Photography & Photos

[poddster]

This thread is about photography and photos, not to be confused with the Weekly Photo Challenge.

The thread is an ongoing one with no time limit and no challenges.

Anyone is welcome to submit photographs here for everyone's viewing pleasure.

Questions and comments should pertain to photos or photography. 

[poddster]

Be thamkful to the hummer forforcing you to dust off the 'Good" camera 🙂

[tcmsecretuseid]

The first 4 were taken with the good camera. That is 4 out of 50 attempts(with a tripod). The next two were taken as a backup with the full auto cannon, and that is 2 out of 2 taken(no tripod). There is a lot to be learned with the "good" camera. The second camera still has something about it that seems more artistic(to me). It just knows how to take better photos. 

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

There's a park in Eugene, Oregon that has nesting  Bald Eagles.........some of the photographs taken by others are stunning.......In June, we're going camping at Silver Falls State Park, and I'm going to stop in Eugene with my (rented) Tamron 150-600 lens to see if I can get lucky.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Here's one photographer's production...........   http://wild4photos.com/t/eagles

[jds_noise]

Very nice hummingbird pics, TC. If you're up for some experimenting, you could use a medium aperature (f8 to f11) and use the camera flash to fill in the shade and bring out the colors of the bird.

One-time, you're going to love the Tammy 600. I have the Sigma 150-500 and it's the best bux I ever spent on a lens. It's heavy and bulky but sometimes you just can't get close enough to wildlife to get the shot you really want. A monopod may help, if you have one.

[tcmsecretuseid]

Here is my problem, I don't know how to set the aperature. I don't know anything about cameras. I only know how to point and shoot. 

It's a miracle that I get any decent photos at all. 4 out of more than 50 turned out just "okay". The rest were out of focus... very much out of focus.

In other words, I have a camera that I don't know how to use. I have been too lazy to learn.

[tcmsecretuseid]

I suppose I should read the 242 page booklet that came with the camera. 

[jds_noise]

One of the problems with technology is that it gets so complex that it's easier to let the camera select everything and then you miss all the capabilites of the device. You should have a setting on the camera marked AV (or something close to that) That is the setting that lets you control the aperature. Instead of Auto, set the camera to AV and then one of the knobs will change the aperature to what you choose. If you could tell me which model Rebel you have, I can look up the instruction manual and answer questions for you. You should also be able to switch the camera to manual focus and then you can choose where the camera's focus point is. (BTW, (imho) a remote is important as a tripod and lenses)

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

(BTW, (imho) a remote is important as a tripod and lenses)

Especially when shooting HDR  or panoramic.......

[tcmsecretuseid]

I've ordered the remote.