Tales of Mull part 2 "The Lone Seawolf"
Emmanuel Coupe
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"The Lone Seawolf"
I have followed wide open oceans, none of which ever felt the same. There is salt running through my veins. And I still hear the roaring beat of the distant thunders and I stil feel the weight of the rolling seas on my shoulders.
Now I play with the pull of the moon chained in this little bay as the tides come and go.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
There is no wind that I haven't felt yet here I am counting the rocks and fishes still dreaming of the Ocean ever rising, drowning in the icy cold northern waters.
Ps: Seawolf comes from the Greek word "Thalasolikos" which denotes a ship that has been in rough waters.
Ps: Seawolf comes from the Greek word "Thalasolikos" which denotes a ship that has been in rough waters.
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"Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth. We did not weave the web of life; We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselvs.." Chief Seattle
"Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth. We did not weave the web of life; We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselvs.." Chief Seattle
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http://photosbyfred.smugmug.com/
I don't think much of anything when I take photographs.
That part comes later once picture taking is all said and done.
"Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth. We did not weave the web of life; We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselvs.." Chief Seattle
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
that is such a cool quote!
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that is a really great shot - can I ask though how you calculate the rigt place to place the focus to get the max DOF?
On old (pre-digital) lenses there was a scale on the front of the lens but that's not the same anymore AFAICS?
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In such images with very close foregrounds I make a comprise between the lenses sharpest f-stop and the f-stop I need to have maximum DOF. I then focus in the distant background details within my frame and not in the foreground, usually people do the opposite but I have found that this method produces results that I find more suitable for my images. The theory is that by focusing in the distance and you get sharp results in the smaller far away details of the image were sharpness is needed the most. The Close foreground might suffer a touch from minimal lack of sharpness but in return it is bigger and appears more define due its size in relation with the rest of the composition.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
The difference maybe too subtle for some to see, but in print and to my eyes the results are visible. In essence it is about emphasizing the sensation of being in the place appearing in the photograph and I find this technique helps create this illusion.<o:p></o:p>
I currently exhibit some of my Scottish landscape prints in one of France’s most respected professional stores and the question many seasoned professionals ask me who see the prints is “was this taken with a medium format camera?” they are quite surprised to hear there were taken with the original Canon 1Ds.<o:p></o:p>
"Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth. We did not weave the web of life; We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselvs.." Chief Seattle
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thansk for the explanation - what I am currently trying is setting the focus manually at the preferred aperture and then using the central AF point moving the lens to see if the very foreground and most distant object register in focus
the danger with this is that whilst if might be in focus when pointed at the target centre frame it might shift without my knowing when the top and bottom of the image ar at the extremes of a very WA lens (17-40L in my case)
It'sa bit of an unknown but the results so far are promising, I will start at what I guess may cover it e.g. f11 and then stop down further as needed tocover the focal range
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Canon EOS 30D, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, Sigma 18-50 f/2.8, Tokina 12-24 f/4. Sigma 1.4 TC, Feisol 3401 Tripod + Feisol ballhead, Metz 58 AF-1 C, ebay triggers.
this shot specifically is amazing! what a great eye you have!!!
thanks for sharing your techniques, i would have guessed this was done with a tilt/shift lens....
btw, which part in the bg did you specifically focus on? the boat? the homes?
your ap was at f16?
wow, im going to need to try this techique!!!
btw, why did you leave the tripod leg in the bottom of the frame?
Thanks for telling me about the tripod it's like forgetting you fly open and no one saying anything<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Taken at f16 with focus on the houses, if I can have them sharp then the illusion of being there is maximized on print and at the same time I have the little sea weeds sharp as well because they are close and large. But all this is not that visible when displayed online the difference maker is the print, here many things go un-noticed such as tripod legs inside the frame <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" > … Btw it is shot with a 17-40L.
"Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth. We did not weave the web of life; We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselvs.." Chief Seattle
we dont mind with great shots like that!