Autumn at Blair Castle

[Daisy M]

IMG_9524 (2) by David Miller, on Flickr

Comments please, still trying.

[digiman]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Lovely colours David, but it's very soft. I assume handheld? You shot at full 300mm focal length, at 1/125th shutter speed. At that focal length, especially with that lens, it's a bit slow I'd say. A general rule of thumb is to choose a shutter speed at least equal to or higher than the focal length figure, ie, in your case, 300mm focal equals 1/320th or higher. Stick your camera on to TV mode and choose your shutter speed. Gives you more control rather than the camera choosing for you.

Keep at it, we're all learning

Garry

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Yes far too slow for that focal length which is a shame as the composition and colours are both good so it would have been a cracking picture.

Just to comment further on Garry's advice, yes, there is a rule of thumb that says shutter speed should be equal to or greater than the focal length but, am I not correct in thinking the crop factor (1.6 in this case) also needs to be taken into account? Therefore, for 300 mm, with an 'effective' FL of 480mm, the speed should be >= 1/480.

Cheers,
John

[Daisy M]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Thanks John & Garry. More to take in this old brain.

[Birdy]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

I think it could also have done with a slight tilt counterclockwise to straighten up the castle walls. If you use Lightroom it has an Auto straighten feature which makes it easier.

[Skyelines]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Seeing the picture is the biggest part of a great shot, looks like that's well sorted.

The technical bits come with practice.

[tesarver]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Nicely composed.

Tom

[Daisy M]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Thanks Tom, Andrew & Skye.

[digiman]

Re: Autumn at Blair Castle

Seeing the picture is the biggest part of a great shot, looks like that's well sorted.

The technical bits come with practice.

Agreed