I’ll take this opportunity to answer a few points raised in the previous post.
Mention was made about the low view point. I was sitting in a plastic “patio” chair, compliments George the owner of the apartment I was staying in. The low view point is totally due to the distance I was from the pool this gives me a shallow shooting angle. It also allows me to see what is coming in and from where so I can prepare my lens combination. I’m also well outside the subjects threat zone, so noise and movement aren’t so critical. Advantages I would loose if I was up close and personal. If you are shooting parallel to your subject, distance is irrelevant to the image achieved, only the lens used determines your position, together with what disturbance you are causing by just being there.
PhilH commented on the quality of my previous image.
Phil, I think the browser/version I was using could be a major factor, on previous posts I was using “FireFox”. One site I post on blew out “Explorer” and I had to use “FireFox”, and I just didn’t change it back. On my works computer I see the dreaded red cross on Sandra Hendrikse’s shot “Practice makes perfect”, we use “Explorer 6” at work, I know Explorer 8, beta version, is out. The post after this, I’ll use “Explorer 7”, calibrated monitor , wear my specs and anything else I can think off.
So it’s down to a little suck it and see, me thinks.
I'm afraid for me Ray this is a 'nearly' shot. Not sharp enough for a static but not enough blur for a motion shot. As mentioned by Justin, the water drops could have made it a good image.
Robert
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2 repliesThis shot was taken directly after my previous post of a Goldfinch.
Posting from work, uncelebrated screen but I do have my glasses on.
Nikon F5, Lens: 600mm f/4, 1/125 sec @ f11, Sensia 100 @ +1/3 ASA, tripod mounted, electrical cable release used. Scanned on CoolScan 5000 processed in CS2.
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I’ll take this opportunity to answer a few points raised in the previous post.
Mention was made about the low view point. I was sitting in a plastic “patio” chair, compliments George the owner of the apartment I was staying in. The low view point is totally due to the distance I was from the pool this gives me a shallow shooting angle. It also allows me to see what is coming in and from where so I can prepare my lens combination. I’m also well outside the subjects threat zone, so noise and movement aren’t so critical. Advantages I would loose if I was up close and personal. If you are shooting parallel to your subject, distance is irrelevant to the image achieved, only the lens used determines your position, together with what disturbance you are causing by just being there.
PhilH commented on the quality of my previous image.
Phil, I think the browser/version I was using could be a major factor, on previous posts I was using “FireFox”. One site I post on blew out “Explorer” and I had to use “FireFox”, and I just didn’t change it back. On my works computer I see the dreaded red cross on Sandra Hendrikse’s shot “Practice makes perfect”, we use “Explorer 6” at work, I know Explorer 8, beta version, is out. The post after this, I’ll use “Explorer 7”, calibrated monitor , wear my specs and anything else I can think off.
So it’s down to a little suck it and see, me thinks.
Robert