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The Photography Thread

I would wait for the battery to almost die before charging though. Overcharging batteries seems to shorten their life span.

EDIT: Hehe. :D

We're full of contradictions today.
 
tribal girl said:
I would wait for the battery to almost die before charging though. Overcharging batteries seems to shorten their life span.

EDIT: Hehe. :D

We're full of contradictions today.
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Hahah, I always used to do that, but then always ended up with it going flat at bad moments.

Tip No. 3 Buy more batteries.
 
At the weekend we took a drive to High Force, an unbroken waterfall of 20 metres on the River Tees in County Durham. It's really quite a spectacle. I only had my camera phone with me but they turned out okay...

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It was pretty slippery at the top!

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Here's a picture not taken by me of the full height of it. I stood right on the edge of those rocks at the top!!

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Before driving home we stopped and had a pint in the High Force Hotel and got talking to the geordie edition of the harley davidson members club.
 
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tribal girl said:
I would wait for the battery to almost die before charging though. Overcharging batteries seems to shorten their life span.

EDIT: Hehe. :D

We're full of contradictions today.
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Mines had died, either that or the camera wasn't working. Suddenly wouldn't go on.
 
I charged it yesterday fully. Took a lot of photos (hundreds) yesterday and some more today.

Can you bring a grid up on the screen as tribal_girl was talking about earlier?
 
another composition tip from me: REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER/DISTRACTION.

if you're taking a photo of a person, make sure they don't have a telegraph pole sticking out of their head. move them or yourself.

if it's a building, position yourself so that the end of another building isn't in view.

if it's a closeup of a flower, get rid of the empty fag packet lying next to it. ;)

number 2: in most cases, try to have the sun/light on your back.

that way, the sun will be shining onto the 'thing' you're photographing. if you do it the other way round and shoot into the sun, the subject will probably end up too dark.*

* for most instances when using a point n shoot.
 
felix said:
you don't need a grid on your screen, you're not 3 years old! do cameras really do that TG? :D
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Mine does, yeah. =D

I've never used it. But if you're 3 years old, or Spade, it could come in handy I suppose.
 
I have a quick question. Just got some shot from a family member from a Nikon F80 and some of the close ups are a bit grainy. The shots were outdoors, in the shade on a sunny day. Any ideas? I have a fun feeling the auto flash might have something to do with it.
 
The Kid said:
I have a quick question. Just got some shot from a family member from a Nikon F80 and some of the close ups are a bit grainy. The shots were outdoors, in the shade on a sunny day. Any ideas? I have a fun feeling the auto flash might have something to do with it.
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graininess usually equals too high an ISO setting. i don't think the flash would have done that? :\
 
Graininess usually looks better with manual cameras, it never seems to look good on digital.

Here's a grainy one from my archives.

 
*shudder*

well done on winning this week's photo contest, by the way TG. ;)

SPADE: have a play about with your macro (close-up) mode. turn the dial (or push a button!) to the little flower setting:

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the macro focus range on your camera is 4cm, so find a suitable flower, or something on your desk and go 4cm away from it. having the flash on usually helps too. be amazed at how much detail it can gather.

macro photos are one of my favourite types. experiment with zooming in and out as well, see what your camera can do. :)

(the macro focus range on my sony is 2cm, so it can do insane close-ups.)
 
Some of those flower shots I've already posted are macro shots mate, not sure which ones like but I've been playing with that for close ups.

I'll keep at it though. :)
 
well, i kinda thought that, but you said you'd had it on full auto. :)

but now you know about the 4cm thing. don't go any closer or it'll turn out blurry.
 
felix said:
*shudder*
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That was the intention. ;)

felix said:
well done on winning this week's photo contest, by the way TG. ;)
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Thanks. :)

I'm a bit surprised actually, as it was only a snap. Whenever I put genuine effort into it, I never seem to get many votes. Strange. :\
 
Aye sorry full auto and macro so far.

I need tips for taking pictures of big grand buildings / castles / temples etc.

When I was in Cambodia the Angkor Wat Temples were amazing and looked breath taking but trying to capture it's grandness in a photo I just couldn't do. The only way to get a shot of the whole thing was from a distance and the photos just didn't do it justice.

Want to get some good shots of the Coliseum in Rome for a start and no doubt there will be a ton of other similar things that are very impressive.

Give me some advice. :)

EDIT: I'd love to enter this weeks photo contest but I can't think of anything that fits the topic. I liked yours Felix. :D
 
1. accept the fact you'll never do them justice. :)

2. try your best by using my 'no-clutter' tip and the rule of thirds, and experiment with the Landscape mode on your camera.

3. try taking photos from unusual positions or at different times of day (i.e. dawn or dusk)

4. save up for a DSLR ;)


edit: thanks! =D
 
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