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Old 07-29-2013, 07:12 AM
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A shot of a friend and her daughter from our vacation this past week.


Intense by Jo_Da_Cu, on Flickr
Very nice shot.
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Old 07-30-2013, 05:53 AM
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a few photos from my short vacation in chicago

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Originally Posted by Heyitsgary
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Even with a smaller aperture like f/16, from a short distance, the DOF will almost always be razor thin.

One way to get around that is to move back a little and zoom in. That will give you a little more depth. I don't know if the pros would consider that an artificial technique, but it's something you could play with to see the results you get.
Thanks, Gary. I went out and played with the camera and flowers again. I was using a fixed 100 MM macro. I wanted the macro lens for the insides of flowers, bugs in the garden, etc. I'm struggling with it, but keep practicing. Yesterday I stood just a bit further back and the focus was better. I didn't have time to play with the tripod, but I did get one hibiscus pic I liked.

Not as small a subject as the rose but I think the inside of the flower was focused pretty well. (grabbed pic from FB, so quality may be lacking)


PS And I do understand what you were saying about the DOF when shooting from a short distance. I'm working at applying this stuff when I'm out there. Your comments are helpful and easy to understand. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by JonBoy
A shot of a friend and her daughter from our vacation this past week.


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Love this. Love the eyes on the child. Was there any particular processing used? Speak in simple terms , please.
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Thanks.

Simple B&W conversion with some playing around with brightness and fill light in Lightroom, plus a bit of tweaking to the black levels.
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Originally Posted by TomSolo' timestamp='1375052547' post='22692320
So, I've been working on time lapse videos and I'm finding it very rewarding, especially considering I enjoy photographing clouds. Here's a 15 sec video of some cumulonimbus clouds building up over the mountains.

Time Lapse
This is awesome!!!!
Thanks !
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Originally Posted by jaor.s2k
a few photos from my short vacation in chicago

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Did you find downtown Chicago to have a very dark feel, almost Gotham City like?

Anyway, my advice to you when shooting buildings is to try to keep the camera as level as possible. When you begin to tilt the camera upward, distortion is introduced, and the verticals aren't, well, vertical.

Just keep on shooting and things will begin to click and your photos will improve.
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Originally Posted by jaor.s2k
a few photos from my short vacation in chicago

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please feel free to add critiques, advice, and tips
Did you find downtown Chicago to have a very dark feel, almost Gotham City like?

Anyway, my advice to you when shooting buildings is to try to keep the camera as level as possible. When you begin to tilt the camera upward, distortion is introduced, and the verticals aren't, well, vertical.

Just keep on shooting and things will begin to click and your photos will improve.
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^^didn't they film some parts in chicago?

and i noticed that there was more distortion than usual in my photos
thanks for the advice!
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Originally Posted by jaor.s2k
^^didn't they film some parts in chicago?

and i noticed that there was more distortion than usual in my photos
thanks for the advice!
I'm not much of a movie person, so I have no idea about where they filmed the movie. Wouldn't surprise me though, since that's exactly what downtown Chicago reminds me of.
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