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Photo of the Day May 2014

Photo of the Day May 2014

Apple fanboy said:
Finally got a good squirrel today. What I like about this one is it's as shot (no PP), which for some reason is always more satisfying (to me anyway).



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Comments always welcome.
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Good job. He's a cute little fella. It's always good when you're happy with a shot SOOC.

Having said that.....with a little PP it could be even better. If it was me I'd give it little bit of clarity, a bit of vibrance and lower the highlights. That's just me though.

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I had a REALLY quick go with it in Lightroom to show you what I mean. It's all subjective though isn't it and what one person likes isn't necessarily right. A lot of people don't like vignetting for example but I think it suits this shot.

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Hope you don't mind me fiddling with it. I haven't spent any time finessing it but I thought I'd give you an idea of what I meant. It's a really good shot though and I think one of the best you've posted.

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Lol. Just had someone favourite your squirrel pic on my Flickr photostream. I post pics on there pretty much every day and they rarely get favourited. I post one that someone else took so I can link to it......
 
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MacRy said:
Good job. He's a cute little fella. It's always good when you're happy with a shot SOOC.

Having said that.....with a little PP it could be even better. If it was me I'd give it little bit of clarity, a bit of vibrance and lower the highlights. That's just me though.

Edit:

I had a REALLY quick go with it in Lightroom to show you what I mean. It's all subjective though isn't it and what one person likes isn't necessarily right. A lot of people don't like vignetting for example but I think it suits this shot.

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Hope you don't mind me fiddling with it. I haven't spent any time finessing it but I thought I'd give you an idea of what I meant. It's a really good shot though and I think one of the best you've posted.
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Thanks. I don't mind you fiddling. I was showing my daughter this thread earlier, and she referred to your commuter shots as stalker shots! I like the one with the two ladies and the moving tube. Just enough motion to differentiate from the people.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Thanks. I don't mind you fiddling. I was showing my daughter this thread earlier, and she referred to your commuter shots as stalker shots! I like the one with the two ladies and the moving tube. Just enough motion to differentiate from the people.
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I call them that myself so she's spot on there :)

It makes me chuckle when I take a shot of someone and when I check it afterwards there's another person in the frame who I hadn't been concentrating on and they're looking directly into the lens with a look on their face that says "What the f...."

I'm going to start asking people on the street if I can take their portraits soon as I keep seeing interesting people and missing out on a shot because I'm too self conscious to ask them if it's ok. What's the worse that could happen.....London....mugging.... ;)
 
Photo of the Day May 2014

Apple fanboy said:
I shot a herring today, but I didn't get the focus right so binned it.
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Difficult to focus underwater though I guess......

Speaking of focus - I see from the EXIF on your squirrel that your shutter speed was 1/60. If you're shooting at 300mm the general rule of thumb is to have a shutter speed equal to or greater than your focal length. That way you can ensure that your shot is nice and sharp.
 
MacRy said:
Difficult to focus underwater though I guess......

Speaking of focus - I see from the EXIF on your squirrel that your shutter speed was 1/60. If you're shooting at 300mm the general rule of thumb is to have a shutter speed equal to or greater than your focal length. That way you can ensure that your shot is nice and sharp.
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I was using a tripod. Doesn't that change the rule?
 
MacRy said:
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Fujifilm X100
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A very cool shot MacRy. Besides your usual spot-on exposure and focus, this one has that something extra WOW effect. I think it's the contrast between the motion blur of the train and the sharply focused ladies. Nicely done!

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I'm still fixated on the whole perspective thing...

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This way to the egret .......

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( apologies to P.T. Barnum )

5D2 , 100-400@235 , f11@1/125 , ISO 200
 
Cheese&Apple said:
A very cool shot MacRy. Besides your usual spot-on exposure and focus, this one has that something extra WOW effect. I think it's the contrast between the motion blur of the train and the sharply focused ladies. Nicely done!
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Thanks Peter I appreciate the compliment. I'm glad you like it. I took three of them with the train moving but only this one was the shot I had in mind.
 
oblomow said:
Finding a cat and a glass is easy. Finding a Powerbook however... :)
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Aaahh, the old 2008 MBP, that just wont die! After having the graphics card swapped out by Apple... I use it for tethered shooting and making sure my focus is tickety-boo! Especially when using the tilt-shift lens for architectural photographs. She's running up to date Mavericks, not too bad for an old girl. :D
 
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Went for a bit of a 70's retro film feel on the PP with this one.

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Fujifilm XE1 with Jupiter 11 135mm
 
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