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Trying out newly-acquired Canon FDn 400mm f/4.5. American Goldfinch, G1, f/8, 1/125, ISO 100.
Me too!Love the frosty trees, Helena.
And eventually you might do what my co-worker did after he bought his GF1...sell it!... and my beloved 5D stays at home more and more often...
Wow, a powerful sculpture! did you capture any more angles of this? I'd love to see them.
Thanks for the input Michael,The second image is a good starting point. I think cropping it to give more importance to the building will at the same time remove too much of the trees either side which at the moment seem to engulf it and also eliminate some foreground and sky which in excess does nothing to the image. Also as the label will be on a curved surface (the bottle) it is most important to have all lines parallel so in cropping make sure of this. The actual black and white/HDR work is very pleasing and adds the timeless feeling which vineyards invoke.
Another shot of the same idea would be advisable to get the building perfectly centered with regard to the lamp posts and a little closer at the same time to remove said trees and get more lettering in from the façade, the converging verticals you'll get can easily be corrected in PP. But that's just me.
Love this shot!
Wonderful Terry . . . even if it isn't from your bathroom window!Played around with various different crops of this shot. I decided that this one might be more interesting than the one I posted as my picture of the day. Link below.....
I love it when there is a low ribbon of fog on the bay. Also loving the view from my new apartment
Nice shot Terry and interesting way of lighting the scene. I remember doing something similar many years ago when I was still shooting film. Set the camera to bulb on a tripod and walked around the dock lighting the boats by popping a hand held flash.Thanks Jono,
I went out to play around with some night shooting on the street. As I pulled into a parking spot at the marina I noticed that my headlights gave some great illumination on the boats....
Thanks!Me too!
Thank you! Wow, he sold his 5D? I'm not quite ready to do that (it's still my favourite camera to use), but G1 is mighty impressive and so small and light. We'll see what happens - I have only had the G1 for five weeks.And eventually you might do what my co-worker did after he bought his GF1...sell it!
Great shots BTW. I actually like the fact that the focused berry is not the upfront one.
Thank you!Love this shot!
I really like this series, especially #2. Great work.In front of Union Station in Washington DC, G1 w/Zeiss Sonnar 50
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You're most welcome. I'd always use a tripod for this type of work and if need be, use ND filters to blur out any "stray" students, it's easier than having to choose the quiet times of the day that coincide with the light you want or getting those "uncooperative" folk to move the "hell outta the way"I am actually going to have to clone out the lettering on the facade since we're supposed to have a design that represents the high school without actually showing the name or any of the students...
-Devon
Another view of the landing from just outside the pavilion.Thanks Terry and Helena. The 7-14 is a sweet little lens and although I don't use it as often as the other lenses in my kit it great to have it there when needed.
The cone was already there so I decided to include it in this shot, but you are probably right that it is a distraction and could easily have been excluded.
Regards,
Carl