Lenspiration | Anastasia Nguyen | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/nguyenfamily/activity/ Activity feed for Anastasia Nguyen. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:33:05 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9febbed37c51db01a603306fa0c7cba9 Anastasia Nguyen changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/15727/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:23:50 -0400 0 74d3294fbe55638be6ce4bf5cfc8d4ec Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/3/#post-80704 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:35:31 -0400 Here are my last 2!
-Anastasia

]]> 3e3d9c62ba2635c8571b2d5afbb1984e Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80548 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:32:27 -0400 Here are the rest!

]]> 0eb148e657d494650768d626256b73f9 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80542 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:30:51 -0400 I took these with either a reversing ring or extension tubes. Trying macro photography was really fun!

]]> 4e78a0a968bd63c753bdf1c411daaa93 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Pet Photography in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/pet-photography/#post-80535 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:47:37 -0400 @warrior-princess
Firstly, I have to say that I love your last image (with the dog catching the ball). You captured the movement beautifully, while keeping the dog sharp. Great job!
I like the way @laura-aome edited the pictures; it makes the photos look sunny and bright.
For the second photo, I think that the face is slightly out of focus…I…Read more

]]> c232e77b67ea2a39dcd85b1fc922a2e8 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Dead/hot pixels with macro? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/dead-hot-pixels-with-macro/#post-80534 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:21:32 -0400 @jamesstaddon I am not sure, but I will try to find out.
I am using a Canon 60D.
-Anastasia

]]> e7e55087cd5099823e0c639905d67ae5 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic What makes a high resolution image? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-makes-a-high-resolution-image/#post-80533 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:20:52 -0400 @jamesstaddon Thanks! I will look at the lesson!

]]> f7640c09b0dcd1100675783e71c8192a Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Macro photography in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/macro-photography/#post-80513 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:48:58 -0400 @jamesstaddon I mounted the lens normally, then turned on my camera and stopped down the aperture a bit. I then pressed the aperture preview button, and then took off the lens while holding down the aperture preview button. I found a tutorial on Youtube. I am not sure if this is great for the camera, so I would definitely research it before…Read more

]]> 2d53fbecc5127622adc954151fdc0f5a Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Questions about image quality and sharpness in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/questions-about-image-quality-and-sharpness/#post-80470 Sat, 15 Jul 2023 18:44:02 -0400 @lenspirationlydia Thank you!

]]> ab9da9391a19e2cbf15ba1a3fd3c6d92 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Macro photography in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/macro-photography/#post-80432 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:23:06 -0400 @lenspirationlydia thanks for your critique!

I am glad that you like the flower. When I saw it, I was so blown away by the amazing colors.
I will try cropping the blackberry photo; I agree that the composition isn’t great right now.

-Anastasia

]]> f5c42152fb7d57e9b3c4537c242371ec Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Landscape Photos in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/landscape-photos/#post-80430 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:52:20 -0400 @Blessingscaptured Ooo thank you! I will check it out. And thanks for the heads up about the music.
-Anastasia

]]> 03a1d77249a0caae7c1c2312e75147a5 Anastasia Nguyen started the topic Macro photography in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/macro-photography/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:13:21 -0400 I have just started macro photography, and would greatly appreciate any advice, especially on composition.

I used a reversing ring for these photos, so there was no electronic communication between my camera and the lens. Hence, am not sure which aperture I used, but it may not have been the widest aperture possible…I actually found a way to…Read more

]]> b4769d2f1cf67187bca9ecedbb20db1e Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic animals photoss in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/animals-photoss/#post-80410 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 02:44:20 -0400 Hi @grace-galdamez! Welcome! I enjoy photographing animals too.

I love how you captured your cat looking straight at you! One thing that would make the image even more powerful would be to focus on the eyes. Right now the nose is really sharp, but eyes are less sharp. Whenever I photograph animals, I always try to make the eyes super sharp,…Read more

]]> d748dcc944332ee2e22aebe94357f385 Anastasia Nguyen started the topic Dead/hot pixels with macro? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/dead-hot-pixels-with-macro/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 02:23:24 -0400 I have been experimenting with macro photography (thanks, Lenspiration, for the fun assignment!!) and I have been noticing a lot of dead or hot pixels in my photos. Some of the pixels literally are gone (I am attaching a picture of two of them). I am guessing that there are 30-50 of “gone” pixels or red pixels in each image (the other picture…Read more

]]> f8eecad8eeb4d5d9a55b7f7bc2dc8f43 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Telephoto Lens Recommendations in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/telephoto-lens-recommendations/page/3/#post-80386 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:36:23 -0400 @warrior-princess Oh that kit looks cool! Maybe it will work! πŸ™‚
No, I don’t have a portfolio, but I will check out yours! And maybe in the future I will set one up.
-Anastasia

]]> 9f39c983c6e291e906083cd16b8c59a3 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/#post-80365 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 16:38:37 -0400 @musicgal oh thank you!
-Anastasia

]]> 2ca5c3e67aaf96786ae41931e490973a Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/#post-80362 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:48:55 -0400 Hi! This is my first assignment, and I was wondering if you need to shoot in RAW in order to submit photos?
Thank you!

]]> dae8039c17dcd36588a15390eaf06b33 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Telephoto Lens Recommendations in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/telephoto-lens-recommendations/page/3/#post-80361 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:41:23 -0400 Oh! Just realized that the lens that I linked to is an older model (and I am almost positive that it is the one I have). There is a newer version, but costs a lot more. This is the newer version: EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM. The name is almost the same, except for the II.

]]> 40ad5e46e5201ab7585878a0648b3db5 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Telephoto Lens Recommendations in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/telephoto-lens-recommendations/page/3/#post-80360 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:34:39 -0400 Hello @warrior-princess!
Thank you for your kind words! πŸ™‚ And I think that your photos are beautiful as well. πŸ™‚

Yes, IS is pretty important, especially for telephoto lenses. One thing that I just remembered is that I might have used a monopod when taking some of those pictures. It was very helpful since the lens had no IS.

There is a 70-300mm…Read more

]]> 63bb3a61231b55cbd0b3d9ccc2f93e50 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic What makes a high resolution image? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-makes-a-high-resolution-image/#post-80356 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:08:22 -0400 @buddingphotographer Oh ok! Good to know!

]]> f354c53184aa4333d6edfcd0c893af59 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Questions about image quality and sharpness in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/questions-about-image-quality-and-sharpness/#post-80353 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:07:05 -0400 Thank you @musicgal and @cheesestick! Your explanations are very helpful and I will be sure to check out the Foundations of Photography course.
-Anastasia

]]> f92c6d1cb830f5d5972f5082a29da9a1 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic What makes a high resolution image? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-makes-a-high-resolution-image/#post-80306 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 01:55:30 -0400 @cheesestick Oh wow, thank you so much! I think that I have a much better understanding now!
-Anastasia

]]> fd6c3c6dc552952548228419bd5ca272 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Telephoto Lens Recommendations in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/telephoto-lens-recommendations/page/2/#post-80299 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:37:01 -0400 Also, it is worth mentioning that I only shoot in jpg. And these images are only edited in the simple Photos app on a windows computer. So if you shot in RAW, and used image editing software, you might be able to get better images.

]]> e9a1248274ba73439bf0bf61aafc5a3f Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Telephoto Lens Recommendations in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/telephoto-lens-recommendations/page/2/#post-80293 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:32:47 -0400 @warrior-princess Oh ok! I wasn’t sure since the thread was a month old.

Are you still thinking of getting the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6? Or are you considering another telephoto?

These were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 and the 75-300. They are some of the best photos that I have ever taken with this lens, so please keep that in mind. To…Read more

]]> 74a6dd85a7ce48be9944647b0b324ad5 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Landscape Photos in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/landscape-photos/#post-80288 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:37:24 -0400 Which one? The beach or the rocks? I am not sure which one is showing up as the last one.

If I ever get photoshop I will try that out! I do have Krita, which can be sort of used for photo editing. I can play around with it.

Thanks!

-Anastasia

]]> e2815646533d3ef7372e4b532f5b54c6 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Questions about image quality and sharpness in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/questions-about-image-quality-and-sharpness/#post-80283 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:23:03 -0400 Here are some more photos. They were shot in lower light conditions, so the noise is more apparent.

]]> c6c92ee87459007b1a295f597d76579c Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Telephoto Lens Recommendations in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/telephoto-lens-recommendations/page/2/#post-80282 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:20:04 -0400 @warrior-princess I am not sure if you are still looking for a telephoto lens, but if you are still considering the 75-300, I thought that I might be able to help. I love bird photography, and I used that lens for 1-1.5 years before upgrading. I can post some of the photos that I took with that lens if you are still considering it.
-Anastasia

]]> 35882cda6dae52d570b4d47c56156f07 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Landscape Photos in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/landscape-photos/#post-80279 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:10:18 -0400 Yes, I think that I rely on color to make an image a bit too much. Most of my images would look terrible as black and white photos.
Thanks for the examples! Your compositions are really inspiring.
Here are some other ones I took, but again, they don’t really have a subject.
-Anastasia

]]> 5aa01788fbf8506d1210bbb63a400a7a Anastasia Nguyen started the topic Questions about image quality and sharpness in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/questions-about-image-quality-and-sharpness/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:05:43 -0400 Hi again!

How does everyone get such sharp images (especially for close up shots of flowers)? Do you use a tripod? I went out this morning to try and photograph flowers (no tripod), and most of my images were soft/blurry. Does anyone use/know about the mirror lockup setting? Does it help with image sharpness? I tried it this morning for a couple…Read more

]]> 24886a2233016a184882e1981d471965 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic Landscape Photos in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/landscape-photos/#post-80264 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:27:44 -0400 Thank you so much @timtam for the detailed critique!
I see now that the photo really needs a subject. And thanks for the landscape photography tip; I will keep that in mind for the future.
Oh wow, I love those panoramas! I absolutely love the colors.

I tried out a new composition…I guess the rock is the subject(ish). It was a foggy day so…Read more

]]> 5f8c7a546fc6b643cc37be3b14b7d13e Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic What makes a high resolution image? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-makes-a-high-resolution-image/#post-80263 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:57:58 -0400 Oo ok! That is good to know. Thank you so much!!

]]> 851ddb30fb58e6fc0e50f4c37e423a63 Anastasia Nguyen replied to the topic What makes a high resolution image? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-makes-a-high-resolution-image/#post-80253 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:30:35 -0400 Thank you so much @blessingscaptured!
I opened my image in photos, and I see what you are saying. Mine are all reading as 72dpi. They are also a bit smaller than yours, 3456 x 5184 pixels, likely because the camera is a 18 megapixel camera.
Thank you for explaining the ppi to me! I didn’t realize that you could just divide the number of pixels by…Read more

]]> 13a3761e53fe4ce1a64cd1260fa2c8d3 Anastasia Nguyen started the topic Landscape Photos in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/landscape-photos/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 03:30:48 -0400 Until recently, I have primarily been a bird/animal photographer, so landscapes are really new to me. I would really appreciate some constructive criticism and advice on how to take better landscape photos in the future!

These were taken on a (very) foggy day in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. I really loved the wildflowers and the color of…Read more

]]> 92f5cb19cbafa8dea99299413afb2356 Anastasia Nguyen started the topic What makes a high resolution image? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-makes-a-high-resolution-image/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 02:10:36 -0400 Hi! This is my first post, and I am super excited to grow in my photography skills using all of the resources on Lenspiration.
One question that I have had for a while is what is considered a high resolution image? I tried to look it up, but got some confusing answers.
Also, is it possible for every camera to take high resolution images? I use…Read more

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