Canon EOS 500D Club - PICTURES


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Took this pic with my 500D and Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM @ widest aperture of f/1.4. Love the bokeh from this lens.

1/160 f/1.4 FL 50mm ISO400
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I took this one cloudy afternoon. and the photo came up with quite a lot of noise and a wierd layering of colors. Anyone experience this sorta thing?

ISO: 100 f-stop: 8 shutterspeed: 1/250
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Photo was taken using just the night mode on my camera. Any suggestion on how to improve my shot at night using manual mode..

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ISO: 400
Shutter Speed: 1/6
Aperture: 5.0
Focal L: 42mm

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ISO:1600
Shutter Speed: 1/200
AV: 5.6
Focal Length: 250 mm
Lens: 55-250 IS

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ISO: 1600 ( pic is taken around 7PM)
TV: 1/500
AV: 5.0
Focal Length: 135 mm
Lens 55-250 IS
 

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please post your exif data so we know what's your original settings.
 

like your water photo..

for the night shot, try putting to F8 for the diamond effect on the lighting.. :)
 

Photo was taken using just the night mode on my camera. Any suggestion on how to improve my shot at night using manual mode..

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ISO: 400
Shutter Speed: 1/6
Aperture: 5.0
Focal L: 42mm

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ISO:1600
Shutter Speed: 1/200
AV: 5.6
Focal Length: 250 mm
Lens: 55-250 IS

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ISO: 1600 ( pic is taken around 7PM)
TV: 1/500
AV: 5.0
Focal Length: 135 mm
Lens 55-250 IS

Hi, for the night shot, you could probably use ISO100 and set aperture to any value and time accordingly. A longer time will make the light trails from the car show up. Not sure if that is the effect you want. But it would be something I would do. Just my 2 cents.
 

wow nice pic!!! i also canon 500D user ... but i am newbie :)
i dunno how to post my pic on clubsnap... if any Canon 500d user want go out shooting can pm me .. thx..:D
 

check out my photos with sigma 18-200 lense..
 

Another shot taken at Ang Mo Kio Garden yesterday.

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Shutter Speed: 1/15
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100

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Shutter Speed: 1/10
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100

Anyone are feel free to give a comments to improve my shots...
Thanks
 

both photos size is not normal..you cropped? and PPed?
what Focal length and what lense were you using?
 

For the squirrel I used the maximum focal length 250 mm using EF-s 55-250 IS
For the Flower 170 mm same lens.

This photo is downloaded thru my flickr (medium size). I dont do any cropped for the photo.
Thanks
 

Hi, can any kind soul tell mi wat is my problem? these image i took don seem sharp..
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Hi, can any kind soul tell mi wat is my problem? these image i took don seem sharp..
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Could you share with us the following details:

1) EXIF details of each picture? (shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length)
2) Which focus point did you choose? (which of the 9 AF point was used for each photo, go to ZoomBrowser EX and show the Auto focus point)
3) What mode did you used to take the photo? (A-DEP, M, Av, Tv, P or Auto)
 

Could you share with us the following details:

1) EXIF details of each picture? (shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length)
2) Which focus point did you choose? (which of the 9 AF point was used for each photo, go to ZoomBrowser EX and show the Auto focus point)
3) What mode did you used to take the photo? (A-DEP, M, Av, Tv, P or Auto)

Hi, the spdier pic is shoot in M mode, shutter 1/60, aperture 5.6, iso 1600, focal length is 55mm.
Lens using 15-55mm

Tiger Pic is shoot in M mode, shutter 1/40, aperture 22.0, iso 400, focal lenght 131mm.
Lens is 55-250mm

the elephant pic is shoot in M mode, shutter 1/40, aperture 3.5, iso 800, focal lenght is 18mm using 15-55mm lens..

thx for any advice.. a newbie here..
 

Hi, the spdier pic is shoot in M mode, shutter 1/60, aperture 5.6, iso 1600, focal length is 55mm.
Lens using 15-55mm

Tiger Pic is shoot in M mode, shutter 1/40, aperture 22.0, iso 400, focal lenght 131mm.
Lens is 55-250mm

the elephant pic is shoot in M mode, shutter 1/40, aperture 3.5, iso 800, focal lenght is 18mm using 15-55mm lens..

thx for any advice.. a newbie here..

Here's my 2 cents worth:

1) For the spider shot, the review shows that the 18-55 is pretty soft at 55mm f/5.6. I guess you could have tried 1/15 f/11 if you wanted more sharpness across the whole frame. With the IS offering 3-stop advantage, handheld shot might be steady enough at 1/15 (depending on how steady your hand is). If you've wanted the spider to be in focus, you could have focus lock on the spider before re-composing you photo. Alternatively, choose another AF point (of the 9 AF) which the spider is on.

2) For the tiger shot, this review shows that @ 135mm the 55-250 lens sharpness peaked at f/8.0-11. With f/8.0-11, you shutter speed would be around 1/320-1/160 and you picture will have less problem with subject movement or hand shake. Try to avoid going beyond f/16 as diffraction could degrade the sharpness.

3) For the elephant shot, the 18-55 should be quite sharp @ 18mm across frame (sharpest in the centre). However, at f/3.5 the Depth of field (DOF) is quite shallow. If you've wanted the whole face of the elephant, including the trunk to be in focus, you could have increase the aperture to f/5.6-8.0. With f/5.6-8.0, the shutter speed may drop to 1/10-1/20, you might want to up the ISO to 1600 so as to increase the shutter speed to 1/20-1/40, with the IS turned on to prevent hand shake. Best is to take a few shots @ f/5.6-8.0 with both ISO 800 and ISO 1600 and choose the sharpest image when you review the images on PC. Bearing in mind that higher ISO will produce more noise, thus reducing sharpness.

I always choose my own AF point rather than leaving it for the camera to decide. By choosing my own AF point, the photos usually turns out closer to what I have in mind. And since the memory card is already paid for, I almost always shot in continuous mode with AF set to AI SERVO. It always better to take a few more shots and choose the sharpest than to return home without sufficiently sharp images.
 

1. Try and get the right part of your picture in focus. I see that you got the area in front of the spider in focus at f5.6 it was not enough to get the spider and the leaf in focus.
2. aperture too high
3. higher aperture.

at low focal lengths, handheld you should be able to do 1/5secs shutterspeed if you hold your camera properly. like shooting rifle. breathe out, arms tucked in, press trigger slowly etc..
 

where could i learn how to make such a great pics like most of you here did?
i am new to it :(
 

i think the point made by the expert here is about focusing.

1) Spider, u should have focus it direct on the spider. DOF can be shallow or medium. just to contrast the pic.
2) Tiger, well taken in a sense that u want to shoot all things in a pic. if you wanna to outstanding the tiger, use bigger aperture aka lower F stop number. however, u may wanna brighten ur pic a bit :D
3) Elephant, i feel it is out of focus. like expert say, use high f stop number.
 

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