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Landscape for C&C
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I like the flowers the mountain and the colors. Did you notice the sensor dust in the sky? Easily fixed with a spot tool making it a complete photo.
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LeungPhotos
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Very good shot. Question, why f/20? It must've been really windy there.
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Actually, it is a spot on the grad filter that I can't seem to find or get off. It isn't on the sensor - I did check that. The spot tool does do a fine job fixing though. Thanks for the input.
gk
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karinatwork
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Beauuuuuuutiful. Not much more to say!Shot this this evening in the Superstition Moutains. D50, 17-55mm,
3stop ND Grad, 1/2 second at f20.
gk
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Well, there was some wind but I was trying to maximize DOF and I haven't got the hang of hypofocal (sp) distance yet. The flowers were really close to me. I appreciate the comment.
gk
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Mary in VA
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Gary,
Gorgeous shot! I love the crisp yellow flowers with the mountain in the background.
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Gorgeous shot! I love the crisp yellow flowers with the mountain in the background.
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strikerx98
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Very beautiful shot. Of course different computer screens will probably view this differently, but I liked the way it first appeared on my screen which had the last 1/6th (apx) of the bottom cropped off. Just my liking.
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wupeide
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Wow - very nice indeed - it would be nice to remove the motion blur in the flowers and also to get rid of the dust spots near the top of the fraim, but otherwise - WOW!
Currenlty shooting w/Nikon gear
--Shot this this evening in the Superstition Moutains. D50, 17-55mm,
3stop ND Grad, 1/2 second at f20.
gk
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Currenlty shooting w/Nikon gear
Thank you very much. You are very perceptive on the flower movement. As I was PP'ing this I saw the motion. It was due to the slow shutter speed and there was some wind. The light was getting better - I was in this spot waiting for the face of the mountain to "illuminate" for an hour plus and was fussing with various settings. I was trying to maintain depth of field and the light was fading so that's why the shutter speed went down. I guess I could try to et tid of the motion blur in CS2. And I will get rid of the spots.
gk
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Very nice color contrast. I really like the flowers in the foreground.
The only thing that bugs a little is the movement of some of the flowers - especially one on the top - but very still nice.
Thanks for sharing!
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The only thing that bugs a little is the movement of some of the flowers - especially one on the top - but very still nice.
Thanks for sharing!
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gobongo
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Very good idea! Nice situation of sun and shadow, it looks as if the flowers are in the sun!
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shrinkie1964
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The only thing that distracts is the movement of some flowers in the wind.
I am near fanatical about the theory of hyperfocal distance focussing--maybe one day I will get out to nature and put it in practice
At any rate, http://www.dofmaster.com tells me that at 17mm your lens has a hyperfocal distance of only about 12 feet at the fast and sharp F4. That means if you focussed at 12 feet everything from 6 feet to infinity should be in acceptable focus. If the closest flowers are even closer, you can go to F5.6--hyperfocal distance drops to about 8.5 feet, so you can theoretically get everything from about 4.2 feet to infinity in focus. If you are right on top of the flowers, the hyperfocal distance at F11 is only around 4 feet or so, so you could've gotten everything from about 2 feet to infinity in focus!!!!
Cool, eh? The math involved is not hugely hard, even easier when tables and calculators do it for you. In the "old days" they had DOF marks on the lenses so you could just dial it on without thinking about it.
I had a long diatribe in another thread on this point. I agree with Ken Rockwell that we should be wary of photographic advice from someone who has yet to put it into practice to make exceptional pictures, but I have learned enough to realize that in our discussions of DOF, whether we want it shallow or deep, the emphasis on aperture is greatest, and I think incorrectly so. However, when you look at the math it turns out that the impact of focal length and focussing distance is more profound. This is why we get such shallow DOF with a middling Fstop when we get close and personal with a telephoto lens, and why the magic of hyperfocal focussing works and we can get wonderful DOF without resorting to a shutterspeed slowing diffraction inducing pinprick of an aperture.
The aperture setting is only a third of the story, and it isn't even the most important third.
The saturation and contrast of the colours is great and I love what you did there.
Les
I am near fanatical about the theory of hyperfocal distance focussing--maybe one day I will get out to nature and put it in practice
At any rate, http://www.dofmaster.com tells me that at 17mm your lens has a hyperfocal distance of only about 12 feet at the fast and sharp F4. That means if you focussed at 12 feet everything from 6 feet to infinity should be in acceptable focus. If the closest flowers are even closer, you can go to F5.6--hyperfocal distance drops to about 8.5 feet, so you can theoretically get everything from about 4.2 feet to infinity in focus. If you are right on top of the flowers, the hyperfocal distance at F11 is only around 4 feet or so, so you could've gotten everything from about 2 feet to infinity in focus!!!!
Cool, eh? The math involved is not hugely hard, even easier when tables and calculators do it for you. In the "old days" they had DOF marks on the lenses so you could just dial it on without thinking about it.
I had a long diatribe in another thread on this point. I agree with Ken Rockwell that we should be wary of photographic advice from someone who has yet to put it into practice to make exceptional pictures, but I have learned enough to realize that in our discussions of DOF, whether we want it shallow or deep, the emphasis on aperture is greatest, and I think incorrectly so. However, when you look at the math it turns out that the impact of focal length and focussing distance is more profound. This is why we get such shallow DOF with a middling Fstop when we get close and personal with a telephoto lens, and why the magic of hyperfocal focussing works and we can get wonderful DOF without resorting to a shutterspeed slowing diffraction inducing pinprick of an aperture.
The aperture setting is only a third of the story, and it isn't even the most important third.
The saturation and contrast of the colours is great and I love what you did there.
Les
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jkjond
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Stunning scenery, sky and colour.
However, it is the second shot I've viewed today where I far prefer the unexpanded version to what I see when I click on the pic for the full width view.
I reckon this is because the flowers dominate the scene in the full width view, where I prefer the balance between the foreground/background relationship in the cropped portrait view. This crop also gives more of a sense of the middle ground, but what finally cliches it for me is the greater strength and drama of both the mountain and sky are to this left edge.
However, it is the second shot I've viewed today where I far prefer the unexpanded version to what I see when I click on the pic for the full width view.
I reckon this is because the flowers dominate the scene in the full width view, where I prefer the balance between the foreground/background relationship in the cropped portrait view. This crop also gives more of a sense of the middle ground, but what finally cliches it for me is the greater strength and drama of both the mountain and sky are to this left edge.
I have many more pics at his spot although not of this composition. I will look further and see if there is a better one w/o movement. And I beleive on this one, the sun was hitting the flowers for that extra pop.
gk
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gk
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I guess the movement is more noticeable than I thought. Like I told others I will look for one that doesn't have the movement.
As to hyperfocal f stop, THANK YOU! I for the life of me can't figure out the equation. I have looked at the charts and graphs but can't unlock them. At least now I have some workable numbers.
And the flowers? were 2' away. So at f20 I seem to have been ok.
gk
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As to hyperfocal f stop, THANK YOU! I for the life of me can't figure out the equation. I have looked at the charts and graphs but can't unlock them. At least now I have some workable numbers.
And the flowers? were 2' away. So at f20 I seem to have been ok.
gk
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