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Thanks, Paul, Ken and Larry. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > It minimizing DOF is perhaps more important as it can smooth out even > somewhat busy backgrounds. > > Paul via phone > > > On Oct 9, 2017, at 8:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > > > Ken Waller wrote: > >> If you had the room and the lens, a longer focal length would give you > a less in focus background? I use a 300 a lot in close focus situations and > get a really nice OOF background. It's a 300mm f4.5 FA and it close focuses > to around under 10 feet! > >> > > > > I find that the major advantage of the longer lens is that there is a > narrower field of view of the background, making it easy to avoid > background ugliness. > > > > -- > > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Examination
It minimizing DOF is perhaps more important as it can smooth out even somewhat busy backgrounds. Paul via phone > On Oct 9, 2017, at 8:01 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Ken Waller wrote: >> If you had the room and the lens, a longer focal length would give you a >> less in focus background? I use a 300 a lot in close focus situations and >> get a really nice OOF background. It's a 300mm f4.5 FA and it close focuses >> to around under 10 feet! >> > > I find that the major advantage of the longer lens is that there is a > narrower field of view of the background, making it easy to avoid background > ugliness. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ken Waller wrote: If you had the room and the lens, a longer focal length would give you a less in focus background? I use a 300 a lot in close focus situations and get a really nice OOF background. It's a 300mm f4.5 FA and it close focuses to around under 10 feet! I find that the major advantage of the longer lens is that there is a narrower field of view of the background, making it easy to avoid background ugliness. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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If you had the room and the lens, a longer focal length would give you a less in focus background? I use a 300 a lot in close focus situations and get a really nice OOF background. It's a 300mm f4.5 FA and it close focuses to around under 10 feet! -Original Message- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >Subject: Re: Examination > >Thanks, Ken. > >Yes, I would also prefer a cleaner background, but this was in a large >museum during a very popular exhibition. > >Dan > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> Interesting subjects and capture - just wish the background was less >> distracting. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < >> danmaty...@gmail.com> >> Subject: PESO: Examination >> >> >> My son, examining an exhibit at the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the >>> Franinstitute Science Museum, Philadelphia: >>> >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/ >>> 10/8/examination >>> >>> -5 IIs, DA 1--135 zoom >>> Comments are invited. >>> >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ann. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 2:22 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Agree with Ken - - suggest lightening your son's face a bit , cropping > that little strip of dark on the right > and maybe darkening the pyramid? Blurring background a bit? Perhaps this > would work better in > black and white > > ann > > > On 10/9/2017 1:21 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> Interesting subjects and capture - just wish the background was less >> distracting. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < >> danmaty...@gmail.com> >> Subject: PESO: Examination >> >> >> My son, examining an exhibit at the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the >>> Franinstitute Science Museum, Philadelphia: >>> >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/ >>> 10/8/examination >>> >>> -5 IIs, DA 1--135 zoom >>> Comments are invited. >>> >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Agree with Ken - - suggest lightening your son's face a bit , cropping that little strip of dark on the right and maybe darkening the pyramid? Blurring background a bit? Perhaps this would work better in black and white ann On 10/9/2017 1:21 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Interesting subjects and capture - just wish the background was less distracting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: PESO: Examination My son, examining an exhibit at the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the Franinstitute Science Museum, Philadelphia: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/10/8/examination -5 IIs, DA 1--135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ken. Yes, I would also prefer a cleaner background, but this was in a large museum during a very popular exhibition. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Interesting subjects and capture - just wish the background was less > distracting. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < > danmaty...@gmail.com> > Subject: PESO: Examination > > > My son, examining an exhibit at the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the >> Franinstitute Science Museum, Philadelphia: >> >> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/ >> 10/8/examination >> >> -5 IIs, DA 1--135 zoom >> Comments are invited. >> >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Examination
Interesting subjects and capture - just wish the background was less distracting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: PESO: Examination My son, examining an exhibit at the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the Franinstitute Science Museum, Philadelphia: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/10/8/examination -5 IIs, DA 1--135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
