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03/29/2017 06:09:35 PM |
A very good reporting here on an event new to most of us (I'd like to taste that beer!).
Very good sequence of the event.
I might have liked a big crop of the top of the first image to emphasize the crowd.
As images in themselves, I do have favorites that could make another collection: #3, 5, 6 and 8.
I love travel essays in words or images.
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03/23/2017 07:41:00 AM |
Nice followup to your last essay. The term “gravity beer” is new to me and makes sense. Can’t help but wonder if the gravity is really on the consumer more than the beer ;-)
As Mita eloquently stated, looking through these I can hear the atmosphere. When a photograph awakens senses other than visual you are exceeding the limitations of photography. Congratulations are in order! I particularly like the quiet captured in the last image. A few echoes remain allowing us to contemplate what just happened.
Clive’s advice is very good for shooting in low light. Cameras are beginning to handle higher ISO setting quite well. ISO 3200 is still usable on my Fuji X-T2. I’ve been shooting with a shutter speed of 1/125 sec, aperture 1.4, and auto ISO floating up to 3200. The blur in your images doesn’t bother me and helps illustrate the events energy. |
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03/20/2017 10:10:26 AM |
The essay reveals a piece of culture and a community I was not exposed to before. The sheer number of individuals involved, as can be seen in the first frame is striking to me. I can almost hear the cheerful noise of people talking, laughing, clicking silverware against dishes and beer glasses against each other. The lighting is cheerful and inviting as well. Your treatment sure makes people want to join one of those events.
Good work and thanks for sharing!
p.s. I had to look really well to see the blur Clive is referring to, which may well mean that I need glasses. |
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03/17/2017 08:19:23 AM |
I really enjoyed this little essay. It really gives a good feel for the event and the structure of the essay - starting with a wide framing image then going into more detail in the following images - is really good. I really love the final shot of the empty dishes. Thanks for posting!
I'll go into a few technical issues. It's very difficult to photograph events like this when the lighting is so tricky. There is quite a bit of motion blur affecting the sharpness of some of the photos. Sometimes that works well such as in the image with the waitress carrying the food - the motion blur is a nice touch. Other times it looks unintentional and I think it's down to too slow a shutter speed. Any image stabilisation in the lenses are not much help when people are moving.
When photographing events such as this Auto ISO with a set minimum shorter speed is your friend. I think both your Fuji cameras have this. What I would do is set the top ISO at 6400 and set the *minimum* at 1/125 or even 1/160. Basically, there is always going to be a trade off here but I think it's better to have a faster shutter speed and higher ISO than a slower shutter speed and lower ISO. I'll post some examples on specific images.
Apart from that, thanks for a really interesting essay. |
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