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Fortnightly Challenge -- July 25 thru Aug 7 -- Topic: Movement
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Waterfront Movement
One of my favorites so far…the colors really make this picture. I agree with previous comments on the boat--you may want to clone it out. That being said, even if it stays it is a great and interesting shot. Well done.
Love the smoothness of the butterflies' wings in this shot. The color contrast make the viewer return to the insects again and again. A crop would take this to another level.
From a fun shoot late last year.
AWESOME. I love it. It looks like you 'shopped the hand and milk in though. Probably just from compression though....
About the boat: This was taken probably 20 minutes before fireworks started, and the offending boat pretty much beelined it to where we (a few photographers with big ol cameras and tripods) were set up and then kept motoring BACK INTO THAT SAME SPOT when they would drift away!!!
I tried cloning it out in aperture 3 quickly and it destroyed the entire flow of the water. I will try to spend some time on it in photoshop and see if I can get rid of that bugger. It really does detract, due to the blur.
----Awesome photos in this round though!
Phraseilika: What on earth is that a picture of????
The last photo I posted here? It's a guitar. Am I crazy to think that's obvious, or did you mean some other photo?
desaturating in PP was all I applied to this photo.
Nikon D90, 1/40, f8, 70mm, no flash.
Place: Stockholm
Occasionally, I am surprised by a "mystery photo" on my card when I import. This is one of those. My husband picked up my camera & shot this one of our daughter. I asked him if I could post it. I thought it fit the theme nicely. I assume she is dancing, simply because she is almost always dancing!
It took me a minute to realize what it was, but I knew it was a guitar. I really liked it!
Ohhhhhh!
Phrasielika had said "having fun on a rainy afternoon" and I took that as implying that the photo had something to do with rain/water, so that is all I kept looking for. It is blatantly obvious now, though
Phrasielika had said "having fun on a rainy afternoon" and I took that as implying that the photo had something to do with rain/water, so that is all I kept looking for. It is blatantly obvious now, though
LOL! No, I'm not. I just saw one of his posts on POTD the other day. But, no relation to me!
From a fun shoot late last year.
Okay I love this, I really do, but the glass occupying half of her face and dominating her right eye kinda... KINDA bothers me a teeny bit. I really do like it overall, but wondering if you could have got a similar feel, by moving the glass down a tad and backing up a bit.
You're much better at this photography thing than I though so you probably already thought of that and it probably didn't work lol.
The milk and hand are part of the original shot. This IS a composite shot tho--mainly to fix some things I didn't like about the face (angle, shadows, and cookie crumbs). The color differentiation you see between the hands is mainly due to light fall-off from the single light source being used (softbox + RX600). The model was shot at a seminar I attended which didnt give me leeway in repositioning everything so it worked better. The milk splash was accomplished with a quick jerk from the model and some deft catching by another person off camera (so we could re-use the milk for more shots). People got wet on this one, it was fun
You're dead on. If I were to redo this shot I'd ease off on the crop (make the hands less phantom) and reposition the milk "spill" to be more of a splash up out of the glass. I'd also replace the glass with something more traditional (what you see is all that was available at the time) as well as add another light source.
Great comments and observations by both of you...thanks
Very interesting effect. I usually don't care for desaturation or selective color, but the colors of the shirt pop nicely. It helps that everything else still has tones to it. Nice representation of movement.
desaturating in PP was all I applied to this photo.
Nikon D90, 1/40, f8, 70mm, no flash.
Place: Stockholm
Movement and MASS! Great shot, CK. Seeing wildlife like this is one of the great things about living on the Pacific coast. How much of a crop is going on here? How close were you? Super.
Dal;e
Thanks Dale! It's uncropped on the D700 @ 300mm (1/250th, f/5.6, ISO 200). The whalewatching trip we took happened across a pod of 20 - 30 with multiple breaches (30+) and bubble net feedings (3). This one was ~100 yards away. Seeing it was enough to make me want to move there.
Nice variation on the theme. I'm usually not thrilled about centered subjects, but I think the symmetry created by the framing of the inlay around the sound hole is a key element. A variation would have been to pluck just one or two strings to create motion/static elements.Just having a bit of fun on a rainy afternoon...
I like the colors in this photo. The green is a good compliment to the orange of the butterflies. Nice focus to get them nice and sharp at 2.8.
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Dale
I posted this in my "Misc Astrophotography" thread prior to this topic date, definitely fits this challenge.
LOL! No, I'm not. I just saw one of his posts on POTD the other day. But, no relation to me!Originally Posted by MattSepeta
Are you by chance the wife of "mtnbikedudex?"
mtnbikemama where were you 11 years ago when I was single and crazy
what kind of bike are you riding these days?
I posted this in my "Misc Astrophotography" thread prior to this topic date, definitely fits this challenge.
I've seen this one a few times and have always liked it because of how strongly the house is silhouetted against the sky. All the stray light below the house...are those lightening bugs? I think it would be an even stronger image if you cloned those out. It pulls my eye to the bottom of the image.
mtnbikemama where were you 11 years ago when I was single and crazy
what kind of bike are you riding these days?
I was just meeting my husband! (who doesn't mtn bike, btw!) I'm riding a Jamis Dakar XLT 1.0 at the moment, but have my eyes on a Trek w/ a little more travel, and nicer components!
I took this last night, always wanted to try this, this challenge seems good place to learn.
My 4 yr son loves riding his Indy car, so with my T1i on tripod and using 580 flash I took a series of these experimenting.
1 sec or longer proved too long, just streaks w/o seeing him as ghost.
(actually depended on how fast he was going by also, slower speed needs longer exposure to show movement)
This is at 0.4 sec, the flash froze him and made visible, but still he has a ghost appearance, shutter is on 2nd sync.
As C&C how can I get the movement look AND a more solid looking son?
T1i, 580 exII flash, shutter priority @ 0.4 sec, ISO 100, 15-85 lens @ 42mm. Focused for distance prior and switched to manual for shots.
My 4 yr son loves riding his Indy car, so with my T1i on tripod and using 580 flash I took a series of these experimenting.
1 sec or longer proved too long, just streaks w/o seeing him as ghost.
(actually depended on how fast he was going by also, slower speed needs longer exposure to show movement)
This is at 0.4 sec, the flash froze him and made visible, but still he has a ghost appearance, shutter is on 2nd sync.
As C&C how can I get the movement look AND a more solid looking son?
T1i, 580 exII flash, shutter priority @ 0.4 sec, ISO 100, 15-85 lens @ 42mm. Focused for distance prior and switched to manual for shots.