Fuji Finepix F10 - Motorbikes & Skiing tips?
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I bought a Fujifilm Finepix F10 about a year ago, without much thought, because it seemed like a well priced 6MP digital camera. After browsing these photography forums, looking at some of the awesome images I want to try and get some decent pictures of my bike and holidays. Perhaps the camera isn't the most adjustable but will have to make do!
I have recently bought a tripod and after some playing actually captured a night shot with better detail that usual that i'm reasonably pleased with! Previously I had lots of noise and blurring in all my photos but have read up about ISO and figured out exposure time so now this (believe it or not) is much much better.
I want to get some decent shots of my Motorbike - so far there is only one that i like which was taken more by accident back in the summer. Generally I don't seem to be able to get a good angle on the bike, it sort of looks ungainly. Any tips for how to compose pics with bikes in would be great.
I'm going skiing soon and would love some large pictures, probably with the group in to go on my garage walls. Any advice on shooting in snow also welcomed.
ergh ok one last thing... black borders round the images seems very popular - is there a reason for this.
I'm going to read loads of posts in this section for some tips but i thought i'd get my first post on this forum to get the ball rolling!
I have recently bought a tripod and after some playing actually captured a night shot with better detail that usual that i'm reasonably pleased with! Previously I had lots of noise and blurring in all my photos but have read up about ISO and figured out exposure time so now this (believe it or not) is much much better.
I want to get some decent shots of my Motorbike - so far there is only one that i like which was taken more by accident back in the summer. Generally I don't seem to be able to get a good angle on the bike, it sort of looks ungainly. Any tips for how to compose pics with bikes in would be great.
I'm going skiing soon and would love some large pictures, probably with the group in to go on my garage walls. Any advice on shooting in snow also welcomed.
ergh ok one last thing... black borders round the images seems very popular - is there a reason for this.
I'm going to read loads of posts in this section for some tips but i thought i'd get my first post on this forum to get the ball rolling!
nice pikkies.
i had a TL1000S a few years ago and it, like the SV can look odd at various angles.
i find keeping the front wheel straight helps.
also try getting lower down?
i also used to stand the bike up as much as possible using a rock or brick to raise it up a bit without risking it falling over.
i had a TL1000S a few years ago and it, like the SV can look odd at various angles.
i find keeping the front wheel straight helps.
also try getting lower down?
i also used to stand the bike up as much as possible using a rock or brick to raise it up a bit without risking it falling over.
I've got an older fuji finepix and like you say they do work better when you manually turn the iso right down. Your bike shot is great, but its a little bit overexposed. You can adjust exposure compensation on that camera in the menu's, try turning that down a little and see if it helps keep detail in the highlights on a bright day like that.
The F10 is a fine little creative compact, with as excellent ISO range probably the best on the market in its class and only superceded by the F30 replacement. It will never become an SLR with interchangeable lenses and ability, but hey, it has the enormous benefit of fitting into your top pocket.
As for the ungainliness of the subject – it’s all a consequence of the lens distortion and focal length; you are effectively trying to use the lens’ setting at its wide-angle for a close-up picture, which never works satisfactorily on any camera, hence the distortion My advice would be to take a few steps back from the subject, focus on it, then enlarge and crop when you are happy. With 6MP, you should be able to crop in on a subject and still get good enough definition for decent sized print.
On your bike picture it looks as if the exposure setting (probably in auto) has metered itself for the green background of the middle-distance, and burnt out the foreground gravel and bike.
This would be an easy adjustment through Photoshop or Elements.
Photographing in bright snow can cause the camera’s metering to miscalculate exposure, especially if you are photographing groups of people with darker clothing, or in high-contrast situations. Best use the lowest ISO setting you can, as this will give you greater flexibility with shutter speeds and exposure stops.
Decide what the important part of the subject is you wish to photograph, and set the settings for that. Unfortunately, you’ll probably find a little bit of over-exposure on bright snowy backgrounds, but as one of the above posts say, stop down the exposure by +1 or +2 stops (you’ll need to experiment) and that should help retain a little detail.
HTH.....
As for the ungainliness of the subject – it’s all a consequence of the lens distortion and focal length; you are effectively trying to use the lens’ setting at its wide-angle for a close-up picture, which never works satisfactorily on any camera, hence the distortion My advice would be to take a few steps back from the subject, focus on it, then enlarge and crop when you are happy. With 6MP, you should be able to crop in on a subject and still get good enough definition for decent sized print.
On your bike picture it looks as if the exposure setting (probably in auto) has metered itself for the green background of the middle-distance, and burnt out the foreground gravel and bike.
This would be an easy adjustment through Photoshop or Elements.
Photographing in bright snow can cause the camera’s metering to miscalculate exposure, especially if you are photographing groups of people with darker clothing, or in high-contrast situations. Best use the lowest ISO setting you can, as this will give you greater flexibility with shutter speeds and exposure stops.
Decide what the important part of the subject is you wish to photograph, and set the settings for that. Unfortunately, you’ll probably find a little bit of over-exposure on bright snowy backgrounds, but as one of the above posts say, stop down the exposure by +1 or +2 stops (you’ll need to experiment) and that should help retain a little detail.
HTH.....
Right... a few ski ones now...
I didn't manage to get many good ones... Mostly too far away, and couldn't be arsed with tripod and just used the scene modes rather than manual because we were always on the move.
The best picture!
Not focussed, because of the sun i suspect - but i like the composition. THis was a lucky snap by my mate as i went by.
A picture from outside the hotel, didn't have the tripod with me because we were off down the pub.
Finally - not a special photograph... but the first PH t-shirt in Andorra???
EDIT: Oh and a video of me doing a 180. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v66
I didn't manage to get many good ones... Mostly too far away, and couldn't be arsed with tripod and just used the scene modes rather than manual because we were always on the move.
The best picture!
Not focussed, because of the sun i suspect - but i like the composition. THis was a lucky snap by my mate as i went by.
A picture from outside the hotel, didn't have the tripod with me because we were off down the pub.
Finally - not a special photograph... but the first PH t-shirt in Andorra???
EDIT: Oh and a video of me doing a 180. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v66
Edited by timmartin on Tuesday 6th February 20:10
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