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Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

02/10/2007 02:18:28 PM · #1

I am so frustrated. I spent all morning trying to get a decent shot of cinnamon sticks. I don't have a studio lighting. Everything came out like crap. What do you think of this?

Message edited by author 2007-02-10 14:18:44.

ericwoo

Nikon Z7II

02/10/2007 02:21:08 PM · #2

It's nice, but I'd like to see just a little deeper dof. Also, the foreground is just a hair hot, but overall it is a very nice image.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

02/10/2007 02:31:12 PM · #3

Originally posted by ericwoo:

It's nice, but I'd like to see just a little deeper dof. Also, the foreground is just a hair hot, but overall it is a very nice image.

thanks. This was shot at f2.8 with my macro lens. I might reshoot with smaller aperature.

ericwoo

Nikon Z7II

02/10/2007 02:39:08 PM · #4

Just a stop should do you. I like the idea of the shallow dof, but I'd like to see a little more focused. I also like the blue that you have it set against. Set up the tripod and use ambient light. That would most likely give a nice result.

Mulder

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/10/2007 03:42:28 PM · #5

Also, it's a bit distracting that the end of the cinnamon sticks are cut off.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

02/10/2007 04:14:27 PM · #6

Originally posted by Mulder:

Also, it's a bit distracting that the end of the cinnamon sticks are cut off.

hmm, I kind of like that, but I guess you are right.

smyk

Nikon D200

02/10/2007 04:17:09 PM · #7

Yeah, I think Agent Mulder is write. The fact that the sticks are cut off throws of the composition i think.

His ever so faithful,

Dana Scully :) (i'm a guy though hehe)

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

02/10/2007 04:18:57 PM · #8

Originally posted by smyk:

Yeah, I think Agent Mulder is write. The fact that the sticks are cut off throws of the composition i think.

His ever so faithful,

Dana Scully :) (i'm a guy though hehe)

Nope, that is just disinformation! We all know you are a feemalle! No point denying it!

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

02/10/2007 04:24:11 PM · #9

I dunno ... does it look better cropped tight, warmed and sharpened?

smyk

Nikon D200

02/10/2007 04:32:00 PM · #10

I think that's better, but hey, I'm a feemalle so what do i know ;)

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

02/10/2007 04:35:08 PM · #11

I like the crop, Greetmir. It does improve the photo. As always, technique and composition go hand in hand. The whole point is to make that initial impact.

02/10/2007 06:51:18 PM · #12

Originally posted by smyk:

I think that's better, but hey, I'm a feemalle so what do i know ;)

I like this, how did you warm it?

02/10/2007 07:00:52 PM · #13

Hue and Sat and a touch on the selective colour.

02/10/2007 07:02:07 PM · #14

Originally posted by formerlee:

I like the crop, Greetmir. It does improve the photo. As always, technique and composition go hand in hand. The whole point is to make that initial impact.

Yeah ... I am a huge fan of tight cropping ...

02/10/2007 07:19:09 PM · #15

Originally posted by Greetmir:

Hue and Sat and a touch on the selective colour.

could you give me more details on hue and sat?
How is selective color done?

02/10/2007 07:27:35 PM · #16

I have no special technique ... For Hue and Sat I just play with the sliders until I like the result.

Often best to do a layer/duplicate layer and work on that in case you botch it ... you can always just delete that adjustment layer and start again from the original where you started mucking with it.

For selective colour it is under image/adjustments/selective colour and I just choose red (at the top) and push the magenta slider up a bit and pull back a bit on cyan and then go to white and try sliding up a bit of magenta and yellow? ... its all just experimentation.

Message edited by author 2007-02-10 19:30:26.