Random Photos...

[Reloadron]

Originally Posted by Hitman

I agree, I like the shadow of the bench I think it works good with the picture, it's the other shadows that are distracting. It looks like it might be a tree or something behind the bench. IMO if the shadow is to be part of the picture you either need to include the object casting the shadow, or make the shadow the focal point.

I also wondered about that other shadow? Even if it was Nate (Yellow)?

The tree makes good sense. There sure as hell is something and I agree it can be a distraction. Overall the picture looks like it could be one of those Hallmark pictures used with a "Missing You" or "Life is lonely without you" pictures.

OK, now we need Nate to explain the picture.

Ron

[screwballl]

Those are some great shots, nothing to criticize about on any of them... I have quite a few shots of my own, heres a few...








the full size pictures are obviously much better but these are untouched other then the resizing. All 3 taken on the same trip to Apalachicola, FL, the first is my daughter, she was about 3 in that pic.

[Yellowhello]

OK, the bench picture... It's the Pacific Ocean taken at sunset. That soft shadow to the right of the bench is a tree. The two sharper shadows to the left are other people walking around... dang tourists!

And thank you everybody, I really like the support and suggestions!

[Yellowhello]

One more:

[Parker]

Haha! Dude your friend is nuts!!! Did you guys make that ramp? Those are so fun man..... you could spend hours and hours just making tracks out of those down a big hill...... so fun!!!!!!!!!

Did you go off the jump?

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by Parker

Haha! Dude your friend is nuts!!! Did you guys make that ramp? Those are so fun man..... you could spend hours and hours just making tracks out of those down a big hill...... so fun!!!!!!!!!

Did you go off the jump?

LOL! Yes, we built it! I of course did not go off it because:

1. I'm a wimp
2. I'm the one taking the photos!

Yep, that's me friend Eli, he is pretty good at mountain biking... here is my other friend checking out the jump... take note of the sticker on his bike :

[Parker]

Whoa. Dude that is an excellent picture!!!

Can I get that in 1680 x 1050 please?

Dude, your amazing with these pictures let me tell ya.......

BTW, the sticker.... AWESOME!!!! I agree.

[gvblake22]

Those are all very nice pictures indeed! That last one of the mountain biker has a nice subtle, yet noticeable depth of field effect

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Those are all very nice pictures indeed! That last one of the mountain biker has a nice subtle, yet noticeable depth of field effect

Thanks! That's what makes it "pop" I think... it really helps to have a huge aperture like f/1.8, it makes it easy to create good DOF.

[Reloadron]

Originally Posted by Yellowhello

Thanks! That's what makes it "pop" I think... it really helps to have a huge aperture like f/1.8, it makes it easy to create good DOF.

Uh, Yellow, think about what you just said.

In the image of your friend going off the ramp your friend is sharp and clear as is the background trees as well as the foreground. The F Stop was likely quite high, especially considering ambient light. Had the F Stop (apeture setting) been low like about 1.8 your friend would have been sharp and clear with the background and foreground out of focus.

This is an example of an open wide F Stop:


The green foliage behind the subject is a blur, well out of focus. This is an example of a low F Stop resulting in a very narrow depth of field. The higher the F Stop the greater (wider) the DOF.

Also remember your DOF is based on more than just your F Stop.

Ron