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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-06-2009, 12:19 PM
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Hello gang,
First of all thank you again so much for all your amazing advice!!!
I am posting some pics to show you that I have been listening and learning :)
I am posting an action shot of my son that is NOT blurry as well as a full moon shot I took just a couple of days ago (it is a little dark but I wanted to show you what it looked like straight out of the camera).
I am starting to really understand the relationships with the triad (shutter, aperture and iso) and having a blast doing it.
Looking forward to your comments.
Steffi
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-02-2009, 08:55 AM
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LOL!!!
Forced fan I live with 3 boys!!!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
09-02-2009, 08:26 AM
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Mike you kill me!! LOLOLOLOL
That was funny although I am pretty sure children services would have an issue with that.
We Canadians can stand the cold but the fridge is a little extreme ;)
Leaf Fan .. thank you for your comments and advice .. I have to however question your hockey loyalty ;) Just kidding .. can't really say much when our Habs suck!
Ash, I have to agree 100% with your comment!! I can't tell you how many clear shots of my older boy I have when he is sleeping!
Res3567, love your pics .. your baby is soo cute!!!! Thanks for all your tips!! I am a cameraholic .. I have taken over 7950 pics ... so much so that with all my design software (I am a graphic artist) my little imac can no longer support the load :( Next thing to upgrade .. my computer!!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
08-31-2009, 06:44 PM
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Thank you all so very much for your kind words and advice!!!
I picked up a tripod .. should be getting my books tomorrow and I am hunting for a great deal on lenses as per all of your suggestions.
Will take some practice shots this weeks and see if I have learned anything ;)
I am so glad I chose Pentax over Nikon .. I don't think the Nikon camp is as nice!!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
08-29-2009, 06:04 PM
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psuloth,
We newbies should be posting pics so that the pro's can guide us in the right direction :)
It is not at all courageous to have posted some pics .. I just want better myself and learn.
I thrive on constructive criticism :)
Cloggie .. thanks for the clarification! I was just about ready to keep SR on off and see how that would have worked for me.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
08-29-2009, 05:34 PM
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Thank you Mike,
I will keep your analogy in mind and work on balancing the 3 factors :shutter speed, aperture and sensitivity.
I truly apreciate the patience all of you have with the newbies!!
I wish there were photography groups where I live were one can explore with others hands on and help eachother .. perhaps when and if I get good enough I will start one.
Thanks again!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
08-29-2009, 04:47 PM
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Hello everyone,
Thank you all so much for all the advice!! And so quickly!!!
I was about ready to put my camera and lens up for sale on Ebay and retire!
I used the green position most of the time because I figured hey the camera will know best if I am trying to capture a spontaneous shot .. I am realizing that camera's of this caliber need's someone that somewhat knows what they are doing. Also I have not been using the flash (to answer your question captmacq) because I really dislike how clammy it makes the subjects look but I will be looking at an external flash like Rondec suggested. Thank you Marc for the lens suggestions .. did not know that lens were that affordable. Flyer .. I will be picking up that book at Chapters as soon as I can get there! Cloggie you mentionned SR .. should I simply turn it off when capturing children?
The last 2 days have been spent reading books and taking an e-course about photography but alas I still can't seem to get the shots I want ... If I play with shutter speed my pictures are all black even when I increase the iso .. then when I play with the aperture and shutter speed I get motion blur or dark pics .. I will have to keep at it I guess.
Here are a few I took that I think are in focus and look decent .. I hope ...
I truly have the desire to learn but perhaps I just don;t have the "gift" all of you have .. you can only learn so much the rest is almost embedded in your DNA.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
08-29-2009, 03:12 PM
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Hi everyone, upgraded my Olympus Evolt-500 for the K20D and so far I am frustrated because it is a whole new world and quite the learning curve. I bought the 18-250 Tamron lens ( yes I know cheap but it is all I could afford) with it and I cant seem to get any in focus shots of my kids yet I can take some great shots of anything NOT in motion .... I am pretty sure I am the cause .. or could it be an issue with the lens?? If I play with the shutter speed my images come out black or still blurry .. any suggestions? I am a novice in case you have not already guessed ;)
So looking forward to exploring this amazing camera and not being limited by my ignorance!!
Here is an example of a picture in focus of my son (F6.3, 1/180, focal length 220 on P setting) and then 2 of my son's that are out of focus (which is 90% of the time) 1st one is F5.6, 1/125, focal length 55 on p setting and was sharpened .. can't find original) and the 2nd one is F6.2, 1/6, focal length 180 on green setting).
Seems like I was able to get decent shots out of the box and now that I have been playing with the settings it has become all wonky..
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
The newbie
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