As for the horizon, I constantly struggle with it. The main reason is, I work on the ship, and there is hardly ever a time when the thing is level. I can never use a tripod, either. Almost all of my shots are with out one, it seems. I will try and keep that in mind, though.
Hey! I was trying to get ahold of you the other day on your blog! So the whale shot was from the ship? Nice!
What I do when taking pictures from the moving ship is to turn my ISO up to achieve a faster shutter speed. With the faster shutter I can reduce my DOF to get the look I like and I dont get the blur with the ocean movement. I dont have a 2.8f zoom yet, but I can sure look like I do!
I'm envious of the trip! Maybe I'll get there soon... :sombrero:
What gear are you using?
To be honest, not many of those shots 'grab' me. The dynamic range is low and the contrast pretty flat. They don't 'pop' if you follow. Getting photos to 'pop' in such a harsh light environment isn't easy - perhaps you could wait until light conditions improve by keeping the camera packed away through out most of the day, and bringing it out for the first and last 2-3 hours of daylight?
Also, a lot of the photos are noisy, especially the low light/night shots. You might need to drop a long way back on the ISO.
This one was actually shot with my point and shoot. I got over to the beach at honeymoon cove in Loreto Marine Park and only had my point and shoot. That was the point when I realized not taking the slr is silly. I am quickly getting to a point where I want some better glass. "L" lenses are pricey, but I sure do see why.The 'shells' photo - if you are going to take a top down shot, you'll generally want to get everything nice and sharp (this photo is soft), so use a slower f stop for larger depth of field, and to make sure you're at that lenses sharpest aperture. Generally lenses are always are their sharpest by at least f8. Know each of your lenses and where they work best...
The whale shots - personally, if I'm not really trying to convey a sense of movement, I like very crisp and sharp action shots. With that much daylight, you could have really pushed the shutter priority very fast.
I do really like this one:
Nice composition, the street light isn't too orange, but best of all, the shot is framed perfectly in deep dark black shadows without any noise. Very cool
These are all ramblings from an average photographer so take the 'advice' with a pinch of salt
Any more? I can't get enough Baja! :costumed-smiley-007
You can always "level" the horizon by cropping the photo afterwords. Just leave enough space along the edges for the crop.
All of these were taken with a Canon 40d and Canon 18-200mm lens.
Unfortunately, the boat goes when it does, and I rarely get to hang out and wait for light. It either is, or it isn't. It's some kind of torture to be in a spot where you know the light will be MUCH better in 5 hours, but the boat is pulling the hook in 2 hours. We run a pretty tight show. I guess the question is, how do I get around this?
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