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Postby shakey on Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:19 am

Taken at the Cobargo Folk Festival.

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D70..ISO 1600..1/125 58 mm 1.2

Bit of noise reduction with Noise Ninja
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Postby Geoff on Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:58 am

I like this. The look of concentration on his face is captured well. I think the b&w conversion works well too. Is that F1.2?? What lens??
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Postby gstark on Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:07 am

That would probably be the 58 f/1.2 :)

Maybe the Noct, but maybe not.

I'd like to see the contrast turned up just a notch on this one; I think the blacks could be a bit richer.

That said, great capture; great concentration in his face.

Don't musos make great photographic subjects?

Er, um .... yeah ... :)
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Postby Geoff on Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:13 am

gstark wrote:That would probably be the 58 f/1.2 :)

Maybe the Noct, but maybe not.

I'd like to see the contrast turned up just a notch on this one; I think the blacks could be a bit richer.

That said, great capture; great concentration in his face.

Don't musos make great photographic subjects?

Er, um .... yeah ... :)


Most muso's Gary :)
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Postby gstark on Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:17 am

Geoff wrote:Most muso's Gary :)


Your point being ????


:) :) :)
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Postby shakey on Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:58 pm

Geoff wrote: Is that F1.2?? What lens??


Nikkor noct. Yes F1.2. Was trying that low light, shallow DOF, moving subject, manual focus lark :D
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