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by GinaRothfels

Comment by Barroness:
I like this image a lot. you really caught this well. Congrats on top 10.

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by GinaRothfels

Comment by GinaRothfels:

Originally posted by kasaba: Gina! Congrats. Such a cool image. In a million years would I not have guessed that this is in SA. Or are you travelling?

Thanks Gaby. It is in SA.

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by GinaRothfels

Comment by kasaba:
Gina! Congrats. Such a cool image. In a million years would I not have guessed that this is in SA. Or are you travelling?

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by GinaRothfels

Comment by roz:
this was my second favourite in the challenge ..
Wendy's cat was just too amazing ..
I don't understand why this didn't ribbon .. :(

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by GinaRothfels

Comment by roz:
perfect in every way .. :)

BMW
by GinaRothfels

Comment by GinaRothfels:

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff: My usual travel kit is the Olympus 12-100 with my EM5, though I had also brought my Laowa 7.5mm with me this time, knowing this topic was up.

My legs have been giving me a lot of trouble for some time so I usually only go out with one lens. I don't know why I decided that the ultrawide zoom was better for this challenge.

BMW
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by GinaRothfels: I wish I'd had my Olympus and the fisheye with me.

My usual travel kit is the Olympus 12-100 with my EM5, though I had also brought my Laowa 7.5mm with me this time, knowing this topic was up.

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by GinaRothfels

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Thanks Steve. Both the grain and the noise were the camera's fault. I was using my Canon M6 II for the first time in ages and forgot that the setting I was using only saves a (black and white) JPG and chooses the aperture for me. Similar settings on the Oly still save an editable RAW.

I wish I'd had my Olympus and the fisheye with me.

Message edited by author 2024-02-05 12:45:33.

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by GinaRothfels

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Detailed feedback, per your request:

The first thing that struck me was the unpleasant graininess. This may be the result of the incorrect settings you mentioned when you posted it on FB.
The car on the far right pulls my attention away from the main subject without adding anything relevant to the scene.
Midday sun created harsh shadows, which usually doesn't help. But we often don't have control over when and how we find out real world subjects.

Composition: I don't think this is taking much advantage of your wide lens (I just noticed this was taken with an 11mm lens, and not the fisheye you often use). I might have tried getting lower and closer to get a more dramatic view of a static subject. The fairing on this bike would probably look pretty cool closeup with the fisheye. That would also have an advantage of blurring the background. On the same thought, F8.0 is providing a deep depth of field, so a low F stop and getting closer would blur background distractions.

Faces
by GinaRothfels

Comment by LevT:
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