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Postby Atorie on Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:16 pm

Haven't posted a pic in a few weeks so I thought I'd show you one from this weekend.

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Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: 18-70mm (kit)
Focal length 70mm
Exposure: 1/200s @ f/4.5
ISO: 200
Light source: Natural side lighting

PP: Crop to 8" x 10", grayscale convert, hue/saturation (for sepia tone) & curves for contrast.
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:21 pm

Michael. This is a great shot. Did you try it just as a high contrast B & W?
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Postby Atorie on Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:28 pm

stubbsy wrote:Michael. This is a great shot. Did you try it just as a high contrast B & W?


Yeah I did but to me it needed more warmth, that may be however due to context of the the subject to me (ie. being my Grandmother), here's the B&W version:

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Postby redline on Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:28 pm

i think its quite nice,
lets burn in that annoyin white pole and introduce some vignetting borders
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Postby Atorie on Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:51 pm

redline wrote:i think its quite nice,
lets burn in that annoyin white pole and introduce some vignetting borders


You're right that railing is distracting, I thought i' just remove it altogether.

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Postby stubbsy on Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:57 pm

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I think the final B & W treatment works better than the sepia (but what would I know!). You're gran should be happy she has a talented grandson. Has she seen the shot yet?
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:00 pm

Wow, I really like this photo, excellent job!


Edit : I would of prefered to see her eyes, rather then the glasses, but I guess it gives a good air of mystery, as you can't be certain of the emotion behind the photo.
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Postby Atorie on Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:14 pm

stubbsy wrote:Michael

I think the final B & W treatment works better than the sepia (but what would I know!). You're gran should be happy she has a talented grandson. Has she seen the shot yet?


Thank you, I wasn't sure at first but now that I look at the prints (hard copy) I must agree. They do look good in B&W. She hasn't seen it yet but I'll drop round this week.
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Postby Atorie on Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:18 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Wow, I really like this photo, excellent job!


Edit : I would of prefered to see her eyes, rather then the glasses, but I guess it gives a good air of mystery, as you can't be certain of the emotion behind the photo.


Thanks, Yeah I know it would have probably been better but I asked her to remove them then she'd know I was taking her photo and would have tried to pose the shot and would have been squinting due to the sidelight.
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Postby Atorie on Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:26 pm

Atorie wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Michael

I think the final B & W treatment works better than the sepia (but what would I know!). You're gran should be happy she has a talented grandson. Has she seen the shot yet?


Thank you, I wasn't sure at first but now that I look at the prints (hard copy) I must agree. They do look good in B&W. She hasn't seen it yet but I'll drop round this week.


Well I dropped around and showed her the print today.. after she laughed at herself she loved it but said she can't trust me again with a camera in my hands :D.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:33 pm

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That's a moment to be treasured. Now you need a bigger zoom to sneak up on her :wink:
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Postby Atorie on Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:50 pm

stubbsy wrote:Michael

That's a moment to be treasured. Now you need a bigger zoom to sneak up on her :wink:
 LOL... I dont normally bring my 300mm to family gatherings but I'll have to start!
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