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My Oktoberfest challenge

1) I will only use my 35mm F1.4L and my 100mm L IS UM Macro

2) I will only use my zoom for the Rut (sorry can't miss this)

3) I will post 3 shots per week

4) I must use both lenses each week

Looking forward to it...
 
Well day 1 is done... I need to post at least 3 shots this week to meet my challenge.

I think I will end up posting 3-5 shots I guess...

Here are 3 I shot today with a 35mm. I will need to add at least one more shot this week with my 100mm

35mm shot 1



35mm shot 2



35mm shot 3



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lovely lovely lovely. Really like the use of DOF in these. Dont blame you for having a pass for the Rut, i have one as well. Looking forward to seeing you again next week.
 
The middle shot was f1.4 last one is F2.0 ( I have a 1.4 of the last one, but I should have moved the focus slightly to get a better shot...)
 
stokes said:
lovely lovely lovely. Really like the use of DOF in these. Dont blame you for having a pass for the Rut, i have one as well. Looking forward to seeing you again next week.
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Thank you :-)

yup see you on the 9th :-)
 
Love all these Martin..the conversion works well with these images and the dof and pov is spot on :)
 
Like the wide open shot, you focused on the right spot too. That 35mm is a lovely lens (as I mentioned on the other thread it would be my next lens for my 5D2).

Good use of mono too :)
 
Tezz450D said:
Love all these Martin..the conversion works well with these images and the dof and pov is spot on :)
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Thank you.....

ShrubMonkey said:
Like the wide open shot, you focused on the right spot too. That 35mm is a lovely lens (as I mentioned on the other thread it would be my next lens for my 5D2).

Good use of mono too :)
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Thank you...Really pleased with the 35mm its a definite keeper...
 
The basket weave is the winner for me. Simple and effective.

Ian.
 
Good starting trio....

1.4 is a super skinny DoF lol
 
A couple of alternative views with my 100mm used for landscape :-)

River Thames view

River Thames view


One shot with the 35mm as a landscape, I liked the red building...

Kingston in the Sun


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Another good trio...
 
Hi Martin,

A great start to the challenge. I love all three of yesterday's. Cannot make up my mind which I prefer. The B/W works very well.

I prefer the second one of today's. I like the way you have centred and focussed on the building. I would have been tempted to clone out the people from this shot, although the people are important in the first shot.

Jenny
 
Paulie-W said:
Another good trio...
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Thanks :)

jennyb said:
Hi Martin,

A great start to the challenge. I love all three of yesterday's. Cannot make up my mind which I prefer. The B/W works very well.

I prefer the second one of today's. I like the way you have centred and focussed on the building. I would have been tempted to clone out the people from this shot, although the people are important in the first shot.

Jenny
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I cloned a few 1/2 people out and just left the whole ones... I felt they gave it scale.... but I also did consider taking them all out....I do like the way the bush I shot through frames it somewhat....

davekiddle said:
Nice three Martin - I really like the unusual composition on no 2
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Thanks... I wanted to try something different......
 
I really like the middle shot from yesterday.
 
Cool captures...wont say any more in case Gunn thinks I am sucking up ;)
 
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Hi Martin....


that 1st shot is beautiful...really unusual & love the B&W on all 3 shots :thumbs:
 
A couple from today....

Thanks for the nice comments......

Bushy Park Sunset

Bushy Park Sunset



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First ones a cracker .. the bird makes it imo
 
All your sunsets are amazing...different perspective of Bushy Park and I like them :)
 
I like the way your pictures all fit together from different days. The textures are great in that very first black and white shot.
 
Tezz450D said:
All your sunsets are amazing...different perspective of Bushy Park and I like them :)
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Thank you, Bushy Park inspires me....

n1kcy said:
I like the way your pictures all fit together from different days. The textures are great in that very first black and white shot.
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Thanks N1cky..... I was only going to post 3 a week , but I have been sinking myself into the photography this week... It just felt right right having 2-3 similar shots per posting....

I will probably slow down a little from now on.....
 
Beautiful sunsets!
 
I was playing with these as part of a "Big & Small" competition at work... And as I shot them with my 35mm I figured I would put them in my thread :-)


Russian dolls 1

Russian dolls 2

Russian dolls 3



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wow.. nicely done. Not seen a russian doll for years.
Any reason you turned the head slightly in the bottom centre doll of the last shot?
 
leftcurl said:
wow.. nicely done. Not seen a russian doll for years.
Any reason you turned the head slightly in the bottom centre doll of the last shot?
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Thanks :-)

I just didn't want it to be too regular.... It might look better if it was straight....
 
Yet another good trio.
 
I hadn't done enough 100mm this week :)

Going for a slightly different feel for these, a little more abstract....

Macro Lilly

Macro Lilly



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Second one is great... looks like some alien claw.
 
2nd shot there is fantastic. One of my faves so far of this challenge. :thumbs:
 
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