New photographer looking for any input
Hi! I bought my first camera a few months ago and I've way jumped in headfirst. Any input is welcome! The one in the field is unedited to give an idea of where I'm at in camera
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Dean Wilson
Vintage Lens
Another visit to our garden using a vintage lens (Canon FD 50mm f/1.4) on my Canon R5.
"Reaching" - 'Sambucus nigra', as my wife calls it, or Black Lace Elderberry for the rest of us.
John Desjarlais
Any interest in this group?
Hi all, I was looking for such a group but see that although there are many members there hasn’t been a single post. Is there interest out there in getting this group going?
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Last: May 28, 2026
Dean Wilson
Vintage Lenses
I thought I would try out my 50 year old lenses: Canon FD 50mm f/1.5 SSC and Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 on my Canon R5 with the use of the appropriate adapter.
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Last: May 27, 2026
Charles Mercier
Outside the tourist area photos.
These photos were taken just outside of a small town in central Portugal.
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Last: May 22, 2026
4 Comments
Nice work! I especially like the first photo :)
You're doing extremely well. Light, perspective and expression are right and you've even got hands under control. You might want to challenge yourself by moving on to a harder genre with more scope - for example, environmental portrait. Look at eg Jane Bown's work -
http://theimageworks.com/pub/nn034/bown/images/prevs/prev22.jpg
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=jane+bown&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=is…
Outstanding work!! One niggling thing I noticed is that the hair in the second shot is a little distracting, but beyond that, I love these shots.
Top: nice start, Middle: Trees to the left form a V, causing the eye to loose focus on the attractive young lady. Blur back ground (Depth of Field) or crop closer in to subject. Last: Bar behind subjects head is distracting. Just my observations for what they are worth.