Topic: Recent Works (Read 392501 times)

Ray · « **Reply #880 on:** June 27, 2009, 12:13:24 pm »

Quote from: Easton

Bought a new car took some snaps just after her first wash

Is it an electric car, though? That's the major consideration nowadays. I consider all petrol (gasoline) driven cars as being as obsolete as the film camera.

feppe · « **Reply #881 on:** June 27, 2009, 12:32:30 pm »

Quote from: Ray

Is it an electric car, though? That's the major consideration nowadays. I consider all petrol (gasoline) driven cars as being as obsolete as the film camera.

No, it's not. Major consideration is whether the photos are good or not. This is a photography forum.

Love the first shot, great colors, and the wet ground adds a nice touch of reality.

Ray · « **Reply #882 on:** June 28, 2009, 09:28:08 am »

Quote from: feppe

No, it's not. Major consideration is whether the photos are good or not. This is a photography forum.

Love the first shot, great colors, and the wet ground adds a nice touch of reality.

Good photographs tend to have a narrative of sorts. What would you say is the narrative of Easton's shot of the car. "Look at my new car"?

It seems to me that this a shot that mimics regular car advertisements. By those standards, I agree it's quite good.

I just feel a bit uncomfortable about conventional shots that appear to be promoting a technology which is definitely on the nose with regard to climate change. If it was an attempt at an 'art' shot, there would have been no reason for my criticism. "Art' shots tend not to mimic advertisements. All advertisements have a narrative. "Buy me".

Ray · « **Reply #883 on:** June 28, 2009, 09:46:25 am »

Quote from: DArmand

Hard to tell from a web sized image but the DoF looks fine to me judging by the fact the lower right corner rocks look to be in focus - maybe the rocks below the fast flowing water look unsharp due to turbulence?

Maybe you're right. But this is a stiched shot of 5 images. It looks a bit odd to me. Turbulence will of course reduce the sharpness of the rocks underneath, but in the middle of the image at the bottom, the turbulence would appear to be much reduced.

Whatever the reason for the blurred effect, whether I'm right or wrong on the technical issue of the choice of F stop, it doesn't look quite right to have so much blurred or OoF area in the foreground.

feppe · « **Reply #884 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:03:10 am »

Quote from: Ray

Good photographs tend to have a narrative of sorts. What would you say is the narrative of Easton's shot of the car. "Look at my new car"?

It seems to me that this a shot that mimics regular car advertisements. By those standards, I agree it's quite good.

I just feel a bit uncomfortable about conventional shots that appear to be promoting a technology which is definitely on the nose with regard to climate change. If it was an attempt at an 'art' shot, there would have been no reason for my criticism. "Art' shots tend not to mimic advertisements. All advertisements have a narrative. "Buy me".

My comment was meant point out that pushing your (or anyone's agenda) on (any) non-photographic topic is bad form. We have enough off-topic commentary here already, creating more noise doesn't help - and yes, I'm aware I'm contributing to it right now. There's Coffee Corner here if you want to talk about "climate change" - or better yet, whole different sites dedicated to the subject.

I'm done with this subject.

Khun_K · « **Reply #885 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:37:46 am »

Two more from my recent China trip over the north western China, again at Xiata, the panoramic one was 4 captures to stitch the final picture of Mt. Khan Tengri, rises to 7,010m. Nikon D3X with AF-S VR 70-200/2.8G IF-ED.

Regards K
Some more image continue to post on my travel journal http://cruising-xinjiang.blogspot.com/

ErikKaffehr · « **Reply #886 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:53:26 pm »

Hi,

One of my recent panos from the Dolomites...

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SeanBK · « **Reply #887 on:** June 28, 2009, 03:24:41 pm »

Quote from: feppe

My comment was meant point out that pushing your (or anyone's agenda) on (any) non-photographic topic is bad form. We have enough off-topic commentary here already, creating more noise doesn't help - and yes, I'm aware I'm contributing to it right now. There's Coffee Corner here if you want to talk about "climate change" - or better yet, whole different sites dedicated to the subject.

I'm done with this subject.

Feppe is absolutely correct, so please refrain.

danlo · « **Reply #888 on:** July 04, 2009, 04:27:37 pm »

A few from recent lifestyle-shoots.. Im actually starting to like digital since Ive realized that colour-correction is totally different from scanned negatives..

Nikon D3 with 35mm/2 or an old m42- takumar 55mm/1.8 with adapter. I love the bokeh from that one

Rob C · « **Reply #889 on:** July 04, 2009, 05:36:33 pm »

Quote from: Easton

Bought a new car took some snaps just after her first wash

5D Mark II, 24-70

More pretty than most girls we see! As long a she´s not as bio-degradable as most British cars were... oh, still glass fibre, isn´t she?

Had a Fiat X1/9 for a couple of years until the weights on the alloys corroded them via cathodic rape. Faced with buying four new wheels I decided to ditch the lot, particularly as Fiat had been aware of the problem and was replacing, but the dealer didn´t tell me until after it was too late...

The Fiat had the best targa solution of any. And you could drive in the Scottish winter with it off and not get a draught that would kill you. I´m here to prove it, I think. And you really could get a lot of stuff in the forward boot/trunk, though the little space at the back cooked lunch for you.

Unfortunately, the 1300cc model which was all that was available at the time of purchase allowed the ice-cream float to pass it.

Rob C

witz · « **Reply #890 on:** July 09, 2009, 09:14:50 am »

Had a great vacation at the Biltmore in NC this past week... was able to take the camera out for some shooting. All with 5d2 and 24-105 L.
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witzke-studio.com

EduardV · « **Reply #891 on:** July 09, 2009, 11:53:53 am »

My concentrated niece.

wolfnowl · « **Reply #892 on:** July 09, 2009, 01:36:39 pm »

Quote from: EduardV

My concentrated niece.

Do you have a diluted niece as well?

Sorry, couldn't resist. She is definitely deep in thought!

Mike.

wolfnowl · « **Reply #893 on:** July 09, 2009, 01:39:02 pm »

Quote from: witz

Had a great vacation at the Biltmore in NC this past week... was able to take the camera out for some shooting. All with 5d2 and 24-105 L.

The sunflowers remind me of something from the Luberon in France. Probably my favourite overall, although the Echinacea is well done too. I like the water lilies but I'd probably darken the surface of the water some to accentuate the flowers.

Mike.

Rob C · « **Reply #894 on:** July 09, 2009, 03:17:14 pm »

Quote from: wolfnowl

Do you have a diluted niece as well?

Mike.

Careful Mike, this mental attitude is catching.

Once you see life like that it´s almost impossible to get back to what the rest of humanity calls normality. It can hit you at funerals, standing in line in the bank or, worse, at the most inopportune romantic moments. You have been warned: you tread there at your risk.

Rob C

Phil Indeblanc · « **Reply #895 on:** July 09, 2009, 06:03:20 pm »

Quote from: gss

Blue whale.

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Blue water, grey whale ?
jk

nice

Phil Indeblanc · « **Reply #896 on:** July 09, 2009, 06:04:36 pm »

Quote from: EgillBjarki

Made these recently in Denmark with a Nikon D700 with a 24mm, 50mm and 85mm primes:

Very nice work Egill

Phil Indeblanc · « **Reply #897 on:** July 09, 2009, 06:06:46 pm »

Quote from: Khun_K

Taken recently when traveling to Xinjiang, China. Around Lake Sayram and Haixi.

Regards, K

Wow, very nice! Its funny how some images are so powerful, even when there is no detection of the quality or lack of in the processing or equip used. These are nice examples to say the least.

Phil Indeblanc · « **Reply #898 on:** July 09, 2009, 06:10:59 pm »

Quote from: Alexandre Buisse

The Aiguilles de Chamonix, just after sunset, a few days ago.

wonderful image...If I may ask...Did you resize the moon?

D White · « **Reply #899 on:** July 10, 2009, 01:19:17 am »

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