Just a pic of Gus at the drains.

[Cameo]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o297/myradcorephotos/IMGP291277.jpg

I think is one of the best photos that I've taken, all the rest that I've taken seem to turn out pretty nasty. Taken with Pentax K10D 18-125mm, f.8.

If anyone has any C&C it's welcome, and any tips in using my pentax.

[leitch]

any tips in using my pentax.

buy a canon :p

[brusier]

looks perla

next time take photo with him wallriding it trust .......

[Cameo]

looks perla

next time take photo with him wallriding it trust .......

That's the freeway...

Elaborate you tool Drew!

[leitch]

hehe <3

the super bright background makes for a hard shot. what mode are you shooting in? fully manual? any idea of the settings used in this shot?

[Cameo]

hehe <3

the super bright background makes for a hard shot. what mode are you shooting in? fully manual? any idea of the settings used in this shot?

auto mode; which so so happened to adjust itself at f.8. shutter speed; no bloody idea.

[Rickystp0]

Nice pic cam, See he is another melbourne scene person that has now quit........... well mtb anyway

[Cameo]

Nice pic cam, See he is another melbourne scene person that has now quit........... well mtb anyway

no shit...really?

i'm not being sarcastic either, this pic was taken only a couple weeks ago!?

[RevellBikes]

nice picture

[patto_15]

Nice cam, looking good, liking the yellow background with the wall!

Also, get away from using auto!! lol

[Rickystp0]

no shit...really?

i'm not being sarcastic either, this pic was taken only a couple weeks ago!?

Yeh he rides a little toybox bike around Its pretty bad lol but he has sold his back wheel to mark already and stuff and is trying to flog everything else.

[leitch]

ahk.. sit down and read the owners manual to find out how to change your settings, and start shooting in manual.

for shooting sports, f8 is a good aperture for DOF control. if you're confident of your focussing abilities, go as low as you can go - but at f8 you'll get the best number of keepers.

hot bright sunlight, try to keep at ISO200, with f8 you should be able to get a shutter speed of about 1/125, maybe 1/160, which is plenty for stopping action in skateparks and the like. for something like this one where he isn't actually moving, i would have gone with the aperture as large as possible (smallest f-stop value. probably about f3.5 on a kit lens) and despite all the horrible things about them, used the onboard flash to lighten up his face.

the best way to learn is just to start shooting on manual, and adjust things until you find what works. try to keep your ISO between 100 and 400 if possible, though. also, a smaller f-value gives a shallower DOF, and so gives you that nice subject/background separation by making the BG out of focus.

oh and as for the photo, apart from the shadows on his face, its a cool shot - the bright yellow background is great.

[Cameo]

ahk.. sit down and read the owners manual to find out how to change your settings, and start shooting in manual.

for shooting sports, f8 is a good aperture for DOF control. if you're confident of your focussing abilities, go as low as you can go - but at f8 you'll get the best number of keepers.

hot bright sunlight, try to keep at ISO200, with f8 you should be able to get a shutter speed of about 1/125, maybe 1/160, which is plenty for stopping action in skateparks and the like. for something like this one where he isn't actually moving, i would have gone with the aperture as large as possible (smallest f-stop value. probably about f3.5 on a kit lens) and despite all the horrible things about them, used the onboard flash to lighten up his face.

the best way to learn is just to start shooting on manual, and adjust things until you find what works. try to keep your ISO between 100 and 400 if possible, though. also, a smaller f-value gives a shallower DOF, and so gives you that nice subject/background separation by making the BG out of focus.

oh and as for the photo, apart from the shadows on his face, its a cool shot - the bright yellow background is great.

great, thanks holmes.

this may seem a bit obvious for you, but when shooting manual, and lets say the rider is in the air, don't you have to adjust the focus awfully fast in that fraction of a second he's in the air? wouldn't you just be able to get an idea before hand and leave it on that focus?

[leitch]

by fully manual, i mean the settings. auto focus is fine - it doesn't affect how the photo is taken other than if its in focus or not.

your best bet is to focus on a point that is the same distance from you as the rider will be when you want to take the photo, then either use focus lock (not sure if the pentax has this?), or else just keep the shutter button held down halfway until the point that you push it the full way to release the shutter and take the photo.

[skivi]

leitch is spot on cam, read your manual or buy a guide for your camera.
i have one for mine and i learn something new every time i read it.
also just experimenting in manual or semi manual modes can go a long way.

excellent shot though, stick to it i want to see more, more often!