McGregNi

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You have been seeing some really interesting cars! A great selection of shapes and classic models (from your previous set also). Looks like a very worthwhile trip. Are we going to get some landscapes as well?

Comment by McGregNi posted on Some more from Track day at 21/08/2017 - 20:04

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I'm curious about the practical arrangements for doing these studio shots at a camera club ..... I'm assuming that the lighting gear is provided for all to share, and that it is set up beforehand, not necessarily by each photographer personally? Also do you share a single trigger device? And finally, do you have remote power control over the flashes, or do you need to walk over and adjust them manually?

I should imagine that if there were these constraints and you were sharing the equipment without having a lot of time to make personal refinements, it is understandable that there would be less opportunity to achieve a precise creative intention than there would be at home or in your own studio.

Comment by McGregNi posted on A few from a Model shoot at the camera club at 15/08/2017 - 14:17

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Thanks Gareth, Peter and Philip .... Hmmm, I'm not usually too precious with my compositions .... I'll certainly give No 1 a chop, but it will lose the flash lit bits in the extreme foreground! (That was kind of the whole point of the shot ....) Also I thought the glimpse down to the browny-red soil was nice. Oh well, it gives me an excuse to go back and find another angle!.

Comment by McGregNi posted on Coombe Woods & Garden Exploration at 13/08/2017 - 18:05

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That looks very good for ISO 1000, the colour is excellent.

Comment by McGregNi posted on Exeter 2 at 13/08/2017 - 17:59

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Eeeekkkk indeed! That face painting is quite amazing, and the whole garb is brilliant and brash. Your in-yer-face captures suit the style well. I think the outdoor ones are really successful and dynamic. The indoor ones I feel would benefit from more direction in the lighting across the face. The twin lights you've used are similarly powered and the effect is fairly flat .... perhaps a bigger ratio split between the power settings would help.

But again, the strong bold frame filling portraits are very effective, both the indoor and outdoor ones.

Comment by McGregNi posted on A few from a Model shoot at the camera club at 13/08/2017 - 17:56

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What a great collection of brilliant old buses! Very rare to see them all out in the streets like that .... nowadays they are mostly shut away in cramped Transport Museums (and they are notoriously hard to photograph stuck in there!).

Here we get to step back and take in the whole vehicle .... I like the space you've allowed, and the viewing angles are complementary. This being a photography forum it is surely mandatory that someone says you should have / did you take any close-up details ....? I might as well get it out of the way now

I love that green Bristol going to Winchester, a beautiful design.

Comment by McGregNi posted on Vintage Bus Day at 13/08/2017 - 17:49

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They all look good and convey a sense of relaxation and enjoyment .... it comes across as a happy event (which it should be!), but I don't think that is actually easy to convey through photos. My favourites are the outdoor ones with the castle ..... I'm assuming you demonstrated the moves you were looking for in No 9! )

Full marks to you .... a wedding is not for the photographically faint hearted. I'm not sure if I would even try it ....

Comment by McGregNi posted on A few from a wedding I shot at 13/08/2017 - 17:42

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Strong use of the wide angle! You've worked the located well with a flavour of the place coming through. Any chance of seeing a photo of that K15mm on one of your cameras? That is quite an exotic piece of glass!

Comment by McGregNi posted on Brooklands at 12/08/2017 - 17:40

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Even better clarity and sharpness of focus on these ones Derek. Again the OOF backgrounds are very nice and complementary.

Comment by McGregNi posted on Even more spiders at 12/08/2017 - 17:36

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Thanks Peter .... I'm always trying to improve my forest shots which are a real challenge DR-wise. Here I used a bit of flash right at the bottom to light up the foreground ferns. I also use two exposures blended, as the sky areas become very blown out otherwise.

Comment by McGregNi posted on Coombe Woods & Garden Exploration at 12/08/2017 - 17:33

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