Hilarious...

Ok you got me.... I can't find the balance... I see the model... I like her... I like the lighting you have given her... but I don't know if I should turn the monitor on it's side or not.... Help me find the balance in this image... It's like one of those photos/sketches that you stare at and then suddenly it pops into perspective... LOL ... I will probably come back in an hour and see it .... but I am struggling now.. BTW.... this is the stuff that makes your work unique ... I like that and always enjoy your submissions!

John

Hey Tom.... I appreciate your opinion. This is an open forum. You don't have to be a Member of UHH to view this section. So don't take my "screen grab" comment personally. It was not directed to you. I trust that you are not the guy that would re-crop it and post it on Reddit or some other site. But, I can't say the same for everyone who visits this site. And I can't assume that those who steal images give a rats-assz if I have a 'no screen grab' comment or not'. But some may, and might decide to skip over my image and take yours instead. So that is a risk I'll take.

Again.... thanks for your feedback. I am sure it was worth both of our time.

I also look forward to seeing one of your images here in the Nude/Boudoir/NSFW Section.

John

Thanks for that... I edited more of this model this weekend.... Hope to upload at some point

Thank you!

That's funny..... Yeah, usually.... The only living things in my backyard are rabbits and fire ants
But I'm not into wildlife photography, macro photography or getting stung!

Thanks for the comment!

Thanks.

During the summer, the trees offer more privacy. And both neighbors, left and right, put up privacy fences, so that helps.

Thanks! She does not shoot nudes and I never encourage it with new models.

Thanks SS.... I may revisit the 5ds again. I am 80% people shooting... So I should consider it.

Thanks!

Thank you!!
I looked at the 7DMkii and the screen coverage was impressive...

SS,
I had forgotten that you went to the 5D s..... So rather than use the crop feature provided with the camera you just use a corresponding Focus point and throw away the rest in crop which essentially gives you the same thing..... I understand that. And what you have that most of us don't is 2 x + the MP.

This is really unrelated to my original question but what is it about the 5Ds that you don't like? Are there drawbacks? ..... Shooting in low-light for instance?

Regarding the focus point 'memory' in portrait or landscape modes.. The 6D has that, but I don't use it much. I would if they were cross type though.

Thanks for the input!

John.... Oh.... You were dead on w this statement:
Recomposing is an ancient technique from the past!!! & I'll add Recomposing = soft focus

I would love to see a series of "Diagrams" that compare the AF Systems of Canon's DSLR lineup in some sort of consistent scale. I've seen the pictures... one picture here and one there and here there is another... But I have not seen anything that actually compares the "Foot Print" / "layout" including single point and cross type points of several cameras, side by side.

Back story - I own the Canon 6D. Love the Camera. HATE the AF system. There is only one Cross Type Focus Point (center) and in tough lighting conditions, it is the one I must rely one. When shooting a person in a full body standing position and locking the center focus point on the eye, I may loose over 60% of the image after cropping. This could be avoided if there were more Cross-Type Focus Points and if those points were reasonably close to the outer edges.

So, I am contemplating a change in cameras. I am invested in Canon Lenses, so I am staying with Canon and I am not going Mirrorless. I will consider a crop-body though. I generally carry two cameras with me, so I might keep the 6D as a low light backup if I select a crop body. My work is predominately people. I shoot very little sports and I am not a birder or a landscape/fields and hills shooter either. I shoot people.

So back to my request ... and to be clear, I am not asking for Camera recommendations, I am looking for help finding a simple online Chart that shows Canon's AF systems in a side by side comparison. And no... I have not called Canon .... gee.. I should do that and will tomorrow morning.

Additional thought ... Those of you who use the 5DS / 5DS R ...... do you ever shoot in the "crop" mode which effectively scoots your auto focus points out closer to the edge? I have considered this, because with the massive file size, crop loss should not be a major impact.


Thanks for the input and discussion ......

(I may be late afternoon Monday before I can respond again)

John

totally agree

Im not saying anything Latebloomer, but if there had been any, they would have shown up in the later sets Haha

Actually... In my area of NC there arn't many although I did walk the area for fire ants... They've been a bit more abundant this year.

Thanks for the comment.

Hats are a challenge... and yes, you did good!!