CSNbbs

love the flowering trees

Nice pictures...read the bottom of my post if you don't mind a little constructive criticism.














I would have shot the 2nd one wide open to blur the background and focus better on the flowers.

I wanted to get the Jap. Maple in the backgroud too.

what about this ? still trying to figure out the camera....any help is appreciated

There ya go.
I heard they (FEF lense police) caught up with ya......

Actually, I do like it a little more the first way. I thought the blurring would help draw attention to the blooms...I was wrong.

What about shooting from underneath and getting sky and branches? I find the house and Japanese Maple a bit distracting. Try shooting them in the dark too (with a tripod), you'd be surprised at the results.

(03-25-2011 08:22 PM)U of M/ND fan Wrote: [ -> ]There ya go.
I heard they (FEF lense police) caught up with ya......

they did and it really really sucks.....now I'm too scared to even try to sneak the big lens in.

(03-25-2011 08:36 PM)99Tiger Wrote: [ -> ]Actually, I do like it a little more the first way. I thought the blurring would help draw attention to the blooms...I was wrong.

What about shooting from underneath and getting sky and branches? I find the house and Japanese Maple a bit distracting. Try shooting them in the dark too (with a tripod), you'd be surprised at the results.

will try that.....and you reminded me that I do need to experiment with night time shots because I don't have a clue what to do at night other than put the button on nighttime and that doesn't get it.

I like that one better. The subject jumps out at you without having background clutter.

For nighttime photography, you HAVE to go fully manual. Tripod (I remember you asking about one a while back), long exposures, remote shutter release, and a little bit of trial and error are key. I'll post an example when I'm on a computer...but I'm sure phototiger would have better.