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Cognac McCarthy posted:, but maybe there's no getting around that big root on the very right side of the frame. Every woodland shot is gonna have a compromise somewhere. Wafflecopper posted:I find having a path, stream, or some other sort of gap in the wood helps to give the shot some structure. Some old ones of mine that are probably reposts but serve as examples: And the light. Backlit or sidelit stuff looks great. Which all three of the shots you posted make use of.
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Blackhawk posted:Some photos from my first trip outside the neighbourhood in 6+ weeks, not super thrilled with the results so far but I had a blast taking them at least. Nice. I really like the geometry in the first one.  Branching  Mountain SP
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Curious what people use focusing wise for standard landscapes shots. I was following the “focus a third of the way in” because I read it on the internet but focusing on the furthest thing you want in focus seems to be popular as well. Planning on trying out a bunch of techniques when I can get out at some point as well.
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I don't think it's worth obsessing about unless your foreground objects are extremely close to the lens, in which case you'll want to focus stack. For everything else I let the camera sort it out. If I got the tripod out and have lots of time I'll use live view and manually focus but tbh once it's all in lightroom I can never distinguish between MF or AF.
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Quinch posted:Curious what people use focusing wise for standard landscapes shots. I was following the “focus a third of the way in” because I read it on the internet but focusing on the furthest thing you want in focus seems to be popular as well. Planning on trying out a bunch of techniques when I can get out at some point as well. Assuming that your goal with focusing is to get the maximum amount of the frame in focus, then the correct answer is to focus at the hyperfocal distance. There are calculator apps that will tell you the hyperfocal distance if you plug in your sensor, focal length and aperture. Then all you need do is either dial that distance in to your focusing scale, or eyeball something you reckon is about that distance and manually focus on that. In practice, I usually pick a landmark that's going to draw the eye and manually focus on it.
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Cognac McCarthy posted:I think this actually works pretty well, something about the fallen trees in the foreground and the two framing trees with so many more behind them pulls me in and provides the depth that's hard with forests. To me, the framing feels a little off on the right side though, but maybe there's no getting around that big root on the very right side of the frame. Thanks. I've walked past this many times and the old fallen tree has always drawn me in. This was a 'test' shot with my Bronica, the plan is to go back there with the 4x5 which should give me far more depth.
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Another shot from the same morning, looks like I managed to under-expose this one a bit, either that or my developer is dead (which is more likely)
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Blackhawk posted:Another shot from the same morning, looks like I managed to under-expose this one a bit, either that or my developer is dead (which is more likely) I for one like that there is more blue in the sky than in the other images, and I get a pleasant dusk/dawn vibe from it.
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Helen Highwater posted:Assuming that your goal with focusing is to get the maximum amount of the frame in focus, then the correct answer is to focus at the hyperfocal distance. There are calculator apps that will tell you the hyperfocal distance if you plug in your sensor, focal length and aperture. Then all you need do is either dial that distance in to your focusing scale, or eyeball something you reckon is about that distance and manually focus on that. Thanks, I’ve read about the hyperfocal distance stuff before. I guess trying a bunch of techniques out is the way to go initially.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Love the colours and contrast Thanks!
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Went back for those taxis with a camera I'm more comfortable with and a tripod.
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Two shots from this weekend that didn't turn out so well, posting here so I can do some self critique. In this one I had hoped to use the rocks in the sand to lead the eye to the distant cliff and the placement of the rocks would mirror the S-curve of the reflection in the wet sand. I think that kinda works but the problem is that the cliffs aren't that interesting because the lighting on them is flat as a tack, so I'm just directing your eye to look at something boring. Also they're way off to the top side of the frame so I'm just making people look outwards from the picture which sucks. To make matters worse there's nothing in the sky so it's also boring empty space and that means there's too much weight on the left side of the frame. Also the foreground rocks are too dark and lack detail, the dynamic range of the scene was too much for the film (I should probably have over-exposed the sky a bit more, could have helped).  This one looked so much different to me in person than it does in the final photo, really it's just a mess. There's not really any clear subject, there's not really anything leading your eye anywhere, in person there seemed to be a much clearer path leading your eye towards the dark caves but in the photo that doesn't show well at all. Again there's way too much weight on one side of the frame both physically and light levels and a boring-arse sky, my eye just scoots right out of the frame and doesn't look back. I like the texture in the rock but that's about it.
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Blackhawk posted:Two shots from this weekend that didn't turn out so well, posting here so I can do some self critique. Just need to get the better light, morning or evening or a storm etc.
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A few recent shots from around town. DSCF1415 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr  DSCF1440 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr  DSCF1448 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr  DSCF1427 by King Dugga, on Flickr
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This has a really pleasing composition and contrasting colours! Nice, I love photos like this. One from just before the world locked down 
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Raikyn posted:
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Raikyn posted:
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