Posts: whwiden | Ugly Hedgehog

Jan 22, 2019 21:30:41 #

In the darkness of Big Cypress a beautiful Swamp Angel emerges in the morning light

Great lighting. Great capture. Where in Big Cypress?

Jan 22, 2019 21:07:57 #

Creating Slideshows

How many photos do you want to post? I have been working on a format to show photos on the web, experimenting with different sizes. A prototype of the format I am zeroing in on appears at the following link: http://depthoffieldproductions.com/gallery_2018-002/gallery2018002_photo012.html So far, the format and sizing seems to work pretty well on a kindle, an ipad, various mobile phones and laptops. If you are interested, I would be happy to share details. However, this method requires you to use your own site and have a basic ability to work with simple html. Good luck.

PS: I have not been happy with Flickr and other platforms so I have drifted toward a do it yourself approach.

Jan 8, 2019 23:11:34 #

Red Sky At Night wrote:

👍

Thanks for looking!

Jan 8, 2019 23:10:42 #

Blair Shaw Jr wrote:

That must have been quite a trip....thanks for these shots. Hope you have more to share.

You are welcome. I will get many posts out of this trip with different subjects. I started with the acrobats because they are different than my typical travel photos.

Jan 8, 2019 23:09:19 #

Bill_de wrote:

I would have to see the film border to comment. But the images as is are very nice.

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Thank you very much. I will work up some borders shortly and post.

Jan 8, 2019 23:08:29 #

Linda From Maine wrote:

Though it's fun to see the audience, I think the vertical aspect works best on these for a feeling of height. #7, 8 and 10 have the most impact and tell a great story IMO.

I'm not sure about a border. The images are already so busy and the border might detract, but I'd love to see one with your idea just to compare.

Thank you for the observation about vertical shots. I think I must consider that as I work up this series. I will post some borders for all to see.

Jan 8, 2019 23:06:30 #

photophile wrote:

Thanks for the encouragement!

Jan 8, 2019 23:05:49 #

TBerwick wrote:

Excellent series. I like the look.

Thank you for viewing this series. I wanted to share an early look as I work through a lot of material. I am glad you like it.

Jan 8, 2019 20:19:44 #

“Manual + Auto ISO”; is it the best shooting mode for beginners who want to go beyond full Auto?

I would give the novice an old fashioned exposure chart like appeared on the back of a film box and have them estimate exposure, using iso 100, 400 and maybe 800. With VR on a lens, it should be particularly easy to stick with a lower iso.

Jan 7, 2019 21:51:46 #

I post some preliminary shots from a photo set I am working on which focuses on Cambodian Acrobats. This is one particularly skilled performer. All shots were made using a 50mm lens on a crop sensor Nikon D7500 body, mostly at f/1.8 and manually focused. I was a bit worried about focus acquisition in the dark arena based on a few preliminary shots, so I basically set focus manually and only made minor adjustments as I was stationary and the performer for this sequence was stationary. I opted to use f/1.8 even though that is not a particularly sharp setting on the 50mm Nikon (and that lens is not particularly sharp in any event). However, I wanted to shoot pretty fast and keep the ISO lower than it otherwise might be. I was pretty happy with the frame rate of the camera and its high ISO performance. This would have been a very hard subject to shoot with film, I think. However, when I am done I may further process the photos to have more of a black and white film look--perhaps adding a border that looks like the edge of film.

Any comments are welcome. I would be particularly interested in thoughts on the possible addition of a fake film border--it is not something I have done to date. Also, one might add some grain. As it is, I think these photos have a filmic look to my eye so I might leave them as is. I hope you find them interesting.

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Jan 6, 2019 21:36:42 #

Time to lighten the load

I almost purchased the A7ii at the attractive price. I tried it, but did not care for the battery life. Did like manual focus. May still get one for the built in VR with manual lenses. But I resisted because I can produce nice results with what I already have. I have been addressing the weight issue with crop sensor Nikon cameras. Or, my D750 with a Tamron 28-300mm lens, which I like a great deal. I like wide angle lenses and have been impressed with the Nikon 10-20mm crop lens, which is very light weight. I think the Nikon crop sensors are very good. I think they deliver a nice file in a small package. And I generally like the ergonomics and menus better than the Sony I tried.

Jan 2, 2019 00:23:32 #

Advice regarding a Trip to Africa

jdub82 wrote:

My advice is to travel light. You will want to car... (show quote)

About carrying with you: yes, do that. I use an old Domke photo vest and an f1x little bit bigger canvas bag in all my third world travels. I typically carry two bodies and select 3 or 4 lenses. I carry only what is comfortable for me to carry all day. My comment about the 150-600mm is an asterisk on that--i find it gets heavy. Other than on safari, I don't carry it.