I thought I'd show you an example of what happens when I don't check my camera settings before taking a shot. Sometimes when I take photos in the house, I have to set it to let in more light, for obvious reasons, and I try to remember to set it back to something a little more normal afterwards in case I need to grab it for a for a quick shot elsewhere.
Sometimes I forget.
This first picture is an example of one of those times. It has way too much light, although it appears Blogger tried to adjust it for me (thanks, Blogger - NOT!), because my original really looked worse than this:
A bit of adjustment... still too much light:
Oops! A bit too dark:
There... this is about right:
Just for fun, let's zoom in to the pretty new growth for the contrast with the evergreen trees in the background:
5 comments:
DSLR cameras both intrigue and intimidate me. I don't own one (all of my picture taking these days is done with my iphone) but have snapped a few shots with my brother's on occasion. Unfortunately, he moved to Massachusetts a few years ago, so not much chance to play with it now.
It is interesting to see the variation you can get in a picture just by adjusting the settings. I think I would be afraid to change any settings for fear of messing them up and then not being able to get them right again.
Jenny
I feel like taking pictures is both an art AND a technical achievement. I guess classes are certainly a good investment when you have a good camera!
I was definitely intimidated at first, too! But I got a good deal on my first camera so couldn't resist trying one. The first class I took was for sure a great investment (got a great deal on that, too!). No sense in having a DSLR if you don't know how to use anything but the 'Auto' setting, and it's really not something you can learn very well on your own. I definitely recommend classes!
I'm in that learning phase too. Just got a hand me down camera (not as fancy as yours) and need to figure it out. I'm getting better but it's a slow process. Mostly I take photos of my flowers and the "critters." Both are either full of patience or captive subjects. ;0
Those are great subjects! Keep practicing... and take a class if you can. And show me your pics someday.... ahem. ;)
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