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beavens wrote:
Dave,
Hard to comment on WB on the work monitor, but things are looking pretty good and I think you did a better job than the previous set in terms of detail and highlight management (pretty sweet considering the sun looks to be high in the sky).
I'm having a hard time determining how I feel about the DOF. Part me is okay with them being a twinge OOF compared to your main subject Fiona, the other part would prefer to either have them in focus or a shallower DOF.
I'll have to noodle this one for a bit.
But I like the comp and capture, especially #2.
Cheers,
Jeff...Show more →
Thanks Jeff! It was very strong light and I had to drastically underexpose the shot for everything other than the ducks and Fiona. I think there are still a few small spots on the ducks that are close to being blown but I'm not as concerned about them as I was the pup.
As such, I had to push the shadows up hard and I was a little worried about noise but I think I worked it pretty well this time.
I did shoot and use my passport before I shot these and used that for my starting point. I then used the WB eye dropper tool to set the WB and studied all over her white fur for any odd RGB values. I learned that (because of the blue sky) the top of her head and back needed to have a slightly higher blue value so I used some shadowed detailed areas under her ear to set the final WB. It's kinda crazy how white fur can have so much fluctuation in the RGB values from one spot to the next but it's starting to make sense to me now.
Dave
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RustyBug wrote:
Diggin' the captions.
A very nice departure from the typical "pet shots" in composition. The images deliver the message pretty well in that regard to personify Fiona beyond the norm.
Thank you Kent! Glad you liked those captions as I normally don't go there with them. But she's just so damn cute I couldn't help myself.
And I'm glad to hear that about the composition. The idea of shooting her near these white ducks dawned on me as we were visiting another near-by park that day. I wasn't sure on how well she would "play" with other critters but she seamed to like them and didn't go to crazy after them.
Dave
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ben egbert wrote:
These are cute shots of a sort I never dream of. I admire, but cannot make any meaningful comment.
Thank you Ben! I appreciate that.
Dave
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AuntiPode wrote:
Your choice of letting the subordinate subjects, ducks, go soft, is a good choice because it serves to make the message more clear: It's about the pup and her observing her environment and look back for support and perhaps guidance. I find the first stronger than the second because the ducks attention guides the eye back to the primary subject.
Shaweeet! Thank you Karen! I really wasn't sure if that was the right way to go so it's a huge relief to hear that.
I know it looked nice and made sense to me at the time but we all know what a mess I am so I was second guessing myself on this.
As for the amount the ducks could be oof, at what point (oof) would it not work or look proper? I shot some WO and it turned the ducks into funky white blobs with only a faint resemblance of what they were so I know that was to much but I have others where they are more oof but still appear like ducks with no details other than the eyes and beaks.
Dave
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