[plasticpaddy]

February 27, 2012 at 12:13 am

anyone know if there are clubs in or arround derry during the day? im starting to stand still and could do with a hand!

[plasticpaddy]

February 15, 2012 at 1:19 pm

edit:

just sold 1 of the above so i have the one with the keys off left (i have the keys just cant get them back on) also have the extras.

thanks

[plasticpaddy]

February 15, 2012 at 9:38 am

Ii managed to get a decent shot from the walls playing with aperture priority and shutter speed, it was pretty windy and hady to hold the tripod steady and was freezing cold so only managed to get 1 decent image. any pointers so i could get the original image closer to the edited one on the shoot? darker and more detail and the sky is always that kind of hazy orange every shot!

is there a correct place for this type of post, mods/admin please move if so!

thanks

steve

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original

[plasticpaddy]

February 14, 2012 at 4:23 pm

thanks guys, it was on the camera when i got it an assumed it was part of the lens, i had to press it down firm then use the rubber band trick! images a bit brighter now!

[plasticpaddy]

February 11, 2012 at 3:21 pm

aye thanks, ive nearly got it i just need to practice with different settings to fully understand it. its a bit like maths etc at school or any new ifo that a bit technical.

i had a good day today at Grianan fort in Burt Donegal, taking landscapes etc mainly on full auto and landscape and experimenting with manual focus but still on full auto, im thinking it will be harder using the manual setting etc in daylight too but make as much difference to the outcome as dark does! so its something ill have to understand to continue.

i made a flikr in my signature if anyone wants to give me pointers!

thanks, its a great help being here!

[plasticpaddy]

February 11, 2012 at 12:06 am

thanks, i think ive finally “clicked” pun intended. i set it to Av and shot in the dark at 5.6 and way other end 30s just to see the difference, lol its quite different!! so low number is more light/time, i just hadnt worked out av was aperture priority and changing the f stops? was the numbers meaning aperture “eye” size and changing it with with the wee wheel lol.

sorry for sounding daft but its a bit more complicated than i imagined!

again, many thanks!

edit. the higher fstop is more time and light.

[plasticpaddy]

February 10, 2012 at 9:44 pm

thanks for all the help, encouragement and info guys/gals but i can only find the iso numbers 100 to 1600. the f stop, shutter speed and f5.6 1/4 second stuff etc is beyond me at the moment and i dont know what aperture priority is either, i dont think my camera has all these things or ive still not discovered them, although the f numbers do show up in bridge in the info!

thanks

steve

[plasticpaddy]

February 10, 2012 at 7:32 pm

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sorry cant add 2 pics in 1 post?

btw i coulnt see a thing in the eyepiece lol

[plasticpaddy]

February 10, 2012 at 7:28 pm

thanks m8, i think im getting it, not quite 100% but… i took a few snaps just now on a tripod of derrys walls from my home in the dark, i done this last week on auto and used manual focus as it wouldnt focus, they were all black and or blury, im messing with iso and Tv mode and saving in raw, i opened them in bridge and i can see the differences in the settings info in bridge. im now getting images i can work with, i know there nit great but better than black! i still dont know what im talking about lol the “noise” you mention must be the glow im getting?

im not sure what to ask as i still dont know for sure what im doing but thanks for the replys guys, great to know someones out there!

heres the difference for anyone interested, 1st pic is last week on auto and manual focus, 2nd is tv and messing with iso.

thanks

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[plasticpaddy]

February 10, 2012 at 5:53 pm

lol thanks for the reply, im completely lost, ill have to join a club! pity none about during the day in Derry!

[plasticpaddy]

February 8, 2012 at 6:38 pm

wahey! sorry this is only my second post but i know them 2 and was at the wedding lol the only 1 in a kilt.

couldnt resist posting!

small world

[plasticpaddy]

February 8, 2012 at 9:05 am

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