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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
I also use autofocus almost all the time; it's better/faster than I could ever do. I've also heard that from pros. I'm working on getting better at having the autofocus system use the right points; that's the new challenge! I only use manual focus when tripod mounted and I have lots of time to focus with a magnified image on the LCD screen. Typically that's landscapes/cityscapes (including images for focus stacking) or tabletop/macro. In general - autofocus is the way to go! |
Sep 17th |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thanks Chan . . . I agree with your point about the color pulling the viewers gaze. In this case I think it worked because the colored item is so small relative to the larger image. My eyes get pulled to it - but then quickly realize what it is and then wander around the rest of the scene. |
Sep 17th |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments . . . esp from someone who has really experienced the railroad environment! One of the interesting things about this museum is that in addition to lots of old train cars/equipment on display - it is a working railroad with miles of tracks and coal powered steam locomotives - so the smells, sights, etc. were pretty authentic. |
Sep 17th |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Great image . . . kudos to you for seeing the ordinary and making it beautiful! I like the diversity/randomness of the droplets and also the branches framing the scene. The spider web is a bit faint - I wonder if there is some way the make the web slightly more prominent (I initially wondered if you were shooting through glass). The colors work well/pop; I did not see this as over saturated.
One technical comment . . . shooting a stationary object with an 85mm lens - probably didn't need the 1/1000sec shutter speed. If you dropped that to 1/125sec - you could have lowered the ISO from 2000 to 250 - which may have helped with quality/sharpness. |
Sep 8th |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
You did an amazing job - in the heat of the moment. Always easy to Monday morning quarterback :)
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Sep 2nd |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
I'm glad you and Jennifer liked the red detail; I wasn't sure how people would react to it. That's the only part of the image I did NOT alter (original HDR merge attached). |
Sep 2nd |
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| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Reply |
Jennifer - my comments were not meant to discourage . . . I had a blast - spent two days down there - thousands of images - many "keepers." Your 100-400 will be perfect. I look forward to seeing your best shots in November! |
Sep 2nd |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Location, location, location. Taking picture of the Blue Angels from your porch. Wow!!
I saw them 2 weeks ago in Chicago - downtown on a crowded Lake Michigan beach (90 minute drive down and $40 to park). Still glad I did it - lots of fun. I may post an image next month.
Good sharpness for subjects passing at several hundred miles/hour. Amazing how close they fly to one another; not sure it that's human skill or computers; either way it's impressive. I was told they can get their wingtips within 18 inches of one another - at close to the speed of sound - fifty feet above the lake.
Your color adjustments are perfect; the blue/yellow is exactly how I saw it.
Go Navy!
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Sep 2nd |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
WOW - you nailed this! Someone gave you great advice. The appearance of the water conveys motion - I also like the appearance of the less turbulent water at the upper left. While not tack sharp - the bear is sharp enough - everyone understands what it is. He looks so wet/cold/thin; hopefully he caught dinner. Impressive shooting at 1/8 sec with a 400mm lens (that's about 5-6 stops slower than the 1/focal length rule would suggest). You either have steady hands or great image stabilization.
Regarding the settings - minor point - if you were shooting this again - I would try the base ISO (likely 100); enabling you to open the lens 1-2 stops more and still use the 1/8 sec exposure. That might have helped with sharpness of the bear.
Love the image - and I suspect you have many more like it :) |
Sep 2nd |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
I see what you mean about the textures . . . stone juxtaposed against the greenery. The color palette is similar to the images you posted in July/Aug . . . but I understand the location is different. I like the weathered appearance of the stone/urn . . . and dry leaves around it. Your crop works well - the large tree on the side adds nothing! |
Sep 2nd |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
Kudos to you for "seeing" this . . . I'm quite sure I would not have. It must have been off in the distance - given the 500mm lens (I'm guessing you were looking for birds!). Really looks like a family - father, mother, child. Complete with torso, arms, heads, etc. Very creative. Making the sky more vivid also works; since the whole image is so abstract and surreal. The jet black silhouette of the trees provides great contrast/sharpness. Well done! |
Sep 2nd |
| 87 |
Sep 21 |
Comment |
How big are these creatures . . . . really?
I like the B&W rendition - great texture in the skin - I can almost feel how rough it is. Tack sharp eye. I like how the focus of the spikes along the back blurs. I find the color/tones of the Iguana a bit too close the gray background . . . not enough separation for me; not sure anything can be done about that. In the color version - the green animal really pops against the blue sky.
Glad you had a camper and weren't sleeping on the ground! |
Sep 2nd |
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