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Published: 2013-11-21 14:03:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 311; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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Looking at Hono' during nighttime.Will be available as a print soon.
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Cool how you used a black and white filter to give it that cinematic feeling and used a fish eye len to give you picture even more of a depth. Also to note, i enjoy how you blurred out the streets, it doesn't over load the eye with details.
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No filters on this, they're all manual edits. You're correct about the fish-eye lens, but as far as the blurred out streets, that was my mistake - I wasn't using a very sturdy tripod whilst taking a long-exposure picture, and it ended up blurring when the wind hit it. Nice eye, though - however, this is an older photo too, and it's definitely not one of my best. I'll send you a link to the website in a little bit.
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The lights in this are fantastic, and B/W certainly is a great choice here!
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Thank you, Juliane
I'm retaking it soon to correct the distortion/sharpness issues with a different lens, and hopefully get some brighter clouds in the picture.
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Thank you
Redoing it soon.
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A very, very nice photo that almost looks like a painting! The clouds are amazing and are mirrored beautifully by the shore. Is it intentional that the buildings look a little less than sharp? That does add to the "painting" look but I, myself, would have liked a little more sharpness in them, and clearer contrast between the lights in the windows and the dark walls.
I hope you don't mind my comment. I think you're looking for this sort of feedback, right? You can be certain that I always admire your photography.
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Thank you for the comment, Rosalinde 
I intend to do more work on the clouds once I can get my remote control for the camera (allowing me to take exposures over 30 seconds), so you'll see a lot of stuff on those in the future. As for the clarity of the photo, this was my first day using both the camera and telephoto lenses, so it was a mistake I was unable to fix at the time ^^. I had a 300mm Zoom lens and a 58mm Wide Angle lens stacked onto each other, and the latter made it difficult to focus. After a couple of interesting findings I came upon, I promise the next similar photo will look much sharper ^^.
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Interesting! I didn't know that you can use more than one lens at a time. Very different from my camera! I'm starting to become just a bit unhappy with my camera. I was wondering why DSLR cameras are better (if they are better) than the little cameras of the type I have. (Canon PowerShot A560 is what I have). I certainly could use more megapixels, but else would make a DSLR camera better? My dad thinks that getting a new non-SLR camera would be just as good, as they've come a long way since mine was made. You seem to know your cameras. What do you think?
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PowerShots are point and shoots, and while they are more-than-decent in that category (I like the Canon PowerShot and the Panasonic Lumix as my favourite point-and-shoots), they are limited as to how you can take your photos.
If you know in-depth the workings of a camera (full depth of field control, understanding of shutter speed and aperture size, understanding of exposures, soft/hard light, etc.), and you want the most freedom possible in how you can take photos, a DSLR is your best bet. I switched to DSLR and will never go back. And DSLR's, no matter how many megapixels, typically have better photo quality (a 10megampixel DSLR will have less noise and better colour quality/clarity in the photo than a 10megapixel point and shoot, if you shop right)
A point & shoot camera is limited to one lens, one set zoom, one set maximum quality, one set macro setting, one set everything.
With a DSLR, you have a wide array of functions to choose from (assuming you're familiar with them - if you aren't, I certainly wouldn't mind helping), and with each new lens you have more functions. And there are so many lenses and filters and flashes and other equipment you can use that you'll never run out of possibilities.
If you're typical photographer and you only take a few pictures at a time, stick to high-end point and shoots.
If you're an enthusiast and you need to take hundreds a day, DSLR, all the way. And remember, the money decides the quality of the camera.
Look for Canon/Nikon/Pentax/Olympus. Those are my trusted ones. I usually don't like Sony, but they aren't all bad. I recommend you try before you buy
Here's a list for you to check out: reviews.cnet.com/best-digital-…
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This is truly eye-opening to me. You've explained it very well! I wish I knew somebody who could show me their DSLR up close. The flash is one thing I really dislike about my camera. I usually turn it off because it's too bright and glaring. Of course, this leads to many blurry photos... I started out with a camera on which all of the settings had to be done by hand. It was my Dad's old camera.
When I start taking pictures, I take a lot of them. I would be so happy if more of them turned out well! I'll check out your list and do some more reading. Thank you very much!
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I know this is a very late response, but I know you've noticed that I've had a lot going on. So I should, in any case, mention the third type of camera, which is "Mirrorless."
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Interesting! You could give photography lessons. I think you're a natural teacher. Yes, you sure have had a lot going on. Same here! I want to start reading the journals here on dA again in order to keep in touch with you and my other friends. It will still have to wait a while, though. I hope to have my apartment back by April 1.
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