Bad hair day...

Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
edited March 16, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
or maybe it's a Porcubird :D


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In a reply below, Ed911 asked why the bg was so noisy. If you look at the images, there is a large whitish spot in the bg behind the subjects hairpiece at about 11 o'clock. The object of this post was to emphasize the hair spines and the price paid was a bit of noise in the bg. The second image shows what happened when I significantly reduced the noise...the result was a loss of detail in the hair particularly in that 11 o'clock position.

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D700, 300mm f/4.0 Nikkor w/ TC1.4 (420mm), iso 800, f/5.6, 1/800 sec.
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Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)

Comments

  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Bravo!! Terrific shot. clap.gif The technical aspects were handled very well, particularly the DOF control. If I remember right, this one was shot through a glass wall.....not always an easy thing to do.

    Tom
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  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Well done... Jack :Dgary
  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Azzaro wrote: »
    Well done... Jack :Dgary

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  • Ed911Ed911 Registered Users Posts: 1,306 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Nice shot...just one question...why is it so noisy?
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    Ed
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    black mamba wrote: »
    Bravo!! Terrific shot. clap.gif The technical aspects were handled very well, particularly the DOF control. If I remember right, this one was shot through a glass wall.....not always an easy thing to do.

    Tom

    Thanks Tom
    As Ed points out below, the background is a bit noisy. Had a loss of sharpness in the headpiece when I tried to reduce it.You are right about the glass but with a long enough lens and the subject far enough behind it, the camera doesn't see the glass. Kind of like shooting through a chain link fence. Going to try another technique.
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    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Ed911 wrote: »
    Nice shot...just one question...why is it so noisy?

    Thanks Ed
    Sharpening it increased bg noise and i was unable to reduce the noise without losing sharpness in the spines. I think I have it licked now though and will post the result soon.
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    Jack
    (My real name is John but Jack'll do)
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Azzaro wrote: »
    Well done... Jack :Dgary
    Thanks for stopping by gary glad you enjoyed it.
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Snowgirl wrote: »
    x2!! thumb.gifthumb

    Thank you Ceci
    How's the weather up there in NB.
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Jack'll do wrote: »
    Thank you Ceci
    How's the weather up there in NB.

    Hi there. Spring is in the air but that's deceptive around here. We can have snow in May.:cry
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