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South George River

Postby johnd on Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:02 pm

Taken at South George River near Pyengana in the North East of Tasmania the other day.
I forgot my tripod so this was taken handheld 1/13sec, f4 with kit lens at 18mm. I was surprised how sharp it turned out.

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Postby Alex on Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:24 pm

John,

Very nice. I agree it's very sharp.

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Postby mudder on Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:13 pm

Gee, hand-held 1/13th, nerves of steel to get it that sharp! Nice angle, not sure what you use for PP, but wondering whether it's worth trying to get a smidge more detail in the foreground greenery in the shadows?

EDIT: Hmmm, now that my monitor has warmed up (doh!) might be worth just dodging in that mossy tree trunk on the left side of the frame, would make some nice foreground interest :?
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Postby marcotrov on Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:16 pm

Nicely composed and yes sharp indeed for that kit lens. It is certainly good bang for the buck. Gee its very warmish and green I think I would prefer a little less warmth.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:37 pm

Handheld!! Awesome, man I need to take some pointers with my handheld technique! Great shot!
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Postby johnd on Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:59 am

Thanks for your comments Alex, Andrew, Marco and Craig.

Andrew, I use PS CS2 for PP, but I'm not too proficient at dodging. I mostly use selections and curves. I know I need to stretch my PP work a bit more and will do some more playing over the next week as I'm on holidays. Trouble is there's the Taste Of Tasmania today, a cruise to Peppermint Bay tomorrow, some friends want me to do some shots of their house which is going on the market, Moorilla Tennis tournament late next week. I've got quite a few Sydney Hobart shots to process as well. I could stay on holidays forever and just take photographs. Now there's a thought. Aaah, but how could I feed my lens lust?

Marco, yes I did pump the greens a bit. I've got a few other shots similar that I'll have another go at. This one made it into my calendar (just for family, nothing too serious) and got quite a few oohs and aahs.

Craig, I'm afraid that when you leave your tripod 300Kms away, you've got no choice but to hand hold. At 18mm leaning against a tree, it's not to difficult. Actually, I'm always forgetting the tripod. Its because it sits in our lounge room with binoculars permently attached. I think I'm going to visit Birdy and get a tripod that I can permanently store in the boot of my car.

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