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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
12/5/2006 5:36:48 AM
thanks, len. i am learning so much abt my new camera and the right way to do things! my old point and shoot was so easy. ;)
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
12/5/2006 5:35:57 AM
thanks, ray! you and doyle give the best feedback with details! tripod? i know, i need to get one. release, i'll figure that one out! :) stop laughing. haha...
here are the details from the photo properties:
(*i have no idea which are important, yet. sigh)
focal length - 95mm
exposure - .625s
aperture - f/5.3
matrix metering mode, shutter priority
i know, i need to go back and read the manual!
thanks so much - as always. we were gone for almost 2 weeks - glad to be back home. i can't wait to catch up with everyone!!
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
12/5/2006 5:29:17 AM
thanks, steve! much appreciated!
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
12/5/2006 5:29:01 AM
thanks, ale!
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
12/5/2006 5:28:46 AM
thanks dave - and easily cropped, to achieve that! much appreciated.
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
12/5/2006 5:27:58 AM
thanks, michele - this night stuff (and the slr!) is all new to me. i am glad to learn from everyone! i think that the small light was a christmas light - i tried to get them all out of the viewfinder but i think i should learn how to do photoshop. all i do now is crop. sometimes lillie wants to do color (purple, etc.)...i cringe. :) thanks!
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Critique By:
Doyle D. Chastain (K:101119)
12/4/2006 3:56:51 PM
Hi Jessie!
Marlyce and I just did a series of nightshots of holiday decorated boats on parade in San Pedro. It's a VERY challenging scenario to film that well! You did very good . . . but yes . . . I think the shot could have been improved a tad. Composition first . . . as has been mentioned . . . should be adjusted.
The problem with night shots of lighted boats is often the motion involved and the slow shutter speed necessary don't mix well. If the ship isn't moving . . . usually the water will move it. A tripod and a remote release is best in these cases to minimize the motion blur . . . and clearly this was a slow shutter speed shot. Since a boat on water (unless it's frozen in ice) will invariably move . . . that motion cannot be stilled . . . the only motion you CAN work on is your side of the camera. Your D80 can work with a very inexpensive remote IR shutter release (about $30.00 USD here). Another viable option is the delay shutter . . . say 5 or 10 sec. delay . . . so that the camera will NOT be touched when the shot is taken. That's already available in your camera! Using the post was a GREAT idea . . . I've done it myself from time to time . . . it's difficult but CAN be done and sometimes we don't have any other alternative. MANY of my tripod shots of the moving boats were horribly blurred.
Essentially . . . the best advise I can give you is to use the fastest shutterspeed with the available light that you can (shooting in RAW) since you can later increase the exposure two f/stops in RAW conversion. This WOULD require a few practice shots to get the idea of what can and cannot be done. Another thing to do . . . which may not have been possible here but may be possible in other shots in the future . . . is to try to get a stable . . . non-moving item into the shot to ground the image. ( Example http://www.usefilm.com/image/1146115.html ). Beautiful shot and a challenge Jessie . . . LOVE to see you branch out like this!!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Critique By:
Len Webster (K:25714)
12/2/2006 7:05:01 PM
I think Stingray made all the right comments about this. Very impressive. (I only wish I had the know-how to make a useful attempt to answer the question you put to us!)
Best wishes, Len :)
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stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
12/2/2006 3:39:02 PM
This is awesome sweet Jessie and a great result but something I would not have tackled without a tripod and release. Well done to you, the reflections are stunning and the tones, way cool.
You didn't post details of the exposure but I imagine it was long. You did well to brace the camera as you did and it becomes then a task of rigid contact with the camera and holding your breath. Yes, you did very well. Improvements? There are always ways of improving my dear friend and both Michele and Dave have given you ways to improve the composition without the need to re-take the shot. For your own amusement clone out those few extraneous lights and experiment with different crops to lay the boat off centre. Me? I love what you have done under really dificult shooting circumstances. Well done the lovely you. My very best wishes to you as always.....Ray;)
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Critique By:
Steve Aronoff (K:18393)
12/1/2006 6:47:19 PM
A really lovely shot, Jessie. It fits its category beautifully. I love the pastels and the composition. I do wish the reflection had been more complete, and I think cloning away the blurry branches at the top would help. I've appended a cloned version.
Steve
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Critique By:
Steve Aronoff (K:18393)
12/1/2006 6:40:51 PM
A really cool shot, Jessie. Nicely composed!
Steve
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Critique By:
Alessandro Capelli (K:34805)
12/1/2006 4:48:41 PM
very nice shot jessie!
ale
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
12/1/2006 6:26:20 AM
A great nightshot, Jessie! Possibly the composition could be improved a bit by moving the boat off center slightly.
Dave.
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Critique By:
Michele Carlsen (K:146013)
11/30/2006 7:21:08 PM
Amazing shot jessie .. I love it ! I really don't know how you could have improved this shot except for one tiny , tiny white dot on the upper left mid section that is a bit disracting to me because I don't know if it's a light accross the river or ? I think this is your Best shot ever maybe ! I love the reflections on the water they are amazing and so is the entire composition ... no horizon , just drifting in space . 7++++
michele~
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stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
11/30/2006 3:32:35 PM
Beautifully composed with excellent pof and perfect dof. Details look great and the clarity is superb......Well done to you sweet Jessie. Take care of you, 'see' you again soon......Best wishes....Ray;)
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stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
11/30/2006 3:30:07 PM
Awesome pof and dof dear Jessie and sharp as a razor all round the head area. The details are wonderful and the tones beautiful. It is always the same when we need to re-act quickly to capture a shot, something else gets in the pic. Well done to you sweetie. All the best.....Ray;)
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stingRay pt.4 . (K:250401)
11/30/2006 3:24:34 PM
I love these gorgeous tones to this delightful nature study sweetie. The focus is wonderfully sharp and the dof is superb. Great piece of work.
Pleased to hear that you had a great Thanksgiving my dear Jessie. My very best wishes to you as always.....Ray;)
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Critique By:
vanessa shakesheff (K:68840)
11/30/2006 12:19:41 PM
Love the silky texture and light..lovely detail and dof ..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff (K:68840)
11/30/2006 12:18:48 PM
Nice detail ..colour and light i bet you get plenty of fresh eggs every morning..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff (K:68840)
11/30/2006 12:16:22 PM
Lovely detail and dof ....like the light and warmth of the colour..nessa
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Critique By:
Dan Wilson (K:21104)
11/30/2006 8:35:49 AM
Fabulous, thanks for sharing, great details
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Rashed Abdulla (K:163889)
11/30/2006 8:25:45 AM
Wonderful capture of nature element, very impressive foreground details and so beautiful colors
All of the best my friend
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Critique By:
Riny Koopman (K:102911)
11/30/2006 8:20:23 AM
Great find Jessie,What I like most is the title its remind me a song..from Bob Dylan,have all the best dear friend..riny
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
11/30/2006 5:07:02 AM
Beautiful colour and good dof here, Jessie!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
11/30/2006 5:05:42 AM
Good capture of the colour and markings on this guy, Jessie!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Dave Stacey (K:150877)
11/30/2006 5:01:35 AM
Excellent macro, Jessie! You've got perfect dof here, too, to make the milkweed really stand out from the background. Well done!
Dave.
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Critique By:
Leo Régnier Я£ (K:67696)
11/30/2006 12:29:48 AM
Nice picture my friend!!! Congratulations!!!
Leo
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Critique By:
Doyle D. Chastain (K:101119)
11/29/2006 11:10:00 PM
Hey Jessie . . . well . . . the DOF didn't blur the wire QUITE enough (IMO) on this shot. I prefer the posted though both are ok . . . the posted is more artistically qualified (just my thought). Love what you've been doing lately with that camera! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Critique By:
Alessandro Capelli (K:34805)
11/29/2006 10:38:29 PM
Great light Jessie!
Ale
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Critique By:
jessie voigts (K:6772)
11/29/2006 8:56:45 PM
thanks, doyle, you give the best advice. i am always learning - a good thing! :) i didn't even see that other chicken's red until you pointed it out. sheesh! i must be extra-tired. what do you think of this one? i only took 3 pix, before the dogs ran up and scattered the chickens. :)
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