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Orlock Point, Groomsport
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This is my first go at using my new 10 stop filter, I know it’s not perfect but it’s a good starting point for some hints and tips for improvement. I’d really appreciate some feedback on how to use these things correctly!!!
Cheers
Neil
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Orlock Point by farmerarmour23, on Flickrhi neil..not a bad 1st attempt …but there definitely are some things that can be improved. firstly your photo is very soft ( i presume you were using a tripod and shutter release – if not this should be top of your list)… you should compose and focus , then switch to manual focus so to keep it set and then place your filter on the camera….or….if you have live view , switch to it , you can then compose and focus with the filter on. also it seems to be giving off a greenish colour cast (all 10 stops have some type of cast …blue or red usually) you might want to try and get rid of that in p.p ( unless its what you wanted!). composition wise i think a definite rule of thirds approach would have worked here,1/3rd sky as opposed to 1/2 …..the general rule is try not to have your horizon in the middle.
also you have 2 marks on your sensor..1) 2/3 up and an inch from the left 2) directly above the 1st but about 1/2 an inch from the top.
im a novice myself and these are just my opinions but i hop they help .its quite a nice photo if only it was sharp! you have it 90 % there!
If you dont have a tripod then thats your next investment. for any photography longer than 1/125 of a sec, you need a tripod, no question.
Cable release is nice, but you can improvise by setting a delay timer on your camera. this way the camera has 10 seconds to stablize before the image is taken. this technique allowed me to get some of my best nightime work.
Good start Neil#
I have a ten stop too and hard to get used too, i have yet to get a pic i am happy with.
Crop some of the sky, too much dead space
DeeThanks everybody, yes this was shot on tripod with shutter release. Don’t know what else I can do to make it sharper. Have heard about long exposure noise control, perhaps this might help?
noise control wont help you here. the issue is not noise. There is obviously something you are missing that led to the lack of sharpness.
1. was it windy? perhaps wind shook the tripod causing the softness?
2. was the tripod stable? Could it have moved the tiniest amount during the shot, if it was on sand for instance?
3. Did you set the focus and then re-compose on a different image? in this case your camera would have been focused for the original image, not the one you took.
3. less likely, but is there something wrong wtih the lens? Take some shots on during the day or in a really bright room at a high shutter speed you wll quickly see if there is a lens or camera issue ( i doubt it).Chances are it was something like some small amount of tripod movement that caused this.
I have a feeling I had the lens on AF which may have led to this…. thanks for the pointers though.
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