Here are a few more from my last trip to Southwest Colorado. Let me know what you think. You won't find any flowers in some of these (false advertising I guess)
Thanks, Mark
#2-it's kinda cliche, but I don't have one to my credit yet! I'm curious how you got the DoF where the columbines, peaks and clouds are in focus, but the hillside below is OOF? Maybe it's cliche because they sell well in all the galleries I visit. ;-)
#3-harsh light makes it tough. I wish there were something for my eye to find at the top of the stream.
#4-outstanding, although a bit cliche, ah, but the clouds... they lead my eye right to the peaks. Seems a bit blue. I find white balance under clouds challenging...I prob'ly should rely less on Auto, not that you are though...
A pretty fine collection, with #4 standing head and shoulders above the rest. Color temp. seems a bit cool, but not unnaturally so.
Scott brings up a good point re: DOF in #2.
Re: DOF in #2: it appears to me this could be two separate exposures. The rock in the lower right and the top edge of yellow flowers are out of focus. It is a great image and my favorite of the bunch followed close behind by the bikes/CB image.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on July 25, 2011 at 10:07 AM
I agree with Scott's comments. #2 strikes me the most, but the oof is bothersome.
Posted by Pam Colander on July 25, 2011 at 1:02 PM
Great set of images Mark...did your "scout" find these spots for you I was wondering if you had a vertical of the first one to include more of the stream? I really like the vividness of the first three, Killer sky in 1 but maybe a tad too much polarization of the sky in 3. Same question about the second ones focus issues. The lupines are wonderful as is the bikes shot!
Nice series again. I like 1 & 4 the best. I also find the OOF in #2 weird.
Posted by Lance Burch on July 25, 2011 at 10:15 PM
I really like 1 and 4. 1 feels like it really moves your eye into the photo, almost a feeling of flowing down the stream into the photo. #4 is cool because the flowers in the foreground mimic the mountains in the distance.
Was number 2 oof the result of a tilt shift, off center?
Posted by Mark Nobles on July 25, 2011 at 11:34 PM
Hello everyone. All were taken with my Canon 24mm T/S. I just got it before this shoot but have rented one twice before. Number 2 was very awkward to take but I couldn't pass up this beautiful patch of columbines. It was a trick to even get my eye to the viewfinder. It was also to sunny to accurately use the live view function. I also noticed the odd depth of field in this shot and honestly, I'm not sure why this happened. I love the results but I need more time with it along with any suggestions from people with more T/S experience. If anyone has a link to some good resources I would appreciate it.
As usual all of you have a great eye and excellent critiques and that makes this such a wonderful place to get honest feedback.
Thanks again, Mark
Mark, Ive been playing with my 24mm TS-E a few weeks now, and I think it helps if you understand how it works for selective focus and DOF--i just Googled shift/tilt and kept reading until i got it--it was intuitive to me how to get the focus right, but it will be easier to use now that i finally get what the Scheimflug principle really means--and you dont need to know the trigonometry to grasp it.
Nice shots--i really like #4!
Thanks Stan, I'll continue to research the subject. This lens is incredible and I want to consistently use it to its full potential.
Thanks again, Mark
Hi Pam,
My chief location scout helped quite a bit on this trip. Here he belted out a beautiful version of "The Sound of Music" while I was shooting at Yankee Boy. Usually he's walking through my shots(I could put together a coffee table book of those).
I did take some verticals of number 1 but it cut out too much of the interesting sky so I liked the landscape version better. I should have done a vertical pano. Great idea now that I'm at home!!
Take care, Mark
(Last mutt shot, I promise)
Discussion
17 repliesThanks, Mark
#1-feels vivid and refreshing.
#2-it's kinda cliche, but I don't have one to my credit yet! I'm curious how you got the DoF where the columbines, peaks and clouds are in focus, but the hillside below is OOF? Maybe it's cliche because they sell well in all the galleries I visit. ;-)
#3-harsh light makes it tough. I wish there were something for my eye to find at the top of the stream.
#4-outstanding, although a bit cliche, ah, but the clouds... they lead my eye right to the peaks. Seems a bit blue. I find white balance under clouds challenging...I prob'ly should rely less on Auto, not that you are though...
Definitely a couple wall-hangers in the set.
Scott brings up a good point re: DOF in #2.
Was number 2 oof the result of a tilt shift, off center?
As usual all of you have a great eye and excellent critiques and that makes this such a wonderful place to get honest feedback.
Thanks again, Mark
Nice shots--i really like #4!
Thanks again, Mark
My chief location scout helped quite a bit on this trip. Here he belted out a beautiful version of "The Sound of Music" while I was shooting at Yankee Boy. Usually he's walking through my shots(I could put together a coffee table book of those).
I did take some verticals of number 1 but it cut out too much of the interesting sky so I liked the landscape version better. I should have done a vertical pano. Great idea now that I'm at home!!
Take care, Mark
(Last mutt shot, I promise)