This is just a snapshot made from the trails behind my Redmond home while taking my girls for a walk through the woods. Finally, my first opportunity to shoot the new D700. After shooting Canon for five years, I need to develop muscle memory for all of these fun new buttons!
This was shot handheld with a shutter speed of 1/20 @ f/11 with an ISO speed of 1600 using a 24mm f/2.8, a wonderful walk-around lens. I'm blown away by the output at ISO 1600!
Posted by David A. Clark on January 17, 2009 at 10:27 PM
WOW!
Great light and depth. Beautiful. Did you take a frame without the dead tree on the left?
I'm quite fond of the dead tree, but I did create a vertical frame. You can find it here.
I don't feel as though it has the strength of the horizontal frame. The dead log seemed like a good foreground anchor at the time, but didn't pan out imho. I'll leave that up to the eye of the beholder.
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ps: yes, i bought a nikon yes, i'm sober yes, i still love my canon and yes i'll write about it in my journal when i get a chance.
I love these kinds of shots Jaime, this is wonderful!
The vertical has more depth, but the landscape format has more impact. Can't decide which one I like best, they both work IMO. Killer pic!
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 18, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Wow! This is pretty nice!
Posted by Marc Dilley on January 18, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Nice - this has a lot of WOW impact. The horizontal is the way to go.
Whoa! What a shot! Ha, we all should just casually troll around for "snapshots" like this… I like the dead tree too, but to keep the impact real killer, what about a sqarish crop? Hope you have a version on ESS forum. And in a contest or show somewhere.
Kudos on the new D700! At ISO 1600, this looks pretty amazing. I've had my eye on one; seeing this sure helps to convince me. Thanks for helping to empty my wallet.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on January 20, 2009 at 1:02 AM
Great shot, Jamie! I like horizontal or vertical, but if I had my druthers I prefer the vertical. No accounting for taste...
Posted by Edward Thomas on January 26, 2009 at 7:43 PM
The dynamic range is amazing! I like the comp a lot. Not many "snapshots" would look great framed at 16x20, particularly shot handheld at iso1600. Just amazing!
Posted by Roger Wallace on January 27, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Jamie, I hear one word (WOW) a couple of times to describe this photo and can understand why. Fantastic shot!! When a photo stirs emotion for me that's the key. Amazing, isn't how people travel the world to exotic locations for a shot like this and you capture it in your backyard.
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10 repliesThis was shot handheld with a shutter speed of 1/20 @ f/11 with an ISO speed of 1600 using a 24mm f/2.8, a wonderful walk-around lens. I'm blown away by the output at ISO 1600!
Great light and depth. Beautiful. Did you take a frame without the dead tree on the left?
I'm quite fond of the dead tree, but I did create a vertical frame. You can find it here.
I don't feel as though it has the strength of the horizontal frame. The dead log seemed like a good foreground anchor at the time, but didn't pan out imho. I'll leave that up to the eye of the beholder.
ps: yes, i bought a nikon
warm regards,
-jamie
The vertical has more depth, but the landscape format has more impact. Can't decide which one I like best, they both work IMO. Killer pic!
Kudos on the new D700! At ISO 1600, this looks pretty amazing. I've had my eye on one; seeing this sure helps to convince me. Thanks for helping to empty my wallet.