Sunrise

[Bambi]

much better! I like the detail of the snow. the horizon is still fuzzy but it's getting there.

I have found it easier to upload to a site and then link to it here. then i don't have to worry about compression.

[casil403]

much better! I like the detail of the snow. the horizon is still fuzzy but it's getting there.

I have found it easier to upload to a site and then link to it here. then i don't have to worry about compression.

Exactly what Bambio said...I use flickr...but there are several other sites such as picassa and photobucket that also might interest you.
Another quick tip I've used when i don't have a tripod is use something to steady the camera and shoot. i notice there are a few benches in the background...if you were near one, try experimenting with steadying the camera on one of the benches and then shoot. Also, I have ramped up the ISO to be able to increase the shutter speed which also seems to help with blur in an image...just a few thoughts....hope they help

[Bambi]

also Scott Kelby recommends that using 'burst' will sometimes help you to have at least one photo sharp.

[Mad Aussie]

That 2nd photo really helps us to see what's happening here I think.

About half way into your photo we can see an area that is in focus pretty much but it's not a very big area. Another way to describe this is you got a narrow Depth of Field (DOF) in the centre of the photo.
This tells us a couple of things. One ... you focused in the centre of the photo. Were you using multiple autofocus points or just a single point? And two ... you used a low f-stop (large aperture) which kept the DOF narrow as well. With a higher ISO you would have been able to bump the f-stop up a few stops to about f8 perhaps and gained a larger area in focus.
I think with the buildings in the background I would have used a multiple point setting for autofocus to hopefully get as much of the snow, but also the trees and buildings back there in focus too.

What Bambi has mentioned about burst mode is quite good and does work. Usually this is for when you are forced to use a shutter speed under what you are usually capable of using and still get sharp photos. So you might need 35mm focal length but really need only 1/10th shutter speed. In this case a burst of shots can yield one in the bunch that is sharper than the rest.

[mbrager]

Exactly what Bambio said...I use flickr...but there are several other sites such as picassa and photobucket that also might interest you.
Another quick tip I've used when i don't have a tripod is use something to steady the camera and shoot. i notice there are a few benches in the background...if you were near one, try experimenting with steadying the camera on one of the benches and then shoot. Also, I have ramped up the ISO to be able to increase the shutter speed which also seems to help with blur in an image...just a few thoughts....hope they help

Hi and thanks for the tips. I have both Flickr and Picasa Web Albums accounts and tried pasting in the "embed" HTML with no luck. At least, it didn't make my photo show up in the Preview Post. Only the HTML showed up. Can you enlighten me if I'm doing something wrong (or more likely missing something completely obvious
Thanks.

[Mad Aussie]

Picasa is a bit difficult but Flickr is very easy.

In Flickr make sure you are veiwing the size photo you want to post (All Sizes, then the size) ... and just below that you'll see 2 choices. Choose 2 ... 'Grab the Photos URL' and copy that.

Then when posting here simply hit the little 'Insert Image' button (2nd to last one along, looks like a couple of mountains in a yellow box) and paste the URL in the field and hit 'Ok' ... Done.

[mbrager]

Picasa is a bit difficult but Flickr is very easy.

In Flickr make sure you are veiwing the size photo you want to post (All Sizes, then the size) ... and just below that you'll see 2 choices. Choose 2 ... 'Grab the Photos URL' and copy that.

Then when posting here simply hit the little 'Insert Image' button (2nd to last one along, looks like a couple of mountains in a yellow box) and paste the URL in the field and hit 'Ok' ... Done.

Thank you so much. I was missing that first step of viewing the size. Worked like a charm. My post is in the birds and animals subsection.