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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
examples of changing the aperture are included below
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Aug 17th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
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Aug 17th |
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| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Thanks for your comments.
I think my image has no sharp point because I didn't do a good job; there should be a sharp area at the center.
The effect can also be altered with a smaller aperture here are examples of the same shot at smaller apertures
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Aug 17th |
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| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
At this resolution, your fake catchlights look quite good. I would keep them! Thanks for the explanation. |
Aug 8th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Agree with everyone, it's perfect. I would add that I see a sort of circle in the curve of the man's body and the horse's body that unifies the image. No distracting elements in the background. Just breathtaking. |
Aug 8th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
I like the version with less tree. No tree would be better but there are the challenges of bird photography! Great sharpness and I love the colors of bird. I went down the rabbit hole of buying a long lens for bird (and moonrise/set) photography but have not yet become proficient. |
Aug 8th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Black and white, hands down. How does one add a catch light? Do you need a second flash or lighbox? |
Aug 8th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Comment |
Kudos. It is so unbelievably hard to come up with a photographic composition in Venice that hasn't been done before! |
Aug 8th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
The halo around the out-of-focus parts of the Lensbaby Velvet are intentional.
One of the reasons that I attended the workshop is to move my images of inanimate objects from documentary (e.g. focus stacked tack sharp images) to creative. Perhaps this one doesn't float your boat! I have others. |
Aug 8th |
| 87 |
Aug 22 |
Reply |
Lensbaby is a brand of American-made lenses that have varying degrees of artistic effect. I don't know about all of them but the Velvet which comes in 56mm and (I think) 85mm versions has central sharp focus and peripheral soft focus. The effect can be varied; as you stop down, the focus area becaomes larger and by the time you get to f/5.6 and f/8 it is essentially a normal lens. It's good for portraits, creative photography, and can do macro down to 2:1 which is amazing for its price. I got mine used for $250. It is difficult to use. It is completely manual focus and manual aperture, and focusing is a challenge when you stop down because it gets darker in the viewfinder (you have to open the diaphragm, focus, and then stop it back down). Despite all this it's fun to use. There is a glowing effect at the edge of the out-of-focus parts that is unique and intentional. The bokeh is nice. It seems worth experimenting with at this price point. If a number of people are interested I can post the same image at different apertures as a demonstration. |
Aug 8th |
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