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Fun with fondue.....

Postby xerubus on Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:34 am

Some fondue fun.....

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Postby joolz on Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:46 pm

Great sequence of shots Xerebus. Love the last one - it tells a story on its own.
What lens and what sort of lighting did you use? Imagine it would be something like the 50mm with the SB800 to get that last one.
I love the top down look - I find it really opens up the face. One of the advantages of shooting kids is often you don't need anything except standing up to get that sort of shot.
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Postby leek on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:14 pm

I like it Mark...

It's a portrait with a built-in story...
Not sure about the title though - I was expecting something very different... :lol:

My only suggestion for improvement would be to slightly zoom & crop the second one to make the size of his head more consistent between the 3 panels of the triptych...
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:18 pm

Mark

I'm on record elsewhere as not being a big fan of kiddie pics, but I have to say the last of the three is superb. You've nailed the shot at just the right moment where your son(?) has such a superb expression that speaks volumes.
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:20 pm

Mark - nice sequence and the chocolate looks like I might have to pop up the road - uuummmhhh :lol:
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Postby KerryPierce on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:23 pm

Good shots all, Mark, but I like the first one the best. Wish you'd gotten all of the lovely lady's face in it though. It's a terrific candid. :)
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Postby ozimax on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:24 pm

Great sequence Mark, kids, the do the derndest things....the choc on the nose is priceless. You don't get this stuff at Pixifotos!

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Postby gecko on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:26 pm

Nice sequence and works well in B&W

Are fondu (plural?) making a comeback?

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Postby xerubus on Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:35 pm

thankyou everyone for the comments... much appreciated as usual....


joolz - thanks.... used the 70-200 VR and the SB800 bounced off the ceiling...

leek - never noticed that with the centre frame and the size comparison.. but now it stands out clear as day! thanks... :)

stubbsy - yes.. my youngest son.... and a very lucky moment to capture :)

sirhc55 - very nice chocolate ;)

KerryPierce - thanks for the comments... much appreciated. A very lucky candid....

ozimax - exactly!! :)

gecko - not sure if it's a comeback or not... we hadn't had fondue (sp?) for a long time and decided we'd bring it out and let some kids have some fun with fruit and chocolate... :)
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Postby joolz on Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:44 am

Ahh, explains the lovely bokeh. How did you manage to shoot that indoors to get that last image from above? I struggle with my 80-200 indoors. I guess the 70-200VR has a closer minimum focal length.
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Postby xerubus on Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:51 pm

joolz wrote:Ahh, explains the lovely bokeh. How did you manage to shoot that indoors to get that last image from above? I struggle with my 80-200 indoors. I guess the 70-200VR has a closer minimum focal length.


he was at a little table and i'm 6ft 2 ;)

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Postby redline on Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:02 pm

whats fondue?
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Postby xerubus on Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:09 pm

yummm... :)

have a look at http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/fondue.htm ... easier than me trying to explain it :)

in our case.. i cut up different pieces of fruit and made a chocolate sauce... mmmm... yummmm :)
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Postby big pix on Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:13 pm

.......yum..... the next brisbane mini meet at your place maybe......
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Postby xerubus on Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:54 pm

big pix wrote:.......yum..... the next brisbane mini meet at your place maybe......


my door is always open... unless i'm out or it's closed :)
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