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Candid of a young woman

Postby Sheila Smart on Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:58 pm

Taken with my 135 f/2. I quite like the bokeh in this shot. Yes, it is a candid. It was taken using my Zigview and she glanced across at me.

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Postby Geoff on Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:19 pm

Beautiful Sheila, and you are right, the bokeh is lovely. Looks like she was happy to pose for you. Nice, sharp image. Thanks for sharing :D

I need to find out more about this zigview you keep talking about.
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Postby psionic on Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:27 pm

So that is how your doing that ! Sneaky sneaky... must have one !

http://www.intro2020.co.uk/pages/zigview.htm

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Postby robw25 on Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:15 pm

shiela
lovely shot !!

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Postby Alex on Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:35 pm

Great portrait. Very natural. Looks professionally posed, yet candid.

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Postby curly on Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:57 pm

Jessops (UK) have it listed for 120 GBP so approx $350 + delivery + GST if caught.
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Postby Sheila Smart on Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:59 pm

Here is the mono and cropped image

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Postby radar on Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:11 pm

Hi Sheila,

I love the crop in B&W. Having good lens, good camera and good photographer really helps :D

The only thing I would suggest is to try to not make the hand so "white". For me, it stands out just a bit too much.

thanks for sharing,

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Postby robw25 on Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:04 am

sheila
just a thought, when she looked your way and you took the photo, did you feel embarrased that maybe you got caught ? did you show her the photo ?

my balls are not big enough to take "that" type of shot

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Postby myarhidia on Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:04 am

robw25 wrote:sheila
just a thought, when she looked your way and you took the photo, did you feel embarrased that maybe you got caught ? did you show her the photo ?

my balls are not big enough to take "that" type of shot

cheers rob

I guess if a male tried shooting females & kids candidly like Sheila does you could be labelled as a predator......
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Postby bindiblue on Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:16 am

Great shot Shelia,,

For anyone interesting in buying this gadget on ebay I found this link,,

http://search.ebay.com.au/search/search ... p=1&fsoo=1

$260 plus PP from Hong kong

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Postby DaveB on Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:36 pm

Nice work Sheila!
The JPEG compression is a bit too noticeable on these though, especially on the mono version.

For people interested in the Zigview, note that there is also the Zigview R which has a lead to connect to the camera's remote release (not much use for D70 users of course). Not only does it have an intervalometer (e.g. for timed long exposures or for time-lapse work) but it will also act as a motion-sensor based on the image it sees through the viewfinder!
Haven't actually used one myself (I use the Canon TC-80N3 remote for timed work) but I gather that the visible external differences are:
- "Zigview R" on the top instead of "Zigview", and
- "CAMERA" instead of "COM" socket on the side.
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Postby wmaburnett on Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:49 pm

Great work yet again, you are incredibly talented,
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Postby PiroStitch on Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:04 pm

Ok, the crop is just plain freaky....she looks like the ghosts in the Japanese horror movies..... Otherwise it's a great and natural capture :) Did she question you about having her photo taken?
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Postby jethro on Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:07 pm

Sheila you are one of the best portrait photogs ive seen on this site. And no more said
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