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Postby MATT on Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:54 pm

Just a pic I took this weekend down the beach. Spent 2 lovely days at the Rydges Resort.

Well heres the pic

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Taken with Kit lens, observations please.

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Postby genji on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:01 pm

IMHO..u got the DOF, perspective, composition..spot on!

great work!! :) :)
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Postby christiand on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:05 pm

Hi Matt,

do you have one of these angle viewing things that go onto the view finder ?

In regards to the picture, I personally would have liked the kids to also be in focus.

I believe that having the kids also in focus would have made a great connection between the worm life in the sand and the humans.

Just a thought.

Thanks for sharing the photo.

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Postby mchampio on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:08 pm

Great depth of field, with most of the crab holes in focus.

Would it have been possible to stop down any further to get the children in focus?
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Postby Matt. K on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:10 pm

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Nice image. Has a sense of impending danger, or dramaw. You should have put it into the competition....it would have stood a good chance.
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Postby birddog114 on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:11 pm

CD,
You meant the Right Angle viewfinder Nikon DR-5 or Canonxxx?
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Postby MATT on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:18 pm

Thanks for the replys,

No right angle viewing thingy , just down and dirty in the sand.


Matt K. An image always comeup after the fact :roll:


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Postby christiand on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:23 pm

Birddog,

Nikon DR-5 or Canonxxx.

Would you like to pm me on availability and cost ?

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Postby MATT on Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:28 pm

These were what the wife was worried about in the water.

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Postby boxerboy on Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:20 pm

Another great shot, Matty. You could say the crab one was from a "different perspective" :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:03 pm

Matt - I believe your first shot on the beach is just perfect. I really like the children being out of focus, yet in shot. We know the focus of the pic and yet the periphery vision gives us another perspective of the beach - well done
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Postby Link on Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:57 pm

sirhc55 wrote:Matt - I believe your first shot on the beach is just perfect. I really like the children being out of focus, yet in shot. We know the focus of the pic and yet the periphery vision gives us another perspective of the beach - well done


Yes, I second this comment! The out of focus kids, as well as the clouds' textures, give your image a bit of a "dreamy" atmosphere and I love that. I also think the fact the kids stands out over the horizon line make the shot more dramatic. The only pity is the crabs didn't come out for the shoot!

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Postby robw25 on Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:45 pm

AFL's back - all is well with the world. Go Cats! (OK, now bring on the real season).

geez i wonder how the cats went this weekend ??

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Postby kipper on Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:32 am

Matt, was any pp done to the image or are the kids and mountains untouched? They almost have a sort of oil or watercolor painted look to them. It's absolutely fab! :)
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Postby boxerboy on Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:52 am

robw25 wrote:AFL's back - all is well with the world. Go Cats! (OK, now bring on the real season).

geez i wonder how the cats went this weekend ??

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Postby JordanP on Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:04 am

Crab eye view looks excellent. Well done Matt for taking a look from a different angle, it makes amazing differences. Also the way you have captured the forground with depth of filed but have an out of focus background with the children adds to the image IMHO.

Thanks for posting.

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Postby dooda on Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:31 pm

I think that the DOF works because we are imagining how a crab would view this, and the crab would probably see the kids as these blurry otherworldly monstrous figures from far away as well.

Great shot, it really hits the mark.
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Postby robw25 on Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:25 pm

One PRACTICE match does not a winter make!.....your not wrong there !

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Postby MATT on Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:48 pm

Kipper no PP straight from camera

edit: I resized that was all

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Postby birddog114 on Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:53 pm

MATT,
We do need few mud crabs for Singapore Chili style! have you got any? go crabbing? :lol:
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Postby MATT on Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:54 pm

No sorry Birdy no muddies.

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