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Jan 9, 2019 11:01:58   #
AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
 
mcmama wrote:
I’m hoping to go back today and reshoot using some of your suggestions. I might have to use my extremely huge muscles to move people off my shooting scene if they have the audacity to actually be playing chess with my subjects. 💪🏻

I won’t be able to post results until Friday when I return home from Scottsdale.

Thank you, everyone, for your valuable critiques and suggestions.


Looking forward to seeing the results! One of the most fun aspects of photography as art is that period of time when you KNOW you have something, but need to think about the image and how you can recreate the things that first made you see it. I've had a number of scenes that I've shot often, sometimes over a period of years, but never quite found the viewpoint and technique I was looking for.

Good luck!
Andy

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Jan 9, 2019 15:30:57   #
bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada
 
mcmama wrote:
Nikon D750 24-120mm

Although I like the feel of the photo, I can’t seem to find a sharp focal point. I shoot manually, although I do use BBF.

Suggestions for future shots similar to this will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dana

I would suggest Focus Stacking several in focus images from front to back for the best result.

bwa

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Jan 10, 2019 08:45:40   #
ssiretire Loc: Warsaw, KY
 
Being a chess player and photographer the first thing I noticed was the alignment of the pieces. In left row the bishop and rook are reversed. Queen is in right row which could not happen with full compliment of pieces in the two rows.

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Jan 10, 2019 08:46:10   #
ssiretire Loc: Warsaw, KY
 
Being a chess player and photographer the first thing I noticed was the alignment of the pieces. In left row the bishop and rook are reversed. Queen is in right row which could not happen with full compliment of pieces in the two rows.

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Jan 10, 2019 10:21:10   #
mcmama
 
ssiretire wrote:
Being a chess player and photographer the first thing I noticed was the alignment of the pieces. In left row the bishop and rook are reversed. Queen is in right row which could not happen with full compliment of pieces in the two rows.


Chess? I thought this was either checkers or a garden of strange cacti.

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Jan 10, 2019 13:57:44   #
Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC
 
Dana as others have said... this narrative begs for focus stacking... seriously...

Also as Linda mentioned the cluttered background totally ruins the visual statement...

How to fix? Shoot from above...
I assist commercial shooters in my market and believe me... a 12 foot step ladder is mandatory if you are seriously considering shooting architectural assignments commercially... I've steadied a 12 footer for many togs on assignment...

Your optic toward the 24mm wide end might work well here... especially from up above...

Hope this helps...
All the best on your journey...

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Jan 12, 2019 23:39:59   #
Salo Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ
 
I also think you could better capture this perspective shot from a somewhat higher angle thereby minimizing or even eliminating the building in the background, but I'm guessing that twelve feet up might be too high. Four to six feet might be enough to do it.

Also, if you took the same shot from the opposite end (standing in front of the building) what would then be in the background? Would it, if something is there, be smaller or easier to defocus?

Let us see the re-shoots you come up with.

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Jan 20, 2019 23:33:24   #
uhaas2009
 
On the old lenses there is a scale what calls Hyperfocal distance. I don't have a old lens handy, sorry.

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Jan 20, 2019 23:44:37   #
mcmama
 
Salo wrote:
I also think you could better capture this perspective shot from a somewhat higher angle thereby minimizing or even eliminating the building in the background, but I'm guessing that twelve feet up might be too high. Four to six feet might be enough to do it.

Also, if you took the same shot from the opposite end (standing in front of the building) what would then be in the background? Would it, if something is there, be smaller or easier to defocus?

Let us see the re-shoots you come up with.
I also think you could better capture this perspec... (show quote)


This is what I ended up with after reshooting it. I didn’t shoot from above as I had nothing to stand on. I did shoot from the other end and had to eliminate a couple of things, but it was a lot less busy.


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Jan 20, 2019 23:48:54   #
AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
 
Well done. I like the receding focus...

Andy

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Jan 21, 2019 00:56:01   #
uhaas2009
 
wow good idea I like it

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Jan 21, 2019 03:37:43   #
mcmama
 
AndyH wrote:
Well done. I like the receding focus...

Andy


Thanks!

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Jan 21, 2019 03:38:05   #
mcmama
 
uhaas2009 wrote:
wow good idea I like it


Thank you.

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