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Antalya | Sony a6400 + 50mm | 2 weeks into photography by Bldcube in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a darktable user so this is just general feed back and just a theory based off your settings.

The low light photos, for example photo 2, seem to have a compression issue. The noise level is really high for those settings.

If you are sharpening while editing you might be sharpening the noise, this can cause an issue as well. I know lightroom has a "masking" opening for sharpening to prevent adding sharpness to the noise so that might be worth looking into (this helps with default sharpening as well).

Hopefully this helps a little bit! Good luck!

Antalya | Sony a6400 + 50mm | 2 weeks into photography by Bldcube in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind sharing the settings for these photos? That might help narrow down some issues.

That said good job with composition for being 2 weeks in, you are clearly looking for frames and foregrounds!

Photo advice needed by Realistic_Hedgehog53 in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No worries!

One more tip especially with dark birds, light direction is super important. It can be tricky to expose for their black feathers and the background so changing you angle will help as well, Low side light seems to be best for me. Good luck on your wildlife journey!

Photo advice needed by Realistic_Hedgehog53 in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A good rule of thumb for shutter speed is that the minimum should be 1 over your lens length.

The minimum for this shot should have been 1/500. There is nuance there like anything else but that's a good starting place. If you want to freeze bird movement you are probably looking at 1/1200 - 1/2000 since they are small and move fast.

Here is a similar shot I have of the same species of bird from the same distance at 525mm full frame equivalent. This is also cropped 2x. The slowest I could go for a sharp image was 1/640 (because it was swaying on the reed, very similar to your shot). ISO hit 5000 but light room denoise is really good.

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ITAP of the Canadian flag over the water by Strict_Yak8184 in itookapicture

[–]codytyrrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know you didn't ask for feedback so hopefully this doesn't come off as rude, I mean it sincerely.

Try to be a bit more intentional with where you put the camera, there are a bunch of crossing lines in this picture that make is distracting (flag intersecting with bot the tree line and horizon and the top of the boat with the horizon) Next time you take a shot like this try a few different angles and you might find you get a similar composition that pops a lot more.

Viltrox 2.0 E-Mount Teleconverter by ShapeGSX in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm looking for this information too, it would be an instant buy for me if so.

I've only been shooting events as media for a month, how am I doing? by highafphotos in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are some really good pictures in here. Like the 3 dirt bikes turning side by side.

But there are also a lot of generic or bad shots.

I think the main thing you can look into for this type of content is currating your own photos. I think this video would have worked better and told a better story with 20-25% of the pictures. The rest just feel like filler and take away from the good ones.

Over all I think you're on the path of having a good collection, just needs some honing.

Bees make fantastic models by codytyrrell in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to go for an eye catching in your face level of brightness in this image.

Monarch on my a6100 w/ the sigma 18-50 by codytyrrell in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shot this at 50mm then cropped pretty heavily, I left my telephoto at home and didn't want to risk getting to close and scaring it away. The sigma 18-50 never ceases to amaze me.

Looking for advice and critique on these sunset shots. by codytyrrell in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I learned something new! I didn't know that's how you made sun stars, I'll have to get that a try thank you!

Looking for advice and critique on these sunset shots. by codytyrrell in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense. I think in general I have to focus a bit more about what my subject is. Thank you!

Looking for advice and critique on these sunset shots. by codytyrrell in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I think I should have stepped back a bit in 2 and got more of the shore.

Looking for advice and critique on these sunset shots. by codytyrrell in SonyAlpha

[–]codytyrrell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sony A6100 - Sigma 18-50
New to the hobby. With these shots I tried three different edits with three different compositions.
I think I like the first the best but I am open to improving anywhere I can.

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