I´m just starting.

[Vincent]

I find it a bit ambitious to start here, but like to post. So here it goes, search engines favourites:



The cat was sharp, but the setting was very boring, so I went Black and White and darkend the edges to get some more focus on the subject.
Posting here actually makes me think more about the pictures, however I really still have to find my way.

Feedback is appreciated.

 

[pedroj]

If I had taken this and the cat being the subject I would have less vacant area around it...

Not saying my way is right just what I like...

 

[Moab Man]

Less empty space and lower yourself to get down on the cats level eye to eye. While this is not a great shot, the vertical lines should have been corrected and the shot straightened. And the backdrop is ugly, but the look on the cats face (reason I shot it) gives you a feeling that you're about to be prey. That happens because of the eye to eye level as oppose to our overwhelming height looking down on a small cat which would then make the cat in this shot look like it was cowering from us, the lowered head, instead of getting ready to eat us.

The more that I look at this shot I am now kicking myself because I can't believe I didn't correct the vertical in the shot. {trying to kick myself in the rear but it's not working}


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[Marilynne]

I agree with Alan and Moab Man.

 

[Vincent]

Thanks for the feedback, I should be less lazy in positioning.

Today I set my target in abusing the telezoom for "macro" like work:


Flower Close1

Device: Nikon D7000
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 70mm
Focus Mode: Manual
AF-Area Mode: Single
VR: OFF
AF Fine Tune: ON(0)
Aperture: F/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/100s
Exposure Mode: Manual
Exposure Comp.: 0EV
Metering: Spot
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 1250
White Balance: Auto1, 0, 0
Color Space: sRGB
High ISO NR: ON (High)
Long Exposure NR: OFF
Active D-Lighting: OFF
Auto Distortion Control: OFF
Picture Control: [SD] STANDARD
Base: [SD] STANDARD
Quick Adjust: 0
Sharpening: 3
Contrast: 0
Brightness: 0
Saturation: 0
Hue: 0

Flower CLose2Device: Nikon D7000
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 70mm
Focus Mode: Manual
AF-Area Mode: Single
VR: OFF
AF Fine Tune: ON(0)
Aperture: F/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering: Spot
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 640
White Balance: Auto1, 0, 0
Color Space: sRGB
High ISO NR: ON (High)
Long Exposure NR: OFF
Active D-Lighting: OFF
Auto Distortion Control: OFF
Picture Control: [SD] STANDARD
Base: [SD] STANDARD
Quick Adjust: 0
Sharpening: 3
Contrast: 0
Brightness: 0
Saturation: 0
Hue: 0

I quite liked the panning on the dragonfly, but no light, the dragonfly that did not stop flying, etc ... did not bring a fantastic result:


Device: Nikon D7000
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 70mm
Focus Mode: AF-A
AF-Area Mode: Dynamic, 9 points
VR: ON
AF Fine Tune: ON(0)
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/25s

 

[Horoscope Fish]

Less empty space and lower yourself to get down on the cats level eye to eye. While this is not a great shot, the vertical lines should have been corrected and the shot straightened. ... The more that I look at this shot I am now kicking myself because I can't believe I didn't correct the vertical in the shot. {trying to kick myself in the rear but it's not working}​

Dude, don't bother straightening, just remove the offending lines...

It took me all of ten seconds to knock them out (didn't want to mess with your copyright notice):

 

[piperbarb]

With cat photos, don't be afraid to get on the cat's level, as others have said, and get close. Also, you don't always have to photograph the "whole" cat.
Sometimes, part of a cat can have greater impact. All three photos, below, were from the same RAW file but cropped and processed slightly differently.







Personally, I like the third one best. To me, it really captures Creature enjoying the sunshine on a chilly early spring day.

 

[Moab Man]

Dude, don't bother straightening, just remove the offending lines...

It took me all of ten seconds to knock them out (didn't want to mess with your copyright notice):

Actually, if you want to do me a favor remove the cat The fact its crooked isn't the big deal - its that I made such a rookie mistake and know better. But back to removing the cat...

 

[Ironwood]

.......... But back to removing the cat...

Dont worry, the cat will always come back.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

Actually, if you want to do me a favor remove the cat The fact its crooked isn't the big deal - its that I made such a rookie mistake and know better. But back to removing the cat...

Here you go

 

[Moab Man]

Now that is the best cat ever!

 

[Vincent]

Tried some homework (product thread):

View attachment 46732

 

[Vincent]

Not inspired today, bad weather and no time: Device: Nikon D7000 Lens: 50mm F/1.8G Focal Length: 50mm Focus Mode: AF-S AF-Area Mode: Wide Area Aperture: F/2.2 Shutter Speed: 2.5s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100

 

[Vincent]

Bee close up: Today second try to use the telephoto for "macro" like work:
Device: Nikon D7000 Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8G Focal Length: 195mm (oups) Focus Mode: Manual VR: OFF Aperture: F/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/1250s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 250

 

[piperbarb]

Nice bee.

 

[Whiskeyman]

My take on Moab Man's cat!!

 

[Vincent]

Other lens on project today, the Ultra Wide:
Device: Nikon D7000 Lens: 11-16mm F/2.8G Focal Length: 14mm Focus Mode: AF-A Aperture: F/16 Shutter Speed: 30s ISO Sensitivity: ISO 500


Time to celebrate my first flat battery as well!

 

[Vincent]

Bird with tongue hanging out in a nearby park (in the wild):


Nikon D7000 VR 70-200mm F/2.8G 200mm VR: ON Aperture: F/6.3 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
ISO Sensitivity: 0.3EV over 6400

I was sitting near a pond waiting for something to shoot, when suddenly this bird landed nearby. (Sure beat the ducks)

 

[Fred Kingston_RIP]

I don't wanna get you upset or anything...but that ain't a tongue hangin' out...

That's the tail of his lunch hangin' out...:smile-new:

 

[Vincent]

Seal, on a boat cruise, quite a distance from Luxembourg. Picture for Friday 16 Aug 2013.



Easier when they take you to a subject like this:
Nikon D7000 VR 70-200mm F/2.8G 200mm F/3.5 Shutter Speed: 1/800s Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto ISO 250


P.S.: The lunch for the bird was my first idea, but I have a picture 3 seconds earlier in about the same position without dinner, certain it did not duck in that timeframe.