WildRoseBeef
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All the animals I have to work with are the two cats, but even then they can be interesting subjects to work with.
photography~growing your eye challenges #3- Crazy critters
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All the animals I have to work with are the two cats, but even then they can be interesting subjects to work with.
HankTheTank
Loving the herd life
I'm definitely not an expert, but I love the way the semi-darkness makes the eyes stand out a lot on the second pic, and how there's a kind of frame around some of the picture
your kitties are adorable!
your kitties are adorable!
WildRoseBeef
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Thanks! 
I know, they're real sweethearts for sure. Those eyes are something else, especially on Spider, the black cat. They're like gold beams when he looks into the sun at you, so I'll have to see if I can get a good picture of him. (Only problem is is that he likes to come trotting up to me every time I squat down to take a picture of him lol.)
I know, they're real sweethearts for sure. Those eyes are something else, especially on Spider, the black cat. They're like gold beams when he looks into the sun at you, so I'll have to see if I can get a good picture of him. (Only problem is is that he likes to come trotting up to me every time I squat down to take a picture of him lol.)
elevan
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Blaine and I will be doing this challenge this weekend! We've had a crazy few days lately.
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redtailgal
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Wildrose........those are great!
Do you have photoshop? the first one is slightly overexposed (not your fault, the lighting was a little wonky)........the pic is great, but just a touch of darkening would make it fab. The background is very nice, and that little touch of red behind the cat helps to bring out the eyes.
The second shot is also very nice. I like the way the wood frames her face as well. Save this pic......I will do a challenge on cropping later on, and this would be a great one for it.
Do you have photoshop? the first one is slightly overexposed (not your fault, the lighting was a little wonky)........the pic is great, but just a touch of darkening would make it fab. The background is very nice, and that little touch of red behind the cat helps to bring out the eyes.
The second shot is also very nice. I like the way the wood frames her face as well. Save this pic......I will do a challenge on cropping later on, and this would be a great one for it.
WildRoseBeef
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Thanks red. The first pic is probably partly my fault since I probably had the exposure settings a little too low (could've taken it up to 1/160 or 1/200 instead of the 1/125 I had it set at), and the second one was a little too high, though the sunlight in the bottom right corner probably played a little part as well. That second pic you just cannot ignore those eyes! That's the first thing that my eye goes to when I look at it.
I am currently experimenting with the manual settings in my camera, as those are way more fun to work with than simply having it on auto. And I had used a telephoto lens for those pics too, didn't have enough pockets to be carting around my wide-angle lens.
The first pic is probably partly my fault since I probably had the exposure settings a little too low (could've taken it up to 1/160 or 1/200 instead of the 1/125 I had it set at), and the second one was a little too high, though the sunlight in the bottom right corner probably played a little part as well. That second pic you just cannot ignore those eyes! That's the first thing that my eye goes to when I look at it. I am currently experimenting with the manual settings in my camera, as those are way more fun to work with than simply having it on auto. And I had used a telephoto lens for those pics too, didn't have enough pockets to be carting around my wide-angle lens.
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Do you know how to meter your exposure?WildRoseBeef said:Thanks red.
I am currently experimenting with the manual settings in my camera, as those are way more fun to work with than simply having it on auto. And I had used a telephoto lens for those pics too, didn't have enough pockets to be carting around my wide-angle lens.
WildRoseBeef
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I don't think so....
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http://www.backyardherds.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2952-exposure-meteri
Read this page. Learning to meter your camera will help you choose the best settings, giving you proper exposure and sharper images. Metering will not work with night photography, for night photography you WANT the meter to read too dark. If you are shooting the moon, a "too dark" exposure will bring out the details of the moon. However, if you are shooting say, the barn at midnight, set your exposure time for longer and use a tripod.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Read this page. Learning to meter your camera will help you choose the best settings, giving you proper exposure and sharper images. Metering will not work with night photography, for night photography you WANT the meter to read too dark. If you are shooting the moon, a "too dark" exposure will bring out the details of the moon. However, if you are shooting say, the barn at midnight, set your exposure time for longer and use a tripod.
Let me know if you have any questions.
WildRoseBeef
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Thanks for that.
What camera do you use? I have a Canon Rebel XS, and I think for me the "biggest" challenge is to know whether I'm going too high or too low in my exposure settings. I think by now I've figured out that the higher the number the best it is for darker photography, and the lower (like going into the fractions) is for high lighting conditions. I think the things you had in that link you mentioned maybe similar in my camera, but I'll have to do more goofing around with it than before.
Speaking of night photography, you should try a night-photography eye challenge on here some time. Things like lightning and that would be fun to experiment with.
What camera do you use? I have a Canon Rebel XS, and I think for me the "biggest" challenge is to know whether I'm going too high or too low in my exposure settings. I think by now I've figured out that the higher the number the best it is for darker photography, and the lower (like going into the fractions) is for high lighting conditions. I think the things you had in that link you mentioned maybe similar in my camera, but I'll have to do more goofing around with it than before.
Speaking of night photography, you should try a night-photography eye challenge on here some time. Things like lightning and that would be fun to experiment with.
