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Comment by Frogfish posted on Zagreb, Croatia at 18/06/2011 - 15:53
m42geo wrote:
Frogfish,
Thanks for your little history lesson.
Since you base in China just wonder if you are chinese?
I saw some very good photos from your website, you are a great photographer I have to say.
I guess you are not chinese by looking at the style of your photos!! ha ha. tell me if I am right.
Can you tell the different between chinese and european photographers in term of style?
Do you do photography for living?
Wow - that's very kind of you Geo. Glad you liked them. Frogfish,
Thanks for your little history lesson.
Since you base in China just wonder if you are chinese?
I saw some very good photos from your website, you are a great photographer I have to say.
I guess you are not chinese by looking at the style of your photos!! ha ha. tell me if I am right.
Can you tell the different between chinese and european photographers in term of style?
Do you do photography for living?
I'm not a pro and really I don't think I'd like to go that route, it's not for me. However I do occasionally work as second shooter for a pro - I think I can learn a lot from him that way.
Chinese togs vs Euro togs : hmm to be honest I've not seen a lot of Chinese photographers' work - but there are indeed some amazingly talened shooters here producing work I can only dream of. Can't really tell if there is a difference in style. Probably some influences.
I'm British born and bred however my lovely wife of 24 yrs is Chinese and we've lived in Shanghai for the past 15 yrs.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Zagreb, Croatia at 18/06/2011 - 08:55
m42geo wrote:
All these photo were shot with jepg. The Jepg from the K20d is amazing, in fact I can just do as much pp on the jepg output as from its raw.
#3 stands out - only in my opinion of course ! BTW #6 is my favourite - cracking shot !Frogfish wrote:
Another lovely set ! I'm not sure about the colour tint in some of them but there is no doubt at all you have a great eye for a shot.
Can you give me an example that on which photo you think the colour tint you dislike? Yes I have done loads of PP, the originals look nothing like this at all. Another lovely set ! I'm not sure about the colour tint in some of them but there is no doubt at all you have a great eye for a shot.
All these photo were shot with jepg. The Jepg from the K20d is amazing, in fact I can just do as much pp on the jepg output as from its raw.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Split, Croatia at 18/06/2011 - 07:38
m42geo wrote:
Did the Serb attack Zagreb during the war as well? I thought they only attacked bosnia and part of croatian cities such as dubrovnik.
Zagreb was under attack - the Serbs were literally maybe just 10 miles from Zagreb and shelling the lines. Frightening stuff for my friend who had two small children ..... he left Zagreb, rightly even though the city was never taken, about a month after my last visit to see them.Frogfish wrote:
Love the hallway shots (6,7 & and #9 - the cross. All excellent.
I used to visit a friend of mine during the war (I was living just a few hours drive away in Southern Austria) - every evening we could hear the heavy artillery going off just a few miles away.
wow.... you live all around the world!! Love the hallway shots (6,7 & and #9 - the cross. All excellent.
I used to visit a friend of mine during the war (I was living just a few hours drive away in Southern Austria) - every evening we could hear the heavy artillery going off just a few miles away.
Did the Serb attack Zagreb during the war as well? I thought they only attacked bosnia and part of croatian cities such as dubrovnik.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Zagreb, Croatia at 18/06/2011 - 07:35
Oh absolutely - it was just my opinion of course, to each his own and all that jazz.
However it is worth bearing in mind that sometimes you can't straighten an image you may want to, because you didn't leave enough room and it leads to cropping, and of course straightening always leads to image degradation. I just think it is something to be aware of.
This is just nit-picking on my behalf though because Geo has put up some wonderful pictures today !
However it is worth bearing in mind that sometimes you can't straighten an image you may want to, because you didn't leave enough room and it leads to cropping, and of course straightening always leads to image degradation. I just think it is something to be aware of.
This is just nit-picking on my behalf though because Geo has put up some wonderful pictures today !
Comment by Frogfish posted on Mostar, Bosnia at 18/06/2011 - 07:32
Love the hallway shots (6,7 & and #9 - the cross. All excellent.
I used to visit a friend of mine during the war (I was living just a few hours drive away in Southern Austria) - every evening we could hear the heavy artillery going off just a few miles away.
I used to visit a friend of mine during the war (I was living just a few hours drive away in Southern Austria) - every evening we could hear the heavy artillery going off just a few miles away.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Zagreb, Croatia at 18/06/2011 - 07:25
Another lovely set ! I'm not sure about the colour tint in some of them but there is no doubt at all you have a great eye for a shot.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Split, Croatia at 18/06/2011 - 07:18
Smeggypants wrote:
A horizon doesn't have to be straight for a pic to work. The way the hut sits in the top right corner of 2124 works great IMO. Sorry frogfish but the tilt in that pic works IMO.
m42geo my opinion is to just take pics using your gut feeling and do what looks good. Forget rules like horizontal horizons.
Of course my opinion is equally valid as the opinion of Frogfish and anyone else. You must work out what works for your own gut and not take anyone else's opinion as a rule but only an opinion.
Quite true Smeggy .... but a 20% tilt on a river doesn't tickle my fancy ! And as it wasn't intentional it's definitely something you'd want to keep on your check-list IMHO. Doesn't detract from a fantastic set Geo.m42geo wrote:
Oh ic,
Thanks for your comment, Will look out to avoid making same mistake in the future.
You haven't made a mistake IMO.Oh ic,
Thanks for your comment, Will look out to avoid making same mistake in the future.
A horizon doesn't have to be straight for a pic to work. The way the hut sits in the top right corner of 2124 works great IMO. Sorry frogfish but the tilt in that pic works IMO.
m42geo my opinion is to just take pics using your gut feeling and do what looks good. Forget rules like horizontal horizons.
Of course my opinion is equally valid as the opinion of Frogfish and anyone else. You must work out what works for your own gut and not take anyone else's opinion as a rule but only an opinion.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Mostar, Bosnia at 18/06/2011 - 06:58
m42geo wrote:
do you mean my lens has distortion?
No definitely not distortion ... operator disorientation perhaps Frogfish wrote:
However there are quite a few shots that need straightening (and I don't mean those with the deliberate tilt) ! The river shots in particular.
Hi However there are quite a few shots that need straightening (and I don't mean those with the deliberate tilt) ! The river shots in particular.
do you mean my lens has distortion?
Look at the horizon in 2124 for example.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Mostar, Bosnia at 18/06/2011 - 05:23
Another really lovely series ! I love the light in the street of #2.
However there are quite a few shots that need straightening (and I don't mean those with the deliberate tilt) ! The river shots in particular.
However there are quite a few shots that need straightening (and I don't mean those with the deliberate tilt) ! The river shots in particular.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Mostar, Bosnia at 18/06/2011 - 05:02
Frgfish,
Can you speak chinese?