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Mmmmm, mushrooms sm34
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It is where UFO mens live :lol:
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Post by jtbo » 22 Aug 2009 03:57 am

I think that my camera is busted, those red/purple things have appeared to top of each long exposure photos, quite annoying.
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Post by Chris_C » 22 Aug 2009 09:35 am

Dude, your astro is getting amazing! Nice one
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Post by Chris_C » 24 Aug 2009 12:19 am

My turn...I managed to miss a load of sensor dust in these, so I'll likely redo them at some point

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Post by jtbo » 02 Sep 2009 09:19 pm

Great photos :D , sensor dust seem not to distract too much, but I know, when you know it is there, then eye will spot it.

I did some composition testing, must try it bit more, area where I have lot to work with.

Thirds, diagonals, light from side, blurred background, but what is wrong?
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Re: Photos

Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Sep 2009 09:54 pm

two light sources, differing shaddow angles?
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Post by jtbo » 02 Sep 2009 10:24 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:two light sources, differing shaddow angles?
There was only one light source, two might been better.
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Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Sep 2009 10:26 pm

I dont believe you.
And i accuse you of fabricating the moon landings.
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Re: Photos

Post by d3k4y0 » 03 Sep 2009 07:01 am

jtbo wrote:Great photos :D , sensor dust seem not to distract too much, but I know, when you know it is there, then eye will spot it.

I did some composition testing, must try it bit more, area where I have lot to work with.

Thirds, diagonals, light from side, blurred background, but what is wrong?
I would have snooted the light to avoid spill onto the background (doesn't look like a flash, hot light/desk lamp?) and I can't really tell where on the glasses you focused (I guess it was on the rim?), but otherwise I can't really see anything wrong.

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And Chris, re:sensor dust, get thee to Jacobs and grab a rocket and a Lenspen Sensor cleaning pen.
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Re: Photos

Post by Chris_C » 03 Sep 2009 09:28 am

I've got a self making swab kit mate (I figured as I had a clean room.. it was rude to buy the expensive ones ;)) It works really well, but it needs doing so much more often than I ever expected.

I'll look into the lenspen, cheers
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Post by jtbo » 03 Sep 2009 03:54 pm

d3k4y0 wrote: I would have snooted the light to avoid spill onto the background (doesn't look like a flash, hot light/desk lamp?) and I can't really tell where on the glasses you focused (I guess it was on the rim?), but otherwise I can't really see anything wrong.

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You are very right, as always :D

Light source is single desklamp that is right outside of frame at right, so it is quite near. Also desklamp is right next to wall, which causes certain issues.

Focus point is indeed at the rim, right above lense, so that is why it is hard to spot, so rotating glasses a bit and focusing to hinge might been better solution.

edit: Have to post in parts as this laptop can throw blue screen at any time, had done already 3 times while trying to make this post....

Photo of bech and walkway looks very nice, but even everything looks right to me, I get somehow feeling that it is kind of cold, or lacking of some spark, hard to describe, specially when I can't get any ideas what could be done differently, but it is like picture would like to be something more. Don't know if you feel the same or if I am even making any sense?
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Re: Photos

Post by d3k4y0 » 03 Sep 2009 04:23 pm

jtbo wrote: Photo of bech and walkway looks very nice, but even everything looks right to me, I get somehow feeling that it is kind of cold, or lacking of some spark, hard to describe, specially when I can't get any ideas what could be done differently, but it is like picture would like to be something more. Don't know if you feel the same or if I am even making any sense?
The photo was for a comp, the subject was "waiting". The frame is deliberately very sparse except for the girl on the bench. The empty space were there *should* be a secondary subject causes distraction as the main focus is effectively what the girl is waiting for (but there's nothing there), the intention was to make it a little uncomfortable. I've cropped it slightly wider than a normal aspect ratio, to make the empty space that little bit bigger and increase the tension.


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d3k4y0 wrote:
jtbo wrote: Photo of bech and walkway looks very nice, but even everything looks right to me, I get somehow feeling that it is kind of cold, or lacking of some spark, hard to describe, specially when I can't get any ideas what could be done differently, but it is like picture would like to be something more. Don't know if you feel the same or if I am even making any sense?
The photo was for a comp, the subject was "waiting". The frame is deliberately very sparse except for the girl on the bench. The empty space were there *should* be a secondary subject causes distraction as the main focus is effectively what the girl is waiting for (but there's nothing there), the intention was to make it a little uncomfortable. I've cropped it slightly wider than a normal aspect ratio, to make the empty space that little bit bigger and increase the tension.


It didn't win ;-)
But I think it captures very well those points that you did describe, it indeed has athmosphere of waiting in it, when I look it now, but some reason that never occured to my mind before, it is challenging to capture such things so that it is obvious to everyone, I guess that makes shooting photos fun as people will see different things in a pic, specially when not directed to look anything specific.
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