First Zoo Visit - Please Help!
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:44 pm
Hey guys spent the afternoon at Alma Park Zoo at Dakabin today. I got some nice shots i think. Also my first ever efforts at post production, just some light contrast and saturation tweaking, and cropping.
Iv been having alot of trouble with Flickr, it seems to keep timing out midway through uploading photos so I have given up for the time being, these were the only two images i got up succesfully. I will edit this post once i get the other images up (edit: one more up so far!)
The light when i went was really bad i think (1pm until 3pm), i should have stayed another hour. Very sharp, harsh shadows and over-exposed highlights. Or is it not too bad? :S Still learning
(Red Panda - Sony a300 200mm focal length, 1/250sec, f/5.6, ISO400)
I like the pseudo-candidness of this shot with the tongue out, but im concerned that the light falling on him is over-exposed? Also does the complicated backround draw the eye away from my subject at all?
(Deer - Sony a300 200mm focal length, 1/250sec, f/5.6, ISO400)
In this image im not sure about several things, firstly the over-exposed sun falling on the backround deer. Also is the composition akward? My main focus is the deer on the left, but is the foreground deer too prominent? And lastly do the droppings on the ground detract from the image at all, or add to it as it seems more natural?
(Koala - Sony a300 200mm focal length, 1/125sec, f/5.6, ISO400)
The main reason i loved this image was because of the completely akward pose he is laying in, but you cant really see it because iv cropped it so tight. Is this a problem, or is the image good like this? Also the backround is too bright and plain for my liking, is this a problem also?
I looove all of these images (and the other few i want to upload) and would be perfectly happy to blow them up and hang them on my wall, but as an absolute novice i honestly dont know if they are any good from a technical stand point. Would a professional (or you guys! ) look at these and go "Meh, they'r pretty average."?
Just trying to learn Thank you all in advance for your c&c!!
P.S. i dont know how to make these links to bigger images, so if any mods feel that needs doing, feel free!
Iv been having alot of trouble with Flickr, it seems to keep timing out midway through uploading photos so I have given up for the time being, these were the only two images i got up succesfully. I will edit this post once i get the other images up (edit: one more up so far!)
The light when i went was really bad i think (1pm until 3pm), i should have stayed another hour. Very sharp, harsh shadows and over-exposed highlights. Or is it not too bad? :S Still learning
(Red Panda - Sony a300 200mm focal length, 1/250sec, f/5.6, ISO400)
I like the pseudo-candidness of this shot with the tongue out, but im concerned that the light falling on him is over-exposed? Also does the complicated backround draw the eye away from my subject at all?
(Deer - Sony a300 200mm focal length, 1/250sec, f/5.6, ISO400)
In this image im not sure about several things, firstly the over-exposed sun falling on the backround deer. Also is the composition akward? My main focus is the deer on the left, but is the foreground deer too prominent? And lastly do the droppings on the ground detract from the image at all, or add to it as it seems more natural?
(Koala - Sony a300 200mm focal length, 1/125sec, f/5.6, ISO400)
The main reason i loved this image was because of the completely akward pose he is laying in, but you cant really see it because iv cropped it so tight. Is this a problem, or is the image good like this? Also the backround is too bright and plain for my liking, is this a problem also?
I looove all of these images (and the other few i want to upload) and would be perfectly happy to blow them up and hang them on my wall, but as an absolute novice i honestly dont know if they are any good from a technical stand point. Would a professional (or you guys! ) look at these and go "Meh, they'r pretty average."?
Just trying to learn Thank you all in advance for your c&c!!
P.S. i dont know how to make these links to bigger images, so if any mods feel that needs doing, feel free!