Little Creek

[affe]

This is my first submission to this website. Took this in Green Bay at the Botanical Garden. I used a Canon Rebel XT (I have had the camera for 2 years now), 28-135 IS lens w/ hood and polarized filter.

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[affe]

f/22
Exp time 1/8 sec
iso-800
focal 33mm

Just seeing how I could enhance or even take better photos like this?

[RecurrentNerve]

Welcome. What were you trying to achieve with the shot?

[affe]

trying to get something that stands out more. I have PS and LR. I'm rusty with PS and a novice with LR. So I don't know if it is something when taking the shot that I could make it better or something in post production.

[cbui81]

Have you tried shooting this same shot with a lower ISO? That way you could go with an even longer exposure to smooth out the water even more. And that way you can avoid any noise in the picture. I still have an XT though I don't use it much anymore since I upgraded. I noticed that anything above 200 or 400 ISO started getting pretty grainy on mine.

Not sure what your tastes are as far as post production goes, but i'd try a shot that's just a tiny bit over exposed, and then turn up the contrast a bit to make the shadows and rocks really pop.

[affe]

Originally Posted by cbui81

Have you tried shooting this same shot with a lower ISO? That way you could go with an even longer exposure to smooth out the water even more. And that way you can avoid any noise in the picture. I still have an XT though I don't use it much anymore since I upgraded. I noticed that anything above 200 or 400 ISO started getting pretty grainy on mine.

Not sure what your tastes are as far as post production goes, but i'd try a shot that's just a tiny bit over exposed, and then turn up the contrast a bit to make the shadows and rocks really pop.

So it is better to shoot with a lower vs higher iso? I haven't tried shooting that shot with any other iso since I don't live in that area. I was there during vacation. I guess I am still a little bit of a novice when knowing what iso, f-stop, etc to use and how to exactly get to them on my camera under M mode.

[danbaileyphoto]

Yes, you have a nice scene here, good framing and a nice, aesthetic curve in your composition, but there needs to be a definable subject matter for it to be a strong image. Before you take the shot, ask yourself, "what is the picture about?" That question can help you decide what subject elements are important and what needs to be accentuated, moved or deleted.

Also, better light might really help this image pop!

[cbui81]

Originally Posted by affe

So it is better to shoot with a lower vs higher iso? I haven't tried shooting that shot with any other iso since I don't live in that area. I was there during vacation. I guess I am still a little bit of a novice when knowing what iso, f-stop, etc to use and how to exactly get to them on my camera under M mode.

On your camera, I'd definitely try to use a lower ISO jsut to avoid noise, especially with my experience with my old XT, which I still love by the way. The reason I specifically recommended the lower ISO on this shot wasn't so much because of any noise in the photo since I couldn't see any at first glance.

The reason I recommended that was mainly so that you can get a longer shutter speed. Basically jsut to give you a different look on the photo.

[PapaJon]

Try using a nuetral density filter or shoot later in the day.