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 Ninjako
    
Location: Winnipeg
Gender: Male
I Wonder What's In Here
 |  | Monestary Ruins
< on 3/1/2006 6:24 AM >
|  | | | Just a small exploration with my new camera.. Please be gentle!!
Monestary Ruins:
[last edit 3/1/2006 6:45 AM by Mutt - edited 1 times]
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trojansxc91
Gender: Male
| | Re: Monestary Ruins
<Reply # 1 on 3/2/2006 2:44 AM >
| | | | I like them a lot, except I think the 5th one could have used a bit more subject to it.
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cmt9000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Monestary Ruins
<Reply # 2 on 3/2/2006 1:10 PM >
| | | | I see potential here.
I would try using a tripod and flashlight to highlight the photo rather than a flash. Or maybe combine two shots...one with flash, another one without and longer exposure. Tripod is essential for low-light photography.
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Ninjako
Location: Winnipeg
Gender: Male
I Wonder What's In Here
| | Re: Monestary Ruins
<Reply # 3 on 3/7/2006 11:38 PM >
| | | | I would appreciate more input on how to improve my technique, if possible.
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Urban Pirate
Location: Salt Lake City
Gender: Male
| | Re: Monestary Ruins
<Reply # 4 on 3/8/2006 12:53 AM >
| | | | Your biggest problem is the camera flash. Using a flash will bleach out and ruin any colors in the photograph. To avoid having to shoot with a flash there are several things you can do.
If you have a tripod and your camera allows you to adjust your shutter speed, f-stop, etc then try a longer exposure and see if you can get a good shot without the flash. The last two photos you posted look like they were in a basement area or something that probably doesn't afford you any natural light. In this case you could try "painting" with a flashlight on the area you want to expose. Set your camera's shutter to a relatively long setting (perhaps a couple of seconds, it depends on the situation) and then shine your flashlight on the areas you want lighted while the camera is taking the picture. It takes some work to do it well, but it looks awesome if you work at it. You can even try using colored lights to create truly strange effects.
If you don't have a tripod you really need to look into purchasing one, it will do wonders for your photography. If you don't have one and still want to experiment with some of these techniques, at least try finding a flat surface you can set your camera on while taking these shots. This isn't ideal, but it will be better than trying to hand shoot.
Good luck, post more photos when you get some!
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Ninjako
Location: Winnipeg
Gender: Male
I Wonder What's In Here
| | Re: Monestary Ruins
<Reply # 5 on 3/8/2006 1:09 AM >
| | | | Thanks for the tips. I don't currently have a tripod and am stuck with a not-so-good digital that doesn't allow a lot of manual adjustment for the time being, so I don't know if getting a tripod would be worth the money. Are they interchangeable between camera (standard bolt size)?
Would it help the coloring if I was to light up the area with a flashlight and increase exposure as long as it goes and not use a flash?
I remember reading about a technique called "layering" if I recall correctly. If I was to use a tripod and take a series of 20 photos (for example) while lighting up different areas of the location with a flashlight and digitally sandwich them, could this make for a decent picture?
Thanks again 
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Urban Pirate
Location: Salt Lake City
Gender: Male
| | Re: Monestary Ruins
<Reply # 6 on 3/8/2006 1:58 AM >
| | | | Tripods pretty much all have the same mounting bolt, so no matter what camera you use it should fit on the tripod.
Yes, it would help you color, the flashlight if done well won't bleach away your color. That layering technique is something I have also heard of, though you don't necessarily need twenty pictures. But that style is something to try.
Photoshop is the go to program for this sort of stuff, it may be complex but it can everything. The latest version has a cool feature called Merge to HDR. HDR is high dynamic range which refers to light. To use this you shoot three or more photographs of the same location exposing for highlights, mid-tones, and shadows respectively. Photoshop will merge all the files together to create a single picture that covers that whole visual spectrum. I have yet to try the feature myself, but I'm thinking I may go out in the next couple of days to mess with it.
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