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Comment by aminstar posted on Photgraphing under 18s at 04/08/2009 - 08:52
I don't mind the pale blue background. What really grabs me is the sheer razor sharp quality and colour of the rose in the first picture. I also like No. 2 a lot, there is lovely delicate quality in that too. No. 3 is good but doesn't compete with your first two. I was surprised you didn't enter the weekly competition for 'Smoke.'
david
thanks for your comments. Really appreciate it.
I usually work on these shots to unwind after a stressful day or when I am very bored. I knew about the competition but unfortunately didn't manage to get these ones done before the closing date, and I didn't want to submit one of my old ones.
Today was one of those days that on my way home I was already planning to lock myself in the shed and try some ideas that I had been cooking for a few days but didn't get up to executing it until now.
Here is another one from the same batch as the number two one . It has similarities with the second one above
Comment by aminstar posted on With or without smoke a Rose will always be a Rose :) at 04/08/2009 - 00:12
Comment by aminstar posted on With or without smoke a Rose will always be a Rose :) at 03/08/2009 - 22:02
Comment by aminstar posted on With or without smoke a Rose will always be a Rose :) at 03/08/2009 - 21:58
Comment by aminstar posted on With or without smoke a Rose will always be a Rose :) at 03/08/2009 - 21:02
The background is a very pale blue/green at the top and more of a true blue near the bottom, darker to the bottom right hand corner.
Comment by aminstar posted on With or without smoke a Rose will always be a Rose :) at 03/08/2009 - 20:27
The first rose has such stunning colours that I just couldn't get myself to smoke it out and ruin the pure scent of the rose. Left that to the other ones, although still nice but not with the same vibrant colours as this one.
Can someone please tell me what colour background do you see on this first image? Is it more to the whitish or you notice a heavy bluish/greenish tinge on it?
I have a big problem with my secondary monitor, as its connected through USB port I cannot calibrate it properly. I post process it on my old one but when I look at it on my newer monitor it appears with different colours on it.
Thank you for your help
Comment by aminstar posted on With or without smoke a Rose will always be a Rose :) at 03/08/2009 - 20:19
Personally I cant see what all the fuss is about over full frame sensors, as Stefans example above clearly shows there is not a lot in it, in fact APS-C could have a slight advantage for those who shoot landscapes in that it offers greater DoF in like for like shots.
DoF increases as focal length reduces, so in Stefan example above if the F/F shot was with a 50mm lens then an APS-C sensor would have to use a focal length of 33mm to include all of the same scene resulting in more DoF and a better sharper shot.....Simples!
Long Live APS-C
Also what I had noticed, although I am not sure if this is due to the direct relation to full frame or not but when I tried the same 200mm range lens on a D300 and D700 the AF locking speed was much faster on the FF body. I was told that its because the FF sensor had more light falling on it so it would lock in much quicker.
Comment by aminstar posted on full frame v crop....... numpty question maybe or not..... at 03/08/2009 - 09:18
Comment by aminstar posted on First Macro effort at 03/08/2009 - 09:07
I was trying to be "artistic" Amin, starting with the girl in pink to the far right being in focus then gradually losing it along the line of people.
Obviously I failed miserably
Now that you mention about your artistic attempt it does in fact look that you did achieve it partially , you didn't lose it completely
Comment by aminstar posted on Air Sea Rescue at 03/08/2009 - 09:00
Now let's see some of those shots so that we can throw an avalanche of criticism at them