Monday Morning Updates
24/08/09 08:58 Filed in: Site
Well after the drama of the Ashes, the F1 GrandPrix, 2 Steam Shoots and the Cumbria Classic Car Show it was always going to be a busy weekend
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Enjoyed a lovely evening at Ais Gill, Mallerstang and was particularly pleased to capture Princess Elizabeth just exiting Ais Gill Viaduct; It was one I was after. However, very poor weather on Sunday influenced my decision to forgo the Classic car Show (when will we have that great weather again?) and so I watched the Grand Prix and listened to the Test Match. I missed The Sherwood Forester in the morning, torrential rain but popped along to Langwathby to capture her on the way home in the evening.
It really is amazing how many "experts" you meet at these locations. Apparently this chap`s point and shoot thingie, I am being unkind, it was the next size up, captures perfect images in Auto and has never let him down; he prints all his shots and the camera is exemplary at shooting Macro! He reckoned the dynamic range of this P&S was fantastic and after The Sherwood Forester had gone by, proceeded to show me his great images. I have to wonder what planet these folk are on.
It was quite dark and dull and the target was moving pretty quickly. My options were to increase the ISO to enable me to obtain a fast Shutter speed and reasonable DoF whilst freezing the train, or go for the better quality lower iso and blur the train whilst keeping the background nice and sharp. Now, The Nikon higher end cameras cope with high ISO brilliantly; last week at Ribblehead I shot at 4500 ISO and obtained very acceptable results. Both methods are valid, but none of these "experts" seemed to know what shutter speed they were using or what Aperture! However I opted for the low iso, good DoF and slow shutter speed to blur the train giving the sensation of speed. The lights were on as well and I wanted to keep detail in them.
However I needn`t have bothered as this chaps compact, on auto, would do all of that, capturing a brilliantly exposed image without "all that fuss"!
Trouble was, even on when looking at the low res Jpeg on his display, I could see that the image was blurred badly everywhere, acutely underexposed and poorly framed. Now I do not want to sound bitchy, I am only too aware of how difficult it is to capture these targets well, but these people appear to be completely delusional!
I knew the conditions and location did not align themselves with a great image, but I like a challenge .......... and yes, all I managed was an average "Record Shot". But that`s the way it is and all pro`s and advanced amateurs know that sometimes the conditions and location will never enable a great shot - not even with a P&S!
I was courteous and looked at the LCD that was being thrust under my nose, smiled at him, wished him luck, and bade him farewell. He then said, "I can make it brighter in Photoshop."!!
Mmmmmm!!!!!
Nick
It really is amazing how many "experts" you meet at these locations. Apparently this chap`s point and shoot thingie, I am being unkind, it was the next size up, captures perfect images in Auto and has never let him down; he prints all his shots and the camera is exemplary at shooting Macro! He reckoned the dynamic range of this P&S was fantastic and after The Sherwood Forester had gone by, proceeded to show me his great images. I have to wonder what planet these folk are on.
It was quite dark and dull and the target was moving pretty quickly. My options were to increase the ISO to enable me to obtain a fast Shutter speed and reasonable DoF whilst freezing the train, or go for the better quality lower iso and blur the train whilst keeping the background nice and sharp. Now, The Nikon higher end cameras cope with high ISO brilliantly; last week at Ribblehead I shot at 4500 ISO and obtained very acceptable results. Both methods are valid, but none of these "experts" seemed to know what shutter speed they were using or what Aperture! However I opted for the low iso, good DoF and slow shutter speed to blur the train giving the sensation of speed. The lights were on as well and I wanted to keep detail in them.
However I needn`t have bothered as this chaps compact, on auto, would do all of that, capturing a brilliantly exposed image without "all that fuss"!
Trouble was, even on when looking at the low res Jpeg on his display, I could see that the image was blurred badly everywhere, acutely underexposed and poorly framed. Now I do not want to sound bitchy, I am only too aware of how difficult it is to capture these targets well, but these people appear to be completely delusional!
I knew the conditions and location did not align themselves with a great image, but I like a challenge .......... and yes, all I managed was an average "Record Shot". But that`s the way it is and all pro`s and advanced amateurs know that sometimes the conditions and location will never enable a great shot - not even with a P&S!
I was courteous and looked at the LCD that was being thrust under my nose, smiled at him, wished him luck, and bade him farewell. He then said, "I can make it brighter in Photoshop."!!
Mmmmmm!!!!!
Nick