Frutsel's Scrapbook

[Frutsel]

Hi there!

My name is Frits, i'm 25yrs old, i live in Amsterdam (The Netherlands)and one of my hobby's is photograpy.
I'd recently bought an Canon EOS 350D 18-55mm kit, and now i'm exploring the world.

Here are some photo's that i have taken. Tip's & Trick's would be nice to get!

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Grtz,


Frutsel...

[purplerose]

Really nice capture of the tree in #2. Should try playing around with cropping on it though.

Keep posting!

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by purplerose

Really nice capture of the tree in #2. Should try playing around with cropping on it though.

Keep posting!

Thnx for the comment!

Here is an new one..
#7

[Frutsel]

Here are some shots i have taken at the local harbor @ night.

To take these shot's i have used an tripod and i played with the shuttertime.

I could really use some crit's, how to's and tips&trics to get the best out of my EOS 350D

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I'm lookin forward to the crit's, comments, how to's and some tips&tricks

Grtz,

[Nike]

Heya,

Good start! I really like #2 (great angle!), that last branch photo, and the colors in your nightshots.

Since your asking for crits...

I've notized that many of your compositions are quite central - try playing around a bit with different compositions, the main motive doesn't always have to be in the center of the picture.

Regarding the nightshots - it really helps to use a tripod for these, or, if you don't have a tripod, find a place where you can put your camera - like a wall or a rock. For nightshots, I usually use iso 100 or iso 200 and expose very long. A narrow aperture, like f 18-f 22 helps to get every object in your pictures sharp. So in general, for these setting you need a very long exposure time. Therefor it is useful to use the self timer/ automatic release to avoid camera shake.

Hope that helps? It might be easier for people to help you with tips& crits if you write what you were trying to achieve in your pictures and where you are facing problems

Looking forwards to seeing more!

[Frutsel]

An quick update, i will replay @ nike tomorow.

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Grtz,

[thorshammer]

I really like #2 but I agree with purplerose that its needs to be croped... It might work better if it is croped so that the tree is off center.

I also really like this last one you posted. The curvature of the lights is very appealing. However, I think it could use a crop as well.

Keep up the good work!

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by Nike

Heya,

Good start! I really like #2 (great angle!), that last branch photo, and the colors in your nightshots.

Since your asking for crits...

I've notized that many of your compositions are quite central - try playing around a bit with different compositions, the main motive doesn't always have to be in the center of the picture.

Regarding the nightshots - it really helps to use a tripod for these, or, if you don't have a tripod, find a place where you can put your camera - like a wall or a rock. For nightshots, I usually use iso 100 or iso 200 and expose very long. A narrow aperture, like f 18-f 22 helps to get every object in your pictures sharp. So in general, for these setting you need a very long exposure time. Therefor it is useful to use the self timer/ automatic release to avoid camera shake.

Hope that helps? It might be easier for people to help you with tips& crits if you write what you were trying to achieve in your pictures and where you are facing problems

Looking forwards to seeing more!

At first thnxx for the crit's, i will try to use your advice next time.

* Try some other compositions
* Try some cropping's

The last nigth shot's i took, i took with an tripod and i played around with the exposure time.

I'd just croped that tree picture. This is the result

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Here is an shot i took at the local elegal street race's.

I wanted to take an shot, where you can see the movement of the bikes. I think it worked out well.

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[purplerose]

Really cool and interesting crop on the tree. Would make a great layout for something.

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by purplerose

Really cool and interesting crop on the tree. Would make a great layout for something.

Thnxx

Here is an shot i did today.

It's an shot of an fresh growing lavendel.
I attempt to focus on the lavendel, and blur the background. But some parts of the lavendel are also blurry

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I also did some cropping's on some older pic's

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Oooops i've got an another one of an flower.

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[purplerose]

I really like the yellows in the last one. I think with a tighter crop and a bit more contrast, it would stand out even more.

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by purplerose

I really like the yellows in the last one. I think with a tighter crop and a bit more contrast, it would stand out even more.

Thanks for the advice!! I allready did some adjustments on that picture, and this is what I have made of.

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Grtz,

[Frutsel]

Here's a fresh one!

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[purplerose]

Really awesome edit. I think I have the same crit for the latest one though.

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by purplerose

Really awesome edit. I think I have the same crit for the latest one though.

Thanks purplerose I will try to do the same to the latest one.

@ Sunday i went to Belgium with the tuningclub wich i'm member off(www.streetgasm.com), to visit the racetracks for an event called "RaceWars" and i have made alot of pictures overthere.

This is one off them.

#20 "Eclipse"



Let me know what you guys think!

[Frutsel]

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[Frutsel]

Here is an picture off my father's bike.

#37




Grtz,

[purplerose]

Wow, really nice angle on that last one.

[Frutsel]

Hey guys!

I'm in an contest from canon called "The Challenge" and peeple can vote for me. I hope there are some peepz around here that are willing to vote on me

Here is the link.

http://ta.canon-europe.com/?pg=galle...nl&lc=nl&photo


Grtz,

[carolupus]

I entered that competition, too. for austria though. good luck to you!

I didn't get to your photo by that link, just to the category choosing site.. do you have a direct link?

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by carolupus

I entered that competition, too. for austria though. good luck to you!

I didn't get to your photo by that link, just to the category choosing site.. do you have a direct link?

Hey good luck for you too!! You should sent me the link to your photo!

I hope this is the good one@

http://ta.canon-europe.com/?pg=galle...o47f75162ca956

Grtz,

[carolupus]

yep, now it works! nice photo, you got my vote

I'll send you a pm with the link to mine.

[Frutsel]

Last night i went to the harbor, and i made this shot.

I didnt had my tripod with me, so i had to use an wall for this one.

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I hope you guys like it. Hit me with some crit's

[Frutsel]

Here is one i have made yesterday at an amusement park.

#39

Twin Rainbow

[Grumbledook]

would have been cool to see the rainbow one with a longer shutter time

[Ment]

Veel succes met de canon challenge, je had een goede inzending

Overall nice photo's, I like the angle in nr. 37, although I think the background is a little disturbing
Nr. 38 is quite dark, I can't see the reflection of the industry very well. I like the lights twingling there

[Nike]

#38 is a really good nightshot, I think!
On my monitor, it isn't too dark at all - or did you change it after Ment's comment?

Cool bike in #37 and great colors - there's just a bit too much going on in the background, in my opinion.

Love the twin rainbows, too.

Keep posting!

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by Grumbledook

would have been cool to see the rainbow one with a longer shutter time

I had tried this but without an tripod it's pretty difficult to not move the camera.

Originally Posted by Ment

Veel succes met de canon challenge, je had een goede inzending

Overall nice photo's, I like the angle in nr. 37, although I think the background is a little disturbing
Nr. 38 is quite dark, I can't see the reflection of the industry very well. I like the lights twingling there

Bedankt voor het compliment Altijd leuk om een landgenoot tegen te komen.

# 37 i know i could had picked out an better background that was an little bit less disturbing.

# 38 At my screen the shot isnt dark at all, and i can see the reflection's verry well, maybe an problem on your screen, cause i didnt change it.

Originally Posted by Nike

#38 is a really good nightshot, I think!
On my monitor, it isn't too dark at all - or did you change it after Ment's comment?

Cool bike in #37 and great colors - there's just a bit too much going on in the background, in my opinion.

Love the twin rainbows, too.

Keep posting!

As you can see above, i didnt changed it

Thnx for the compliment about the twin rainbows

Here's an fresh one for you guys, hope you like it.

# 40 Statue



# 41 Grapefruit Butterfly



Grtz,

[Ment]

I think you played too much with the contrast in the last one, you can see pixels in the right upper corner (the black spot) and the colors of the bug don't look very normal to me.

[Frutsel]

Originally Posted by Ment

I think you played too much with the contrast in the last one, you can see pixels in the right upper corner (the black spot) and the colors of the bug don't look very normal to me.

I think you're right. I took an other shot of the same butterfly & grapefruit, i think this one is better. Maybe it need to be croped a little bit more.
Let me know what you think

# 41a Grapefruit Butterfly part 2



Grtz,