Legends 12/7/08

For my 1d’s worth, I’d say it’s interesting. If I’d thought of it, I would have tried to use just one window – but I see what you may have been trying to do (or came up with accidentally – sometimes they’re the best).

I’d forgotten about this one…

I can’t work out whether its rubbish or not.

Penny for your thoughts

Steve

Good point, “RobAnt”! Those two polished their boots, and donned authentic gear etc. for a good reason – to be photographed. If you take the time to explain to them your problem, public in the background etc. I’m sure they would be helpful rearranging. Then you show them your shots on the back of the camera – well, wouldn’t you be flattered?

Thanks for the advice. Can you explain how I would alter the metering type? I’m a bit new to this

Steve

On the S5700 it is probably buried deep in the menu system – best thing would be to take a glance at your manual, it’s all explained in there.

As for the box containing the coke and popcorn – a request to turn the box on it’s side, allowing the contents to naturally spill out might have worked.

While the “man from the future” does look out of place, I think cowboys were wearing denim long before 1944. The late 18th century is mooted elsewhere.

I like the 5th shot, looks good.

I’m having trouble mastering my DSLR, all my flying shots are coming out blurred. Oh well, more practice…:o

RobAnt: Regarding the first B-17 picture, I feel the “story” is lost if you shoot from low level. (That here is real filled Coke bottles from 1944 in the box and some giant popcorns (?) in the box behind). The gray clouds could be cut away, as well as the “man from the future” in jeans below the wing. If you don’t go for heavy “photoshopping”.
Best Regards

It’s a shame they were parked that way round, as you say, time seems a bit confused in the shot!

RobAnt: Regarding the first B-17 picture, I feel the “story” is lost if you shoot from low level. (That here is real filled Coke bottles from 1944 in the box and some giant popcorns (?) in the box behind). The gray clouds could be cut away, as well as the “man from the future” in jeans below the wing. If you don’t go for heavy “photoshopping”.
Best Regards

Hi Steve, love the first shot.
Regarding metering – on the rear of you camera, will be a button that will change the metering, you will probably have 3 types, spot, center weighted and evaluative.
Spot uses a few areas over the scene and then makes a calculation to determine the correct exposure.
Center takes a reading from the center of the image area, great for high contrast scenes.
Evaluative takes a general readig from all over the scene and makes an exposure accordingly.
All of these fail alot of the time. Thr real secret is to use exposure compensation, push it about 2/3 of a stop, this may help.
Dean:)

Thanks for the advice. Can you explain how I would alter the metering type? I’m a bit new to this

Steve

You could try altering the metering type to spot for shots like that, and concentrate focusing on the most central aircraft/item.

Also, increase image size to 800×600 (or rather reduce the original image to only 800×600 either by cropping or resizing – or a combination of both). 640×480 is a bit small these days.

Also, I like the b17 shot, but it might have been better composed if you had kneeled down, and with not so much sky to detail ratio.

I did think the Spits might be slightly under-exposed. A bit of jiggery pokery in Paint Shop Pro should sort that. I had the Exposure Compensation set to +2/3 or +1, so I thought that would be enough to compensate

Steve

I like them.
The spits are under exposed because the camera has read the whole frame and most of it is sky.
The later sky shot is OK because the silver belly is approcimately the same colour temperature as the sky.