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
The Sun and the Moon
I wanted to see how my 50 year old Canon FD 800mm f/5.6 s.s.c. would handle photographing both the Sun and the Moon.
1 - Revealing sunspots. (Square cropped)
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Last: Jul 30, 2026
Alan Brown
Bluristic mirror mode
I must admit I have been lax in both my shooting and posting recently, perhaps due to the fact my wife has now retired, and we are spending a LOT more time together doing various activities.
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Last: Jul 30, 2026
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Last: Jul 27, 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.