Hi! Thanks from Israel to Scandinavia... By the way, it could be, we would be heading there for our vacation, if such thing ever arrives.
It is indeed my, well, actually, second attempt. The first one took place a week prior to that, and it was exactly that - first attempt... LK> However, although the picture may be just fine for the private LK> albums of the players, the picture doesn't excite me that much. Thanks. I am serious. This is probably the right opinion of this photo, as the guy who's jumping asked to print him some enlargement - I am going for 20x20 cm (not inches <grin>)... I published it in order to get opinions, and I got some. LK> Firstly - no ladies around - well. that's obviously not your fault... This is not a tournament game - this is just few folks from the same company having fun - so sorry, no cheerleaders, if that's what you meant. LK> Secondly - the surrounding and background poses a problem, those LK> empty green seats, the bright window and those red tubes(?) etc LK> are very distracting. Along with the random variety of players' LK> clothings - well it's a difficult task to make a picture of this LK> scene catch much interest from me. This is something that perhaps you would be able to help me with. I have the following set of equations: 1. If I shoot without flash I have windows on the top (like on this shot) and windows on the bottom (on the opposite side of the hall). One gives me plain back-lighting problem which my ZX-L seems to be able to solve easily. Another gives me long stripes of light on the floor that I cannot get rid of. 2. If I shoot with flash (and I have only AF220T (5 m range)) then I cannot use my 24 mm due to vignetting and I cannot really use a 200 lens (zoom) that I have due to range restrictions. I can however get some of the shots, say with 35 mm like this one or even better with my FA 50 lens. 3. I cannot get players to wear different clothes, nor can I get windows to close... I would appreciate any advise as to how to deal with this set of equations. LK> Having this shot placed under my hands I would definitely have LK> tried cropping it into a rectangular form, down to maybe right LK> above the basket, and closer up to their feet. (But that bright LK> window might still be so disturbing that I'd be debating to clone LK> it out altogether, or just sigh and leave it at that.) And maybe a LK> bit off to the left and a bit off to the right too. And then blow LK> it up in size, in order to get closer to whatever action and LK> interaction there actually is in there. I did not think of cloning anything, because you know, folks wouldn't quite like that <grin>. On the other hand, I think that due to height of my co-workers being non-typical for the game (trying to be PC with respect to their rather regular physique <grin>), I thought that square might actually do good in this case... LK> 1. the lighting - ideally you'd want to have the background LK> completely blacked out - like if you could get some sort of spot LK> lighting from above just covering the area of the players or the LK> like, I will try that with zoom lens and with flash. Perhaps I would get some success. LK> 2. getting closer in on the action, where you'd have the players' LK> faces and bodies(parts) right into your eyes and make the viewer LK> almost physically feel some of the action involved. Try for LK> instance shooting from floor level, or somewher from above - that LK> way you may suddenly find some spectacular views. If you can do LK> second curtain sync on your flash, you could try that too. I can understand everything but second curtain sync. Isn't it some kind of a slow sync? Why that would be helpful? I don't think that with ZX-L and AF220T I can do second curtain sync, but I will look up in the manual. I will however try to get closer to them. I tried some shots from the floor level but so far with little success. I will have to try more, that's certain. LK> Well, just my two cents, since you asked for them, LK> Lasse Both of these two cents are greatly appreciated, no matter whether you believe it or not <grin>... Thanks! Boris
