This is an image of an art installation on a cruise ship, the Celebrity Eclipse.
A7RIV, FE PZ 16-35 f4, 19.5mm, f6.3, ISO 2500
As usual, Flickr's resampling of the image negatively impacts sharpness, so I'd encourage you to follow the Flick link and view the image at it's posted size of 4K.
Here is an image taken recently, it's part of a series of images checking rendering of the PZ1635.
Close up, complicated background, stopped down to f/5.6.
At 35mm and largest opening at f/4 the lens is not made for separating subjects from backgrounds. There is however nothing wrong with the bokeh.
I'm also slowly working my way through the images taken in Lisbon during a vacation trip there in July. This far I have no objections about the lens; it has behaved expected in different situations:
Above: Surely too much noise for many in this forum. I have no problems with it though. Here is a properly dressed lady looking at some tiles on exhibition at the modern department of the national tile museum, Lisbon, Portugal.
A pic of something that I came across very much by surprise.
And it was in tune!!!
The upload to Flickr is at full res, so if interested, follow the link and see it there.
As an aside, this is the first image in quite a while that I've fully edited in On1 Photo RAW 2022, including sharpening. (Under the Effects tab, Sharpening filter, Progressive sharpening to taste, then select the gear icon for settings, and pull the Highlights slider up to eliminate the appearance of sharpening gone too far. This is similar to using "Blend If" in Photoshop, to modify the appearance of sharpening on a layer.)
My wife and I were in a hotel in Vancouver recently. Their restaurant was spacious, and had this hidden gem of a room nearly concealed toward the rear of the space, and around the corner. So no easily visible unless you went on a walk-about.
A7RIV / PZ 16-35/4 / ISO 3200 / f6.3
Edited to taste, including Topaz Denoise as first step.
GMPhotography wrote:
Did you fix the distortion as it held up nicely
Yes, RAW develop was in Camera RAW. Geometric Distortion Correction was on, ditto for vignette correction. Also cropped to 4:3 - there was a bit too much disinteresting area of the chess board in shadow on the left, so I tightened it up with the crop.
Unless you mean the typical WA tendency to distort objects at the edges of the frame - nothing done for this, except the crop in on the left would have helped.
For scenes like this I try to shoot as level to the scene as possible, so that minimal geometric correction is needed. Can be tough though in low light, which this room was.
Blueshound wrote:
My wife and I were in a hotel in Vancouver recently. Their restaurant was spacious, and had this hidden gem of a room nearly concealed toward the rear of the space, and around the corner. So no easily visible unless you went on a walk-about.
A7RIV / PZ 16-35/4 / ISO 3200 / f6.3
Edited to taste, including Topaz Denoise as first step.
Thanks Brian it looks good . I was looking more at the straight vertical lines and you cleaned that up nice. I shot Graceland a month ago and did very similar with C1 keystone tool
One thing I do notice is that 1/3 way in a slight curve on wall? Or pole not sure what it is but a slight curve which to me a area one can’t fix it’s just wide angle look. Good work
Jonas B wrote:
I like the image, the scenen, the light and the format. (But the tables... what's up with the design there?!)
The tables were inlaid surfaces designed to look like chess board squares - white and dark grey. The interesting thing is that the restaurant staff said that they change up the visual theme of this room a few times a year. At this time of year it's used to serve high tea in the afternoons. I suppose the interior elements are all replaceable panels or inserts, which is the only way I can see them doing that. When you are in this space, it's a very complete decor, lots of themed elements, including on the ceilings.
The tables were inlaid surfaces designed to look like chess board squares - white and dark grey. The interesting thing is that the restaurant staff said that they change up the visual theme of this room a few times a year. At this time of year it's used to serve high tea in the afternoons. I suppose the interior elements are all replaceable panels or inserts, which is the only way I can see them doing that. When you are in this space, it's a very complete decor, lots of themed elements, including on the ceilings.
Brian
The tables yes, I wondered why the squares aren't figured in an 8x8 pattern. It _is_ a chess room, no? OTOH it can be a fun design joke as well.
I like it when somebody designs and redesigns and does it thoroughfully (if that is a word). Cool place.
The tables yes, I wondered why the squares aren't figured in an 8x8 pattern. It _is_ a chess room, no?
As a long time chess player I find those tables visually offensive...;-}
