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Close Encounter 2

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Posted by Bob Johnson on January 28, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Close Encounter 2
From last Sunday.

MKIV 300F2.8 ISO500 f6.3 1/1000 hand held, a very slight crop only.
Posted by Barry Southon on January 29, 2012 at 4:10 AM
Bob

An absolute cracker. Worked with you positioning enhancing details they never fail to make ideal subjects.
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Posted by Phil Ellard on January 29, 2012 at 4:25 AM
Another stunner Bob :toast: :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 29, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Hi Bob it's a very nice image.


Phil.

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Posted by Neil Burton on January 29, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Nice but at f4 the BG would have had more pop, IMO.
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on January 29, 2012 at 11:30 AM
:toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on January 29, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Another beauty! I agree a wider aperture would have helped - even f2.8 would have been very interesting.
Posted by Bob Johnson on January 30, 2012 at 3:16 AM
Thanks for the comments guys. As I was hand holding I used f6.3 to help with the sharpness. I agree that 2.8 would be cool but you then have to be very accurate with the focus point. You also have to actually think more about what you are doing which I failed to do in my excitement :frown: I hope to get close again in which case I will give it a go :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on January 30, 2012 at 5:46 AM
I would personally have gone for f4 to get less depth of field but still reduce the shutter speed, but we all have our own compromises in exposure and the result speaks for itself. I think we all fail to think about what we are doing in the excitement of the moment, certainly I do it all the time.

David
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 30, 2012 at 2:39 PM
A great shot but a bit close to the edges of the frame for me.