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richard wu
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p.1 #1 · Need a light?


Recently bought a 5D and here's one of the first photos out of it. I kinda like it, but perhaps the crop could be better? I'm not sure.






  Canon EOS 5D    50 mm    f/2.0    1/400 sec    400 ISO    0.0 EV  



Mar 14, 2010 at 05:06 AM
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It would be enhanced with focus sharper on the wheel and flame, approximated here with selective sharpening. Here's also an alternate crop possibility.








Mar 14, 2010 at 06:16 AM
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Being in focus would definitely help, but truth be told, it's just not an engaging subject. Perhaps if you were using the light from the flame to light a separate object or scene, then you'd have something more worthwhile.

Mar 14, 2010 at 08:26 AM
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p.1 #4 · Need a light?


Certainly, focus is an issue but it is a nice study of light and shadow.

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Mar 14, 2010 at 08:03 PM
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p.1 #5 · Need a light?


Thanks for the comments. I retook the photo and made sure to have a sharper wheel. This all started out as an experiment with light and shadows as well as postprocessing in Lightroom, and I ended up kinda liking the idea. Let me know what you think of my second attempt.








Mar 16, 2010 at 05:27 AM
 



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p.1 #6 · Need a light?


Better!

Mar 16, 2010 at 07:25 AM
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p.1 #7 · Need a light?


I like it it. It still looks as though it could be sharper but it could be that the hand is actually moving slightly, given what may be a longish exposure.

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Mar 16, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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Yes the last one is definately better....although the first one does have some mystery as to what it could be.

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Mar 16, 2010 at 02:45 PM
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p.1 #9 · Need a light?


In this case, the soft focus on the hand seems to work. However, if you want any kind of depth of field in future shots, you will definitely need to shoot a much smaller aperture than f2.0.



Mar 18, 2010 at 03:51 AM
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