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Fun with Nikon Images

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Jack

Jack

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cerett said:
Nikon 810, 14-24 lens. Corona Del Mar Beach, CA
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Not that you asked, but I personally prefer the color version, but only because of the perfectly swirling surf!

Both are great captures regardless, congrats!

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Dogs857

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gurtch said:
Looking for advice/opinions here. I shot this in 35mm format (3:2) with a D800E and 24~70 f2.8 Tamron VC lens. I blew it up to 20"x30", and matted and framed it. After framing it and hanging it, the top started to bother me a bit. The mats I use are 1/4" smaller all around so the lighthouse top is closer to the top edge than shown here. I also use a Pentax 645D with it's 4:3 proportions, and it got me thinking. I enlarged the "canvas" size to 4:3 proportions, and used the rubber stamp tool and content aware tool to clone all the edges to fill up the 4:3 canvas. I allows breathing room at the top after matting, and also a little bit bigger "base" for the lighthouse to stand on It also allowe me to clone the path for a leading line. I have not blown up the 4:3 yet. What are your thoughts? The 3:2 version is D700, the 4:3 version is D699.
Thanks in advance for your valuable input.
Dave in NJ
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I think what you have discovered here Dave is a classic case of correct framing.

You could get the same effect by stepping back and taking the same shot (no idea if the path is there or not as it was cloned in). It's all about taking your time and examining the scene as you are taking photos. What is working, what isn't?? Mind you there have been plenty of times I have gotten home and wished I had of spent more time getting something right. Just moving to the left a bit, moving back or trying a different lens. The trick is to not get so focused on the subject you forget to take in the scene as a whole and really pay attention to what is in the viewfinder.

Many people prefer the 3:4 ratio over the 2:3 but that comes down to personal preference really. The 2:3 is like a short pano format and can work quite well in a lot of scenarios. I must admit however I prefer the shorter 3:4 or 4:5 for most things though. The D800 should have lines to help with 4:5 framing and can even grey out the cropped area.

The best thing about this is that you are critically evaluating your images, which will lead to better photos in the future as you pay more attention to these little details.
For me the 3:4 image is certainly stronger. You just need to fix up that fence line.

My 0.02c

Keep living the dream mate.
 
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gurtch

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Dogs857 said:
I think what you have discovered here Dave is a classic case of correct framing.

You could get the same effect by stepping back and taking the same shot (no idea if the path is there or not as it was cloned in). It's all about taking your time and examining the scene as you are taking photos. What is working, what isn't?? Mind you there have been plenty of times I have gotten home and wished I had of spent more time getting something right. Just moving to the left a bit, moving back or trying a different lens. The trick is to not get so focused on the subject you forget to take in the scene as a whole and really pay attention to what is in the viewfinder.

Many people prefer the 3:4 ratio over the 2:3 but that comes down to personal preference really. The 2:3 is like a short pano format and can work quite well in a lot of scenarios. I must admit however I prefer the shorter 3:4 or 4:5 for most things though. The D800 should have lines to help with 4:5 framing and can even grey out the cropped area.

The best thing about this is that you are critically evaluating your images, which will lead to better photos in the future as you pay more attention to these little details.
For me the 3:4 image is certainly stronger. You just need to fix up that fence line.

My 0.02c

Keep living the dream mate.
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Thanks for taking the time Jeff. I agree with everything you said. I tend to compose tightly in the viewfinder. Usually the finished images look the way I saw the images in the finder, and usually look OK on screen. But because I basically have the goal of every image being made into a matted print, I have begun to leave a little space top and/or bottom to allow for the 1/4" mat intrusion. I started making 16"x20" C prints in my home darkroom in 1960. I am a died in the wool print maker. Thank you again for your help and kind words.
Dave Gurtcheff, Beach Haven, NJ USA
www.modernpictorials.com
 
Jorgen Udvang

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I learned a couple of things today:

- That the buffer of the D810 can take much more when I use fast cards, like the Sandisk CF Extreme Pro 64GB that I bought two of and Sandisk SD Extreme Pro 64GB that I bought one of a couple of days ago, all for the price of a perfectly usable digital camera.
- That when utilising those cards to the maximum, even a 64GB card fills up at an incredible speed. I managed 2,300 images and roughly 90GB during an hour of the aerial display at Singapore Airshow today :shocked:

D810 with 200-500mm f/5.6 @ 500mm and f/8

 
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