Sony SLT cameras

[frank-in-toronto]

That AF switch thing. I have a sony body, sony, sigma and tokina lenses. and i use nikon too once in a while. this af/mf is such a pain that when i want to use mf, i change both switches. i'm almost never using mf for just one shot anyway, so the extra second to change both switches doesn't matter. somebody sharper than me may be able to do it better.

[Marawder]

Hey there Alpha shooters...I want your honest opinions on one of my first photos taken with an A35!

[TCav]

I like it.

I'd like to see it in color, though.

[Marawder]

Originally Posted by TCav

I like it.

Really? Or are you just being polite?
What about composition? Are my settings good for morning-fog exposure?

TCav, don't worry, I can take anything you throw at me! Constructive criticism can only make my photohraphy evolve.

Originally Posted by TCav

I'd like to see it in color, though.

Believe me, you don't want to see the color version!

[TCav]

Originally Posted by Marawder

Really? Or are you just being polite?

I think that might be the first time anyone ever accused me of that.

Originally Posted by Marawder

TCav, don't worry, I can take anything you throw at me! Constructive criticism can only make my photohraphy evolve.

I'm not quite sure how I can help your "photohraphy", but as for this photograph, here goes:

I'd like to see more of the clear foreground and less of the sky, but the proportions aren't bad. Perhaps a higher vantage point might have helped with that.

In addition, the houses in the foreground are lined up. Perhaps shifting your vantage point to your left might have made the composition more interesting.

It might have looked better later on when some of the fog burned off from the distant hilltop but remained in the river valley.

But considering that these suggestions are all after-the-fact, without any knowledge of what else you might have been able to do at the time, this might be the best photograph that could possibly have been captured given the conditions. In which case, I like it the way it is.

Originally Posted by Marawder

Believe me, you don't want to see the color version!

Why? Does everyone in Geneva paint their houses really ugly colors? Wouldn't the fog dampen the effect a little?

[Marawder]

Originally Posted by TCav

I think that might be the first time anyone ever accused me of that.

There's a first time for everything.

Originally Posted by TCav

I'm not quite sure how I can help your "photohraphy"...

Sorry, are you suggesting you have never made a typo?

Originally Posted by TCav

It might have looked better later on when some of the fog burned off from the distant hilltop but remained in the river valley.

You're probably right, it would look better.

Originally Posted by TCav

But considering that these suggestions are all after-the-fact, without any knowledge of what else you might have been able to do at the time, this might be the best photograph that could possibly have been captured given the conditions.

You're one smart dude.
The image was taken from my balcony, so I can't really change my vantage point in a way that would modify the perspective.

Originally Posted by TCav

In which case, I like it the way it is.

Merci!

Originally Posted by TCav

Why? Does everyone in Geneva paint their houses really ugly colors? Wouldn't the fog dampen the effect a little?

I deleted the color version because I used an in-camera filter, and even though the fog looked really nice and poped out, the rest of the colours in the image had a ridiculous tonality, that's why I converted the whole thing into B&W, wich I rarely do, to save the image!

But thanks again for the critique, I appreciate the feedback.
A couple of months ago, one user said something really funny about one of my photos with a crooked horizon: your photo is as straight as a drunken sailor !
I laughed so hard...

[TCav]

Originally Posted by Marawder

The image was taken from my balcony, so I can't really change my vantage point in a way that would modify the perspective.

Could you have taken one from the roof of your building?

[Marawder]

Originally Posted by TCav

Could you have taken one from the roof of your building?

Nope, the roof of my building is mostly a private swiming pool.

[Marawder]

More A35 sample shots - feedback always appreciated:

[Marawder]

So I got over my fear of dissapointment and finally decided to personally check what kind of images the A35 produces at 6400 ISO...here are the results, not too shaby (str8 out of the camera):



100% crop:


It's definitely not a D4, but for a 460 euro camera, the A35 handles noise pretty well, don'tcha think?