First attempts; any advice?

[igloo]

Hi all,

I recently got a new camera, so thought I'd spend an hour photographing trains from a couple of nearby bridges:
http://the.earth.li/~igloo/photos/albums/trains/2012-06-08/

This is my first real attempt, so I wonder if anyone has any advice to help me improve please? (other than to choose a brighter day/time!)


Thanks
Ian

 

[221129]

All look good!! It all comes with practice.

 

[Bevan Price]

All look good!! It all comes with practice.

Agreed. Considering the gloomy lighting conditions, you have done well.

 

[Temple Meads]

Definitely would be proud if they were my pictures

 

[igloo]

Thanks all for the kind words!

 

[Temple Meads]

What camera are you using by the way?

 

[igloo]

What camera are you using by the way?

A Nikon D7000 with a 35mm F/1.8 prime lens (35mm equivalent 52.5mm).

I used rawtherapee to crop, fix chromatic aberration, sharpen, and fix the exposure as best I could.

 

[wensley]

Sounds like you know your stuff! Some nice shots there...spot on for a first attempt

And utilising locations such as bridges is far better than station! I look forward to more of your top work!

 

[igloo]

Sounds like you know your stuff!

Ah, no, I just know lots of impressive-sounding words, having just spent a month reading things while working out which camera/lens to buy Plus, having just bought it, I had the details of what I'd bought handy. This is actually my first non-compact camera.

I look forward to more of your top work!

Thanks!

Ian

 

[HughTFall]

Well done here @igloo! Congratulations on your first attempt.