City - Mertzon State - TEXAS Country - United States
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Is this only a Texas thing? Ha! My nephew got a great kick out of tossing dried up cow pattys into the air one evening. I thought it made a neat silhouette.
I thought the same thing, really grainy looking. I think (from what I remember) I had my ISO set a little higher at around 400 because it was getting so dark outside - that's what contributed to the noise. When I get some time, Im going to mess around with it using your suggestions. Thanks again for commenting.
Rach, another great idea, just little techincal issues. Push that point and shoot to it's limits and learn as much as you can with the manual modes before you get your SLR. Believe me, once you get it, it's gonna be a whole new ball game learning the functions and the lenses!
This shot is also a bit "noisy" what might help with both the silhouette and the noise is to do a little editing. Go into PS, open this pic, duplicate the background layer and change it to an overlay layer, then add a guassian blur. Adjust the opacity until it looks good to you. This will darken the silhouette just a tad and also soften some of the noise!
Gary thank you so much for your comments. I never really noticed the boy's shirt, but now that you mentioned it, I notice the collar. Maybe I need to change my computer monitor settings, I still dont see the expression in the face. As far as the shutter speed, I used a 400 ISO and with my little piece of poo (putting it nicely) point and shoot camera, it's the highest ISO I can go. Thanks again for your comments.
P.S. - saving up for an SLR, just wish I had one now!!! :)
I agree this would make a great silhouette. You've certainly captured him with the right pose. Unfortunately it's not a full silhouette because there's too much detail in the face and shirt. The best part of the image is the cowpat itself with the crumbs falling away. You don't have much control over the lighting but a faster shutter speed might have made a bolder silhouette. Regards, Gary
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{K:51043} 4/9/2007