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Postby blacknstormy on Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:42 pm

Ended up with a 50 1.4 (long story), and decided to play - in other words, I was supposed to be doing something 'useful', but made my other half sit in the dark in the hallway instead, while I held flashes around his head and told him not to smile :) LOL

I ended up with these ... insects are SOOOOO much easier :)

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the look of suffering:

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Postby Bubby on Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:55 pm

I like the first one. Nice effect
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Postby Slider on Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:54 am

The first is a beauty Rel. You will enjoy that lens :D
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Postby gstark on Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:09 am

Rel,

These are not simply good shots, the way that you have shot and PP'd them makes them almost look like two portraits of two totally different individuals.

The first is beautifully dark and almost sinister, and the second is almost FU. :)

Great stuff as always, and a good change from your norm.

Now, getting back to the insects, was that a flea I saw on the edge of his hairline? :)
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Postby chrisk on Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:42 am

that first shot is nothing short of lighting perfection.
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:19 am

Yeah, now that's the way to shoot portraits. Lighting is sublime. Great work Rel.
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Postby blacknstormy on Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:32 am

Thanks everyone :) I'm really not comfortable shooting people, well, taking their photos anyway ;) - but it is fun when you can just play and it doesn't matter how the shots turn out. I was just lucky - man it is a nice lens though !!!!

Gary - have to ask, what is fu ???? I know what I thought it meant (f***ked up) , but I don't think that was the meaning you were using ?????
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Postby Alex on Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:35 am

No. 1 is great, I love the high contrast and detail.
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Postby gstark on Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:57 am

blacknstormy wrote:Gary - have to ask, what is fu ???? I know what I thought it meant (f***ked up) , but I don't think that was the meaning you were using ?????


Near enough for a Sunday, Rel.

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Postby blacknstormy on Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:28 pm

:shock: :lol:
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Postby Big V on Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:31 pm

LOve that first shot, it is something else, great use of depth of field and contrast lighting
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:28 pm

WOW!!! Very very nice, first one, the eye contact is powerful!

I love your bug shots (something I never do) but great to see you shoot people so well.

reminds me of a portrait in yesterdays weekend fin review, the few days growth pushed in high contrast is very bold, and charismatic.

in the first shot, two things I noticed, he was sitting in the dark, so pupils are large, and looking at the great detail you have captured in the blokes iris, would be great to see more. if you were using flash, maybe have a lamp on to close the pupil a little.

also, if you are a PP person, maybe soften the detail of the nose (pores), my eyes are distracted from the powerful eye contact a little.

first one is great!!! :D
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Postby big pix on Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:44 pm

nice lighting in both pix's, but the first for me.......
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