One Man Acoustical Jam

bosco0633

I recently started a college level night school photography course. We have to take several pictures about things that represent us. I have taken this shot 248 times. I have played with several settings trying to get it just right. I really love this shot and wanted to share it with you all, so I can get some comments before I turn it in.

D300, 18-200mm VR shot at 200mm f5.6 1/2. I wanted to bring the wood grain out and create a picture that leads the eye. CC welcomed please!!!!!!

Skippy

bosco0633 wrote:

I recently started a college level night school photography course. We have to take several pictures about things that represent us. I have taken this shot 248 times. I have played with several settings trying to get it just right. I really love this shot and wanted to share it with you all, so I can get some comments before I turn it in.

D300, 18-200mm VR shot at 200mm f5.6 1/2. I wanted to bring the wood grain out and create a picture that leads the eye. CC welcomed please!!!!!!

Hi there Bosco, 248 times hey? boy your keen

I like the shot, lovely Bokeh on this, and you also too dusted off the guitar,
except for a few spots right on the wood edge where the strings attach.

It's pretty darn smooth I must say :ivar
Well Done! .... Skippy
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bosco0633

keen is an understatement, my wife would call me down right obsessive compulsive!!!!

I appreciate the comment. I just googled Bokeh, I have heard the term several times relating to shallow depth of field.

Thanks again, maybe I will go and dust it again and take some more pictures.

black mamba

I generally like your approach with this photo, with one big exception: your effort to lead the eye. I find I initially focus on the in-focus string tie-down and then my eyes tend to follow the out-of-focus strings right on out of the picture, which is probably not what you want. Other people may well see it differently.

Good luck with the course.

Tom

dlplumer

well done

eL eSs Vee

This is a beautiful shot. It proves what a little patience can do. (Photoghraphers are patient, not obsessive compulsive. )

Great detail on the main focal point. I love the S-curve of the body, where the image goes from medium green to light green; a great use of shades. I'm not to sure about the dark area in the upper right, though. When I'm on the focal point it doesn't bother me, but when my eyes follow the strings it tends to distract.

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

grimace

Wonderful shot. Love the DOF.

bosco0633

thanks for the kind words. Funny, I didnt even see that, perhaps a tighter crop for the final product and eliminate the dark spot. The dark spot is actually the wall. I have the top of the guitar resting on a pillow covered with a white blanket. This gave me the angle to shoot up the neck and capture the grain on the top of the guitar.

I really appreciate the CC, thank you so much