I was eager to take more snaps, so i just went about clicking. Traveled in and around Bangalore. I went about reading articles on the net. I was amazed about how beautiful the pics on the net looked. I was surprised on how simple they made it look. And some had even added some details on how they achieved the amazing work of art. When I first started out with my camera, I first experimented will all the modes on my Nikon including A,S,P,M. Most of the pictures in the 4 manual modes bought me more bad pics than good ones (I missed out completely how to use them, I wihtout much luck tried reading the manual over and over again for any more hints than they had already given). So I felt Auto mode is best suited for me and started clicking in that mode. When I looked at the pictures, they looked wonderful. I told to myself, why worry about those 4 letters, when i can get some great snaps with Auto mode. But then when i looked at certain snaps, i was so much tempted to try that out. That meant venturing to the dreaded settings.
While some of the photos turned out good, some were horrible. But i felt the only times i had to use those 4 modes were to take some special pictures and for all purposes the auto mode is the best suited. After some experimenting I was more friendly with the shutter priority mode. I did not have a tripod, so I used to shoot either by hand held or looking for some wall near by to place the pics. And somehow I got the feeling that feeling of being friendly was mutual.
But then barring some occasions, when I switched to Shutter mode, I could really not understand the need for other modes i.e. A,P,M. In the mean time i started reading about photoshop.
I always felt photoshop is a very touchy subject, I have had very heated discussion about the use of photoshop with my friends. I personally am against using photoshop, use of photoshop I feel must be restricted only to crop the subject, and just some fine touches like brightness, contrast and color and nothing beyond. May be because i felt it hard to understand the features like cloning, burning and all. I always felt that the photo must be created on the field and not on the computer.
Even to this day, I try to stick to that photoshop philosophy.
I did at times try to do some cropping and zooming on the comp. It did look pretty, but that was the line I would not cross.. The reading on the net sure was helping me, and i felt the shutter priority mode can yeild amazingly interesting photos, and i was very eager to try them out.
They were indeed very interesting to try them. I also continued some clicks in my Auto mode (as i was still of the impression that this is the best mode, and the 4 other modes were only for special purposes).
There are different genres of photography each with its own challenges. I was not sure what should I concentrate more on. I knew I had just started and i was very curious to try out all possible combinations.
Traveling in and around Bangalore, I started trying out different types, while some street photography at chamundi hills Mysore worked, at the zoo again, tried capturing animals.
I found that at the zoo the animals somehow looked to be in the same mood, and always kept walking in their enclosures. At times i just used to pity the animal for suffering so much. Everytime in the zoo, I failed to see that sparkle in the animals face. But time and again I was drawn to the zoo, trying to capture animals in different mood. Though i failed, thats one place i frequented the most often. May be it was telling of sorts of what genre of photography I was being drawn to unknowingly.
Some night photography was a challenge of sorts, while some I clicked in shutter priority mode, but still I stuck to auto mode.
Looking back I still wonder was that the good thing to happen, that I was only shooting in auto mode?
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| Nice Road Bangalore |
While some of the photos turned out good, some were horrible. But i felt the only times i had to use those 4 modes were to take some special pictures and for all purposes the auto mode is the best suited. After some experimenting I was more friendly with the shutter priority mode. I did not have a tripod, so I used to shoot either by hand held or looking for some wall near by to place the pics. And somehow I got the feeling that feeling of being friendly was mutual.
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| Brindavan Gardens Mysore |
But then barring some occasions, when I switched to Shutter mode, I could really not understand the need for other modes i.e. A,P,M. In the mean time i started reading about photoshop.
I always felt photoshop is a very touchy subject, I have had very heated discussion about the use of photoshop with my friends. I personally am against using photoshop, use of photoshop I feel must be restricted only to crop the subject, and just some fine touches like brightness, contrast and color and nothing beyond. May be because i felt it hard to understand the features like cloning, burning and all. I always felt that the photo must be created on the field and not on the computer.
Even to this day, I try to stick to that photoshop philosophy.
I did at times try to do some cropping and zooming on the comp. It did look pretty, but that was the line I would not cross.. The reading on the net sure was helping me, and i felt the shutter priority mode can yeild amazingly interesting photos, and i was very eager to try them out.
They were indeed very interesting to try them. I also continued some clicks in my Auto mode (as i was still of the impression that this is the best mode, and the 4 other modes were only for special purposes).
There are different genres of photography each with its own challenges. I was not sure what should I concentrate more on. I knew I had just started and i was very curious to try out all possible combinations.
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| Chamundi hills mysore |
Traveling in and around Bangalore, I started trying out different types, while some street photography at chamundi hills Mysore worked, at the zoo again, tried capturing animals.
I found that at the zoo the animals somehow looked to be in the same mood, and always kept walking in their enclosures. At times i just used to pity the animal for suffering so much. Everytime in the zoo, I failed to see that sparkle in the animals face. But time and again I was drawn to the zoo, trying to capture animals in different mood. Though i failed, thats one place i frequented the most often. May be it was telling of sorts of what genre of photography I was being drawn to unknowingly.
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| At mysore zoo |
Some night photography was a challenge of sorts, while some I clicked in shutter priority mode, but still I stuck to auto mode.
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| Mysore Palace |
Looking back I still wonder was that the good thing to happen, that I was only shooting in auto mode?
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