First outing with my digital..burn area lake reflection
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Posted by Danna Richkun on November 10, 2009 at 1:46 PM
OK, being my first post and having difficulties converting raw to jpg and getting the dimensions right, please forgive me if I don't quite have the posting standards down yet...
This shot was taken on one of my first outings with my new (old) DSLR. Aside from converting it from RAW, I've made no other alterations. Note the dust bunnies on the lower right hand side of the reflection. Second time shooting and I discover that I'm going to have to already go through the dreaded sensor cleaning process. Also, I shot on auto white balance, which so far seems to produce images that are quite a bit "cooler" than the scenes actually are.
Canon 20D, 1/60 F9, ISO 100, handheld 28-105 zoom @ 45, circular polarizer. Any and all feedback is welcome, especially any pointers on the camera's digital settings (white balance, color space, etc.) Digital is certainly a whole new world for me!
Posted by Scott Fricke on November 10, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Very nice Danna! What a great reflection.
Interesting what you said about the white balance, I have/had 3 different Canon cameras and I have used the auto white balance setting for every shot I've taken, indoors and out. The best thing to do is view an image in the Canon Digital Photo Professional software and go to the white balance controls and simply change the setting to each of the options and see which one suits your eye the best. If none of them are quite right there is a Custom option, which should also be available on your camera. Try this with several different photos that have different lighting conditions (sunny, cloudy, etc.). You can also do the same thing with the color space settings, simply change the setting to Landscape, Standard, Neutral, etc. until you find the one that suits you. I tend to leave mine on Landscape as the default and then change in the software for individual images.
Posted by Danna Richkun on November 10, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Here is one more from a different perspective, this time with the White balance changed in Canon Digital Pro to "Shade"
Posted by Scott Fricke on November 10, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Of the two, I prefer the auto white balance setting of the first image, especially in the color of the sky.
Posted by John Mumaw on November 10, 2009 at 3:55 PM
So do I.
I also prefer the wider view and the nice reflection of the first.
Once you begin working with Elements, you'll learn how to make these images really 'pop'.
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4 repliesThis shot was taken on one of my first outings with my new (old) DSLR. Aside from converting it from RAW, I've made no other alterations. Note the dust bunnies on the lower right hand side of the reflection. Second time shooting and I discover that I'm going to have to already go through the dreaded sensor cleaning process. Also, I shot on auto white balance, which so far seems to produce images that are quite a bit "cooler" than the scenes actually are.
Canon 20D, 1/60 F9, ISO 100, handheld 28-105 zoom @ 45, circular polarizer. Any and all feedback is welcome, especially any pointers on the camera's digital settings (white balance, color space, etc.) Digital is certainly a whole new world for me!
Interesting what you said about the white balance, I have/had 3 different Canon cameras and I have used the auto white balance setting for every shot I've taken, indoors and out. The best thing to do is view an image in the Canon Digital Photo Professional software and go to the white balance controls and simply change the setting to each of the options and see which one suits your eye the best. If none of them are quite right there is a Custom option, which should also be available on your camera. Try this with several different photos that have different lighting conditions (sunny, cloudy, etc.). You can also do the same thing with the color space settings, simply change the setting to Landscape, Standard, Neutral, etc. until you find the one that suits you. I tend to leave mine on Landscape as the default and then change in the software for individual images.
I also prefer the wider view and the nice reflection of the first.
Once you begin working with Elements, you'll learn how to make these images really 'pop'.