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Published: 2013-06-12 20:07:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 452; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 11
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To tired for a description.
Took me long enough too come up with the title 
Thoughts?
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I wouldn't post this full-size. The image quality isn't great (details are rather soft, and it looks to my eye as though the camera is doing way too much noise reduction). According to DP Review, your camera can't do RAW captures, which is a shame; this type of scene, with its ultra-high dynamic range, is what RAW processing programs like Capture One and Lightroom were made for. All that said, I do like the feeling of the scene. Try this on for size though: crop the shot in on both the left and right sides to just outside the edges of the two large trees in the foreground. Instead of a horizontal, you'll have a vertical shot, and I think you may find that a simpler composition will make for a more focused image.
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I'll certainly try that out. But is there any way around this with my cameras format? software? technique? etc.
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There may be, if you can set a manual aperture, shutter speed and focus point, and if you have a tripod. Even if you can't manually set aperture or shutter speed, you may still be able to dial in an exposure compensation, but it's pretty vital that you do this with the camera locked off on a good, solid tripod. The basic technique is to shoot the scene three times: once normally, the second time underexposed by a stop, and the third time overexposed. So long as the camera doesn't move between exposures, it becomes possible to either manually or automatically through software such as Photomatix merge the exposures in such a way as to fill in the shadows and limit the highlights. First thing to do is check to see if your camera has either an exposure compensation feature or an auto-bracket feature (they will both allow you to do the procedure, but the auto-bracket feature lets you just press the shutter button once and it sets the exposure compensation and takes the different shots for you).
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I have have manual modes for shutter speed and aperture but exposure seems to lumped into these modes and isn't always adjustable but, And yep, I'm pretty sure I have an auto-bracketing feature...
....but fuck, wait. I've got a lot to learn! Where do I even start? I'm used to just pointing and shooting with digital and phone cameras. 
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You haven't necessarily made a bad choice, no. But if you can learn to produce "pro" quality images (and there's nothing to say you couldn't), why not try it and see if it's something you might enjoy?
As for your camera, what I would recommend is to try messing about with some of the semi-automatic modes (aperture priority, in particular) to see what sort of images you can create. Once you get to the point where you really feel like your equipment is holding you back, then you can upgrade. (This is, of course, separate from my advice on how to increase the dynamic range in your shots).
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Well, I shall practice, sleep and practice. 
Cheers for the advice man, Your watched and very much appreciated!
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I never bother to describe my pictures.I'm just lazy I guess, and usually have no ideas of what to write
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I very much doubt many people bother to read them anyway.
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I don't always...but often
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i loove this!! the best of ur most recent uploads! i love the angle of the fallen tree and the shadows they all cast, very interesting indeed! ^^
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Thanks. Glad to hear you like it
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