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Post by blackmutt on May 23, 2019 10:32:50 GMT
Apology accepted. We were typing at the same time. And to clarify, the soft focus is a product of high iso and hand held at a too slow shutter. A poor technical photo at best
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Post by tonyw on May 23, 2019 17:02:09 GMT
Back to portraits - or more specifically, in this case, portrait landscapes  The rain stopped and the skies cleared briefly today so stopped by a local park which has spent quite a while under water the last few weeks - in fact I was standing in water to take these two shots. First is a covered bridge along a trail. Second is the result of the emerald ash beetle and a local chainsaw carver - appropriately next to the soccer pitch.   Tony |
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Post by Peterj on May 23, 2019 18:45:12 GMT
No problem blackmutt....as I mentioned, it was my mistake  Quite possibly the mistake made was your original "back-handed" compliment.
I was raised with this in mind "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all."
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Post by Bailey on May 24, 2019 1:12:15 GMT
Thank you blackmutt Raw files will often look a little flat or soft due to the demosaicing process in the camera. As I mentioned earlier, your final image looks really nice with the colours blending together so well.
Edit: blackmutt's previous post about adding her original image and it looking flat seems to have gone awol in my browser. |
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Post by Sepiana on May 24, 2019 2:00:15 GMT
Thanks for getting me to look sideways on my walk this morning Sepiana. ;-) Bill, I knew I could count on you to do that. That’s quite a shot! Layers of interest from the foreground to the background. Great DOF! |
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Post by Sepiana on May 24, 2019 2:03:58 GMT
As long as I was looking sideways, I snagged a second one from a little bit downriver. Bill, you have your camera well-trained. I love the angle you used to take this shot and how you did it in a portrait orientation. Great job (as usual)! |
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Post by Sepiana on May 24, 2019 2:09:43 GMT
Since we moved to Punta Gorda last week, we have admired this post box in the house opposite. Thank you Sepiana, for giving me the incentive to look closely and take a photgraph of it. Dennis, very pleased you did that. Perfect choice of subject for the portrait orientation. Our eyes are naturally drawn from the ground up to the mailbox (post box) itself. Another job well done! |
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Post by Sepiana on May 24, 2019 2:28:50 GMT
“Baseball been berry, berry good to me!” Frank, this is quite an image. Great DOF, clear details! His concentration is quite obvious. Berry good job!
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Post by Sepiana on May 25, 2019 1:56:42 GMT
WayneS , quite a capture! The black night sky and the golden-lit building behind the statue bring it to life.
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Post by Sepiana on May 25, 2019 1:59:31 GMT
Anyway, herewith a triptych of two (?) different yellow-headed blackbirds perched atop old cattail heads across the road. Was having trouble getting close to them 2 weeks ago, but there were no ladies around. Well, now the ladies are about and the boys are more interested in them than some old git with a camera. I was able to get within (what?) maybe 5 or 6 meters. All three photos were shot at 400-mm and ISO 640 and this dreary day. Coaldale, Alberta, May 21. Clive, I really like the triptych presentation -- three great shots put together. Very effective! Beautiful birds! |
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Post by Sepiana on May 25, 2019 2:03:01 GMT
Almost straight out of the camera. Used a piece of scrapbook paper for the background. Judy, very creative! I really like how you composed your shot -- with negative space above the flowers. Beautiful tonal range! |
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Post by Sepiana on May 25, 2019 2:08:30 GMT
Back to portraits - or more specifically, in this case, portrait landscapes The rain stopped and the skies cleared briefly today so stopped by a local park which has spent quite a while under water the last few weeks - in fact I was standing in water to take these two shots. First is a covered bridge along a trail. Second is the result of the emerald ash beetle and a local chainsaw carver - appropriately next to the soccer pitch. Tony Tony, two great images -- the first image so bucolical (pastoral), the second so whimsical. Both well-composed, colorful, and with clear details. |
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Post by dennis9 on May 25, 2019 17:29:30 GMT
Two portraits of Winston Churchill, taken on today's walk centred on Westerham, near his beloved home at Chartwell. Nice contrast, I thought, between the sculptor's image and the caricaturist's view. Anyway, I was careful to put my camera the correct way up, not usually something I think about - point and snap, that's usually me.
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Brenda
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Post by preeb on May 25, 2019 18:08:54 GMT
I take a lot of photos in portrait mode, so this should have been a natural for me. I just haven't gotten out as much as I'd like and the weather has conspired to make for very poor light for photography, so I've been lacking in inspiration. Today we potted flowers to take to the cemetery tomorrow so my wife's family plots will look nice on Monday for Memorial Day observances. I worked the subject and came up with this: Shot on Canon 6D Mark II, EF 17-40 f4 L, ISO 100, 1/640 sec @ f4.  |
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Post by Sepiana on May 25, 2019 18:18:52 GMT
Two portraits of Winston Churchill, taken on today's walk centred on Westerham, near his beloved home at Chartwell. Nice contrast, I thought, between the sculptor's image and the caricaturist's view. Anyway, I was careful to put my camera the correct way up, not usually something I think about - point and snap, that's usually me.
Brenda
Brenda, two perfect subjects for this theme. Great capture! I love how you got close to your subjects. The details are amazing! |
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