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First attempt at photography Anonymous
Used Olympus Evolt E-500 with f4.0-5.6 40-150mm lens. Did I fail?
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>> Anonymous
sure did
>> Anonymous
lol olympus
>> Anonymous
FAIL
>> Anonymous !hLOLwut0XQ
haha, oh wow
>> Anonymous
u guys r rly mean :(
>> Anonymous
>>132398

You/they asked a question. We are answering honestly.

It sucks.
>> Anonymous
I don't like the shadow, it's too distracting for me. Seems like it's just bad lighting or you used the on camera flash. Learn to expose properly. As far as the subject goes, try a different angle perhaps. The angle you shot at isn't too exciting. Re-shoot and try again.
>> Anonymous
>>132363

Use a higher f-stop to bring the backend of the trike into focus. You'll probably do best with a tripod so you can get a nice, long exposure.

The color of the back wall is a little plain. A different setting might do better.

That you used the onboard flash is quite obvious because of the shadow on the back wall. If the room itself had ceiling lights, they might cast softer shadows. You can also try a diffuser on the flash itself.
>> Anonymous
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>>132363
what they said>>132405>>132727
you can also use higher sensitivity to balance the ambient lighting and flash so the shadow is less obvious.

another trike shot with an E-500 related

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>> Anonymous
Yeah pretty meh

If you have a blatant shadow like that in your picture, it really needs to be something interesting. For an example, you could have approached it from another angle and tried to make some sort of geometric shape out of it. I'm guessing this isn't possible though since this picture just screams on camera flash.

Try to find some more interesting subjects and ways to approach them. Also, get a prime lens. It will teach you a lot about framing.