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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: seamus finn on May 05, 2015, 02:19:06 pm

Title: Butterfly Man, Rome
Post by: seamus finn on May 05, 2015, 02:19:06 pm: -
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Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 05, 2015, 02:24:35 pm: Absolutely brilliant, mate! So Jay Maisel/Pete Turner/Eric Meola!
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Post by: mbaginy on May 05, 2015, 03:24:59 pm: Great photo!
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 05, 2015, 04:15:31 pm: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 05, 2015, 02:24:35 pm
Absolutely brilliant, mate! So Jay Maisel, Pet Turner or Eric Meola!
What Slobodan said. But I would've said "Pete turner." ;)
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Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 05, 2015, 04:20:02 pm: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 05, 2015, 04:15:31 pm
What Slobodan said. But I would've said "Pete turner." ;)

Sorry, Eric, I was so excited when I saw Seamus image, my hands were shaking, hence the typo.

On the other hand...

;D
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 05, 2015, 06:05:58 pm: I hope you're not calling me OCD, Slobodan, because I'm certainly NOT OCD!
I insist on correcting only precisely every third error that I see. :D

-Eric (I am not OCD, I am not OCD I am NOT OCD...)
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Post by: petermfiore on May 05, 2015, 08:37:06 pm: Great Image...I absolutely love his shadow and how it adds depth in this shallow space.

Peter
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Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 05, 2015, 08:55:19 pm: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 05, 2015, 04:15:31 pm
... But I would've said "Pete turner." ;)

Then again, I hope you would've said Pete Turner ;D
Title: Re: Butterfly Man, Rome
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 06, 2015, 12:06:45 am: Quote from: petermfiore on May 05, 2015, 08:37:06 pm
Great Image...I absolutely love his shadow and how it adds depth in this shallow space.

Peter
I agree.
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 06, 2015, 12:08:12 am: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 05, 2015, 08:55:19 pm
Then again, I hope you would've said Pete Turner ;D
Well, you see, my own errors are the ones in-between every third one that I feel compelled to correct. :D
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Post by: Jeremy Roussak on May 06, 2015, 03:46:33 am: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 05, 2015, 06:05:58 pm
-Eric (I am not OCD, I am not OCD I am NOT OCD...)

I, on the other hand, proudly have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order, AS THEY SHOULD BE.

Jeremy

(Fantastic shot, by the way.)
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Post by: stamper on May 06, 2015, 04:08:07 am: I heartily agree with the praise. Is CDO treatable? If it is then the forum would would be greatly improved if the sufferers sought help. :) ;)
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Post by: Diego Pigozzo on May 06, 2015, 05:32:18 am: Beautiful shot, it reminds me Bansky.
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Post by: SanderKikkert on May 06, 2015, 09:07:02 am: Quote from: Diego Pigozzo on May 06, 2015, 05:32:18 am
Beautiful shot, it reminds me Bansky.

Same here, allthough I guess Bansky is Andreas Gursky's cousin from the UK ? :D

What a marvellous image by the way !

Regards, Sander
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Post by: mezzoduomo on May 06, 2015, 01:28:43 pm: Excellent shot... :)
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Post by: brandtb on May 07, 2015, 09:12:32 am: wonderful shot
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Post by: NancyP on May 07, 2015, 11:30:47 am: Cool photo. What's the story? Are these pins that he is trying to sell? performance art?
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Post by: Bob_B on May 07, 2015, 08:31:14 pm: +1. Indeed! I can't think of anything else to add. Simply a great photo!
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Post by: seamus finn on May 09, 2015, 02:50:39 pm: Quote from: NancyP on May 07, 2015, 11:30:47 am
Cool photo. What's the story? Are these pins that he is trying to sell? performance art?

I think he's just pinning them to the wall. I was walking through a very crowded alley in Rome with the sun coming down in the late afternoon. The shadows were everywhere, so I just waited for him to raise his arms and cast a shadow on the wall. And then I pounced for a glimpse of a crowd-free moment. It takes a while! Basic street photography, I suppose.
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Post by: petermfiore on May 09, 2015, 03:27:53 pm: Hi Seamus,

I see for this shot you used the Fuji XT-1. Is that fairly new and how do you like it?

Peter
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Post by: seamus finn on May 10, 2015, 06:11:56 am: Quote from: petermfiore on May 09, 2015, 03:27:53 pm
Hi Seamus,

I see for this shot you used the Fuji XT-1. Is that fairly new and how do you like it?

Peter

Hi Peter,

I've been using it for a few months now. All my recent posts here were Fuji.It's been on the market for a while but it's fairly new to me.

I reluctantly traded in all my Canon gear (5D plus a few L lenses) simply because they were becoming too heavy to haul around. Was in London and Rome recently and brought XT1 and only the standard kit zoom (28-80 ). I also have a 35mm 1.4 and 55-200 zoom. I left them at home. The kit lense is pretty good. I'm quite pleased with the Fuji. Auto-focus is faster than the original X Pro1 and although not up to the speed of a DSLR, it's good enough for most situations. Very good in low light with a fast lens - terrific noise control. It has an excellent EVF, the best in the business, they say. You can carry the Fuji around all day and hardly notice any weight. Image quality is amazing. All main controls are arrayed on the top plate of the camera for easy access - rather like the good old days.

There are loads of online reviews, mostly positive, if you'd like to learn more. One more thing I'd say. Don't get it if you're a sports or fast action shooter which I suspect your not.The camera forces you to think about what you're doing before you do it!
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Post by: petermfiore on May 10, 2015, 08:10:12 am: Thanks Seamus,

I have read lots and wanted to hear your personal opinion.
Your right I'm not a sports shooter. Ha! I have an XE1 and several Fuji lenses. 35 f/1.4, 18 f/2 and my favorite 27 f/2.8. The 27 is amazingly small and sharp for all my needs. I set manual focus to 10 feet at f8 and auto ISO and go to hit the street. But my favorite street camera is my GX7 set in much the same way. It has a silent shutter which I find most important. I also have a couple of Canons and L glass but those are studio bricks and stay mounted upon tripods for photographing my paintings....

Peter
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Post by: RSL on May 12, 2015, 11:30:59 am: Everything's been said, Seamus. It's a very fine shot.