Playing with DoF
Posted 26/02/2011 - 19:58
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Yup, second image for me, too Kris. The problem with the second one is not only the too restricted DoF, but the fact that, as a picture, it reads the wrong way, I reckon.
We read from left to right so I feel a bit disorientated when forced to view a picture the wrong way round. Maybe it's just me!
Lik the effect of the lens, by the way. I've been looking to get the 1.7 version but they go for silly money on evil-bay so I'll manage without!
We read from left to right so I feel a bit disorientated when forced to view a picture the wrong way round. Maybe it's just me!
Lik the effect of the lens, by the way. I've been looking to get the 1.7 version but they go for silly money on evil-bay so I'll manage without!
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 26/02/2011 - 22:23
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Funnily enough I prefer the first one. You can still read the names from left to right, can't you? I don't think the DOF is too narrow either as the first 2/3 characters are still clear enough to be distinguished. The blurred part on the left for me just emphasizes how many more victims there were. I also like it that the first picture is - in a way - repeated in the second one.
Beautfully done, Kris and very impressive.
Beautfully done, Kris and very impressive.
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. - Ansel Adams -
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Best wishes, Kris.
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