Window Light

FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
edited July 27, 2007 in People
Just got back from a week long shoot in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. There have been some wonderful postings in my absence and I will try to get in my comments when I recover. Meanwhile, this is one of my favorites from the trip, taken of a costumed guide at the Ephrata Cloister in Pennsylvania. We were inside a dark, small house with low ceilings. No flash or tripods allowed.

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Virginia
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2007
    Holy katz! It looks like a Johannes Vermeer painting! bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif

    Amazing lighting! I'm in awe. thumb.gif
  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2007
    The colors and the light seem to match this setting so well...it sure does look like a painting! Nicely seen and captured! I don't think flash or a tripod would have yielded better results! clap.gif
    Elaine

    Comments and constructive critique always welcome!

    Elaine Heasley Photography
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,980 moderator
    edited July 27, 2007
    Llywellyn wrote:
    Holy katz! It looks like a Johannes Vermeer painting!

    That was my first thought as well. Beautiful shot, Virginia. thumb.gif

    Regards,
  • ~Jan~~Jan~ Registered Users Posts: 966 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2007
    Yes it does look like a painting! thumb.gif
  • jeffreaux2jeffreaux2 Registered Users Posts: 4,762 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2007
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2007
    I agree, it does look something that belong in a museum. However, i don't know if it's me, her face appears somehwat blurry. headscratch.gif It's a beautiful shot, regardless thumb.gif
    Marina
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 27, 2007
    yeah, I thought it looked like a johnny v pic myself-

    neat pic, gina-
  • LiquidAirLiquidAir Registered Users Posts: 1,751 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    I agree, it does look something that belong in a museum. However, i don't know if it's me, her face appears somehwat blurry. headscratch.gif It's a beautiful shot, regardless thumb.gif

    Indeed. It looks to me like the focus point is the hands. That 50/1.2 (I assume that is what you used for this) has such nice bokeh that it works non-the-less.
  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2007
    Thanks everyone. Your kind words have made my day and are much appreciated. I do love the shot because of the light.

    As for the softness, I think I have to thank Neat Image for some of the softness. Also, I couldn't sharpen the photo because of the noise even after applying NE. I think I need some technical assistance with this. Just to see if I can do a better job with the noise and retain a bit more detail in the face.

    That said, I like the softness. For me, it goes well with the lighting and the mood. It adds to the feel of the photo as a painting.

    Virginia
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