On Jun 19, 2012, at 12:23 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Larry, > > 1. Regarding the glare, - I remember reading somewhere (maybe even from > a source posted here, on PDML) an advaice that with DSLRs the sunshades > should be used at [almost] all times. > I don't remember the reasoning, however. > In any case, the newer lenses are designed (or coated?) to reduce the > flare that can be produced due to high reflectance of the matrix. > I am not sure if that might be the culprit here. Obviously, A*200 does > not have that in its design/coating.
Yesterday I tried making an enhanced lens hood, one with a narrower field of view, that would do a better job of shading the lens. I tested it and couldn't get that nasty glare either with, or without the extra hood. So, I'm puzzled. It might only be so obvious with a really, really dark background. > > 2. I like several photos from this set (mostly portraits and group > photos). > I don't care much for the trombone one - it might be somewhat > mesmerizing but it is too mechanistic for me personally. That's what happens when you turn the dial to 11, some people love it, others hate it. > > I hope you don't mind me sharing my rather critical view on some of > other photos below. Feedback is always appreciated. > Continuing the idea that I mentioned to you in response to the book > photos, - I would leave out these photos: > 20120617-LRC51609.jpg > 20120617-LRC51549.jpg > and probably (it's close to the border-line here) > 20120617-LRC51548.jpg . > For the first two, I don't appreciate the composition, > for the last one, - the combination: composition (which can be fixed > partially, - by cropping), and a combination of the facial expression > with the grain. > The composition/crop of 20120616-LRC51257.jpg is not my favorite either. I'm very new to getting photos of the audience. The bands that I usually shoot are either playing for dancers, or don't have much of an audience (jam nights at the local dive bar). I might like them as much for their novelty in my collection as anything else. > > 3. After glancing over the set first time, I thought that you can use > a mix of B&W and color on one of the shots... > (I even pulled mine as an example: > http://42graphy.komkon.org/swing/camphollywood-2007/Artsy/index.html - > sorry, it requires flash plugin) > And then I found that you did that in the first photo, > 20120616-LRC51164.jpg Great minds think alike. > > 4. Speaking of that first photo, - even though it is interesting for the > reason discussed in 3 above, the composition seems to be rather > disjointed. I would consider splitting this photo into two. > The right side, cut just to left of the orange light or to the right > (or possibly even through the light?) > is more interesting. The left one might not stand on its own. http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/7403887422/ > > Igor > > > On 18/06/2012 3:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> A friend and I went to see a couple of bands at a local club last >> night. I managed to get a few decent photos. >> >> The lighting was a bit challenging. In this shot, rather than trying >> to bring it under control, I went the other way and used lightroom's >> clarity, vibrance etc. to push it right over the top: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7391897310 >> >> For them that are interested, here's the rest of the set: >> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157630171300160/ >> >> On some of them I tried to tame the lighting in lightroom, in others I >> went with it, though not so radically as above. >> >> Comments, and helpful suggestions, as always, are appreciated. >> >> I notice that I was having a fair amount of difficulty with flare on >> the A*200, even when stage lights weren't in the field of view. I may >> need to make something like a lens cap for the sunshade, that has a >> rectangle cut out to block anything not in the field of view. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
