Rodeo

[asdf.0]

What do you think of this? How could it be improved?

Shot at 1/250 shutter speed; f1.8; ISO 800; 50mm; no flash
(I'm completely new to photography, so my settings are just trial and error for now.)

This was an indoor rodeo, so the lighting was far less than ideal, hence the high ISO and noise. Difficult conditions for my first 'real' shoot!

[readingr]

I really like the action and the gutsy look on the riders face. The Horse seems to be happy to.

I would have taken it to ISO 1600 to get that added DOF so more of the rider and horse were in focus. The noise is fine.

Straighten the verticals if you can to give the real angle of the rider and the horse but only if you don't loose much of the picture.

Roger

Good shot, keep them coming.

[asdf.0]

Thanks for your comments!

Sorry, I'm new. Can you explain to me how increased ISO would enlarge the DOF?

[readingr]

Increasing the ISO allows you to increase speed or increase the F stop number going from 8 to 16, which would give you a greater depth of field which means you have more in focus.

Roger

[CLKunst]

Hi asdf.0,

Welcome to the Critique Forum! The increase in ISO means that you would have a smaller F-stop available to you which would thereby increase your depth of field while maintaining a similar shutter speed. Does that help?

This a very good catch considering your shooting conditions. There appears to be a greenish cast overall probably due to indoor fluorescent lighting which could be easily corrected through a levels adjustment in Photoshop or similar editing software. Adjusting this might make the image feel a little brighter.

Regards,

[asdf.0]

Ok, that makes sense about the f-stop and ISO). Thanks!

I saw that green cast on the bottom of the image, but I thought the top portion looks too red. How would I fix that?

Here's the straightened version:

[CLKunst]

Depending on what kind of image processing software you are using I would look for something which indicates a "Levels adjustment" or" White Balance" or possibly "Remove Color Cast". In any event you should be able to then use a selector tool to choose an area that should be either true white, true black or grey. Everything about the colors in the image will shift around as you click on different portions of the image. I would take some time to experiment and see what kind of variations you get. You might also try to adjust it using "filters", which are transparent color layers that overlay your image. Any of those keywords in your Help section search engine for your image software should put you on the right track to figuring out how to do it with whatever you're using. I hope that helps. I would be happy to do an adjustment just to show you the possibilities if you don't mind me altering and reposting your image.

Regards,

[asdf.0]

I'm using CS2. Please do edit the image!

[CLKunst]

If you are using CS2 then you should be able to adjust this using a variety of tools. In the Enhance menu you should find listings for Adjust Levels and Adjust Color. For this correction I used the correct color cast option in the Adjust Colors menu and tweaked it a little more adjusting the Hue levels to remove some further cast from the fluorescent lights.

[Rocket_Scientist]

Nice shot! It really has the "feel" of a rodeo. The one distraction I find is the "Sinclair" advertisement in the back--not that I mind advertising, but it does tend to make me want to read the sign rather than look at the rider.

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[freygr]

What do you think of this? How could it be improved?

Shot at 1/250 shutter speed; f1.8; ISO 800; 50mm; no flash
(I'm completely new to photography, so my settings are just trial and error for now.)

This was an indoor rodeo, so the lighting was far less than ideal, hence the high ISO and noise. Difficult conditions for my first 'real' shoot!

You did a good job, I still need to get a 50mm fast lense for my photo bag. The only problem with pushing the ISO faster is noise. The color problem is going to be a problem nomater what with indoor lighting.