Lesson 6

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  • #18629
    maya
    Participant

    Hey there ๐Ÿ™‚
    I’m back again after a year or two .. but, better late than never ๐Ÿ˜‰
    here I’m submitting some photos, hope they meet the requirements of the assignment. If needed, I will reshoot them ๐Ÿ™‚

    p.s – happy new 2013 to you all ๐Ÿ™‚

    #21007
    Duncan Rawlinson
    Keymaster

    Hi Maya,

    Welcome back.

    This will be critiqued later today.

    Thank you.

    #21008
    Duncan Rawlinson
    Keymaster

    Hi Maya,

    Before I get started here is the EXIF for these three images. I will post another response as a reply here in a moment.

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    Date Time Original: 2013:01:09 18:14:15
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    White Balance: Manual white balance
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    User Comment:
    Date Time Digitized: 2013:01:09 18:14:15
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    Max Aperture Value: 5
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    Digital Zoom Ration: 1
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    Date Time: 2013:01:09 22:08:34
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    [attachment=1:3iib9gem]BEK_2230 EXIF.png[/attachment:3iib9gem]
    Date Time Original: 2013:01:09 18:58:14
    Exposure Time: 1/40
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    ISO Speed Ratings: 1000
    Metering Mode: Spot
    Flash: Flash did not fire
    Focal Length: 50mm
    White Balance: Auto white balance
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    User Comment:
    Date Time Digitized: 2013:01:09 18:58:14
    Subsec Time: 15
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    Date Time: 2013:01:09 18:58:14
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    [attachment=0:3iib9gem]3 863 9 EXIF.png[/attachment:3iib9gem]
    Date Time Original: 2010:12:31 09:26:38
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    #21009
    Duncan Rawlinson
    Keymaster

    Your first image of the green wall and the bench is not in focus. So you will have to go back to the very basics here.

    Your next image presents some interesting lines and is quite abstract although to simplify the image (the goal of the assignment) I would have not included the sticks and leaves in the corner. Remove everything you possibly can and only include the things that are of interest.

    Finally your last image is undoubtedly the strongest image for the purposes of this assignment. This shows that you’ve understood the assignment but also take notice that the area that is in focus in this image is not where there man is standing. It’s actually in the mid ground.

    Take extra care with to stabilize your camera in a dark shot at long focal lengths like this and make sure you are focused at the correct distance.

    Nice job here but as you can see you need to work on your focus and some of the fundamentals.

    #21010
    maya
    Participant

    Thank you for your comments ๐Ÿ™‚
    Well i’m having a problem with auto focus after a walk in a snowy (partly rainy) day ๐Ÿ™ hope it will be fixed soon …
    Am I aloud to use photoshop to fix some problems such as contrast, horizon or colors?

    #21011
    Duncan Rawlinson
    Keymaster

    If you are having trouble with your autofocus try to use your manual focus! Maybe you can try to clean your camera, sensor, and lenses. That might fix your autofocus issue. Also be sure you understand what autofocus mode your camera is on and what it is trying to do. On the Nikons there is usually a switch that reads C,S,M. C being continuous, S being single shot, and M being manual.

    Here is the Nikon D700 manual for handy reference for you.

    You can slightly touch up some of your images but we would rather you didn’t. If you can leave them as you shot them in camera it’s easier to see what could be improved or what was done well!

    One of the core tenets here at the Icon Photography School is to get the best photograph you can in-camera. Only at that point do you try to improve the image(s) with post processing software like Adobe Lightroom.

    See you on the next one! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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