It's a beautiful image, and I know your emphasis was on the menorah, but I think you sacrificed the skin tones in favor of the flames. That being said, I think it's a powerful shot the children will treasure later in life.
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I love the composition. Candle light is always beautiful, this has great meaning and as we who follow this forum can see, you have fabulous models to work with. Picture perfect...
I love the composition. Candle light is always beautiful, this has great meaning and as we who follow this forum can see, you have fabulous models to work with. Picture perfect...
I'm so glad this image spoke to you in that way. It is certainly what I was trying to capture that night. We had a sermon earlier this week from our rabbi who spoke of the meaning of hannukah. It was truly the first battle for religious freedom. The fighting was not about greed or land. Simply the desire for the Jews to practice their own faith. This message really resonated with my children.
Happy Hannukah! I love the desaturation effect, really lets the lights take center stage. Beautiful!
Getting the lights to take center stage (as Lynne said) with 3 such beautiful children is not easy! You did a magnificent job and this is a shot to be treasured. The face on your little one is precious!
Great light. Does the candle holder always have 9 candles ?
Gus, the Hannukah menorah has a total of nine candles. 8 candles one more being lit each day for the total of 8 days of Hannukah. The taller candle (in the middle here) is the Shamash candle which is used to light the others.
Ok everyone, Hannukah's been over for a while now. Move along, there's nothing more to see here.:D
This was taken with a D2Xs and 28-70mm, f2.8 @45mm.
iso 400
f2.8
1/10
I didn't think too much about this shot. Just opened the lens up and took a few trying to catch one where the kids were not moving.
Hope this helps.
Yasher koach! Nicely done - you did not mention a tripod - amazing sharpness for such a slow shutter speed; also DOF is decent - a beautiful shot. How did you process this shot?
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Yasher koach! Nicely done - you did not mention a tripod - amazing sharpness for such a slow shutter speed; also DOF is decent - a beautiful shot. How did you process this shot?
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Sara,
I neglected to indicate the tripod. I ABSOLUTELY recommend a tripod for this type of shot. I can't handhold at this speed and the DOF is so thin that I doubt I would get any keepers.
The processing was just a lark. I converted to sepia, but I didn't like the fact that I lost the colors of the candles. When I decreased the opacity of the sepia layer, this image materialized.
I have taken this shot every year for the past 3 years.
The first experiment was with my son 3 years ago.
My worst effort was last year when I missed the focus on my son with too narrow a DOF.
Amazing picture Mitchell. I don't know how or why but I noticed the reflection hasn't been changed to match your son's t-shirt, I thought someone else might have mentioned this already!
Amazing picture Mitchell. I don't know how or why but I noticed the reflection hasn't been changed to match your son's t-shirt, I thought someone else might have mentioned this already!
Excellent shot either way!
Guilty as charged on the shirt. My son's idea of a festive, holiday shirt is his basketball practice shirt. I cloned out his shirt, but never noticed the reflection. Very sloppy PP by me.:cry
Guilty as charged on the shirt. My son's idea of a festive, holiday shirt is his basketball practice shirt. I cloned out his shirt, but never noticed the reflection. Very sloppy PP by me.:cry
Not at all, it's very often seen professional photoshoppers leaving out stuff (erasing belly buttons on models etc.) and you have done an excellent job with the shirt as I'm sure everyone who looked at the picture didn't see it and it takes a lot to make a photoshop manipulation as invisible as you have done.
Would the tripod mean the difference between noise or no noise?
I shot a posada yesterday, and had to crank up the ISO, I shoot with a Nikon D200, and needless to say, the grain was substantial.
How come I have noise and you don't?
(I am really interested in this, it is not a joke question)
Love the shot very much...
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Happy Hannukah! I love the desaturation effect, really lets the lights take center stage. Beautiful!
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Wonderful image and best wishes to you as well.
As one who has tried his hand at similar shots and failed I would be most interested in your settings for this shot if you don't mind sharing.
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I love the composition. Candle light is always beautiful, this has great meaning and as we who follow this forum can see, you have fabulous models to work with. Picture perfect...
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I'm so glad this image spoke to you in that way. It is certainly what I was trying to capture that night. We had a sermon earlier this week from our rabbi who spoke of the meaning of hannukah. It was truly the first battle for religious freedom. The fighting was not about greed or land. Simply the desire for the Jews to practice their own faith. This message really resonated with my children.
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Angelo,
I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner.
This was taken with a D2Xs and 28-70mm, f2.8 @45mm.
iso 400
f2.8
1/10
I didn't think too much about this shot. Just opened the lens up and took a few trying to catch one where the kids were not moving.
Hope this helps.
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Really lovely shot! I hope it becomes a family treasure for you.
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and you have a lovely family-
Getting the lights to take center stage (as Lynne said) with 3 such beautiful children is not easy! You did a magnificent job and this is a shot to be treasured. The face on your little one is precious!
good question-
made me curious-
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Thanks, David. I've heard this from others. So nice when a shot makes people feel this way.
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Gus, the Hannukah menorah has a total of nine candles. 8 candles one more being lit each day for the total of 8 days of Hannukah. The taller candle (in the middle here) is the Shamash candle which is used to light the others.
Ok everyone, Hannukah's been over for a while now. Move along, there's nothing more to see here.:D
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Yasher koach! Nicely done - you did not mention a tripod - amazing sharpness for such a slow shutter speed; also DOF is decent - a beautiful shot. How did you process this shot?
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Sara,
I neglected to indicate the tripod. I ABSOLUTELY recommend a tripod for this type of shot. I can't handhold at this speed and the DOF is so thin that I doubt I would get any keepers.
The processing was just a lark. I converted to sepia, but I didn't like the fact that I lost the colors of the candles. When I decreased the opacity of the sepia layer, this image materialized.
I have taken this shot every year for the past 3 years.
The first experiment was with my son 3 years ago.
My worst effort was last year when I missed the focus on my son with too narrow a DOF.
I hope you had a great holiday!
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Excellent shot either way!
Guilty as charged on the shirt. My son's idea of a festive, holiday shirt is his basketball practice shirt.
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Not at all, it's very often seen professional photoshoppers leaving out stuff (erasing belly buttons on models etc.) and you have done an excellent job with the shirt as I'm sure everyone who looked at the picture didn't see it and it takes a lot to make a photoshop manipulation as invisible as you have done.
Well done!
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I shot a posada yesterday, and had to crank up the ISO, I shoot with a Nikon D200, and needless to say, the grain was substantial.
How come I have noise and you don't?
(I am really interested in this, it is not a joke question)
Love the shot very much...
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