kja Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Adore the last bee shot, CC!! A quickie of the Til-meister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Finally got a few uploaded for different threads. I still don't have a spyder to calibrate, I think I have my sat and brightness too high on my desktop so just use your imagination for colour, I'm working on it :laugh: Back to portraits, first is a corgi from herding, she'd just done her instinct test and was a happy girl. f6.3 1/125 ISO 500 50mm I went down to SACA to practise action and got some portraits and candids. f5 1/1250 ISO 400 90mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys :) kja - She looks so serene, lovely shot :) Thanks for the comments Snook , reply below :D The perspective on the shot with Indy is great but I just keep wanting to see the end of the paw that's been cut off. So did I :laugh: She is a nightmare, I can literally be over the other side of the garden and the second the lens points her way she trots towards me. So I tried a different approach - wide lens stuck in front of her face, trouble is I put the camera right on the ground and just aimed it at her without being able to see the viewfinder. Needless to say I had more misses than hits :laugh: Something about the lizard one feels like it's not quite right but I can't put my finger on what it is - maybe the tail being chopped off throws it a bit.. I'm not sure. I know what you mean, I'll try another crop Great capture with the bird - it must have been close to get that with a 60mm! Probably 20ft up, but well cropped :) eta - love the corgi RJ, very cute :) but I'm just distracted by the torn tights in the second one :laugh: Edited August 22, 2012 by CrazyCresties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I didn't even notice the torn tights :laugh: till you pointed it out! Great shots guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I know, would have been a great shot otherwise :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 the siamese is gorgeous. i have been having a bit of fun with this though not much to post. i know it is too dark, but kinda liked the effect anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Love Mr percival!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I like dark too. The detail in the white is great, if he'd had his beak more towards you it would be a good shot. With the sky that dark I'd be tempted to dodge in a strong vingette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clicking Mad Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 cc - nice catch with the bees, so tricky kja - Tilly is looking sweet there :) revj - that's one happy dirty corgi! I like the daschie, and although I keep looking and getting distracted by the torn tights, it does make me wonder about the story, yeh :) cat - lovely detail on the pelican, I don't mind the dark I was wondering what or if there is any rules as far as square portraits go? like rule of thirds? I think centering works but just wondering what others thought? a few too many examples of various compositions ... good old Chester (these are mostly from his 11th birthday trip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juddabug Whippets Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I really like the last picture of Chester....he's gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Lovely shots CM. I remember talking in another thread with KJA about centering photos, I do it all the time and I remember talking about shooting things not so in the centre all the time, I just cant seem to help myself and do it constantly. Now that this has come up again I will see if i can make a conscious effort not to centre so much, but either way I love things in the centre! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) CM, jut realized after Snooks comment that you were taking about the actual crop not the photo, whoops! Well I actually took something I liked and its not in the middle! yay!! and another one me being told off. :laugh: Edited August 26, 2012 by tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clicking Mad Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 thanks all snook: I think it's easier to centre photos and have them look good with a square crop but I really like the rule of thirds for squares. yeh, I still like the 3rds too, I also like the diagonal half/half kinda composition, like my 2nd shot down? sweet tlc! I like the lines in that first one, and cute being told off. yeh re: your composition comment, I never center my shots normally, use that bead focus off to the top/bottom left/right but tend to enjoy the odd centered square crop, especially of dog face portraits :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huga Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I love your square crops CM. I can never do them, they always look weird. I went out with the 105mm yesterday, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I often think or compose in square format because in the black and white olden days I used Rollei top viewer and later a Hasselblad and there is some rubbish square format around but a good set blows oblong formats away. It's all judgemental though isn't it, like rule of thirds works when you use it, but it works if the subject is not suited so you go with what seems best. A good blog by a square format mostly nature photographer but a bit of everything is http://tonymclean.wordpress.com/ - his composition style jumps around but works well, and some useful comment aside from the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 PC, that blog is great, his square formats really work well. I've never thought of doing any that way, might have to give it a go. Huga, love royal Sid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clicking Mad Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 thanks huga ... love King Sid :) thanks possomcorner ... cool link! I do like my beach landscapes (seascapes?), have done a few square ones, one of which is my personal all time fav. (and that particular image doesn't look half as good in 6x4) ... worst thing about them is that they are difficult to get printed ... like snapfish doesn't offer square, and although I've tried putting them on 6x4 backgrounds, doesn't seem to work as well and is time consuming ... admittedly I haven't really put much more thought into it other than that, but anyway that's an aside the other thing I was gonna say is that I don't really "see" square when I'm taking the photo, but my general compositional in camera "style" seems to lend itself well to them and moreso when not taking photos of my dogs while I'm here, just pop in a few from earlier this month Lotus, a little muddied up and Chester, with a bit of mud chewing going on :p the park puddle has been back in full swing this winter cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Lovely, I really love the background in the one with Chester, he really seems to pop out of the photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 You've got some lovely pics CM and I REALLY love that last one of Chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huga Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 So lovely, CM. What lens(es) did you use for these? They are lovely and sharp, with a great DOF :) Some more from yesterday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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