I flew back to the UK on Saturday to shoot a wedding in Wimbledon with Tom Wicky. Fortunately the wedding didn't start until lunchtime on Sunday, so I had a bit of a chance to catch my breath in the morning, but from lunchtime onwards we shot through till about 9.30pm. Between us we have 3580 shots, and I'll probably share a few of them over the next few days. This one is definitely one of my favourites: a candid portrait of one of the best men and his son, taken during the reception.
On a more technical note: if you've followed my recent entries you'll know that my trusty 1Ds Mark II died recently, so I replaced it with a 5D Mark II. And I'm extremely glad that I did as I would have really struggled with some of the shots at the wedding. The ceremony took place in a rather nice church in Wimbledon, but the light was terrible. For example, even at f/2.8 and 1/60s (the slowest I dare go with my 70-200mm) I needed to use ISO 1600. If I'd been using the 1Ds Mark II the images would have looked awful – anything above ISO 800 is problematic with that sensor – but the 5D Mark II files look great. There is some noise, but it's negligible and easily fixed.
Having finished the wedding I drove up to Preston on Monday morning to do some one-to-one training with Danny Allison, which we finished off this morning, and now I'm busily copying files to my server in Blackpool before flying back to Bulgaria tomorrow afternoon. All in all it's been a busy, but very enjoyable few days :-)
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
comment byNicki at 04:58 PM (GMT) on 1 September, 2009
A stunnig warm scene - a outtake full of affection, so fine!
comment byEric at 04:59 PM (GMT) on 1 September, 2009
This is why I love weddings. No lacking for plenty of great subjects. Nice work.
comment by Justin Photis at 04:59 PM (GMT) on 1 September, 2009
I'm first to comment !
As you said David a great captured moment & a nice tight crop makes you really focus on the subjects. It reminds me of one of the wedding shots you used in one of your tutorials, where you also switched to bW with a tight crop.
I bet they ordered a copy of that one for the mantle piece. :)
comment byDan Kaufman at 05:28 PM (GMT) on 1 September, 2009
Great "zone range". The composition draws me in...I can almost hear what he's saying!
comment byDREAMS OF LIGHT at 05:39 PM (GMT) on 1 September, 2009
intensive bw! a really sweet moment. nice capture david!!
.. but i'd like to see the bride and her white dress!!!! :))
comment bychiara at 05:50 PM (GMT) on 1 September, 2009
Sweet and beautiful
comment by Kevin at 01:01 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
Great picture David. And I'm glad that the camera is working out so well. Decided to go for it myself after the 7D announcement. Now if only a store in the US would get a few to sell! It's a year old, I can't believe they're this difficult to find.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 02:57 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
Great moment...
C.
comment by Peet Moss at 03:30 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
On of my favorite shots from you. Technical has nothing to do with it. It's simply a photograph with emotions, no posing, no junk on the beach. I like it
comment byEugene at 03:48 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
I love this picture. It's a beautiful, intimate moment.
By the way, speaking of moments, have you seen this inspiring video?
I linked to it in one of my photoblog posts, but I think a lot of Chromasia readers should check it out as well.
comment by DedicatedRR at 05:18 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
This is beautiful, definitely made me 'Awwww!' :)
comment bypernilla at 06:48 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
Sweet and beautiful moment! Excellent tight B&W.
comment bySheila at 07:01 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
Yet another great shot... Fab!!!
comment byAlex D at 07:17 AM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
The best moments are often the quiet ones, nice shot
comment byjesse at 01:50 PM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
nice. but coming from a 50D, i'd die for the 1Ds11's ISO 3200 even!
comment byStephen at 02:19 PM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
Very nice.
Did you have a modifier on the 580?
comment byJem at 03:15 PM (GMT) on 2 September, 2009
Very sweet, candid shot Dave! Can I hire you when I get married btw? ;)
un tete à tete plein de tendresse et un n&b somptueux
comment byJaol at 04:30 PM (GMT) on 3 September, 2009
You've been very busy recently, ah? This is greato, the photo I mean, is emotion, is sensitivity, it's a beautiful moment captured masterly...
comment bydjn1 at 04:53 PM (GMT) on 3 September, 2009
Thanks everyone :)
comment byBambography at 09:05 PM (GMT) on 3 September, 2009
Lovely shot! Also thanks for the general feedback on the 5D mkII. I'm shooting a wedding next year, have been thinking of upgrading and that is the camera that I have my eye on. Its good to hear genuine working reports of how it behaves in the situation i'm looking at.
comment byP.J. at 05:41 PM (GMT) on 4 September, 2009
That's a precious shot.
comment byOlli at 06:28 PM (GMT) on 5 September, 2009
the perfect moment! congratulation for a such photograph.. :)
comment by NLP at 10:09 AM (GMT) on 24 September, 2009
As the mother of the child and the wife, I'm bound to be a bit biased, but wow what an amazing photo. Definitely going on the mantle piece.
comment bySarah at 12:24 AM (GMT) on 2 October, 2009
What a beautiful moment you captured! Something about a child being in a picture on a wedding day always melts my heart. Great photo!
I flew back to the UK on Saturday to shoot a wedding in Wimbledon with Tom Wicky. Fortunately the wedding didn't start until lunchtime on Sunday, so I had a bit of a chance to catch my breath in the morning, but from lunchtime onwards we shot through till about 9.30pm. Between us we have 3580 shots, and I'll probably share a few of them over the next few days. This one is definitely one of my favourites: a candid portrait of one of the best men and his son, taken during the reception.
On a more technical note: if you've followed my recent entries you'll know that my trusty 1Ds Mark II died recently, so I replaced it with a 5D Mark II. And I'm extremely glad that I did as I would have really struggled with some of the shots at the wedding. The ceremony took place in a rather nice church in Wimbledon, but the light was terrible. For example, even at f/2.8 and 1/60s (the slowest I dare go with my 70-200mm) I needed to use ISO 1600. If I'd been using the 1Ds Mark II the images would have looked awful – anything above ISO 800 is problematic with that sensor – but the 5D Mark II files look great. There is some noise, but it's negligible and easily fixed.
Having finished the wedding I drove up to Preston on Monday morning to do some one-to-one training with Danny Allison, which we finished off this morning, and now I'm busily copying files to my server in Blackpool before flying back to Bulgaria tomorrow afternoon. All in all it's been a busy, but very enjoyable few days :-)
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
200mm
f/2.8
1/200
aperture priority
+2/3
evaluative
400
580EX II (-2/3 FEC)
RAW
ACR
no
A stunnig warm scene - a outtake full of affection, so fine!
This is why I love weddings. No lacking for plenty of great subjects. Nice work.
I'm first to comment !
As you said David a great captured moment & a nice tight crop makes you really focus on the subjects. It reminds me of one of the wedding shots you used in one of your tutorials, where you also switched to bW with a tight crop.
I bet they ordered a copy of that one for the mantle piece. :)
Great "zone range". The composition draws me in...I can almost hear what he's saying!
intensive bw! a really sweet moment. nice capture david!!
.. but i'd like to see the bride and her white dress!!!! :))
Sweet and beautiful
Great picture David. And I'm glad that the camera is working out so well. Decided to go for it myself after the 7D announcement. Now if only a store in the US would get a few to sell! It's a year old, I can't believe they're this difficult to find.
Great moment...
C.
On of my favorite shots from you. Technical has nothing to do with it. It's simply a photograph with emotions, no posing, no junk on the beach. I like it
I love this picture. It's a beautiful, intimate moment.
By the way, speaking of moments, have you seen this inspiring video?
I linked to it in one of my photoblog posts, but I think a lot of Chromasia readers should check it out as well.
This is beautiful, definitely made me 'Awwww!' :)
Sweet and beautiful moment! Excellent tight B&W.
Yet another great shot... Fab!!!
The best moments are often the quiet ones, nice shot
nice. but coming from a 50D, i'd die for the 1Ds11's ISO 3200 even!
Very nice.
Did you have a modifier on the 580?
Very sweet, candid shot Dave! Can I hire you when I get married btw? ;)
un tete à tete plein de tendresse et un n&b somptueux
You've been very busy recently, ah? This is greato, the photo I mean, is emotion, is sensitivity, it's a beautiful moment captured masterly...
Thanks everyone :)
Lovely shot! Also thanks for the general feedback on the 5D mkII. I'm shooting a wedding next year, have been thinking of upgrading and that is the camera that I have my eye on. Its good to hear genuine working reports of how it behaves in the situation i'm looking at.
That's a precious shot.
the perfect moment! congratulation for a such photograph.. :)
As the mother of the child and the wife, I'm bound to be a bit biased, but wow what an amazing photo. Definitely going on the mantle piece.
What a beautiful moment you captured! Something about a child being in a picture on a wedding day always melts my heart. Great photo!