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Ranmore Common
It would be interesting to figure out how much time goes into taking the photo and how much into processing it. Maybe we need to reverse the time that goes into each. The trouble with me and digital is that I snap too quickly only to spend ages trying to improve the image on the computer. A w...
Posted by ronniemac on 18/05/2014 - 20:24
Ranmore Common
It would be interesting to figure out how much time goes into taking the photo and how much into processing it. Maybe we need to reverse the time that goes into each. The trouble with me and digital is that I snap too quickly only to spend ages trying to improve the image on the computer. A w...
Posted by Smeggypants on 18/05/2014 - 23:01
Ranmore Common
I quite like #4. The B&W processing and the addition of the car being key Thanks for having a look. Seems like 4 & 7 are the pick of the bunch - maybe I should copy that car into some of the others! ... By the way, Nigel, I'm responding to David Storm's request that we try to breath some life b...
Posted by McGregNi on 19/05/2014 - 17:36
Pentax does cycle racing
I like the head-on shots with the riders coming towards the viewer. I would crop those quite close to try and convey the tension and story of the race - 3,6 & 8 are good in this respect. The out-of-focus chasers are essential to these shots and are done well. The low viewpoints get in the face of th...
Posted by pgweber on 17/05/2014 - 22:54
Book Cover Project
It will wrap round so the model will be on the front cover, the tree and path should be on the spine and the "ghosts" that are on the left of the shot will be the back cover. It may need a crop to closer to 16/9 depending on how many pages she turns out :)
Posted by Puggy on 17/05/2014 - 16:50
Book Cover Project
Very Good. look at it as three separate images - front, spine and back. None look too busy to me and each will work on its own as well as an overall image.
Posted by Gamka on 18/05/2014 - 12:44
Book Cover Project
Thanks for the comments. Adding the lettering will be my daughters job, I do see the point about keeping the prominence which is something we hadn't considered, maybe will look at reducing the opacity on the spine and back? I had already processed a B&W version which I like much better as a st...
Posted by Puggy on 18/05/2014 - 14:55
Book Cover Project
Gravelrash's third point seems sound advice! As a parting comment, do consider the lettering and photo in tandem. It'll be the difference between a successful and not so successful design. On the back, eg, will there be a blurb? (It would be usual to have one there, unless you are producing ...
Posted by CMW on 18/05/2014 - 16:04
Book Cover Project
You are not with it, your daughter knows best in this case, :)Thanks for the comments. Adding the lettering will be my daughters job, I do see the point about keeping the prominence which is something we hadn't considered, maybe will look at reducing the opacity on the spine and back? I had al...
Posted by Glowingblue on 18/05/2014 - 16:43
Book Cover Project
Hello there; I am the daughter in question! Yes, I made an account specifically to write this... Firstly I would like to talk about the text I plan to put on the cover - I have a very clear idea of how I will do the blurb on the back cover, by using a box with faded opacity so that the image is s...
Posted by HugBubble on 18/05/2014 - 22:06
Book Cover Project
HugBubble, good to 'meet' you in person. You'll have an interesting cover by the end of the process and will discover for yourself what works and what doesn't. You may find that having the title in black will not separate it sufficiently from the photograph. You need to pull away a bit from the e...
Posted by CMW on 18/05/2014 - 23:15
A Day Out with MX-1
Just a bit of a photo diary really. I bought the MX-1 as a convenient way of grabbing pictures when I'm out on the bike. It fits in the pocket of my leather jacket and won't stand me at a grands loss if I have a spill. There's still interest in this pocket marvel so I'll share as much for my o...
Posted by Gravelrash on 18/05/2014 - 13:20
A Day Out with MX-1
The MX-1 is a a star ,and you are showing that with your stuff, 9 and 10 show the beauty of the place ...I dont really do landscape stuff (or motor bikes anymore) , but I know the Trough of Bowland from when I lived in Lancaster... (I'm back there next month )...jeff...
Posted by jeffstclair on 19/05/2014 - 08:12
Rhayader
I went there in March this year around the valley and a trip to the farm { great place } I don't think I am good enough to advise anyone but for what its worth I set my shutter speed to 1000 / turned off i/s / auto iso up to 3200 / got quite a few shots in focus but quite a few just not sharp . Mayb...
Posted by mrfrosty on 18/05/2014 - 20:11
Rhayader
Wasn't overly happy with most of the BIF pictures - most of which were just not sharp enough for my liking! More practice needed I think. Any advice on BIF photography will be welcome :) Oh FFS, stop being obsessed with sharpness. :) The last three pics in this set are great. Their value is i...
Posted by Smeggypants on 19/05/2014 - 03:21
Rhayader
Yes you could stop down to F8 to give a bit more DOF to get more keepers in focus but only for #4. The shallow DOF works in #3 and #5 as it adds depth to the image. Far more important than sharp, sharp, sharpity, The depth of field at 15 m increases from 0.55 metres to 0.78 metres when moving fr...
Posted by Blythman on 19/05/2014 - 07:06
Test Shots DA 560
Thanks Ronnie. I don't do bird feeders either, but as you say this is showing the capabilities of the DA 560 by itself and also together with the 1.4xTC. That's 784mm. Here is a 100% crop. Not perfect. But focus wasn't calibrated and there must be a learning curve at these kind of focal lengths ...
Posted by Blythman on 18/05/2014 - 18:14
Nyonya Chicken Lakse
Wow that looks good. Currently stuck in bed with a nasty throat infection. Can barely swallow liquid, let alone solids, so those pictures are making my tummy rumble. They've also produced a load of saliva which I now have to try to swallow. Bring back chamberpots I say... Not sure I could smuggle...
Posted by Epithet Man on 19/05/2014 - 13:07
Nyonya Chicken Lakse
Too much yellow colour noise in the egg yolks! :mrgreen: Thanks Smeggy, you've given a very practical solution to those of us who are struggling to find inspiring locations, and when there struggle to extract a focus and creative angle to form an image that really says something .... just stay at...
Posted by McGregNi on 19/05/2014 - 17:20
First set with the 1.4 HD AW Teleconverter
Hi David - quite often I see posts and mark them in my mind that I'll comment a bit later when I've got more time, but invariably I don't get quite enough time to follow up. I rarely post anything relating to photos I've taken for 2 reasons - firstly I'm rubbish at making an image look good on th...
Posted by LennyBloke on 20/05/2014 - 10:15
