First pics with my 1000D - Saxperience

Mark51^p · 17th March 2009, 21:31

Got my Canon 1000D yesterday so took it out for a walk today with the dog.

C&C please, i very briefly spoke to ads for some tips on moving objects but used the inbuilt 'Sports' setting to get used to using the camera and getting the object in the middle of frame. This would have been alot easier if the dog ran in a straight line, lol

enjoy (i hope)

this is very blurred but he ran past at about 20mph,lol

mooooooooo!!!!!

check out the teeth,lol

Ryan^p · 17th March 2009, 21:36

the sports setting is shit. Dont use it imo. Better off switching to TV mode (before happy using fully manual mode) and selecting your own iso and shutter speed. iirc sports mode is iso 400 and shutter around the same (been that long since I even looked at it)

It will help you get more movement shots and learn what settings do to a shot. eg faster shutter with no iso make the shot darker etc...

My best advice is to get confident with playing with the settings earlier than later, you will enjoy it more, and the settings will help you take a better shot (as you understand why)

AV mode for the stationary stuff most people prefer aswell before going M.

Just concentrate on this stage enjoying it, the framing of them isnt bad which is the most important thing all the time which people get wrong.

don55 · 17th March 2009, 21:37

lol your dog looks crazy

im guessing these havent been processed alot, on some of the ones with a very bright sky see if you can adjust the curves layer to bring more contrast to the sky, and slightly lighten the forground.

but a great effort on gettin him in focus, its soooo hard when a dog/animal ir sunning towards you to get a good shot, but most of yours are perfectly focused and very sharp

jaybiss · 17th March 2009, 21:37

download something call picasa and have a play with your images in there.

don55 · 17th March 2009, 21:44

oh and i forgot to say, it also looks like you had a whole lot of fun taking these and so did your dog.

so long as you keep it fun and interesting you will only get better.

Barry123 · 17th March 2009, 23:40

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Originally Posted by Ryan

the sports setting is shit. Dont use it imo. Better off switching to TV mode (before happy using fully manual mode) and selecting your own iso and shutter speed. iirc sports mode is iso 400 and shutter around the same (been that long since I even looked at it)

He's only just bought the smegging thing... give him a chance to understand the basics before telling him to lob it into Tv mode!!!!!!!!!

mate that is spot for considering how short a time you've had the camera for.

Ryan^p · 17th March 2009, 23:43

Sayer, better to use TV mode early on imo.

He will then see how changing what (iso and shutter speed) does to effect an image, this will give him greater understanding of his camera and shots.

Something the automodes wont.

As i explained

Barry123 · 17th March 2009, 23:52

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Originally Posted by Ryan

Sayer, better to use TV mode early on imo.

running before walking. no point using it if he doesn't understand what it's doing. Get him taking decents shots first then understanding he needs a high shutter speed (how is he to know what shutter speed to use if he hasn't taken a shot where that option is available), then the AI servo (that function just by it's name alone makes noooo sense whatsoever)... hence why I pointed him to sports mode first of all. decent pics first and formost, advanced stuff once he understands wtf is going on with it all... job done

Ryan^p · 17th March 2009, 23:55

I just dont like sports mode lol!

Didnt like what it did to the camera, and it made me feel like id wasted alot of money on pics because the camera wasnt doing things very well.

I think theres enough of us here to help mark either way

Viper · 18th March 2009, 00:26

stop arguing ladies! lol

mark, great pics for your first ones!

get yourself down to elvington some time to practice moving shots. lol

Mark51^p · 18th March 2009, 07:50

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Originally Posted by Ryan

Just concentrate on this stage enjoying it, the framing of them isnt bad which is the most important thing all the time which people get wrong.

it was quite hard to get the dog in the middle of the frame as he never ran in the same direction.

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Originally Posted by jaybiss

download something call picasa and have a play with your images in there.

just downloaded it now mate, i will have a play later today.

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Originally Posted by don55

oh and i forgot to say, it also looks like you had a whole lot of fun taking these and so did your dog.

so long as you keep it fun and interesting you will only get better.

i really think hes got ADHD and a secrect supply of speed somewhere

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Originally Posted by adsayer

He's only just bought the smegging thing... give him a chance to understand the basics before telling him to lob it into Tv mode!!!!!!!!!

mate that is spot for considering how short a time you've had the camera for.

that was the first time i used it mate so im still trying to get a feel for things and deciding when to press the magic button. Ads that was my fav pic out if the ones i took just a shame i cut his feet off at the bottom

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Originally Posted by adsayer

running before walking. no point using it if he doesn't understand what it's doing. Get him taking decents shots first then understanding he needs a high shutter speed (how is he to know what shutter speed to use if he hasn't taken a shot where that option is available), then the AI servo (that function just by it's name alone makes noooo sense whatsoever)... hence why I pointed him to sports mode first of all. decent pics first and formost, advanced stuff once he understands wtf is going on with it all... job done

i actually had to google AI servo when i first saw the setting, lol. i did understand what you were on about via PM adam but uderstanding it when reading it and actually remembering how to do it when theres an oportunity to take a pic are two different things,lol. im sure it will come with time

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Originally Posted by Viper

stop arguing ladies! lol

mark, great pics for your first ones!

get yourself down to elvington some time to practice moving shots. lol

cant get close enough mate but next time your going down let me know

Kelly · 22nd March 2009, 22:44

I love the pic that Ad picked out. I hope my first pics come out good. Thinking of taking a friends springer spaniel out to get some pics but I'm scared of losing him lol

Viper · 22nd March 2009, 22:50

take jay to the park then

let him run free