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[El Moroes]

17 hours ago, Roald said:

I love ur work el @El Moroes, keep it up!

Did u used a long closing time on damage nocture?

And for those insects do u do alot of afther editing? Add blur, change color/saturation or?

Thanks @Roald ! 

For the nocturne photos, yes I used a long time exposure (here it's about 30 seconds - which is not good for the stars because you can see them moving but...the photo in general works here I think).

About the insects, it depends but in general I try to compose an image I like so if it needs some editing I'll do. I just take care to avoid to lost the identity of the image, the subject.

[Roald]

Yeaahh we got some weird plants and tree's in Holland, almost surreal looking things 

Poison

Crazy Eyes

Divergent

Colorfull Wave

Hairy Tree

[El Moroes]

Because the spring is there now  

Au travail.

A tâtons.

[will2k]

On 3/17/2017 at 10:37 PM, El Moroes said:

Some of my last one   (with more landscape here).



 

The insects close-ups are masterful as usual but I really like that you went for natural landscapes this time.

This shot is going to my desktop wallpaper btw

[El Moroes]

1 hour ago, will2k said:

The insects close-ups are masterful as usual but I really like that you went for natural landscapes this time.

This shot is going to my desktop wallpaper btw

Aha thanks  

And...mmmh...two more close-up shots ! ^^

Attirance.

 

Etoile printanière.

[Roald]

So yeahhh normally I am not such a creepy guy but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

This bird was just chilling over here and you know, I was peeking on him with my camera. 

But then.. there was this moment he realised he was being watched afther I got too close, dam check this startled look on his face.

Oke so this story went abit different.

This morning this litle innocent red brest bird flew against the kitchen window. It was pretty sad. He lied there on his side not moving at all. Then thankfully he jumped back on his feet. I tried to give him something to eat, but he just kept staring at it doing nothing. I thought birds like nuts and apples but maybe he was a bad eater? I don't know.... Anyway I think he was in shock of what just happend. So yeah I read some on the internet, what to do? Well he needs warmth.. so I tried to carefully pick him up in my hands to place him on a nice spot in the sun (and to make a nice picture ofcourse xD) But then he flew away on the bench close by in the garden. So yeah he was alright thankfully,so that was good news. I took my camera and made some close ups untill the moment he looked at me with this startled face and shit all over the bench. On that moment I knew that was the last shot of today xD Time to let him chill

So yeah anyway to be on topic, I guess. The pictures I make do have a high contrast/levels of light and darkness. I like pictures that way but is it too much? The picture below is the same but then used auto color, auto levels and auto contrast. It looks really similair to the original picture. And if u got any more feedback, please help! I am new to this.  

Edited March 28, 2017 by Roald

[Radu]

It really depends on the purpose of the photos. If they're journalistic, as in you want to capture reality or a subject as it is, then I recommend you maintain the true colour balance. It's not an issue if you increase the contrast a bit. The key point to remember - do not to distort reality. Also, don't take random photos. It helps in the beginning, but you should start working with an idea/project in mind aka photo series. For instance, maybe you want to do a research on local birds. You gather information, put together an article and spend a year photographing the birds through the seasons. Profit?

[Roald]

3 minutes ago, Radu said:

It really depends on the purpose of the photos. If they're journalistic, as in you want to capture reality or a subject as he is, then I recommend you maintain the true colour balance. It's not an issue if you increase the contrast a bit. The key point to remember - do not to distort reality. Also, don't take random photos. It helps in the beginning, but you should start working with an idea/project in mind aka photo series. For instance, maybe you want to do a research on local birds. You gather information, put together an article and spend a year photographing the birds through the seasons. Profit?

Well there is not really a purpose for me on making pictures as in something I want to tell/show with the pictures. Especially no commercial goals that I have, it's pure a hobby for me. I like nature/animals so that's where I am focusing on really, but yeah maybe it's a cool idea/practise to make a photoserie of a specific subject within nature/animals. Though sometimes I just like to go out and make some pictures as time spending in the hope I get some good/interresting shots. But I found out it's quite rare to get a good one

Edited March 28, 2017 by Roald

[Radu]

If you wander around searching for that next good shot, you're right, you'll rarely find it. It's what some photographers call "an accidental photograph" to mock amateurs. It basically means that the said person managed to take a decent photograph by pure chance, without any actual knowledge or skill involved. If you have a concept put together, even a simple idea such as photographing birds, you'll suddenly start to focus on that subject and ignore what isn't relevant. Good shots will start to turn up and your photographs will have a greater impact as a whole. Consistency is key.

[El Moroes]

I think you can contrast the photo a bit but not as much as you did with the firsts one (but it's a personal feeling).
After that, even if I know it was a quick shoot, try to focus (or auto-focus) on its head or increase the depth of field with you aperture priority.

Edited March 28, 2017 by El Moroes

[Roald]

Yeah I like much contrast but already thought this was too much, ty for ur opinion! 

And yeah it was a quick shoot. I noticed the focus was on his body afther I looked the photo on the PC, too bad! It's a auto focus and I didn't figure out yet how to manually do that, so I guess I need some experimenting. Or well I know I have to rotate the thing on the lens but.. The times I tried it I failed. Though I think I can easyly pull it off with auto focus and just aim the head and focus or touch the touch screen  Thank you for ur advise!

[-HP-]

Man, I should post more in here. It would motivate me to take more pics too.

Heres a shot I took a few weeks ago, I'll post more soon.

 

Big Bear Lake, Island

Canon EOS 6D
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
28mm/ƒ/5.6/1/640s/ISO 320

[Roald]

Wauw beautifull! Where are you from? Its a lovely enviorment

[-HP-]

47 minutes ago, Roald said:

Wauw beautifull! Where are you from? Its a lovely enviorment

Oh, I'm sorry you're right I should have posted the info, I edited the post above!

Thanks man.

[Pampers]

that turned out great, love the colors!