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From the darkness to the light...

Postby owen on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:17 pm

that is what I wanted to do with this image. Suggesting coming from the darkness at the bottom of the image/the grave to the light at the top of the image/the heavens.

It was taken yesterday when there was a bit of fog around, not enough for the type of shots I wanted though.

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Postby tasadam on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:26 pm

Impressive!
Looking at the extreme foreground (distortion?) I would guess something like a Tokina 12-24 lens, am I right?
I played with that lens the other day in a shop and noticed it did a similar thing.
Great shot though, I am not being critical with that, only curious about the lens. Great subject choice and any more fog you'd lose the tree.
What's the exif info? (shutter speed, f stop and focal length particularly)
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Postby owen on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:51 pm

Hi Adam. Yes you're right it was the Tokina 12-24 @ 12mm. I had to crop some of the sky out too. It was at f/8 and the shutter speed was 1/20th seconds. I should have manually focused a bit closer, because it's out of focus at the bottom.

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Postby tasadam on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:57 pm

F8?
Maybe a tripod and a greater DOF to overcome that minor front issue...
Regardless, I still like it.
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Postby Matt. K on Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:03 pm

Those cracks in the ground are from the corpse struggling to get out. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Postby pharmer on Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:16 pm

Looks good Owen :-)

DoF is fine in this image, the very closest foreground does not need to be perfectly sharp, your eyes are leading to the grave anyway.

I like it
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Postby avkomp on Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:08 pm

excellent.

I thought the cracks were attempted escape also.

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Postby Just4AP on Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:39 am

"Cor is that what they wrote on my headstone - hardly worth popping up for a look"

I like the very low angle but IMHO I would have liked to see the foreground tack sharp and the cross out of focus.

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Postby Colcam on Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:02 pm

There are many great images to be had around a graveyard, particularly the older areas. For the Sydney/Newcastle shooters, spend a bit of time around the old convict road through St. Albans and into Wollombi (great graveyard) and on to the Hunter Valley for a sip or two.

I can spend ages roaming around there when I am in the area. :)
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Postby daniel_r on Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:29 pm

Owen,

not a bad image at all! I like what you've done with this, and I think the amount of fog works nicely.
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Postby DionM on Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:14 pm

I like it a lot. Well executed.

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Postby owen on Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:26 am

Thanks for all the kind comments guys :)
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Postby greencardigan on Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:32 am

Great image. I think you have acheived what you were aiming for.

Well done.
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