Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[Kayaker72]

Denise...love the composition of the Mallard.


QwRad....really like 1 and 4. Great character in #1 and #4 is very interesting. Just one of those things I've never really seen.


And thanks for the comments...much appreciated. Below is one more that I processed last night. BTW, I took #2 & #3 above and the one below with a B+W ND 106 filter. #1 above was with a CPL.


This is the upper portion ofCrystal Cascades. In total, it is ~80 ft tall.Shot with a 7D, 15-85 @ 24 mm, 1/4 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100 with the B+W ND 106 on an overcast day.


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[ddt0725]

Two days of walking the nature trails has left me with LOTS of photos to go thru! Very early this morning I met up with one of the deers above and he walked with me for about 15 mins. He didn't even mind my flash and better beamer!

[Steve U]

What a great set Denise, excellent work.

[ddt0725]

Thanks, Steve! These woods were packed with deer but it was hard to get a clear view of most of them, especially the babies but this deer I ran into this morning had no problem with me hanging out with him for awhile.

[Lancer]

I recently got my first SLR camera; a Nikon D3000, I have been taking a photo's when I have time. Any thoughts and advice are welcome.


A picture of one of the gladiolus blooming in my backyard after a late shower


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I'll be honest I took this picture for my mother who loves bee's


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I took this picture are our city's nature preserve. I think this is one of the photo's I got off the path which I found out a day later I am apparently I am allergic to poison ivy. Spent the next 2 weeks itching like crazy. I like this photo because of all the different colors & textures on the cut tree trunk.


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[thekingb]

Blue Ridge Parkway outside of Asheville, NC, using a rented Sigma 8-16 and my backup XS body to shoot at f/16 with less diffraction worries.


16mm, ISO 100, f/16, 1/80s.


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[Richard Lane]

Hi Lancer,


Welcome to the Forums and Congratulations on your new DSLR!


I like the dew on the flower in the 1st shot. There is some noise in the green background of the 1st shot, that is not noticed in the 2nd shot. See how the green background is much cleaner and creamier in the 2nd shot. Some noise can easily be removed in post-processing. Maybe you could get rid of that shriveled up white leaf in the background of the 1st one (11 O'clock position). Also consider raising the exposure a very tiny amount in the 1st shot, but try not to blow out the whites. Also, keep practicing with DOF (apertures) and compositions. In the 1st shot, perhaps a narrower aperture to increase your DOF would draw the viewers eye deeper into the flower, but some of this is personal preference. You also need enough light to do this and since there is some noise in the photo, perhaps this wasn't an option for you.


Are you shooting in RAW or Jpeg? You may want to shoot in both formats in the beginning, this way you will have the RAW file to edit later on when you get more proficient. Play around with the different camera modes, Aperture priority for stills and Shutter Priority for Moving subjects is a good way to practice. Also learn how to adjust the ISO or try Auto ISO, if your camera has that.


If you are looking for additional feedback, then I would encourage you to list your lens, as well as the EXIF data for the shot. If you use a tripod then you could mention that too.


Nicely done! Good Luck and keep posting!


Rich

[Fast Glass]

At thekingb,


At f/16 you actually have more difraction than something wider, such as f/8 or f/11. This scene doesn