The first two were taken with my old PowerShot A590IS, so I'm looking more for input on composition technique rather than camera settings on these as the input is quite limited... (click images for bigger size)
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<p style="text-align: center;"]Canon Powershot A590IS F/4.0, 1/400s, 6mm (about 36-37mm in full format terms), ISO80
<p style="text-align: center;"]I think I was holding the camera about 2-3 cm from the water...
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<p style="text-align: center;"]Canon Powershot A590IS F/5.5, 1/251s, 23mm (about 130mm in full format terms), ISO80
<p style="text-align: center;"]I really wasn't sure how to crop this picture, crop here is minimal
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<p style="text-align: left;"]This last one was taken with an EOS500D, and I tried playing a lot with settings, but ended up unhappy with the picture. Ideally, since flash was not allowed, I should have set up the tripod, taken another picture at a slower shutter speed to grab the details on the cross and surrounding walls and then do an HDR merge. But due to time constraints that was not possible and my hands aren't steady enough for hand holding the camera for that long... So I'm really interested in tips on making similar shots better.
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<p style="text-align: center;"]Canon EOS500D, Sigma AF 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG macro at 48mm, f/2.8, 1/640s, ISO3200
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<p style="text-align: left;"]Thanks for any tips!
<p style="text-align: left;"]Patrick