How are you getting on with your new camera? Ok thanks, its lovely!!
I think you've done well with the setup and the DoF is great. A very minor niggle though the image is just a little off of being square the right edge is higher than the left edge (as you can see from the red edge of the board to the bottom - the right is thicker than the left). I am soooo pleased you noticed this, it was something I had mentioned to hubby and would have straightened in photoshop had I known how.However I am now really pleased that I did at least notice something that would make a better picture.
Still a great image and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how you progress as you get to grips with your new camera Thanks Simon
And the third Monopoly board in a row now and another great image . How are you getting on with your new camera?
I think you've done well with the setup and the DoF is great. A very minor niggle though the image is just a little off of being square the right edge is higher than the left edge (as you can see from the red edge of the board to the bottom - the right is thicker than the left).
Still a great image and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how you progress as you get to grips with your new camera
Your Easter bunny bag is sweet and it's a nice sharp photo (enjoying new camera?).
My only suggestion would be to turn the bag slightly at an angle to the camera to create a more interesting pose. It would probably give you some shadows to show the 3-D nature of the needlework on the bag. Yep, I can see that now, seems obvious really :bonk:
Wisdom: The wise owls is a lovely shot - and a lovely carving. Is it soapstone? No it is a much harder stone than that, much heavierIt fits the theme perfectly and you've got just enough shadow, imho. The story behind it is great and I can just picture your grandparents enjoying themselves. They really were the best people I have ever known
Jean
Well we are a sickly bunch at the moment (you with chest infection and ear infection, me with toothache and my GF's not well either) Hope you both feel better soon, I think my ilnesses (been almost constant since sept) are linked to my doing too much, but until my exams are over in June that won't change!!
I really like the placement of the bag in your identity shot - nicely on a third . It's really evenly lit which is both good and bad. Good in the sense that it's not easy to do and you can see it all, but bad in a sense that it has resulted in quite a flat image. Yep as with Jean's comments, I can see how I have given a 3D image and almost 2D look. It was taken in the conservatory with light from above and all sides, where as the owls were shot in the hall with light from one side!!
Interestingly you have got uneven lighting on the Wisdom shot which does work really well and brings out the detail in the carving nicely. I think the over all image could have a bit more contrast - the background is a little grey. I'm guessing if you had shot this with about 1 stop of over exposure (I think the camera meter was fooled by the white background) you would have got a much cleaner background and made the owls stand out even more. Yep again can see now that the white background is grey!! :bonk: for speed I am ashamed to say I shot this on auto setting, but will look into exposures. Getting crip backgrounds will be a good piece of homework I think!
Hi I like you easter bunny shot, bit full on but well focused and framed....
Just for fun I would have tried it in the grass just to get that bit of green working with the shot... Ooh nice idea!
The Wisdom fit the bill nicely...a tad more contrast a whiter background and it would be excellent...
You seem to be getting on well with the new camera...keep it up...