Recent weekend trip to a nearby hill station.

Hi,


We took a break last month and headed for a weekend trip to this nearby hill station to spend some time relaxing and breathing fresh air away from the city's noisy hustle.


Captured a few pics during this time off. Please provide your precious critique for improvement.


1] Scenic sunset http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/...2b227c90_b.jpg


2] Waterfalls and its surrounding greeneryhttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/...cb28daff_b.jpg


3] The road we drove to the highest peak in our state.http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2699/...b80aeda2_b.jpg


4] My thought on seeing thisdawn "God is blowing away the clouds & making them dance in colors. What a way to paint the sky!!"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/...621a2478_b.jpg


5] Simple & yet so beautiful; spent like 20 mins mesmerized in this vast ambience of natures creation. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/...46bcf680_b.jpg


You can see more pics from this trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dayanand_hiremath/sets/72157623201666459/detail/


Many thanks for viewing,


Daya

Very nice. What gear and settings did you use.[H]

Sorry for not posting the EXIF info.


All pics taken with Canon EOS 40D + 28-135mm IS USM. focal length used for all pics is 28mm.
EXIF info as given below:


1
Aperture F/7.1
Shutter speed 1/125 sec
ISO 200
Evaluvative metering


2
Aperture F/5.6
Shutter speed 1/60 sec
ISO 100
Evaluvative metering


3
Aperture F/10
Shutter speed 1/250 sec
ISO 100
Evaluvative metering


4
Aperture F/9
Shutter speed 1/200 sec
ISO 400
Spot metering


5
Aperture F/10
Shutter speed 1/200 sec
ISO 100
Evaluvative metering


Thanks for asking Bouwy :-)

Nice photos! I like the last one a lot, real simple but beautiful [Y] Really beautifull scenery where you live...amazing[H]


One thing: clean your sensor or get it cleaned [:D] You've got some dust?spots on your photos.

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Originally Posted by Sheiky

One thing: clean your sensor or get it cleaned [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img] You've got some dust?spots on your photos.

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maybe you've got some dust on your monitor :) jk, i did notice a spot left after you mentioned it, otherwise great work!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by mattsartin

maybe you've got some dust on your monitor :) jk, i did notice a spot left after you mentioned it, otherwise great work!

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Could also be the case [:P] Well there are a few strong ones, I selected them on one of Daya's pictures. They are not really visible on the first 2 pictures, but on the other 3 they pop out just a little bit. I know you can postprocess it, but it will safe you a lot of work if you clean your sensor once in a while. Because I assume you do it with your lens as well [:D]


http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/spots.jpg


Other than that...amazing scenery! Did I mention that?[H]

Beautiful photographs. My favorite is #4. I love the megentas, blues, and silhouette shapes.

very nice captures Daya.


#s 2,3,4 are really nice. 3 is my favorite; that cloud looks similar to the Nikon (and sprint) logo!


I do have some advice for #3. To pull out some detail in the foreground instead of having a black void, take another, longer exposure of the rocks/hill that brings out detail in them. Then, stitch the 2 photos in photoshop. anyway, very small critique. keep shooting [H]


brendan

@Sheiky
Thank you for your appreciation. I live in India.
Yup, i definitely have to get my sensor cleaned. Appreciate your help to identify the dust spots.


@Mattsartin
Thank you for your encouragement.


@Daniel Browning
I admire your depth of technical knowledge & your appreciation means really something to me :)


@Brendan
Thank you for the appreciation. I come to think of the logos only after you pointed out.
Next time will try to put your tip to practice.

No problem Daya. It's my pleasure. Just keep enjoying taking pictures and you will be just fine! Your backyard is still really amazing when I look at it [H]