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Papakeith

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Alright, with all this photo talk going on around here I decided to try to get some decent shots rather than just anything.

The camera is nothing spectacular, no special lens. It's a Cannon Powershot A95. Even though it's nothing great, I still wouldn't mind getting critiqued so I can get the best shot I can out of this camera.

This picture is from a flyin that I attended this past weekend. the man in the foreground is the owner/builder of the RV in the picture.

 

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oldguy

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Photographers shouldn't wear bright yellow shirts :nener:

 

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It's MiniPK :)

 

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Doesn't look like you had the best light to work with, image is pretty flat and soft.
What mode did you shoot with? DOF could be a little more shallow to lose the background clutter (people, etc), better yet, pay attention to the background when you shoot :) . As Dave said, watch for reflections. Your camera can get to f/2.8, you "should" be able to improve on the shot a little, maybe a "portrait" mode?

 

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He looks uncomfortable. Did he mind you taking his picture? He looks like he's thinking "I think this dude wants me." :laugh:

 

Papakeith

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yeah, I noticed my reflection in the image after I posted it.

It was a cloudy day. lemme post the original image before I effed with it. hold on a sec.

It was on autofocus. 1/200 F/4.9

 

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Thump

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A little color tweaking and it is a nice shot PK.

 

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A few retouching edits... and :cool:

 

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Papakeith

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Nice! Thanks Thump.

OK, here's another one from the same day. Thoughts?

 

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Now THAT'S a good shot! Needs some more post-processing work though. I'd mess with it, but there's no need when Rich, Okie and Thump are here. :cool:

 

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Greenie, what would you do to fix it up?

 

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Okiewan said:

- Doesn't look like you had the best light to work with
- image is pretty flat and soft
- DOF could be a little more shallow to lose the background clutter
- pay attention to the background when you shoot
- watch for reflections
- you "should" be able to improve on the shot a little
- maybe a "portrait" mode?

Click to expand...

But other than that, it's a great shot :laugh:

Tough crowd.

 

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Thump, what did you use to get rid of the background stuff? Is that the stamp tool or whatever cause that is the one thing I cant figure out for my life in PS