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RE: Congratz to all winners. Your opinion

Nc16 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:15:30 GMT

Hey Chris, I feel exactly the same as you for the learning process. I really believe in learning with the manual mode. It makes you think so much more.

Using a DSLR, I really cannot imagine how much more skills was needed to be a good photograher prior to the digital era. With all the number or ratios of the shutter and aperture relation, etc...

I really think it is much easier to capture good photographs in the digital era, but there are new issues and challenges for sure. Other things to consider.

One day I will pick up a film camera and start to really feel what photographers have to do with a film camera to get an Excellent shot.

Cheers,

Nelson

RE: Congratz to all winners. Your opinion

Nc16 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:47:58 GMT

Hi Chris,

Thanks a lot for the opinion. I really agree with you because as you say there are a lot of unknown factors. I should judge every image with a neutral mindset instead of the easiness of achieving that image.

As for you using a point and shot. May I ask if you are a very experienced photographer even used film cameras before? The reason I ask is because I want to know before AF camera systems came out how to photographers shoot moving objects? or did those types of images just not exist? I can image it is very hard to focus on a moving object while you are shooting. Sorry but I have no experience with film cameras, so I don't know how the viewfinder becomes when the shot is being exposed (like DSLR black out or???? I am not sure, so in my opinion it was really difficult to shoot a moving object with a non AF film camera or lens.)

Thanks a lot,
Cheers

Congratz to all winners. Your opinion

Nc16 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:20:06 GMT

Howz everyone doing? I hope everyone is doing very well.

The following is my opinion.
I always check on the site to see the photos of the daily winners for all categories. I think there's always a lot to learn from viewing and studying them. I really Appreciate the great photos.

I really like the wildlife category, because some images just amazes me, the quality of the images and the composition etc. Some of them are absolutely gorgeous.

BUT, I see a trend in the winners of wildlife category. Most of the time, the winning image of the wildlife category is a wildlife that is perfectly focused and the aperture chosen allows the photo to show the great details of the subject and not too over/under exposed and that makes a winner already. The issue is that most of the winners with the qualities of what I mentioned above usually has a rating of 8 or more, this is especially obvious in Wildlife category.

I see some images that I think deserve much higher than what the score actually shows. Some may be because they are technically difficult shots or rarely seen wildlife or views etc...

My point is that some, not all of the winners in the wildlife category is just a subject sitting there. All the photographer has to do is to have good enough equipment (lenses) to reach the subject, focus properly, and set the aperture to smaller to allow the details of the whole subject to display with relative clarity, AND THAT'S IT. I don't think it is too technically difficult for a keen learner with some experience with DSLR to achieve.

What are some of your views and opinions out there. Thank you for reading and giving back to this site and photography.

Lets go capture :D

Best regards,
Nelson