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A few shots from todays outing

PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:52 pm
by Hyena
A couple of random shots - all taken with the D70 kit lens

This first one really stood out in its surroundings and caught my eye - it was in a bushy garden that was heavily shadowed in, except for a thin beam of sun that backlit the flower. This is pretty much straight out of the camera 8)

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This little fella was happy to pose for me, although flew the coup when I tried to zoom with my feet at the 70mm end of the kit lens.

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An ugly duckling in his younger years ?
Is the blown out white area on his lower neck too much ?
I was shooting in AP mode so I'll blame the camera for not choosing a fast enough shutter speed :P

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And one to make you feel sick, a shot of my car - F22 and zoomed in while exposing @ 1/40 in an attempt to create a motion effect.

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C&C welcome as always

PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:18 pm
by Oz_Beachside
wow, love the flower, well captured lighting!!!

Actually, that would be a perfect entry to the FHF exhibition, if are you interested...

regardless, great work :D

PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:45 pm
by Justin
The flower is the best one here.

Needs sharpening and contrast adjustment tho

Try the zoom effect at night with the car well-lit.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:53 pm
by Hyena
Oz_Beachside wrote:that would be a perfect entry to the FHF exhibition, if are you interested...

I didn't submit an expression of interest earlier because I didn't have anything that really fitted the theme but I'd be more than happy to enter it if you think it's up to scratch :) If it's not too late just let me know what I need to do.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:52 am
by the foto fanatic
I love the backlit flowers in #1 - well done :D

PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:32 pm
by stubbsy
Jay

#1 is a well spotted and well taken image. It's colourful, well lit and nicely framed. Sadly my answer to your question about #3 is that it is too blown (but see my sig block below :wink: ). On my monitor the white of the neck also appears to have a slight cyan cast.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:11 pm
by Hyena
stubbsy wrote:On my monitor the white of the neck also appears to have a slight cyan cast.


Right you are. I didn't notice it on my LCD at home but after checking it now on my work CRT I can see it.

Justin, you're right about more contrast. I had a play and it darkens down the background making the flowers stand out even more. Sharpening doesn't seem to have too much effect, although oversharpening just the stamens looks effective.

Considering I'm submitting the flower pic, do you think I should clone out the white out of focus flowers in the background ?