Is this to cropped?
Posted 25/03/2010 - 10:12
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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). That means you are always going to be challenged by depth of field - or lack of it. This is particularly so at these short distances.
Then, when you add low light, and soft, light absorbing, hard-to-focus-on fur... well you know now what I'm driving at, I'm sure!
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). That means you are always going to be challenged by depth of field - or lack of it. This is particularly so at these short distances.
Then, when you add low light, and soft, light absorbing, hard-to-focus-on fur... well you know now what I'm driving at, I'm sure!
Posted 25/03/2010 - 10:26
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OK, will give up on this one and try again next time I visit them.
Thanks for your advise.
Thanks for your advise.
Colin
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Posted 25/03/2010 - 10:31
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Col,
Cheers - it was mainly a caveat regarding the subject matter, and offered in the spirit of "comments to learn by" as requested - hopefully you only saw it that way also...
Cheers - it was mainly a caveat regarding the subject matter, and offered in the spirit of "comments to learn by" as requested - hopefully you only saw it that way also...
Posted 25/03/2010 - 10:34
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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 the nose) followed by the blown out highlights on the side of Rover's face. The crop is quite tight too, seeing the ears would be good as they are a big part of the dog's expression.
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 the nose) followed by the blown out highlights on the side of Rover's face. The crop is quite tight too, seeing the ears would be good as they are a big part of the dog's expression.
Tim
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Posted 25/03/2010 - 10:47
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Thanks to both i-berg & thornton,
I did agree with your comments, I thought it was to close but the un-cropped version has to much distraction in the background. (I remembered that from a previous post not to sure whose it was)
It was intended just so that I can learn (I hate puppy's that will not pose )
Regards
I did agree with your comments, I thought it was to close but the un-cropped version has to much distraction in the background. (I remembered that from a previous post not to sure whose it was)
It was intended just so that I can learn (I hate puppy's that will not pose )
Regards
Colin
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Posted 25/03/2010 - 12:03
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Next time try to get the owners to show the puppy a toy it really adores - you should hopefully get an alert pup - totally different
Get your stuff organised before and then try and grab the pic 'cos that pup won't pose for you - not a chance .
You have to be full of low cunning to catch the pup motionless , and believe me that pup is also full of low cunning and will read your mind
Memories of trying to catch a dalmatian unawares - French cream cakes always worked with him
Get your stuff organised before and then try and grab the pic 'cos that pup won't pose for you - not a chance .
You have to be full of low cunning to catch the pup motionless , and believe me that pup is also full of low cunning and will read your mind
Memories of trying to catch a dalmatian unawares - French cream cakes always worked with him
let the education continue
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