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That's actually a good mindset. It forces you to be a photographer instead of being a post processor. Unless I'm doing something like a fashion shoot I do very little post work. I'll tighten up the histogram to get rid of the mud and if I forget to set the white balance I'll fix that. Otherwise it is what it is. My philosophy is pretty simple. If I have to spend more than a few minutes on a pic in post I delete it.

heh awesome, im aiming to become a street photographer of some sort. taking people interests me.

i seem to need a new camera for that though, im a bigger than average asian, and taking pictures with a dslr which is usually a big camera scares kids and some pets. im contemplating the cost vs forcing myself to learn this camera

Edit: which pic has lens distortion? and how do i correct it

Pic 4, look at the light post on the left and the buildings on the right. They're leaning inwards. You can fix this by moving further away or using a wider angle lens and then crop it so what you have left is the center of the image. All lenses do this to a certain extent. You'll hear us talking a lot about better glass. This is one of the reasons why. Of course you could drive yourself nuts in PS if you want to. I wouldn't.

Street photography is interesting stuff. With a little practice and a whole lot of shutter clicks you can learn how to take pics without looking through the viewfinder or staring at the LCD. Of course those cameras with tilt LCD live view work great for this. Telephoto lenses are also your friend. The entire idea behind street photography is catch the moment without your subject being aware of you. Once they know you're there the whole scene changes and becomes labored at best. The best way to think about it is you're a ninja. You're there but not there.

Going backwards from a DSLR is generally not a good idea. Eventually getting a really good P&S camera to augment your DSLR isn't a bad idea. They're easier to carry around but the trade off is glass and functionality.

haha i was thinking something like a olympus omd with m mounts, but im not very good at focusing and take a long time. in addition to this, i dont think i have a huge amount of interest in photography as of yet and with limited funds comes priorities. i dont really look at my lcd when im taking photos, i feel its too small, and cant really see all the detail till i get home to my screen. i only look at the lcd after taking photos when i need to take photos for someone i know who is posing.

In that case, check post #3326 up-thread for a link to some good results with Fuji's rather small and inconspicuous (compared to DSLRs) X-series cameras.

I have an omd they have a great 15mm f8 that's great for street photos and its only 50 bucks! It has two focus depths infinity and close up. again, perfect for street.Not sure what you mean about focusing but the omd has one of the fastest focusing to date.

Moss on a brick. Same moss as last year:

M mounts require manual focus, i always wanted to try an m mount, but the cost of both the OMD + m mount lens would be quite large for me so i have to think about it

i have been considering the sony nex series and the fuji x1 pro as well

You're shooting a 500D right? That's a decent camera and is quite capable. I wouldn't be in any hurry to jump ship. You can get a lens adapter for it and run a whole slew of old glass on it. One of the biggest mistakes a new person in photography makes is getting caught up in the equipment game. What's more important is understanding the fundamentals of photography and composition. If you don't know the basics and be able to apply them it won't matter if your camera and lens costs 800 bucks or 30K. The pics you take will be the same same.

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I'm sure if you wanted to you could have changed the exposure settings and got something like this.


Mystery Falls by DYSong Photography, on Flickr

All it would take is a slower shutter and smaller aperture and the same scene looks completely different.

Ya, to be honest I never really liked moving water pictures like that

i wish to get a new camera because it scares people, if i didnt freak people out by pointing my camera at them, i wouldnt change at all

i also prefer this, and agree that this looks nicer than moving water

That's interesting, I have the opposite approach. I pretty much set and forget when I'm shooting because I know I can make most changes in post - I find it frees me up to focus on things like composition and finding the right angle.

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