PotW 28.11.06

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PotW 28.11.06

Postby Glen on Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:02 am

I held off getting any favourites in my mind for this week, knowing the Christmas Party would provide some rich opportunities for members. Stubbsy did not disappoint, with this excellent shot of our Outstanding Member Of The Year, Matt Kaarma.

A great shot for so many reasons, the great use of shallow DOF with great sharpness and exposure of Matt, juxtaposed against the under exposed and OOF traffic and Oaks Hotel. (Note the circular highlights in the background, produced by the 9 rounded blades of a very nice lens). Great composition, with the viewer torn between the camera and Matt's eye.

Well done both Peter and Matt.

Original thread here

You really should look at this full size to take in how good it is, do that here





And a small version here:

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Postby Poon on Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:56 am

Very good selection, Glen.

Well done Peter.

The more I look at the photo and the more stories it tells.

Like a legend of photography.
A legend of our great Matt.

The camera is just another eye of Matt.

Enjoy seeing this kind of great photos.

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Postby MHD on Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:01 am

Great choice Glen! And a great shot Stubbsy (And Matt)
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Postby radar on Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:42 am

Great pick Glen,

also a very appropriate photo for the occasion, Matt being OMOTY. When I first saw Peter's post, I was wondering who this Mr was !!

Well done Peter and also to Matt for his guidance then and always, great team effort :D :D

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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:59 am

Seeing a larger version of this does emphasise its quality, and Stubbsy's explanation of how this pic was achieved (in the original post) is well worth a read.

So, a great pic of a wonderful achievement by Matt, and a very worthy PotW.

Congratulations Peter and well chosen Glen. PS - I think the trophy deserves an award too!
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Postby Geoff on Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:02 am

Brilliant image!
Congrats to Matt and Stubbsy!
What's there not to like about this image?
Great choice Glen!
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Postby Greg B on Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:12 am

Great shot Peter, and a fine image of our revered OMOTY.

Well chosen Glen. Good work all around I'd say.
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Postby Yi-P on Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:25 am

Peter & Matt does the magic again :D

Great pic indeed!!
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Postby Oscar on Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:28 am

The concept for this shot is terrific and the execution fantastic - love it!!

Well done Matt and Peter. Great selection Glen.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:42 am

no doubt this was going to be potw :) congrats on the capture
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Postby macka on Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:46 am

Yep, this shot is fantastic. Well done to both Peter and Matt K.

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Postby jammy2 on Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:56 pm

A well deserved POTW collaboration to Peter and Matt. Congrats :D
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Postby Manta on Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:59 pm

Damn. Can't add any superlatives that haven't already been taken!!!

Great shot. Great choice.

Well done Peter, Glen and, of course Matt.
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:17 pm

The master and the apprentice - congrats to both :)
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Postby Guroos on Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:19 pm

Congratulations, that is a fine photo.

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Postby mic on Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:51 pm

Well done Stubbsy,

I'm surprised you could even focus with that Red Wine :shock:

Amazing what a D2X can do to get its MASTER out of trouble.

Well done guys.

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Does a D2X have Red Wine Reduction Stubbsy :shock:
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Postby stubbsy on Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:39 am

Thank you Glen for choosing this image. Thank you Matt for your expert guidance in creating it and for playing model. Thank you all for your comments.

This is one of those shots I just loved when I first saw it. It was near perfect out of camera and had minimal PP (curves and WB adjustment basically - WB because my WB was on sunny day I think :oops: ).

And as Glen has already said it's a great example of the quality of the 28-70 lens

mic wrote:Does a D2X have Red Wine Reduction Stubbsy

Mic - that's priceless :lol: :lol: :lol:

Interestingly I'd only had about 4 glasses by the time this shot was taken. Probably made my hands steadier.
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Postby ozimax on Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:08 pm

Again, wonderful image and deserved POTW. Congrats Matt OMOTY. There is so much info, experience and assistance on this forum, it's quite unique. Max.
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