Canon EOS 500D Club - PICTURES

[happyham]

F stop - f/14
Exposure time - 1/200
ISO - 400
Focal length - 300 mm

EOS 500D 75-300mm IS

No crop or PP but looks a bit noisy!

 

[hedgehog05]

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..

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.

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
3) Elephant, i feel it is out of focus. like expert say, use high f stop number.

Thx for all ur kind pointed.. surely will take note of my F stop yeah! up for u guys!

 

[blugg]

Hi guys,

Need some advice with the 500D. I'm new to this. I noticed that on Auto and Landscape modes, the sky tends to be overexposed. Is there anyway to compensate for this besides using post processing?


Example 1 - shot on Auto

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58984108@N00/3717397134/in/photostream/

Example 2 - shot on Landscape

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58984108@N00/3716591939/

Noticed how horribly light green and blurred it is? That was shot on landscape with max zoom on 18-55 kit lens.

Also can anyone tell me what the A-DEP mode is for? When would you use it?

Thanks guys, appreciate your comments and advice.

 

[mynameisgreg]

you can try using the exposure compensation. or use manual with ISO 100, aperture of 8-11, and tune the shutterspeed to suit the exposure you want i normally use ~1/60 for sunsets. dont be suprised to get the sky properly exposed and the landscape underexposed though.

 

[dan_1337]

F stop - f/14
Exposure time - 1/200
ISO - 400
Focal length - 300 mm

EOS 500D 75-300mm IS

No crop or PP but looks a bit noisy!

i see zero noise in this photo???

 

[doodah]

Hi guys,

Need some advice with the 500D. I'm new to this. I noticed that on Auto and Landscape modes, the sky tends to be overexposed. Is there anyway to compensate for this besides using post processing?

Noticed how horribly light green and blurred it is? That was shot on landscape with max zoom on 18-55 kit lens.

Also can anyone tell me what the A-DEP mode is for? When would you use it?

Thanks guys, appreciate your comments and advice.

1) You need to get out of Auto and Landscape modes. P may be OK, but Av (aperture priority) is even better. For landscape shots, you try to shoot around f/8 to f/11 (beyond that diffraction becomes too noticeable).

The reason is you need to apply exposure compensation. In both your examples, you need something like -2/3 to -4/3 eV. You can only do that if you are out of Auto mode.

2) A-Dep provides a preview on the effect of aperture size on focusing depth. I have never used it. :bsmilie:

3) There is a Canon gathering of sorts every now and then. Join it and ask some folks there. They'll be quite willing to help you.

 

[blugg]

Thanks for the advice!

You've got some really nice pics

 

[Anfield_Hero]

hiya guys..
I have posted some of my India trip pictures. Although it's not that fantastic, it's my first time bringing a DSLR to a holiday.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5273965#post5273965

The video taken by 500D is really superb.

 

[aikboon]

hiya guys..
I have posted some of my India trip pictures. Although it's not that fantastic, it's my first time bringing a DSLR to a holiday.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showt...65#post5273965

The video taken by 500D is really superb.

I think you need to read more on composition.
Here is a good link, take note on 'Digital Photography Composition Tips'.
http://www.john316photo.com/John_3%3A16_Photo_Supplies/Photo._Tips.html
Your pictures will definitely look better if you follow some of the tips.

I am a newbie too, I find the tips are quite useful.
Just to share....

 

[otarr]

very nice! :thumbsup:

thanks for sharing.

Hi All....nice knowing that 500D beat my 450D..
overall...keep shooting and improving ur shots...I will visit here often

Cheers

 

[Anfield_Hero]

The berries at the bottom look over-exposed

 

[Clown]

Hi All,

My first try out with my new 500D at SG Zoo.
I'm a newbie here.

please refrain from posting images with no technical value here in the equipment forum.