The hand

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The hand

Postby Sheila Smart on Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:27 pm

Not to everyone's taste :D and it sure won't make POTW! I was experimenting with shallow DOF with my 5D plus my fastest lens - 135 f/2 and found my subject lying down having a snooze in one of the best spots to take snaps - Circular Quay!

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Postby SteveGriffin on Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:22 pm

Sheila,
I think that people a re either going to love or hate this one. I looked at it for ages and it definately grew on me.

I think it was the technical excellence that had me in awe as much as the composition. The way that you got the focus point so spot on and the balance.

It is also a great advert for the lens super duper sharp.

I am glad that my fingers don't look like that too - ooouch!
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Postby Ree on Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:43 am

Sheila,

I like it!

In one small shot you tell the story of the man of that hand bing that he is older and has a hard life.

Congrats :D
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Postby Sheila Smart on Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:49 pm

Thanks Ree and Steve. I have a thing about hands at the moment - http://www.pbase.com/sheila/hands

Here's one I took of same subject, same bench, different day - with my Zigview. I desaturated the image a tad and I quite like the affect.


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Postby Ree on Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:03 pm

love the 2nd one. the small amount of colour really makes the photo!

Great work :D
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Postby Catcha on Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:35 pm

Nice second shot, tells more of a story if you let the mind wander instead
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:32 pm

I think the hand is a rather strong image....and the boke! Just beautiful!
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Postby Sheila Smart on Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:43 pm

Thanks all. With the "boke/bokeh", no Gaussian blue in PS was involved - just the natural bokeh with this superb lens. I did use a filter from Optikvervelabs which helped with the "look" of the first image.

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Postby Heath Bennett on Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:07 pm

The first one especially is fantastic. Enviable low DOF, and creamaliciousness.
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Postby ozimax on Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:32 pm

Wonderful stuff Sheila, I've got to hand it to you... :) No seriously, these are seriously good candid portraits and yes, they do grow on you. Max
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Postby Geoff M on Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:45 pm

Sheila,

Superb images, absolutely love the first. Well captured.

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Postby Sheila Smart on Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:47 pm

Thanks all. May do a series on feet :D

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Postby wmaburnett on Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:02 pm

I really like this , the B&W and the contrast makes this image even more powerful, i cant help but to notice the cut or somethin on his hand, that is wide open,.
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Postby mudder on Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:28 pm

Very compelling image, the use of very narrow DOF and the BW works a treat... Takes a creative eye to get an image like this, very well done...
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Postby DionM on Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:45 am

Technically the photos are great.

I still have to make up my mind about your candids though. Do you do them 'sneakily' or do you seek permission?

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