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Shelby Lewis
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portrait of one of my wife's figurines... loving the look of the rz glass (even though the front bokeh isn't near as nice as the rear)
aptus ii 6, RZ IID, 110/2.8
aptus ii 6, RZ IID, 110/2.8
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I decided to have some fun at the Grand Mosque too
Portland Japanese Garden - yes, that tree ... snuck out this afternoon to see what it looked like with the intention of shooting it tomorrow with the Alpa. I got dumped on with rain and the canopy was getting sparse so it looks like I'll have to live with this one for this year.
IQ160 645DF 35mm 1.6s f/14
No no, keep digging; when you get deep enough I'll give you a little shove...:ROTFL:Hi Tim
For what it's worth . . .
Not convinced. the iPhone shot has difficult edges . . . the X100 shot is messy to the extent that it spoils it . . . and the 3 shot HDR, although superficially and technically better . . . doesn't have any soul.
Seems to me like a classic example of less is more - you've see this fantastic scene, so you've applied experience and equipment to capture it. The iPhone shot ought to be best because it has spontaneity . but the kit wasn't up to it.
Shouldn't you have been taking the dog for a walk with your M9 and a 28 'cron?
That way you'd have got the quality and the spontaneity.
Just asking (and playing devils advocate a little).
I guess my basic feeling is that your photographs mean that I can recognise that you say it was a fab view . . . and they may even reflect that view, but, to me, they don't convey it.
I feel I can say this, because I like so many of your other shots so much.
I think I better stop digging :ROTFL:
I totally agree with you regarding this comment (regarding the static approach of MF) and its something I am trying to "fight" myself all the time (with not so much success )No no, keep digging; when you get deep enough I'll give you a little shove...:ROTFL:
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The problem with MF as I have often mused here is that it encourages a very static approach and too often the results really show that. I have a truly profound allergy to the Joe Cornish look and that is where MF often leads.... to a photo that looks exactly like the scene itself but with a graduated sky.
You and I prefer a more fluid and interpretative approach. ......
Anyhow... Comments much appreciated. How the devil are you?
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I should find that easy enough!My goal is to switch off brain more often when photographing.
Morning on the Playa / Salt River
IQ160 ALPA STC SK 35 1/4s f/11
Agree!:salute:Stunning image Graham.
graham: amazing dof; what did focus mask show you?
Ah, if it were only so ... it's a focus stack of 4 shots from 5ft to the horizon. All 35mm at f/11 though!Stunning image, Graham.
35mm @ f11 and all seems sharp, from a couple of meters to infinity: isn't it?
Thierry
Damn bud save some of that for Feb.LOLIn Death Valley for a long weekend - Morning on the Playa / Salt Creek
IQ160 ALPA STC SK 35 1/4s f/11
Actually, it's lucky that I'm single otherwise I'd have had more than my arms & legs twisted! It was a leap but I absolutely agree that it was the right choice in the end. As I'm sure it is with other IQ users, I absolutely love using this thing although I still lose a day of life expectancy every time I rotate the back on the Alpa.BTW the IQ 160 is fitting you very nicely. Glad I twisted both legs and arms on this one. ROTFLMAO
That is incredible!Another from Death Valley - Dante's View Panoramic
IQ160 Alpa STC 35 XL Digitar 1/15s f/11 - 2x 10mm shift stitch.