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[Ray]

Just for fun, I thought I would add a bit of interest to Chris Brown's image of that solitary deck on the river. I hope he doesn't mind, and if he does, then apologies beforehand. I considered a dancing girl, but thought it slightly inappropriate to the mood of the scene.

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[dwdallam]

Thought I'd add another...

Canon 5d, 50mm 1.4 prime at f5.6, 1/200th sec, ISO 400 - for those interested in these things:)

This photograph is of a restaurant in Batumi, Republic of Georgia.  The water in the background is the Black Sea.  Though the restaurant is called "san remo", there's no Italian food, just Georgian.

I guess I like "almost symmetrical" stuff.

-bruce
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I can really relate to that. Thanks for the tech info also. I'm a strong believer in knowing tech because it is an essential in photography, much like understanding what different brushes do and the knowledge of color mixtures are in painting.

I'm beginning to wonder about that 50MM 1.4 lens. Everytime I see an image from it, it looks different from anything I can shoot with my 24-70 at 50mm. Maybe it's just me. In other words, does the 50mm 1.4 have a "look" all of it's own, especially when used at f4+ (Since of course it would at 1.4 in specific situations)?

[dwdallam]

Now this is the sort of image where an OoF foreground might not matter much, one way or the other. The compositional lines leading the eye to the centre of interest are strong, irrespective of the focussing of the foreground. Perhaps an OoF foreground would even help this image; perhaps provide a sort of symmetrical counterpoint to the tack sharp restaurant, without competing with the centre of interest.
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 LOL. I would hate a OOF on this particular image simply because I see it as a landscape, where you want as much DoF as you can get. But that's my perspective.

[dwdallam]

Just for fun, I thought I would add a bit of interest to Chris Brown's image of that solitary deck on the river. I hope he doesn't mind, and if he does, then apologies beforehand. I considered a dancing girl, but thought it slightly inappropriate to the mood of the scene.

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Fine photoshop work too.

[Chris_Brown]

Just for fun, I thought I would add a bit of interest to Chris Brown's image of that solitary deck on the river. I hope he doesn't mind, and if he does, then apologies beforehand. I considered a dancing girl, but thought it slightly inappropriate to the mood of the scene.

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Who is that? A Buddhist Goliath?

[DarkPenguin]

Just for fun, I thought I would add a bit of interest to Chris Brown's image of that solitary deck on the river. I hope he doesn't mind, and if he does, then apologies beforehand. I considered a dancing girl, but thought it slightly inappropriate to the mood of the scene.

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That is one gigantic monk.

[dwdallam]

That is one gigantic monk.
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They can increase their size and levitate. You didn't know that? Geeze.

I think you should find a decapitated head image and then float it about 3 feet above teh dock. That should be spooky enough for Ray

[dwdallam]

Recent car show.

[sojournerphoto]

I can really relate to that. Thanks for the tech info also. I'm a strong believer in knowing tech because it is an essential in photography, much like understanding what different brushes do and the knowledge of color mixtures are in painting.

I'm beginning to wonder about that 50MM 1.4 lens. Everytime I see an image from it, it looks different from anything I can shoot with my 24-70 at 50mm. Maybe it's just me. In other words, does the 50mm 1.4 have a "look" all of it's own, especially when used at f4+ (Since of course it would at 1.4 in specific situations)?
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Doug

the 50 1.4 is one of my favourites. It has it's own look, which includes a bit of barrel distortion. It sits on whatever I'm using most of the time nowadays.

And you can afford it after buying a 1Ds3:)

Mike

[Ray]

Who is that? A Buddhist Goliath?
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He's in the tradition of this guy below with huge toes.

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[Ray]

Those toes are attached to huge feet. Is this a better shot?

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[wolfnowl]

Recent car show.

Nice!

There are some more here: http://www.revellphotography.com/blog/?p=902

Mike.

[smthopr]

I can really relate to that. Thanks for the tech info also. I'm a strong believer in knowing tech because it is an essential in photography, much like understanding what different brushes do and the knowledge of color mixtures are in painting.

I'm beginning to wonder about that 50MM 1.4 lens. Everytime I see an image from it, it looks different from anything I can shoot with my 24-70 at 50mm. Maybe it's just me. In other words, does the 50mm 1.4 have a "look" all of it's own, especially when used at f4+ (Since of course it would at 1.4 in specific situations)?
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Hi Doug,

The 50mm 1.4 is a nice lens but I'm not sure it's "look" is evident in my photograph as everything is pretty much in focus. There is a bit of fancy photoshop work that produced the "look" though, I think.   I do know that if I had that 24-70L lens, I would never had taken the camera as it would have been too much to lug around that day  

I do know that when I bought the camera, I looked at the "L" zooms and didn't really like the "look" in the viewfinder. Maybe it was the distortion, maybe just the small maximum iris. I sure didn't like the weight and bought all non-"L" primes instead and have been really happy that I did.  The 100 f2.0 lens is spectacular.  The 24 2.8 is ok...

[Ray]

Nice!

There are some more here: http://www.revellphotography.com/blog/?p=902

Mike.
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It's good that we should be capturing images of these gas guzzling machines that have contributed significantly to our current predicament of climate change with its devastating consequences.

Hopefully, in 10 years time such machines will be as obsolete as the LP vinyl record.

If they are not, we're in deep strife.

[Jeremy Roussak]

I think you should find a decapitated head image and then float it about 3 feet above teh dock. That should be spooky enough for Ray
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I think you'd find a decapitated head rather difficult to see at all.

Jeremy

[Ray]

Dear me! This overweight problem is serious!

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[dwdallam]

Doug

the 50 1.4 is one of my favourites. It has it's own look, which includes a bit of barrel distortion. It sits on whatever I'm using most of the time nowadays.

And you can afford it after buying a 1Ds3:)

Mike
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I can't even afford to eat after the 1DS3. But if the Sony A900 24MP back  comes out at a leaked price of 3300US, I may soon eat again. I might sell all my Canon gear and go Sony (and Zeiss) for less than half the cost of the back!

[dwdallam]

Hi Doug,

 do know that if I had that 24-70L lens, I would never had taken the camera as it would have been too much to lug around that day  

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Try slinging a 1DS3 with a 70-200L all day. My elbow and wrist were sore the next day.

[Chris_Brown]

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Ray, is that line/streak down the center of the image a camera problem? What is that?

[DarkPenguin]

They can increase their size and levitate. You didn't know that? Geeze.

I should have suspected that.  They are crafty.