Animals around the campsite

00SS

hello all, i'm a n00b to the site (and to photog for that matter).. but i did do a brief intro in the "show your mug" thread. anyway, I took the kiddo's camping over spring break last week and took 442 pics.. of which only a few i deemed "good" :cry , just wanted to get some input on the ones i thought were good.. and hear what others think.

Buzzard


wasp


cardinal


and one of my favorites.. my dog Thor


comment / opinions welcomed

Hikin' Mike

Welcome to D-Grin!

You asked for a C&C...The first two are too dark to really see any details. I like the Cardinal, but it's so small I can hardly see it. Nice dog picture, but I can't even see his "better side".

00SS

thanks Mike.. exactly what i was looking for. I was using the 50-200 nikkor lens on all but the last one. I still have lots of work to do getting the right b/w balance and appeture setting on the zoom. I also try not to touch them post production, I figure when I start getting good shots ... i shouldn't need to. thanks very much for the comments, I hope my skill will improve as I grow at this.

00SS

Here is one i took with the same lens .. but better lighting


as far as my dog (Thor), i liked this one with my neighbors granddaughter

Hikin' Mike

00SS wrote:

thanks Mike.. exactly what i was looking for. I was using the 50-200 nikkor lens on all but the last one. I still have lots of work to do getting the right b/w balance and appeture setting on the zoom. I also try not to touch them post production, I figure when I start getting good shots ... i shouldn't need to. thanks very much for the comments, I hope my skill will improve as I grow at this.

Nothing wrong with refining your pictures in post, like minor exposure, contrast etc. Make sure your shooting RAW. This way you CAN "fix" minor things.

I use ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) to adjust my WB, contrast, lighting etc; then I use CS2 to refine it more (if needed) like cloning imperfections, like sensor dirt, twigs etc. Then save it as a 'PSD' then resize/sharpen for the web as a 'JPG'.

Hope this helps.

00SS

Hikin' Mike wrote:

Nothing wrong with refining your pictures in post, like minor exposure, contrast etc. Make sure your shooting RAW. This way you CAN "fix" minor things.

I use ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) to adjust my WB, contrast, lighting etc; then I use CS2 to refine it more (if needed) like cloning imperfections, like sensor dirt, twigs etc. Then save it as a 'PSD' then resize/sharpen for the web as a 'JPG'.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info.. after reading your reply i goofed around with one of the wasp shots a bit. I think i'll need just as much work with software as I will with the shot