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[cheerio]

I was out exploring the woods and I got quite a few pictures. This picture was a stream and it was hard to get because the water was moving and all this and that, but this was the best I got:


I want to know how I can fix it up. The original image is MUCH bigger. The main problem is that it's all pixely because there wasn't good lighting. I also want it to just..look nicer I don't really do much in photoshop but resize, and I want to learn different methods of touching the photos up :wacko:

[Dance]

I dont know why i did this, i think i where opening it up to see what could be done to improve on the lightning and removal of gain and stuff but i completly lost myself and i ended up doing this instaid... I shouldnt sit here 3.30 am i think :wacko:

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[cheerio]

hahahha you crack me up

[Dance]

I'll post some tips tomorrow but for now i need some sleep as im getting funny in my head..

[d2Squared]

hehe dance, thats awsome!!! I wish i could do that. na just kidding
Nice photo...

[Canen Art]

That grainy look is because of your ISO setting on your camera. I'm guessing this is from a digital camera. If you had the camera on an auto setting and the lighting was low, it probable was shot with an ISO of 800 up to 1600.

To fix this problem in the future try shooting with an ISO of 100 to 400 max. As far as fixing this photo you probable can make some sharpness adjustments in photoshop.

Best Regards,

Jason

[EAXT]

Great picture, keep up the good work!

[cheerio]

Canen Art, on Oct 21 2006, 04:06 PM, said:

That grainy look is because of your ISO setting on your camera. I'm guessing this is from a digital camera. If you had the camera on an auto setting and the lighting was low, it probable was shot with an ISO of 800 up to 1600.

To fix this problem in the future try shooting with an ISO of 100 to 400 max. As far as fixing this photo you probable can make some sharpness adjustments in photoshop.

Best Regards,

Jason

Cool, thanks for the tips. I just found the ISO stuff, I have no idea what ISO is, but i'll go look that up

[dEcade]

Very nice picture, that must of been a nice place to be.

dEcade

[Canen Art]

cheerio, on Oct 22 2006, 03:36 PM, said:

Cool, thanks for the tips. I just found the ISO stuff, I have no idea what ISO is, but i'll go look that up

You're welcome.

ISO is your film speed. The higher the number the more sensitive to light the film is. 800 is more sensitive to light than 100 speed is. The draw back with shooting with a higher speed like 800 vs 100 is 800 will tend to have a grainy look to the photo.

I hope this helps you out a bit more.

Best Regards,

Jason

[cheerio]

Canen Art, on Oct 22 2006, 09:53 PM, said:

cheerio, on Oct 22 2006, 03:36 PM, said:

Cool, thanks for the tips. I just found the ISO stuff, I have no idea what ISO is, but i'll go look that up

You're welcome.

ISO is your film speed. The higher the number the more sensitive to light the film is. 800 is more sensitive to light than 100 speed is. The draw back with shooting with a higher speed like 800 vs 100 is 800 will tend to have a grainy look to the photo.

I hope this helps you out a bit more.

Best Regards,

Jason

Ooooo alright. If you want to take a picture of somethign that's soo bright, but don't want the picture to be filled with light, you should use high ISO, right?
By the way your bird pictures are absolutely amazing! How do you get so close to the birds?

Edited by cheerio, 23 October 2006 - 05:21 PM.

[EAXT]

Now I learned something usefull lol!!

[Canen Art]

cheerio, on Oct 23 2006, 04:18 PM, said:

Ooooo alright. If you want to take a picture of somethign that's soo bright, but don't want the picture to be filled with light, you should use high ISO, right?
By the way your bird pictures are absolutely amazing! How do you get so close to the birds?

That's not totally how it works. The higher the number on your ISO the more senitive to light the film is. So in your example you would want to use 100 speed film vs 800 speed.

Remember the ISO(film speed) is just one part of the total function of taking that perfect photo. Your shutter speed and aperture will also play a roll in how your photos turn out.

It's all about getting the perfect balance with everything. I hope this helps a bit more.

As far as a lot of my bird photos. I do have a 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM telephoto lens. Which from time to time I do use my 2x converter which doubles my lens as if it was an 800mm lens. This lens allows me to get in really close without scaring the birds away.

Regards,

Jason

Edited by Canen Art, 23 October 2006 - 09:52 PM.