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Final Class
Being honest - I think it's a 50/50 split . I've learned a HUGE amount from you all , I've gained in confidence and I was surprised last night when I found I WANTED to go manual :) OH and I was using the tripod the whole time too :) It was really fun in the carpark. Painting with light is...
Posted by techno-terminator on 23/03/2010 - 15:54
Final Class
Looking back on the whole term I do have mixed feelings about it . I went in from a P&S - because I was told that the beginners course was really how to switch on the camera , how to point it and press the button and how to download your pics . I was not told that they were also supposed to spend...
Posted by techno-terminator on 24/03/2010 - 14:43
The Wasteland
THE river's tent is broken: the last fingers of leaf Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind Crosses the brown land, unheard. FOR you know only A heap of broken images… And the dead tree gives no shelter. WINTER kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A litt...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 23/03/2010 - 19:32
The Wasteland
Thanks guys. I'll have a go at boosting nthe contrast in the first one: it's an amzing bit of landscape totally unsuiable for building (good!) and not much use for agriculture beyond a bit of summer pasture. My mother used to take us out here for walks when we were kids and dad used to pick us...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 24/03/2010 - 10:18
Copper beech
It was taken just before 7pm in late May. No, I am not royalty ;) but I rent a small flat in a converted coach house of a now demolished minor stately home. The landlord had a large farm, most of which he sold in the 1980s (?), but he kept about 70 acres back. If anyone ever walks the Hertfords...
Posted by womble on 24/03/2010 - 09:44
B&W street shots
Absolutely love both one and two. Three is a bit busy and distracting. perhaps a focus on the chap seated would be better. very good conversions. Regards, Andrew
Posted by bwlchmawr on 24/03/2010 - 13:32
More of Bristol
i-Berg is right, the last two shots just need a different selection of framing. Probably what appealed in shot 3 was the sweep of the bow (or whatever the boaty thing is) and the curves of the pipes and the steel frame so why not just focus on that to the exclusion of all else? That's what I meant...
Posted by mikew on 25/03/2010 - 09:18
Help needed
I agree, It depends on what your trying to achieve. It would help to know what method your using to do the B&W coversion. I like them but dont love them if you no what i mean I suppose we all have shots like that, something we keep going back to time and again but we can never get it to push th...
Posted by fatspider on 25/03/2010 - 09:39
Is this to cropped?
Col, Repeat after me - Fur Is Fiendish! Hard to get a focus on, and this looks soft. The crop has lost a bit in translation (IMO), and yes, thus it's a bit tight. The other difficulty with animal heads is that they're long (as per the donkey joke). :D That means you are always going to be cha...
Posted by i-Berg on 25/03/2010 - 10:12
Is this to cropped?
Agree with iBerg really :) Fur, black fur especially, is a bugger to photograph. Add in some glare from the left, and a bouncing puppy, and you're making your job even harder :) If you wanted a specific list, the focus is probably the main problem (general out of focus, plus DOF problems with ...
Posted by thoughton on 25/03/2010 - 10:34
for my website
I intend to take my calligraphy business online soon, and I have some pics from a while back of some invitations I did. I'd like to know what forum users think of these, and if they will work for a website. The look I'm going for is pretty and romantic, since most of my clients are brides. So, ...
Posted by GivingTree on 25/03/2010 - 13:51
for my website
Numbers 1 & 3 lack clarity to my mind. It's clear that the calligraphy is beautiful but you can't really read the words well enough as you can with nos 2 & 4. We need ken for example to tell us how to light them to their best advantage. The dressing with jewellery is a good idea but (as always...
Posted by mikew on 25/03/2010 - 14:32
for my website
Thanks for the input. Much appreciated. # 1 and 3 were very difficult, the ink is a pale grey. I realize the words are hard to see, and that's a problem. These will probably be redone, and I just might change the background to a darker color for more depth - maybe a plum satin to go with the gr...
Posted by GivingTree on 25/03/2010 - 16:31
for my website
I would personally probably focus differently, using f2.8 and a 100 to drop the focus point down to a word "marriage" or "ceremony" in some incidental shots. I also don't like the lack of focus on the shells in the last one, I'd go up to f/16 with a 35 or 50 macro. I'd also emphasise the reality ...
Posted by bretti_kivi on 26/03/2010 - 10:23
First Bash with my Sigma EX 105mm Macro & 360FGZ
Hi guys. Have'nt posted much 'new' shots for a while, so I'm glad I'm back in the mood for shooting after a recent house move. I was experimenting in my new 'loft studio'. I say studio; it still has some way to go - but it's certainly got potential. I used my 360FGZ in wireless mode from direc...
Posted by Snootchies on 25/03/2010 - 20:39
First Bash with my Sigma EX 105mm Macro & 360FGZ
I like the idea and composition, but it might need a diffuser to soften the flash reflections a bit. And perhaps a bit more DOF so the frontmost bit of strawberry is in focus. I can sort of see what Stefan means too, the bottom left shadowed part of the strawberry doesn't look too appetising.
Posted by thoughton on 26/03/2010 - 01:07
After more practise
Emma, Increasing the blacks (or the contrast) a little in the first may give it a little more punch? The second would be even better had it been taken closer to the ground, with a wider aperture / more shallow DoF. It would have given the headstones more impact, and thrown the hedge at rear o...
Posted by i-Berg on 26/03/2010 - 11:01
Is this too blue?
I take criticism well, please keep it coming! :) This is kind of like going to photography school for me so thanks for all the suggestions / reviews (critical or not). So how bout this one then? It's the sky from one of the frames just squished into this one. I need to touch up my feathering ...
Posted by whelmed on 26/03/2010 - 15:55
Miners Bridge - Betws Y Coed
Had a walk along the Afon Llugwy at Betws Y Coed today, mainly to see the Swallow Falls after the recent rainfall. On the way back I tried out a shot of the "famous" Miners Bridge. Simon
Posted by simonkit on 26/03/2010 - 23:05
Miners Bridge - Betws Y Coed
The tones and colours look unnatural almost like an early 1940s illustration. Has the dreaded HDR been involved in the process? Having said that...can't wait to get back up there. A most favoured valley by this photographer. Regards, Andrew
Posted by bwlchmawr on 27/03/2010 - 09:12
