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never ceases to amaze me what this camera is capable of...

these were shot the other day when it was super bright. i went with an EV of +0.7, and shot shutter priority this time, mostly having it sit around 800 or 640. the exif information is gone because i cropped these two slightly, but no other PP was done.



with this one, i took the reading off the tree next to where i knew the dog was going to be running... i just got lucky that when she hit her 'mark' she was totally airborne!



illona
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illonahaus
 
Those are nicely captured.

I'm considering buying an H1, H2 or H5 but I am bothered by what seems to be a common focus problem. Perhaps I'm too fussy, but on the top dog, there are blurred areas. The most pronounced is to the left of and under his right (our left) eye.

This is not a reflection on your photography, but an observation of what I have observed on this and other H1 photos. I hope there is some explanation and how to avoid it.
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****
http://www.pbase.com/dickh/

 
I didn't realize you were the same person from another thread. The closeup of your black dog you posted there is exactly what I expect from that camera. It is superb - razor sharp.

But what is happening on some of these other images. I just can't understand those blurred areas, while other areas are fairly sharp. Could it be post-processing?
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****
http://www.pbase.com/dickh/

 
****.... i have a h1 and it is razor sharp. i do not see the "out of focus areas on her photos, in fact i am impressed with the sharpness of them. have you checked your moniter lately or even your eyesight? i know this sounds funny but the need for new glasses occurs slowly and sometimes you don"t realize it!! jerry
 
Nice framing and timing - thanks
 
**** said:
I'm considering buying an H1, H2 or H5 but I am bothered by what
seems to be a common focus problem.
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is it depth of field you're referring to, ****? there's no focus problem in that shot, ****. my depth of field is pretty shallow though. when shooting the dogs outdoors i generally opt for a shallowe depth of field so that my shutter speed can be higher, thus capturing more action.

however... if you're referring to the left bottom corner of the photo where there is some fringing on the left side of sapling, then i agree! there's something wrong there.... i think the term is fringing... ??

and i can only guess that that's there because of the high contrast of this shooting situation.

as i said, the only post-processing on either of these pics is a little bit of cropping, so that 'fringing' (if indeed that's what it's called) is not a result of any PP'ing.

i hope someone can answer that...

illona
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illonahaus
 
**** said:
I didn't realize you were the same person from another thread. The
closeup of your black dog you posted there is exactly what I expect
from that camera. It is superb - razor sharp.
But what is happening on some of these other images. I just can't
understand those blurred areas, while other areas are fairly sharp.
Could it be post-processing?
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generally the photos i post here aren't post processed. i'm a bit of a purist and if i present something for critique i want it to be a real 'photo' ... right out of the cam.

the previous photo of mine - of the black pointer that you find razor-sharp - is taken when the dog is pointing something therefore my subject is perfectly still, the light is very bright, and the shutter speed is fast. with that combination, it should be razor-sharp.

these two photos in this thread are both action shots - not only is the subject moving at a decent rate of speed but i'm pretty much shooting from the hip - and i think given those parameters the level of detail and focus is pretty amazing.

in my opinion, one of the most important things to bear in mind when buying a camera is whether it will suit YOUR needs, though, ****. and for me, shooting off the hip, on the trail, moving subjects, the H1 with its image stabilizer and its manipulability of settings is perfect. not to mention its size.

if you go to my flickr page and look at some of the non-dog sets you may get a better idea as to whether the H1 is giving me what you would hope to get for yourself out of the camera. (i got the H1 just after christmas, so any photo w/ an earlier date is my old 2 MP fuji).

illona
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illonahaus
 
...and they are well done!

I think the lack of detail that **** refers to is that shadow area in the face of dog #1. Considering the brightness of the background, I don't think you can expect any better detail without a flash. With the naked eye, I doubt that you can see more, under the circumstances. Also, some amount of CA and PF seems to be unvoidable with high contrast shots. Often you don't see it until someone points it out. Oh, well....
That second shot is a rare capture. Great.

Thanks

Gordon

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Isabel Cutler said:
Cropping shouldn't remove EXIF.

If' you're using Elements or Photoshop using Save As will retain
the EXIF.
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unfortunately, isabel, i'm using Paintshop Pro, and from everything i've tried, i don't think there is a way to retain the exif info. if anyone knows, i'd love to know how!

maybe i'll have Photoshop one day...

thanks
illona
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illonahaus
 
The images on your site all look great - not even a hint of the blurred areas I saw before. It can't be depth of field or motion because nearer and farther areas are not blurred. Surely you can see that.
I wonder if it's the way they are processed on this dpreview site?
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****
http://www.pbase.com/dickh/

 
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