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HRH Princess Sophie of Colnbrook
03/18/2009 03:41:58 AM
HRH Princess Sophie of Colnbrook
by pdbartlett

Comment:
Woohoo - my first 5! Thanks for all the useful comments. Now to try and do even better with my new kit (and maybe invest a little more time in post-processing - forgot it was advanced rules in effect!).
When I'm feeling blue...
11/19/2008 02:36:39 AM
When I'm feeling blue...
by pdbartlett

Comment:
Thanks for the comments everyone - any thoughts on how you'd light it more "interestingly", though?

I went for direct overhead to avoid shadows, so I guess the idea would be to go for a main (or is the correct term "key") light from one side and some fill from the other to get rid of the shadows. Is that right?

I have an Olympus FL36R, so I really must figure out how to get it off-camera. Anyone with an FZ50 reading and done this?

Thanks again,
Paul.
An injection of liquidity
11/02/2008 03:41:08 PM
An injection of liquidity2nd Place
by MilesW

Comment:
Not quite sure how this was done, but if it's within the rules then I'm most impressed!
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Saving Toward the American Dream
11/02/2008 03:22:56 PM
Saving Toward the American Dream
by klkitchens

Comment:
No sure how this could have been done within the editing rules, but in case it survives then I like it!
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Raindrop
07/17/2008 07:45:57 AM
Raindrop
by pdbartlett

Comment:
I thought it just about qualified as the table was being weathered, but never mind :)

At least I managed to get the background blur -- just need to be able to replicate it when required, now...

Message edited by author 2008-08-05 03:44:25.
Kitchen sink chemistry
06/18/2008 04:52:39 AM
Kitchen sink chemistry
by pdbartlett

Comment:
Thanks for all the comments.

As it was shot at ISO 100 I suspect what people identified as noise was actually an artefact of my applying USM badly -- next time I'll note the settings so people can put me right! In retrospect I should have used bounce flash or lit the scene more, though, as a there were a couple of more interesting shots that suffered some motion blur.

The background was a worry to me when I was taking the shot, but I couldn't do much about it. The aperture was already wide open, though I guess if I'd moved in a bit there might have been an extra stop at the wide end of the zoom. Anyone have any tips for blurring the background with a Lumix DMC-FZ50? I've struggled to manage it so far :(

Still, 4.1 -> 4.8 is a definite improvement...
Halloween
06/04/2008 06:45:16 AM
Halloween
by pdbartlett

Comment:
Thanks everyone for your feedback. I wonder what the spot was, though... maybe the lens needed a quick wipe before such a long exposure.
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