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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
I appreciate all of the helpful comments. I should have clarified in my comments that the shot was taken at a distance of ~ 75 yards and 12 feet above the subject. ;-) |
Jul 25th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
I'm not sure if your camera has a depth of field setting. You could check your depth of field in the camera through a test shot at f/9 with the D5200. I would try setting my focal point at the center of the pistil in the future. I really think we're picking nits here because, to me, part of the image's charm is the softness and coloration. Every image does not have to be razor sharp. |
Jul 14th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Hi Terry: Stopping down your aperture may have brought more of the busy background into view creating an issue in post-processing. There is always a trade-off, but opening your aperture isolates your subject on a focal plane. Just be aware that the depth of that plane includes all you desire and eliminates as much as you can of what you don't want. You handled it all very well here and created an almost oil painting quality in your image, very soft and pleasing. I like it a lot! |
Jul 13th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Beautiful image, Bogdan! Nice job framing the church with the apple blossoms. |
Jul 13th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Nice hand-held shot, Hank! Effective crop adds to the mystery of the event. |
Jul 13th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Hi Walter: Pelicans are good birds to practice BIF shooting on because they glide so slowly. My eagles are much the same. I think we both need to change horses. 😒
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Jul 13th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Joan: Very nice! I thought, like Walter, that idiot would fall and seriously injure himself. Your lightening was well done. If you had cropped to a 16x9 and eliminated the bottom third, you would have a top-notch image. |
Jul 13th |
| 16 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Mohanan: I love your photo exactly the way it is. Everything is clear and crisp with beautiful colors. To me, it creates the possibilities for many possible storylines. Is the departing figure a satisfied customer who had trekked many miles to be there? Did the departing figure bring an item she wished to sell and was turned away? Was this a friend of the shopkeeper who had brought good (or bad news)? Exposing only half the departing figure clearly indicates her movement down the other side of the hill. This is probably your best photo ever. Well done! |
Jul 13th |
7 comments - 1 reply for Group 16
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| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Thanks, Frank! Hopefully, I'll have some photos to show soon. |
Jul 22nd |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
Frank: I'll be staying at Mara Entim camp, about 250 yards from the Mara crossing point. Should be a lifetime event! |
Jul 22nd |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Richard - A very nice shot, it caught my eye the minute I opened it. I like Larry's guidance which I will take myself in the future. Great feather detail - something we "bird nerds" always look for. |
Jul 13th |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Larry: You're putting that Platypod to great use (I've yet to use mine)! I was glad to see you at 450mm and not a twisted gator's almost lunch. 😉
Love the shot. Kudos for staying out in the downpour. The rest of us would have been inside enjoying a cool one. |
Jul 13th |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Jason - That's the way to take advantage of an opportunity! Exceptional shot, especially getting the eyes to stand out and the fur sharp. Black bears are hard to shoot in the water in sunshine because of reflections off the wet fur often blur the image. This is really nice! |
Jul 13th |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Frank & Larry - Thank you so much for your timely comments. I will be in the Masai Mara in six weeks and am taking your words with me. I'm fortunate to be in a small group (3) with the jeeps (no more than two to a jeep) driven by photographers. I'm not as wild about the river crossings as much as the apex predators that follow them. My tent will be about 400 yds from a major crossing so I'm sure I will have ample opportunity to see wildebeest and will try to use Larry's guidance in shooting with my Z9! |
Jul 13th |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Comment |
Michael: I've never been there so I have no pre-conceptions. It looks like you took a dreary opportunity and made it into an interesting photo. You have created interesting detail in the front with your lighting and the bowl effect leads the viewers' eyes into the center and distant hills. I agree. with Larry's suggestion about going vertical with the pano - gives you a lot more to work with. 😉 |
Jul 13th |
| 67 |
Jul 22 |
Reply |
I have many shots with the 800mm. The gull was problematic but that was the best I could do with it in post. The photo was just "bird on a stick" without the fly-by. ;-)
I started looking at the new Z800 f/6.3, but after shooting with this lens I realized there are very few occasions where I need this amount of reach. My existing gear does the job 95% of the time. |
Jul 3rd |
5 comments - 3 replies for Group 67
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12 comments - 4 replies Total
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