My first pics

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I finally got to get out today with my new toy. Went to Sea World and took a few photos. Feedback would be great.

[Rooz]

photos would be a good start. lol

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/xhibit25/Bluefish.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/xhibit25/lionfish.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/xhibit25/sealion1.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/xhibit25/sealion2.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/xhibit25/Shark.jpg

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That was all of them

[Rooz]

x, not all the exif is coming up. my guess is your shooting in full auto mode ? and using af-a autofocus ?

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Yeah, I used portrait mode mostly. I still have alot to learn before I start using the other modes. I start classes in a week which should help me immensly. So the feedback I am looking for is more in the realm of the final product since I didn't use my own settings. I did crop and edit due to people in the background etc. Rooz, what is this exif you mention?

[jcon]

The 2nd picture looks the best of the bunch, to me anyway. What lens did you use? They look a little soft to me. Were all the pictures shot through a glass barrier?

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I used the 18-105VR. My 50mm hasn't come in yet so for now that is all I used. the 3 fish were shot through the glass of the tank the sea lions were outside.

[XaiLo]

EXIF is the metadata information which notes the camera settings for each image.

[Rooz]

#1 SS too slow
#2 onboard flash too powerful
#3/4/5 look misfocussed, not soft.

all of the above can be corrected as soon as you get out of the full auto modes. so your course will be invaluable ! havign said all of that, shooting moving objects thru glass in relatively dark conditions is very challenging for anyone.

[XaiLo]

havign said all of that, shooting moving objects thru glass in relatively dark conditions is very challenging for anyone.

Nah, you could do it blind folded Rooz :p

[kjmdrumz3]

Pretty much what everyone else has said, bro. I like the 2nd the best though.

[ramblingman]

Being relatively new to photography myself ....I like to use the P setting over Auto cause you do have more control with the camera and it's a nice start to learning ....but I do get into all the settings now ...time will prove what you like to do most ...and experience is the only teacher !

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Thanks for the feedback. Like I said these were literally the first shots taken with this camera. Previously I had only used old disposables and my fiance has a cheap $100 point and shoot 6MP camera. Any little knowledge I have now has come from browsing this forum and a little reading in the manual. I plan on experimenting more, but for my first time out, the preset modes were a safer option. In the 4th pic I locked the focus on the sea lion hoping for the background to be blurred a bit.

[ramblingman]

Hey they were good pic's for the first time ...not sure I can match em...I do this for fun ......if you go to a book store they also have kinds of help there for you too ...I was looking last night and they even the have the books for dummies for our pacific camera's .....so just have fun and learn!

[mugsisme]

Another "I like the second one" vote. The second one has good colors, and is basically very interesting. While the shark one seems interesting, as the seals, as Rooz mentioned, they are out of focus. The best advice I got was to take a lot of pictures. Experiment. Change your ISO. Change your settings. Especially if you are at a park or something like that, then take one picture with the ISO one way, and then another. Take a picture on auto, and read the information. Ask yourself, why did the camera pick this shutter speed and this aperture. Also, get yourself some books from the library. But take loads of pictures.

where are you taking the class from?

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The classes are at Crealde School of Art here in Winter Park. I ended up returning the D90 and got the D60 due to a financial issue that came up.

[tim11]

Portrait mode is not for such shots. Aquarium mode might do better if there is one such mode in D90. Nonetheless, have fun with whatever modes you choose for now until lessons start.
Sorry to hear you had to return D90 but D60 is good enough to get you started.