So it's not luck, I work for this stuff!

>>120704

I agree, I really need to pick up on postprocessing and actually reading a book on composition, lighting, etc. But I exercise my dog 2-3 hours a day, hike weekends rain or shine, take care of snakes, two cats, and spend the rest of my time researching places to go.

I try to do what I can.. I did play with photoshop cs2 earlier today and the results made me laugh at how horrible it looked. Gonna need to read up on how to work with it.
>> Anonymous
>>120709

What do you do for a living? Your life sounds amazing.
>> Anonymous
>>120731

I just work in HVAC.. I don't think I do anything amazing? Well, certainly more amazing than sitting in comp room watching animu all day I suppose.
>> Anonymous
>>120746

I'm a bio major, who spends about 40 hours per week in labs. I plan on getting my masters and phd, and then doing this+many more hours for the rest of my life. I love it, but at the same time am very jealous of your freedom. I love the wilderness and animals, I'm just afraid that I won't have time for that in my life :(
>> Anonymous
>>120854

Ah, well, you'll have money. I'll never have that! If I had more money I could go to even more amazing places, but I'll be spending the next 40 years here in CA.
>> Anonymous
>>120709
Where in the Bay Area do you live?
>> Anonymous
>>120861

Tri-valley area.