We spent this week at Center Parcs, which was a great break after the last few weeks of writing from dawn till dusk, and while I'm now physically tired, I'm feeling mentally rested. We did all the usual stuff while we were there: swimming, bike riding, a meal at the pub, and so on, but we also celebrated Harmony's sixth birthday. She's the fabulous sister on the left in this shot :)
Other than photographing her birthday though I didn't have any other time for photography so will need to get out over the weekend to shoot some new material. I'm not quite sure what yet, but may try and grab some shots with my new Lensbaby.
And I would write more, but a) I can hardly keep my eyes open this evening, and b) Libby has written about our trip on her blog, so rather than struggle to replicate the details I'll just point you at her latest entry instead :)
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comment byJason Wall at 07:01 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
how poignant. ;)
I'll save the composition breakdown, because in this case i don't think its very useful. the biggest thing about this photograph that I like is the inverted focal point. You expect it to be on the girls, specifically Harmony, but its not, it is instead on the card with the big "Sister" on the front, which paradoxically draws your attention to both. I ran into the use of this principle in a song lyric a friend had written just the other day. and on that note, Harmony is cute as always. I love that tight lipped grin. ;)
(a random observation, but recently I've been noticing how much cross over and shared principle there is between the photo and image processing and the poem/sound processing. apparently principles are true of art across the board, and signals processing is signals processing.)
comment byJennifer at 07:05 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
Ahhhhh now - that's more like it ;-)
comment byIlan at 07:07 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
Beautiful and clever use of DOF. That background tells us the story and the postcard explains it to us.
In my humble opinion the photo might need some more contrast, the black/white seems a bit milky, but it's only my opinion :)
comment byMirko Herzner at 07:12 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
A very nice shot fopr the toning, composition and DOF. Amazing. Maybe I would have processed it a tiny bit darker though...
comment bydjn1 at 07:13 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
Jason: yes, she does have a rather recognisable grin.
Jennifer: :)
Ilan/MIrko: my first version of this one did have more contrast, but I decided that a softer version worked better.
comment byL'hurluber.lu at 07:20 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
Precious shot. Love your use of dof and tones/light. Bravo !
comment byCraig at 09:14 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
A nice cheerful image, the focus on the card takes it out of the ordinary. Glad you've had a good rest (well the brain at least:)
comment by[ PIXEL VIKING ] at 10:49 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2009
I really like the 'softness' in this. Seems to be a trend...
You have been blessed with some really cute girls too. They always look happy... :)
comment byBriony at 01:33 AM (GMT) on 7 February, 2009
such a sweet shot
comment byKristian at 12:11 PM (GMT) on 7 February, 2009
The focus point is clever indeed. Excellent!
comment by Kevin at 01:25 PM (GMT) on 7 February, 2009
Oh my God - I zoomed over to the blog. I can't believe it. It's full of normal pictures - I didn't think you guys could take anything but ultimately perfect pictures. ;)
Gorgeous picture above as always.
comment by Kevin at 01:41 PM (GMT) on 7 February, 2009
Thanks Dave - I hope you didn't take that the wrong way. I'm just
constantly in awe of what you do. It's strangely refreshing to see
earthly pictures on the website like that. :)
Have loved the tutorials and really appreciate you sharing your
process with us - I've learned so much.
Cheers,
Kevin
** PS - I tried replying to your email address twice and your qmail keeps bouncing it back as undeliverable. I can send you the header if you need.
comment byjelb at 12:44 AM (GMT) on 8 February, 2009
comment bymicha at 07:46 PM (GMT) on 8 February, 2009
A kind of fairy tale dream image. Lovely! She is so beautiful!! Happy bday Harmony!
comment bywill pattison at 08:51 PM (GMT) on 8 February, 2009
beautiful! i love the low contrast.
did you get the new lensbaby composer? it came out about 6 months after i bought my 3.0, and i immediately wished i'd waited, but it's still pretty cool. a lot tougher to use than i expected, though!
wp.
comment byDan Kaufman at 03:37 PM (GMT) on 9 February, 2009
SUCH a wonderful picture, the stories it tells !!! just the right amount, of course, of focus and depth of field, all brought together with a spoonful of softness!
comment byUwe Noelke at 06:09 PM (GMT) on 9 February, 2009
Very cute little girls. I like the scene very much. The softness gives the image the right tone.
comment byanton at 10:20 PM (GMT) on 10 February, 2009
very nice photo. like the moment of concerntration.
comment bymooch at 11:17 PM (GMT) on 11 February, 2009
Great shallow DoF, post processing and particularly framing. Your children really fill the frame but also provide the frame as well really focusing attention on the card.
comment byWAK-Design at 05:43 AM (GMT) on 12 February, 2009
A very nice shot and a soft charming photo
comment byMark at 12:22 PM (GMT) on 13 February, 2009
great capture of a special moment. Like the framing and DOF. Her expression is adorable..
comment byflo g at 08:17 PM (GMT) on 13 February, 2009
very nice composition.. like the blur.. perhaps a little bit more density ..;)
comment byOlivier Jules at 09:22 PM (GMT) on 13 February, 2009
nice shot
comment bydjn1 at 09:24 PM (GMT) on 13 February, 2009
We spent this week at Center Parcs, which was a great break after the last few weeks of writing from dawn till dusk, and while I'm now physically tired, I'm feeling mentally rested. We did all the usual stuff while we were there: swimming, bike riding, a meal at the pub, and so on, but we also celebrated Harmony's sixth birthday. She's the fabulous sister on the left in this shot :)
Other than photographing her birthday though I didn't have any other time for photography so will need to get out over the weekend to shoot some new material. I'm not quite sure what yet, but may try and grab some shots with my new Lensbaby.
And I would write more, but a) I can hardly keep my eyes open this evening, and b) Libby has written about our trip on her blog, so rather than struggle to replicate the details I'll just point you at her latest entry instead :)
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
60mm
f/2.8
1/30
manual
n/a
evaluative
100
580EX II
RAW
ACR
minor
how poignant. ;)
I'll save the composition breakdown, because in this case i don't think its very useful. the biggest thing about this photograph that I like is the inverted focal point. You expect it to be on the girls, specifically Harmony, but its not, it is instead on the card with the big "Sister" on the front, which paradoxically draws your attention to both. I ran into the use of this principle in a song lyric a friend had written just the other day. and on that note, Harmony is cute as always. I love that tight lipped grin. ;)
(a random observation, but recently I've been noticing how much cross over and shared principle there is between the photo and image processing and the poem/sound processing. apparently principles are true of art across the board, and signals processing is signals processing.)
Ahhhhh now - that's more like it ;-)
Beautiful and clever use of DOF. That background tells us the story and the postcard explains it to us.
In my humble opinion the photo might need some more contrast, the black/white seems a bit milky, but it's only my opinion :)
A very nice shot fopr the toning, composition and DOF. Amazing. Maybe I would have processed it a tiny bit darker though...
Jason: yes, she does have a rather recognisable grin.
Jennifer: :)
Ilan/MIrko: my first version of this one did have more contrast, but I decided that a softer version worked better.
Precious shot. Love your use of dof and tones/light. Bravo !
A nice cheerful image, the focus on the card takes it out of the ordinary. Glad you've had a good rest (well the brain at least:)
I really like the 'softness' in this. Seems to be a trend...
You have been blessed with some really cute girls too. They always look happy... :)
such a sweet shot
The focus point is clever indeed. Excellent!
Oh my God - I zoomed over to the blog. I can't believe it. It's full of normal pictures - I didn't think you guys could take anything but ultimately perfect pictures. ;)
Gorgeous picture above as always.
Thanks Dave - I hope you didn't take that the wrong way. I'm just
constantly in awe of what you do. It's strangely refreshing to see
earthly pictures on the website like that. :)
Have loved the tutorials and really appreciate you sharing your
process with us - I've learned so much.
Cheers,
Kevin
** PS - I tried replying to your email address twice and your qmail keeps bouncing it back as undeliverable. I can send you the header if you need.
Bonsoir,
A sweet and soft charming photo..bravo!
Sweet..very sweet shot! Excellent!
A kind of fairy tale dream image. Lovely! She is so beautiful!! Happy bday Harmony!
beautiful! i love the low contrast.
did you get the new lensbaby composer? it came out about 6 months after i bought my 3.0, and i immediately wished i'd waited, but it's still pretty cool. a lot tougher to use than i expected, though!
wp.
SUCH a wonderful picture, the stories it tells !!! just the right amount, of course, of focus and depth of field, all brought together with a spoonful of softness!
Very cute little girls. I like the scene very much. The softness gives the image the right tone.
very nice photo. like the moment of concerntration.
Great shallow DoF, post processing and particularly framing. Your children really fill the frame but also provide the frame as well really focusing attention on the card.
A very nice shot and a soft charming photo
great capture of a special moment. Like the framing and DOF. Her expression is adorable..
very nice composition.. like the blur.. perhaps a little bit more density ..;)
nice shot
Thanks everyone :)