some pictures i took today
some pictures i took today
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big bloke

Original Poster:

1,607 posts

193 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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photography guys, can i have your opinions please, please bear in mind they were taken with my mobile phone




















rottie102

4,033 posts

213 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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a) get a camera, no matter what the marketing people will tell you - most of phone snaps are st
b) do not make people look at few almost identical photos. You're the photographer, choose the one you like
c) I like the X composition in 5 and 6

HTH

JulianHJ

8,868 posts

291 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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Pretty much as above really, you don't need to spend much either.

big bloke

Original Poster:

1,607 posts

193 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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thanks, i am without job at the minute, but as soon as i find a new one i intend to buy a digital slr and get some practice in, i know i have a lot to learn

TomN1994

2,401 posts

187 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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I think I got this right, if not I will edit the comment, but 3, 6 and 8 are great photos, a good photographer can take a decent photo no matter what equipment he uses.

rottie102

4,033 posts

213 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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TomN1994 said:
I think I got this right, if not I will edit the comment, but 3, 6 and 8 are great photos, a good photographer can take a decent photo no matter what equipment he uses.
If those are great photos, what's this then?

(You're welcome Steve wink )

TomN1994

2,401 posts

187 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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rottie102 said:
If those are great photos, what's this then?

(You're welcome Steve wink )
Thats a fantastic photo, my stepdad has one similar from Canada he took on his film camera thing, one of those 32 shots and you are done jobbies.

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

283 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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Tip no1 number your photos in the post.

I'll say more when you follow tip no 1.

thetapeworm

13,807 posts

268 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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TomN1994 said:
I think I got this right, if not I will edit the comment, but 3, 6 and 8 are great photos, a good photographer can take a decent photo no matter what equipment he uses.
I'd tend to agree with this sentiment, I've seen so many people rush out and buy and SLR on the basis that they think they can just shake it in the general direction of a shot and it will perform miracles. No matter what the equipment the person creating the shot in the first place always makes the biggest difference.



TomN1994

2,401 posts

187 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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thetapeworm said:
I'd tend to agree with this sentiment, I've seen so many people rush out and buy and SLR on the basis that they think they can just shake it in the general direction of a shot and it will perform miracles. No matter what the equipment the person creating the shot in the first place always makes the biggest difference.
One of my really old photos, taken on an LG Viewty, hopefully the Link works as I got rid of that phone over a year ago, I think its a fairly decent photo apart from the Quality. Its all about capturing that moment, not the equipment you use IMO.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/343...

rottie102

4,033 posts

213 months

Saturday 12th November 2011
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TomN1994 said:
a fairly decent photo apart from the Quality
Of course it is all that. smile

But people rather look at more than decent photos with very good image quality...

Especially when taking landscape photos, equipment and post processing most of the time can make a decent photo great.

hiscocks

322 posts

212 months

Sunday 13th November 2011
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The composition is good in pic 1. The colours are washed out but that's probably down to the gear. I'm sure it could be livened up in post processing or even be converted to B+W with half decent results.

Pic 2 the composition is a little off, the gate in the foreground is distracting and I think the path isn't leading somewhere as naturally as in pic 1.

The night pics are difficult to comment on because you have exposed for the sky so the shadow detail is lost. This is where a better camera comes in handy because you could expose the shot for the foreground and bring the sky in with a second shot and blend the two together, or use a graduated filter etc.

Keep snapping and remember, composition is key. One of my fave pictures was taken on a Nokia phone camera.

GetCarter

31,242 posts

308 months

Sunday 13th November 2011
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Camera phones are mostly rubbish at getting exposure correct. All of those above are either under or over exposed (and a couple have a bit of both). Having said that they are all quite difficult for a camera to work out, containing very bright and very dark areas. A DSLR will help with this but still struggle.

Oh...and ta rottie (cheque in the post).

Stiglet80

4,764 posts

216 months

Sunday 13th November 2011
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There is some good compositions there but as other have said the mobile phone has let you down, when you find work treat yourself to something that you can control the exposure levels on and you will love it smile Very addictive hobbie. smile

Gemm

1,833 posts

244 months

Sunday 13th November 2011
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I think the main issue to me (as well as what's already been mentioned, i.e. image quality, exposure etc) is the lack of focal point. There's absolutely nothing that draws my attention in these images. Yes, the potential is there but you just have to get the absolute best out of the scenes.

Robbie B

7,715 posts

212 months

Sunday 13th November 2011
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rottie102 said:
TomN1994 said:
I think I got this right, if not I will edit the comment, but 3, 6 and 8 are great photos, a good photographer can take a decent photo no matter what equipment he uses.
If those are great photos, what's this then?

(You're welcome Steve wink )
Steve took that on a Nokia 7650 yes