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A week in Japan
I'm just back from a week in Japan - my daughter had a 1 hour interview at Kyoto University so I took the opportunity to join her and keep her company. Here's a few images from our trip. Asakusa temple complex Hiroshima - it's a really sobering place Genbaku Dome The local bus stop M...
Posted by jamieallan on 28/08/2013 - 21:59
A week in Japan
Steve, I was there to give support and companionship to my daughter more than to take photographs. I didn't want her to have a 'lost in translation' moment while she was there as this was a very important interview for her future career. Realistically travelling that far and back you really need to...
Posted by jamieallan on 29/08/2013 - 09:16
A week in Japan
I have only been past Hiroshima, however I have stayed for several days in Nagasaki and back in about '94 was targeted by local teenagers who wanted to try their English. There were very few tourists there in those days. As you say you were there to support your daughters - but did you have tim...
Posted by Gamka on 29/08/2013 - 09:34
Oulton Park Gold Cup 2013 (v2.0)
Yes, very nice shots there - I don't think I managed a single sharp image of that Capri other than in the paddock. Particularly good depth of field on number 2. I must admit when you mentioned you'd been at Spa, I imagined you'd be flying into Manchester on Sunday evening, not driving back. Think...
Posted by droopsnoot on 29/08/2013 - 11:04
Oulton Park Gold Cup 2013 (v2.0)
When you mentioned you'd been at Spa, I imagined you'd be flying into Manchester on Sunday evening, not driving back. Thinking about it makes me tired. It's not too bad, Mike - and a lot easier than sorting out flights to multiple destinations/hire cars etc. The Belgian GP and Gold Cup have clashed ...
Posted by simonarron on 29/08/2013 - 14:10
Taking better photos I hope
They look pretty good to me too! Favourite is #9, least favourite are #4 and #8. The lion image is a bit back-focussed and on the carnation it is all a bit too soft, but I like all of the other shots. Well done for taking and posting these, I hope my criticism is constructive rather than harsh!...
Posted by davidstorm on 30/08/2013 - 22:18
Taking better photos I hope
Thank you for the feedback. It's most helpful. Yeah I'll try for a bit more background. I was attempting some close ups. Have any of these been post processed or are they straight out of camera? I hope this answers your question Karl 1. meerkat - slight crop at the base, i might have lifted the ...
Posted by Deltaart on 02/09/2013 - 18:21
Football is back!
Okay, so I know I'm in the tiny minority of football shooters who favour Pentax but I'm determined to improve without the fancy 3D AF tracking of the much more expensive Canikons. Instead I am focusing on the positives of WR, high ISO performance and IQ in the more cost-effective bundle of my K-5. ...
Posted by rscoote on 01/09/2013 - 21:30
Football is back!
Theyre all sharp and well exposed but I think the cropping needs to be more carful, number two is too lose and number three is too tight cropping the ball and the other player. Number three would have been better with just the blue player I think with the player in red cropped out all together. D...
Posted by cabstar on 01/09/2013 - 22:33
Football is back!
Thanks for that. I agree. I was behind the goal at one end so number 2 was a shot of the opposite end of the pitch. I would have ideally liked to have my 300mm on for this one but I only have one body so it is a crop of an image at 200mm. and I daren't go in any tighter. Number 3 was players r...
Posted by rscoote on 01/09/2013 - 23:10
The cold Atlantic
Nothing like parking as close as you can when your climbing a mountain! :lol: Are they cooking bacon and eggs in the back of the van :wink:
Posted by Algernon on 03/09/2013 - 11:26
Florida Holiday
Just got back from Florida yesterday. Only took 3 lenses with me. TBH the DA 18-135 was used almost exclusively. by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on ...
Posted by Papa_Lazarou on 03/09/2013 - 14:41
Florida Holiday
Nice set! Takes me back - I was there a few years ago with the family :). Second Potterworld shot is my favourite. I'm just back from a family holiday with a set of Ltds where I spent far too much time changing lenses (15 to 21 back to 15 to 40 back to 21 etc etc ad nuaseum) driving the fam...
Posted by Northgrain on 03/09/2013 - 16:58
Landscape Critique please
Your idea of selective focus and shallow depth of field works very well. I think you need to avoid the clipping the edges of the main subject, which happens at the bottom of the frame. Also, I would entirely remove the upper part of the image as this doesn't add anything, only serving to distrac...
Posted by johnriley on 03/09/2013 - 22:25
Landscape Critique please
Sorry but it don't work for me. Maybe the same shot, DOF and focus from a lower angle putting the barley head over the woodland in the back so the barley head sits at one third from the top. No idea really but it just aint right for me! Pat
Posted by Patty on 03/09/2013 - 22:28
Landscape Critique please
I'm picking with foreground object being the bit in focus, that it should be a big higher at least. Having it practically cut off at the bottom isn't helping it. To me it's like the path is almost the subject as it takes up most of the middle of the shot. You've kind of got two ideas merged int...
Posted by richandfleur on 04/09/2013 - 01:33
Landscape Critique please
Not working for me either. It is one of those images that pulls the eye in different directions and therefore feels confused and makes for somewhat uncomfortable viewing as it doesn't allow the eye to settle. The path draws the eye towards the top and into the scene whereas the in focus part draws...
Posted by DrOrloff on 04/09/2013 - 05:27
Dragonflies with CIF
Used catch-in-focus for the first time yesterday. Quite pleased with the outcome but would appreciate comments from others, particularly those with experience with CIF. All k5, 150-500 @500. TAV mode. +1.5 exp. compensation. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Thanks for...
Posted by coker on 04/09/2013 - 08:29
Dragonflies with CIF
Must admit I only use CIF for macro but you seem to been quite successful here. Only thing I would say is that (imo) for this type of shot to work you need the focus to be on the head/eye area and I don't think you are quite there. I have only tried shooting dragonflys in flight once and found th...
Posted by Mike-P on 04/09/2013 - 09:07
common or (GARDEN) spider and B****Y big catapillar head
Without wishing to denigrate your efforts I'm going against the flow again as these shots don't appeal to me. I think that very close shots really must have oodles of sharp detail as the attraction of such shots is a world beyond our normal seeing. The background needs to be unobtrusive but compli...
Posted by DrOrloff on 06/09/2013 - 23:41
