It's easy to take a picture of a sphere. But I want something more than
just the sphere. So, I used some newsprint to fake a light table and went
to work.
My opinion is that it would be better with pure white roll paper and better
lighting. This is a very fresh shot. In fact, the drinky pooo is almost gone
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Ok, ok , ok.... I got the spheres term wrong.... thought a sphere is sth thats blurry, being in one "world" of its own(out of focus), and the 2nd sphere is sth sharp one in an image.... the second "world"/image/theme in a pict. .....
Sorry buana ...
Hey gypsy... have you ever tried to catch these suckers in flight???
I have some blurry attempts.... 1 outta 10 was a good shot. but I don't have it here now...
Ok, ok , ok.... I got the spheres term wrong.... thought a sphere is sth thats blurry, being in one "world" of its own(out of focus), and the 2nd sphere is sth sharp one in an image.... the second "world"/image/theme in a pict. .....
Sorry buana ...
Hey gypsy... have you ever tried to catch these suckers in flight???
I have some blurry attempts.... 1 outta 10 was a good shot. but I don't have it here now...
Laterz
You can find a large number of hummer shots on the web on the birding sites, many of them in flight - but almost every one is done with electronic flash to capture them - But not all - notice that the shutter speeds on these are not very fast and the hummers are not sharp as a result, but I like them better than the cold imobile look of electronic flash myself
They are tough to catch in flight - they fly up, down, and backwards all at once.
Heres a wooden sphere...
but could you explain Bokeh again? (maybe in Latin¿)
I like that one. Good character. Bokeh is essentially a blurring of the background so as to not detract from the primary object in the image. It's generally accomplished by a large aperture (shallow DOF).
Here's a good example of nice bokeh. Notice that you just see a creamy background, rather than being able to make out any sort of object or pattern. It's also easier with a telephoto lens.
"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
Hey gypsy... have you ever tried to catch these suckers in flight???
I have some blurry attempts.... 1 outta 10 was a good shot. but I don't have it here now...
Laterz
Yep,
Tried all day.Musta shot about 100 frames. Was raining , skies all grey , dim light,cool ,scrubbed both sides of 2-pane insulated window where the feeder was hanging under the eave of my house , set up tripod about 3 feet from window ( didn't wanna move couch), zoomed in w/ 80-200 AF D f2.8, shot all kinds of combos / modes. Since it is right outside my window , I am going to keep trying , this time in late afternoon light to get a nice irridescence (sp?) from their feathers , speed up shutterspeed to 1/1000 + to try and freeze their little wings. They are really fast , zoomers for sure , especially when they chase each other around feeder.They are fun to watch and one pair even winters @ mi casa.
Bokeh
After an intensive Google search (0.00023 seconds) I found; http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm
This article tells me more than I really want to know.
It would seem that most of the contributions, including mine, are not correct. The way I read it, the background should be completely out of focus but still of some interest.
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Two spheres in this shot.
It was cropped out of the following shot since my optical zoom couldn't get me any closer:
http://thwack.smugmug.com/photos/3409803-M.jpg
Here's a link that lets you see the rest of the engine this bell lives on:
http://thwack.smugmug.com/photos/3409801-O.jpg
Happy Easter!
It's easy to take a picture of a sphere. But I want something more than
just the sphere. So, I used some newsprint to fake a light table and went
to work.
My opinion is that it would be better with pure white roll paper and better
lighting. This is a very fresh shot. In fact, the drinky pooo is almost gone
Tiny spheres in the champaign
Spheres, Bokeh, I'll drink to that!
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I don't know what's that, the sun was behind the cloud.
I guess I'd call thisone coexisting RELIGION
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Here's my entry.
Cheers,
Kolya
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Ok, ok , ok.... I got the spheres term wrong.... thought a sphere is sth thats blurry, being in one "world" of its own(out of focus), and the 2nd sphere is sth sharp one in an image.... the second "world"/image/theme in a pict. .....
Sorry buana ...
Hey gypsy... have you ever tried to catch these suckers in flight???
I have some blurry attempts.... 1 outta 10 was a good shot. but I don't have it here now...
Laterz
but could you explain Bokeh again? (maybe in Latin¿)
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They are tough to catch in flight - they fly up, down, and backwards all at once.
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Which do you like the best - the pink of the black background?
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I like that one. Good character. Bokeh is essentially a blurring of the background so as to not detract from the primary object in the image. It's generally accomplished by a large aperture (shallow DOF).
Here's a good example of nice bokeh. Notice that you just see a creamy background, rather than being able to make out any sort of object or pattern. It's also easier with a telephoto lens.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
Yep,
Tried all day.Musta shot about 100 frames. Was raining , skies all grey , dim light,cool ,scrubbed both sides of 2-pane insulated window where the feeder was hanging under the eave of my house , set up tripod about 3 feet from window ( didn't wanna move couch), zoomed in w/ 80-200 AF D f2.8, shot all kinds of combos / modes. Since it is right outside my window , I am going to keep trying , this time in late afternoon light to get a nice irridescence (sp?) from their feathers , speed up shutterspeed to 1/1000 + to try and freeze their little wings. They are really fast , zoomers for sure , especially when they chase each other around feeder.They are fun to watch and one pair even winters @ mi casa.
After an intensive Google search (0.00023 seconds) I found; http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm
This article tells me more than I really want to know.
It would seem that most of the contributions, including mine, are not correct. The way I read it, the background should be completely out of focus but still of some interest.
Ian