Blue Light Special
Jul 29, 2020 10:26:08 #
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crooner
Loc: Portland, OR
Very informative. I'm wondering about the street scene photo. I can't imagine that the settings for that were f8, iso 25 and a slow shutter speed. Please explain. Thanks.
Jul 29, 2020 12:29:53 #
Wonderful photography!!
I gather low shutter speeds are used so I wonder how you manage to keep the people so sharp in the street scene?
I gather low shutter speeds are used so I wonder how you manage to keep the people so sharp in the street scene?
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Jul 29, 2020 13:47:53 #
couch coyote
Loc: northern Illinois
Thank you, this is very helpful! And your images are excellent!!! I have been shooting handheld (because more is always better, lol), but will go dig out my tripod.
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Jul 30, 2020 02:28:18 #
david vt wrote:
Nice shots. I recognize several of the shots from my travels. Thanks for explaining your process
Well, just today, I signed my new contract and will be here for another 3 years. If you get back here, let me know.
Jul 30, 2020 02:30:38 #
David Taylor wrote:
Great shots, informative text. Look forward to more.
Than you, David! I noticed you're from Belfast. One of our professors here, a guy named Mark Benson, moved to Belfast to work. He is from that area and is thrilled to be there again. We miss him here though.
Jul 30, 2020 02:35:34 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Excellent presentation, thanks! br br Perhaps Ph... (show quote)
I thought I would give it another shot. Quite honestly, I have endured a lot of snark here and particularly from people who have issues with China, which of course, I have ZERO control over. I had just decided enough is enough. In the summary that I read about this section, it mentions that "lessons" are OK to post here. Not sure if we were reading different ones. But, if posting this is an issue, let me know and I will happily delete it. Seems that most of what I do here seems to be "incorrect".
Jul 30, 2020 02:39:44 #
Charlie157 wrote:
Great photos, I especially like the 4th photo. Thanks for the information. Will try to retain it.
If you try this, let me know how it goes, OK? The shot you mentioned was made in Florence, Italy while I was visiting there for a weekend. I stayed in a castle 18km from Cortona in Tuscany and went to Florence to see the art and take in some world-class Italian food. Bar none, one of the very best cities anywhere. I was walking back to my Air B&B and came upon that scene, and the lady's red dress just seemed to pop out at me and I could not resist making a few shots. Thanks again for noticing this shot and it's an honor to show it to you.
Jul 30, 2020 02:48:32 #
couch coyote wrote:
Thank you, this is very helpful! And your images are excellent!!! I have been shooting handheld (because more is always better, lol), but will go dig out my tripod.
Nothing wrong with shooting hand held. In fact, shots 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 are all hand-held. Sometimes, a tripod isn't available because of convenience or you're simply caught off-guard with the scene. Shoot it anyway! A tripod though will up the quality level significantly by allowing a much lower ISO, slower shutter speeds when you need it and no vibration or shake. Given the choice, I would rather shoot with the tripod in these situations though.
the shot of the Mid-Bay bridge in San Francisco was actually a "miracle shot". I was on a moving ship going under the bridge and no tripod with an exposure of 1/8 of a sec. at F4 while the ship was moving. A miracle that it turned out. I shot 6 frames and this one was the only usable one.
Jul 30, 2020 02:53:54 #
crooner wrote:
Very informative. I'm wondering about the street scene photo. I can't imagine that the settings for that were f8, iso 25 and a slow shutter speed. Please explain. Thanks.
You are correct. The low ISO and shutter speed works for the very first shot of the Shanghai Bund and is the "ideal" when you have a tripod. High quality and smooths out the water. Obviously you can't do that every time- particularly when it is hand-held. The exposure on the RAW file for the street scene you mention was 1/10th of a sec @F4.5 at 400ISO in RAW+JPEG mode. And while I don't recall the exact situation for this shot, I seem to remember that I braced myself against another building while shooting this image.
Apologies for not making those distinction more clear.
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