tobinharris
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Hi folks
Someone (@kermaier) suggested that I post up some shots, mainly because the kind people on the forum here seem to enjoy giving feedback.
I'm a total photography noob, and have had the R-D1 for just over 24 hours now.
All these shots were:
- Taken with R-D1 + CV 25mm/f4
- Usually on AE mode, sometimes with +1/2 step exposure
- Imported from camera as RAW (or B&W JPEG) using iPhoto
- Then exported as high quality JPEG and uploaded to Flickr
- Had minimal post-processing
- B&Ws are using R-D1's JPEG output rendering (in monochrome mode, outputting colour RAW + B&W JPEG at same time)
Expect to see a myriad of technical problems and compositional problems in my piccies 🙂 Any pointers MUCH appreciated.

Shoes by tobinharris, on Flickr

Hall Window (color) by tobinharris, on Flickr

Gate (B&W) by tobinharris, on Flickr

Wall Light by tobinharris, on Flickr

Clothes Rack by tobinharris, on Flickr

Hall WIndow by tobinharris, on Flickr

Bedroom by tobinharris, on Flickr

Clothes Rack Color by tobinharris, on Flickr

Hall Upstairs by tobinharris, on Flickr

Gate 2 (Color) by tobinharris, on Flickr
View full slideswho on Flickr
Note: Have put a few in there in both colour and B&W, just to show how things are getting captured. Colour is "ok" I think, but not quite as vibrant as I'd like.
A few problems I think I'm having
- I've noticed some of the black and whites look at bit rough and dirty when viewed in a larger size. Nowhere near as crisp and clean as some of the other piccies I've seen on here.
- I'm not sure what GOOD exposure is yet. Are the images too dark?
- I'm also seeing some white dots on the images. Hopefully a lense issue rather than a sensor issue :S ?
- Framing with the VC 25mm/f4 is really HARD using the built in viewfinder. On close-up shots, it seems like the WHOLE viewfinder is the frame, and in others it seems like the 25mm lines are reasonably accurate.
Cheers folks. I'm having a lot of fun on day two of the R-D1. Harsh feedback welcome 🙂
Someone (@kermaier) suggested that I post up some shots, mainly because the kind people on the forum here seem to enjoy giving feedback.
I'm a total photography noob, and have had the R-D1 for just over 24 hours now.
All these shots were:
- Taken with R-D1 + CV 25mm/f4
- Usually on AE mode, sometimes with +1/2 step exposure
- Imported from camera as RAW (or B&W JPEG) using iPhoto
- Then exported as high quality JPEG and uploaded to Flickr
- Had minimal post-processing
- B&Ws are using R-D1's JPEG output rendering (in monochrome mode, outputting colour RAW + B&W JPEG at same time)
Expect to see a myriad of technical problems and compositional problems in my piccies 🙂 Any pointers MUCH appreciated.

Shoes by tobinharris, on Flickr

Hall Window (color) by tobinharris, on Flickr

Gate (B&W) by tobinharris, on Flickr

Wall Light by tobinharris, on Flickr

Clothes Rack by tobinharris, on Flickr

Hall WIndow by tobinharris, on Flickr

Bedroom by tobinharris, on Flickr

Clothes Rack Color by tobinharris, on Flickr

Hall Upstairs by tobinharris, on Flickr

Gate 2 (Color) by tobinharris, on Flickr
View full slideswho on Flickr
Note: Have put a few in there in both colour and B&W, just to show how things are getting captured. Colour is "ok" I think, but not quite as vibrant as I'd like.
A few problems I think I'm having
- I've noticed some of the black and whites look at bit rough and dirty when viewed in a larger size. Nowhere near as crisp and clean as some of the other piccies I've seen on here.
- I'm not sure what GOOD exposure is yet. Are the images too dark?
- I'm also seeing some white dots on the images. Hopefully a lense issue rather than a sensor issue :S ?
- Framing with the VC 25mm/f4 is really HARD using the built in viewfinder. On close-up shots, it seems like the WHOLE viewfinder is the frame, and in others it seems like the 25mm lines are reasonably accurate.
Cheers folks. I'm having a lot of fun on day two of the R-D1. Harsh feedback welcome 🙂
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