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Quite Possibly One Of My Best Pictures Yet!

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no offense, but i think this is a good reminder for people to shoot more pics and visit gear forums less. the casual viewer will almost be offended by the picture (out of focus, unpleasing to the eye, no purpose, etc.)

also until you really master the use of DOF and AF selection, stick with apertures f/5.6 or higher just to make sure

i'm sorry but i refuse to believe this is one of your "best pictures yet" :-)
KennyS said:
Taken with my 30D and Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. Yeah, it could be a
little sharper, but I'm happy with it.

Hope you like it :)
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I have to agree with the above comment. That photo is clearly out of focus. That photo also lack purpose. What was it you're trying to convey other than an unnecessary zooming in to the photographer?
 
Why are people on this forum sometimes such rude jerks? I am not a pro - only a hobbiest and I don't live on this forum. I just stop by occassionally so maybe this has just been a recent thing. But I would be VERY reluctant to make ANY postings because of the kind of dismissive rude response this poster received.

Craig
 
I'm capturing him capture nature... jeez man!

I already pointed out that it's slightly out of focus, but it's not of focus so far as to be unpleasing to the eyes. What is unpleasing about it? The guy is smiling and I think the lighting and composition are really good - that's what I'm talking about when I say "one of my best", not one of my best shots in terms of focus.
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Well I think the 2 people are correct. Its not a very good picture. I do think that their comments are helpful. As for the tone, thats depends on the reader. Personally, this is more of a technology forum for me. Fred miranda has more photo comments.
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What camera do I have? I rather you look at my photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinz
 
makes a photo 'pleasing to the eye' or gives it 'purpose'? I'm sure everyone can learn from your knowledge.

I'm so unsophisticated that I found the photo more interesting than many I've seen here, and it definitely is telling a story. I guess all photos must be sharply in focus to pass muster?
 
kotsubu said:
Why are people on this forum sometimes such rude jerks? I am not a
pro - only a hobbiest and I don't live on this forum. I just stop by
occassionally so maybe this has just been a recent thing. But I would
be VERY reluctant to make ANY postings because of the kind of
dismissive rude response this poster received.

Craig
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I also happen to agree with the first two critiques.
Pressing a shutter button should not be the reason to post a picture.

There is likely some emotional content in the picture which makes it difficult to be judged objectively by the OP.

As far as your post, kotsubu, it is the only rude post in this thread so far.
Rgds
 
I would think that people come to this forum to learn and improve and posting any picture should be on the basis that people will comment in order to help improve the shooters techniques and style.

If a shooter can't accept that, then he should not post pictures!

I don't particularly find any merit in the picture posted, maybe its cropped to close, I don't know, but I do know what I like.
 
There is no "emotional attachment". I honestly think that except for the slight mis-focus, which I already mentioned in the first post (thus proving your point wrong) that it is a good photo.

His post wasn't rude. I won't call anyone in this thread overtly rude, but I don't think everyone has treated the photo fairly. This wasn't a staged shot, I saw him taking a photo and recognized the light looked good on him, I aimed, focused, half-pressed the shutter, and fired. Moments later he moved.

You might argue that it is not good sense to post a photo that isn't perfectly tack sharp, but my point isn't to show DPR how wonderful I can focus a picture...
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nice "feel" to it - you can see his concentration. I like this type of image way better than anything posed. One little suggestion - how about a crop to eliminate the ear? It draws the eye away from the beautiful light coming through the hair and the dynamic between the eye and the camera? Just a though. Cindy
KennyS said:
Taken with my 30D and Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. Yeah, it could be a
little sharper, but I'm happy with it.

Hope you like it :)

"Capturing Nature"



If you like it, there's more new pictures I just uploaded to my
flickr (link in sig)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyschabow/
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KennyS said:
KennyS said:
My Galleries Here: http://www.pbase.com/cindyd
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KennyS said:
There is no "emotional attachment". I honestly think that except for
the slight mis-focus, which I already mentioned in the first post
(thus proving your point wrong) that it is a good photo.

His post wasn't rude. I won't call anyone in this thread overtly
rude, but I don't think everyone has treated the photo fairly. This
wasn't a staged shot, I saw him taking a photo and recognized the
light looked good on him, I aimed, focused, half-pressed the shutter,
and fired. Moments later he moved.

You might argue that it is not good sense to post a photo that isn't
perfectly tack sharp, but my point isn't to show DPR how wonderful I
can focus a picture...
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyschabow/
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Point taken, you like the picture, others less so.
Nothing wrong with that.

For example, I grossly dislike pics of waterfals with silky water, long shutters. To me it epitomizes kitsch. Never liked it, never will. I am in a minority.
Nothing wrong with that as well.

By the way, lack of sharpness is the least of issues with yr photo.
I am sure that you took way better pictures than this.

Rgds
 
I might add that the Sigma 2x extender was on for this shoot, so it was double the normal length of the lens. I missed the focus by perhaps 1 or 2 degrees of rotation. I don't think there's a way you (or anyone else) can tell me how to get it right in crunch time when it's clearly hard to do on the spot - and I recognize the problem when I post this.

I don't mean to demean anyone's advice or criticism, because at least "it's out of focus" is valid - but it's unnecessary. You might as well tell me that there's a camera in the picture.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyschabow/
 
KennyS said:
I don't mean to demean anyone's advice or criticism, because at least
"it's out of focus" is valid - but it's unnecessary. You might as
well tell me that there's a camera in the picture.
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Why ask for opinions if the only ones you would accept are praises?
What's the point?
I'm done with this thread, sorry, moving on...
Rgds
 
Sorry, but I dislike shots like this even when they're sharp. I'll bet the image he shot was more interesting than this one. Snoooorrrr.......
 
Sis-Q said:
nice "feel" to it - you can see his concentration. I like this type
of image way better than anything posed. One little suggestion - how
about a crop to eliminate the ear? It draws the eye away from the
beautiful light coming through the hair and the dynamic between the
eye and the camera? Just a though. Cindy
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Cindy,

That's good advice. I had originally considered that as well, but I couldn't find a good crop that looked "right" to me, everything was a sacrifice... the camera would be too dominant, the hair looked unnatural, etc. I gave it a few more tries just now but I still am not satisfied with a tighter crop. To each their own I suppose. Thanks for the comments.

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I think it's the title of your thread that is causing the problem. How can this possibly be one of your best pictures yet when it is severely out of focus? If you had named this thread something else and asked for comments & suggestions, I don't think there would be as much controversy.
 
I really dislike these "critiques" from school classes. Everybody starts telling the shooter about how he should have used some stupid rule on page-something from the textbook, or how the lighting could have been better, or that it was not done with some colour tone that everybody else used that day. I have never asked for such a critique because what happens is that everybody else will try to tell me how to do my job, yet none of them were shooting the same thing on the same day. I know when I miss or when my shot was below expectations.

Your problem seems to be a lack of focus on the subject. I see no "nature" in your image, but rather a 5D and what looks like a 70-200 IS lens. A more-appropriate subject could be something about seeing the image through Canon glass, as I can also see how the person is looking through a 5D viewfinder.

What I recommend against is getting so excited about an image that you want to post it for "critiques". If I had seen your example as part of a relevant album, I would have suggested that it was excellent footer.

Here is an example:



There have been "critiques" about similar images, during which people were getting excited about the reflections or the framing or something else. Can you critique this image?

I could stick a silly title on it, and then post it on some classroom wall for "critiques". The problem is that it means little without the rest of the album to go with it. If you want to get a single image that can be interpreted, you must capture the scene and a story behind it.

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