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From: Dudley Hanks on 21 Dec 2009 15:39 Took some shots of ornaments on the tree. Nothing spectacular, just trying out a few different techniques... The first one is handheld at 1/8 second at high ISO, so is at best a soft image, probably some camera shake too. But, curious how it looks. The second was taken at ISO 100 using my 75 - 300mm lens zoomed to 260mm. It was a tripod shot, so should be crisper if it's in focus. But, not sure if it's really in focus. Also, the second shot had light from window, plus on-camera flash and a reflector positioned just to the right. http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament1Small.jpg http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament2Small.jpg Comments welcome ... Take Care, Dudley
From: Charles on 21 Dec 2009 20:15 "Dudley Hanks" <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote in message news:S1RXm.58535$PH1.27764(a)edtnps82... > Took some shots of ornaments on the tree. Nothing spectacular, just > trying out a few different techniques... > > The first one is handheld at 1/8 second at high ISO, so is at best a soft > image, probably some camera shake too. But, curious how it looks. > > The second was taken at ISO 100 using my 75 - 300mm lens zoomed to 260mm. > It was a tripod shot, so should be crisper if it's in focus. But, not > sure if it's really in focus. > > Also, the second shot had light from window, plus on-camera flash and a > reflector positioned just to the right. > > http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament1Small.jpg > > http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament2Small.jpg > > Comments welcome ... I like the second one better. Nice reflections and colors. Both are interesting compositions. Happy New Year!
From: Dudley Hanks on 21 Dec 2009 20:23 "Charles" <charlesschuler(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hgp6jt$u3l$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Dudley Hanks" <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote in message > news:S1RXm.58535$PH1.27764(a)edtnps82... >> Took some shots of ornaments on the tree. Nothing spectacular, just >> trying out a few different techniques... >> >> The first one is handheld at 1/8 second at high ISO, so is at best a soft >> image, probably some camera shake too. But, curious how it looks. >> >> The second was taken at ISO 100 using my 75 - 300mm lens zoomed to 260mm. >> It was a tripod shot, so should be crisper if it's in focus. But, not >> sure if it's really in focus. >> >> Also, the second shot had light from window, plus on-camera flash and a >> reflector positioned just to the right. >> >> http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament1Small.jpg >> >> http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament2Small.jpg >> >> Comments welcome ... > > I like the second one better. Nice reflections and colors. Both are > interesting compositions. > > Happy New Year! > Thanks, Charles, appreciate the feedback. Have a great Feastive Season, Dudley
From: Ray Fischer on 21 Dec 2009 23:16 Dudley Hanks <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >Took some shots of ornaments on the tree. Nothing spectacular, just trying >out a few different techniques... > >The first one is handheld at 1/8 second at high ISO, so is at best a soft >image, probably some camera shake too. But, curious how it looks. > >The second was taken at ISO 100 using my 75 - 300mm lens zoomed to 260mm. >It was a tripod shot, so should be crisper if it's in focus. But, not sure >if it's really in focus. > >Also, the second shot had light from window, plus on-camera flash and a >reflector positioned just to the right. > >http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament1Small.jpg > >http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament2Small.jpg > >Comments welcome ... Well, I don't care for either. The first is way out of focus and the orientation of the ornament looks like it's upside-down. The second is much better, but still not sharp and the flash puts too much emphasis on the fake tree needles. Try for some interesting lighting. A plastic ornament in a plastic tree isn't normally a very interesting subject, so try to make it interesting. There are lots of pretty colored lights and a reflective ornament - get those aspects together and see what happens. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Dudley Hanks on 22 Dec 2009 00:06 "Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message news:4b304827$0$1595$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > Dudley Hanks <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: >>Took some shots of ornaments on the tree. Nothing spectacular, just >>trying >>out a few different techniques... >> >>The first one is handheld at 1/8 second at high ISO, so is at best a soft >>image, probably some camera shake too. But, curious how it looks. >> >>The second was taken at ISO 100 using my 75 - 300mm lens zoomed to 260mm. >>It was a tripod shot, so should be crisper if it's in focus. But, not >>sure >>if it's really in focus. >> >>Also, the second shot had light from window, plus on-camera flash and a >>reflector positioned just to the right. >> >>http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament1Small.jpg >> >>http://www.snaps.blind-apertures.ca/images/Ornament2Small.jpg >> >>Comments welcome ... > > Well, I don't care for either. The first is way out of focus and the > orientation of the ornament looks like it's upside-down. The second > is much better, but still not sharp and the flash puts too much > emphasis on the fake tree needles. > > Try for some interesting lighting. A plastic ornament in a plastic > tree isn't normally a very interesting subject, so try to make it > interesting. There are lots of pretty colored lights and a reflective > ornament - get those aspects together and see what happens. > > -- > Ray Fischer > rfischer(a)sonic.net > Thanks, Ray, for the feedback.I appreciate your taking the time to tell me what you think. I especially appreciate the detail about the flash, as I was trying for a sidelit shot mainly lit by the window, with the flash providing a bit of fill. It sounds like the flash was too strong. Once again, thanks, Dudley
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