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Open Tulip
I was going for soft, which is what this lens excels at. Out of focus areas have an almost 'painted' quality about them, which I think is really nice (though others might not agree!). Also it gets really close for a zoom of this kind of range - the image above is not cropped at all.
Posted by MarkTaylor on 21/02/2011 - 12:53
Open Tulip
I tend to agree with Algi. Nice colours and composition, but to me it seems more "out of focus" than "painted quality".
Posted by terje-l on 21/02/2011 - 14:10
Open Tulip
I just think it's a nice image. I'm certainly open to criticism (as my other photo threads will attest) but in this case I'm inclined to think it's a matter of taste. What I mean is, I don't think having the whole subject flower in sharp focus would make it a better image. Different, and made with d...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 21/02/2011 - 15:11
Open Tulip
If the main Tulip would be sharp to the point and the background blurred due to focus I would say 'great shot' but somehow the whole picture seems flat and out of focus, sorry. I, by miles, be not a master and there are more competent people here then me. At the end, all what counts is that YOU li...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 21/02/2011 - 15:26
Open Tulip
If the main Tulip would be sharp to the point and the background blurred due to focus I would say 'great shot' but somehow the whole picture seems flat and out of focus, sorry. I, by miles, be not a master and there are more competent people here then me. At the end, all what counts is that YOU li...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 21/02/2011 - 18:47
My first black and white film!
I got my first ever roll of black and white film (Neopan 400) back from the developers on Friday. I like this fillum shooting stuff! Camera was a Pentax SF7 with a Tamron Adaptall 28-80mm lens. Bristol Statues: My workplace - Bristol Uni physics department: Misty morning on the way to...
Posted by Cuchulainn on 21/02/2011 - 16:44
Digital Photography School - London Photowalk February 2011
I recently joined in on the . Here are a few photos I took during that rainy day: - Lloyd's Bank @ Central London This is actually a handheld HDR composition. Decided to play around with borders/frame to get a better feel for the photo. I used the 18-55 kit lens on this one. - Leade...
Posted by Opethian on 21/02/2011 - 22:46
Digital Photography School - London Photowalk February 2011
Thank you all for the kind words. I am still learning so any feedback is much appreciated. @Pentaxophile - Sorry to hear that man! On my photowalk, it was more of a case of too many people! When we started, I waited until the crowd thinned out. @bwlchmawr - Thank you for your feedback! :D I...
Posted by Opethian on 23/02/2011 - 19:54
Sigma 100 - 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC: does it cut the mustard?
Does look like a heavy crop to me. I know it seems in fashion to show birds as large as possible in the picture but personally I wish people would back off a bit and give a little more space around them as (IMO) it would look better (and sharper). Would also clone out the twig in the background. ...
Posted by Mike-P on 22/02/2011 - 08:40
Sigma 100 - 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC: does it cut the mustard?
Does look like a heavy crop to me. I know it seems in fashion to show birds as large as possible in the picture but personally I wish people would back off a bit and give a little more space around them as (IMO) it would look better (and sharper). I agree, mostly:P Filling the frame is OK but you...
Posted by fatspider on 22/02/2011 - 09:28
Sigma 100 - 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC: does it cut the mustard?
I'm considering now is this Tamron 100-300/4, supposedly a faster focuser than the Pentax due to the HSM and ultra sharp. Tamron 100-300mm f4 with HSM? Is there such a thing? and if you are referring to the Sigma then even that has no HSM in Pentax mount. It's still faster to focus than the 60-25...
Posted by Frogfish on 22/02/2011 - 10:02
My first and only Robin
This shot was taken a couple of weeks back and I forgotten about it. NO PP done to this at all (not even a crop, even it screams to be cropped). Sadly it is not 100% as I had no DoF. I came around a corner and he was sitting right in front of me. I just had the time to take a pot luck shot and for ...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 22/02/2011 - 10:14
My first and only Robin
This is my suggested crop, Smutje... positions the Robin slightly to the right. so he has space to look or fly into! I haven't been able to sharpen the shot but I have tweaked the levels slightly. If there's a problem with focus / dof, sharpening can only take you so far. Programs like FocusMag...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 22/02/2011 - 10:51
My first and only Robin
It looks a pretty good shot to me. I would crop to keep the robin towards the right third but leave as much as possible of the background on the left. It's the kind of shot that gets accepted in the PPG, so good luck. :shock: Are you sure. I thought that the standards so much higher? Many thanks...
Posted by SmutjeUK on 22/02/2011 - 11:06
Chinese Bridge
I love the first one! But only because I looked at it again. I love how the various focus and out of focus objects collide against each other in the frame. That's easily 8 levels of objects at various focuses. Dude, that was a superb shot, great timing & framing.
Posted by Opethian on 23/02/2011 - 20:40
Chinese Bridge
Thank you for all your comments guys ! Mark - yes, think I'll clone those out. These were taken in Raw but I was going for semi-silhouttes (my dark side showing through) so don't really want to lighten these - however I realise that may not be to everyone's taste. I think THoughton may be righ...
Posted by Frogfish on 24/02/2011 - 04:02
New member - A couple of pics of People
Third shot I think is the best, I like the mysterious feel about it, you ask yourself questions about it. The first is far to close a crop for me, and you cannot see the babys face. Cannot tell what the third is at all, way out of focus. And the last is spoilt by the flare.
Posted by snappychappy on 24/02/2011 - 08:25
New member - A couple of pics of People
Thanks for the feedback :) I agree about the first one, but I was constrained by my brother hating having his picture taken, and refusing unless I promised to partially crop his face like that. Would have been nice if the baby's face was visible, but at 3 days old, I was taking any shot I could g...
Posted by josiahk on 24/02/2011 - 11:04
New member - A couple of pics of People
I also think the 1st and 3rd are too soft. If they looked deliberately out of focus that would be one thing, but unfortunately these two don't. The 2nd is not bad, the softness looks deliberate. I can see where you're coming from with the zombie comment :) The 4th is my favourite. Mainly for t...
Posted by thoughton on 24/02/2011 - 14:04
New member - A couple of miscellaneous pics
Thanks for the feedback! :) Totally agree about the sharpness thing. I often miss shots I want because of that. I think I need to learn to relax, take my time, and also to use my tripod more! :oops: Also agree about the bottle orientation. The picture shown is basically how it came out of the ...
Posted by josiahk on 24/02/2011 - 11:11
