Shot with Canon EOS 700D

f/9.0 • 1/125 • 55.00 mm • ISO100

Any criticism welcome, although I’m a newbie to the hobby :)

  •  mrpants   ( @mrpants@midwest.social ) English
    3•2 months ago

    Really interesting perspective! It’s a great choice of location and subjects. You clearly have an eye for what’s pretty out there in the world.

    As for a critique that could improve your future photography:

    It’s a bit blurry. Since you had a relatively still scene I’d say next time take the time to drop your f-stop to maybe 4.0 and raise your shutter speed the same number of major f-stops to compensate (ie. 8.0 -> 5.6 -> 4.0 goes 1/125 -> 1/250 -> 1/500). This will keep your exposure about the same as 9.0 and 1/125 while increasing the separation between your focus and the background. It will also compensate for any camera shake while taking the shot. 1/500 or higher is particularly good for this.

    If the intent was to show the divide between the water and the town it also couldn’t hurt to rotate a bit to the right. There’s a good deal of busy background in the left side of the photo and not only a bit of the town.

    If the intent is to capture the black boat then it would make sense to get a little closer. A longer focal length like 85mm would also be great here.

    •  FQQD   ( @FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ) OPEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      Thanks for the tips :)

      I unfortunately didn’t notice that it’s a bit blurry, a dropped aperture would’ve been nice too. I’m a huge fan of longer focal lengths, but unfortunately I’m still using the kit lens, which only goes up to 55mm. I’m looking forward to upgrading though!

      •  mrpants   ( @mrpants@midwest.social ) English
        2•2 months ago

        Welcome! And yeah versatility is great. FWIW 50-55mm is my favorite focal length and I personally shoot either that or crop to it 90% of the time. But the longer lengths give you that nice compression of the background and more opportunity for bokeh.