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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:45 pm

That is for lovers of both OOF and IF :wink:
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Postby big pix on Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:07 pm

and I thought it was my glasses......... well captured......
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Postby Murray1006 on Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:10 pm

I like this one Chris. I'm a big fan of the shallow DOF and you've used it well here to isolate the subject. Nice muted colours and leading lines.
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:11 pm

I like this shot Chris. Great use of DOF. I would suggest a tad tighter crop on the right side weather board space closer to the last hat and perhaps a little off the bottom of the frame for the balance so that the crop better matches the top of the frame, particularly with regards the first hat. Don't know if that makes sense but i've cropped it by using the forum window sizing to crop as I have suggested and I like it. Mind you it's your image :)
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Postby wendellt on Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:17 pm

this is a really technically excellent shot since you managed to use a certain f stop and distance to get most of the middle hat in tight focus
from it's left and right extent, you must of spent soem time on this one chris

it's just not a simple shallow depth of field shot
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Postby nito on Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:29 pm

I thought this thread is for lovers of chocolate.

Mmmmmm Chocolate. :shock:
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Postby Geoff on Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:21 pm

Chris - this shot is simple and complex in one. Mind sharing the EXIF data? I like what you've achieved and would be interested to know more about how you shot it! Well done matey.
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:41 pm

Geoff - taken on the zoo trip a few weeks ago. Lens - the Sigma 70-200 @70mm f/2.8 1/250 sec.
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Postby Slider on Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:14 pm

Nice shot Chris. Lovely use of DOF and well composed :D
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Postby mic on Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:12 am

Chris,

Is this your attempt at photographing 3 Nipples ???

Great stuff mate.

Sorry.

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Postby Finch on Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:00 pm

Chris,

Simple, yet highly effective. Superb photo.

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Postby Manta on Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:24 pm

How good is this? I love this one Chris - you really controlled the shot and put that focus plane exactly where you wanted it. Great.
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