When I was younger I used to wonder why it was that adults, especially after family meals, would just sit down and gently fall asleep in an arm-chair – it seemed like such a waste of time. Now I know better, and after three of four nights of our youngest two not sleeping all that well – one with a cold, one with an upset stomach – I can look back and apologise to all my older relatives for making fun of them as they quietly snoozed in their chairs ;-)
As for this shot: I'm not sure if my wife was asleep or not. In this instance, I suspect not, but if she wasn't I imagine that she may well have been wishing that she were.
As an aside: I was hoping to go out night shooting again but it seems as though it's monsoon season in Blackpool this evening. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit brighter.
capture date camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
8.14pm on 23/12/04
Canon 20D
EF 70-200 f/4L USM
200mm (320mm equiv.)
f/4.0
1/200
manual
+1/3 (FEC)
evaluative
100
580EX
RAW
C1 Pro
no
Hehe... as I get older, I start to see many of these questions answer themselves. Sometimes I feel like such a geezer, LOL. Great shot by the way - nice exposure, great colors, and I really like the depth of field.
comment bymiles at 11:14 PM (GMT) on 27 December, 2004
nice colours, you can almost feel the texture of the cloth too.
comment byJames at 11:22 PM (GMT) on 27 December, 2004
That seems to happen annoyingly often in this country... you think 'hey I quite fancy some night shooting' and it immediately starts raining. Which reminds me: I do quite like the effect of the street lighting in the previous shot; it makes the building on the right look really old and weathered.
comment byCameron at 11:53 PM (GMT) on 27 December, 2004
The colour and the DOF here make this a really appealing shot to me.
P.S. David, my wife and I call them "Power Naps" - with two young ones they have become part of our routine, when we can get them!
:-)>
comment byTodd Baker at 12:52 AM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Nice shot. Ditto what Cameron said....
The sweater just looks warm; all the more so with what you said about the weather!
Although, 815pm! Thats bed time for some of us!
comment by Mattp at 01:37 AM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
I can sympathise, with two young nieces running round, in between bouts of 'Buckaroo', 'Operation', and negotiations as to whose turn it is that would tax the UN, I have also discovered the joys of finding a quiet place to (hide and) nap!
I love the colour and texture here (that 20D is amazing) but personally I find the depth of field too shallow to let my eyes rest on the picture for too long. I find the zip is the point my eyes are drawn to, but because it is so out of focus I have to move somewhere else. The arm in the foreground makes a good framing device, but it doesn't seem to hold sufficient interest to be the sole area in sharp focus, it leads me elsewhere.
regards,
matt
comment by crex at 07:56 AM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Cosy ... almost erotic.
comment by m at 08:23 AM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Christmas Jumper?
comment byParam at 02:41 PM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Hi,
I've become an ardent fan of your photo-blog over the recent few weeks.
A tard disappointed with your posts for the last few days (comparing them to your earlier posts). (In this case, unfortunately) you've set very high standards for yourself! :-) Dont' get me wrong...i meant this as "constructive criticism from an honest fan". :-)
The other reasons I thought of writing in:
1) I recently got myself a Canon 20D and have been wondering what you think of your 70-200 mm f4/L USM lens. Any major drawbacks?
2) Would like you to drop into my humble photo collection. The recent photos are mostly shot with the 20D but older lot (which is the bulk) are shot on good ol' film. I've shot extensively in London...so thought you may be especially interested in that as well. :-)
Would love to hear your feedback/thoughts/etc..
Cheers,
Param
comment bydjn1 at 04:05 PM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Thanks all, and to pick up on Param's point first: the posting less than great stuff is a perennial problem, and other than posting intermittently there isn't really a way round it. Last February I promised myself that I'd post an image a day, and for the most part I've managed it, but some days I just don't have anything all that wonderful to put up.
Take today for an example: it's the 28th, it's almost 4pm, and I don't have anything decent yet. Add to which I've spent most of the day realising that I'm coming down with the same cold as our daughters and, not for the first time, I'm beginning to wonder if I'm going to have anything to put up this evening. No matter. I guess the point of chromasia, or one of the points, is that it forces me to shoot, and hopefully improve, so I guess I'll manage to come up with something.
Mattp: you're right, a slightly shallower DoF would have been better.
m: no, it's relatively new, but not that new.
Param: I love the 70-200 f/4. The f/2.8, particularly the IS version, would be better, but it's a whole lot more expensive, isn't optically better (at least not significantly), and is heavier. So yes, I'd recommend the f/4 version.
And finally, James: I may go out again this evening, but it's already clouding over again and looks like it might rain any minute :-/
comment byJerome at 06:38 PM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
I'm not standing in your shoes, but 4pm is too early for despair! :)
Re: the image... there's a battle going on here between the abstraction of the form and the suggestion of a form. The sense of ambivalence it creates is unsettling. I'm curious to know what your intention was.
comment bydjn1 at 07:03 PM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Jerome: I guess my intention was to capture the texture and colours of the scene, but as has already been mentioned the background probably could have done with being a bit more blurred.
comment byMez at 09:22 PM (GMT) on 28 December, 2004
Truely beatiful photos. You are an inspiration, thanks.
When I was younger I used to wonder why it was that adults, especially after family meals, would just sit down and gently fall asleep in an arm-chair – it seemed like such a waste of time. Now I know better, and after three of four nights of our youngest two not sleeping all that well – one with a cold, one with an upset stomach – I can look back and apologise to all my older relatives for making fun of them as they quietly snoozed in their chairs ;-)
As for this shot: I'm not sure if my wife was asleep or not. In this instance, I suspect not, but if she wasn't I imagine that she may well have been wishing that she were.
As an aside: I was hoping to go out night shooting again but it seems as though it's monsoon season in Blackpool this evening. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit brighter.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 70-200 f/4L USM
200mm (320mm equiv.)
f/4.0
1/200
manual
+1/3 (FEC)
evaluative
100
580EX
RAW
C1 Pro
no
Hehe... as I get older, I start to see many of these questions answer themselves. Sometimes I feel like such a geezer, LOL. Great shot by the way - nice exposure, great colors, and I really like the depth of field.
nice colours, you can almost feel the texture of the cloth too.
That seems to happen annoyingly often in this country... you think 'hey I quite fancy some night shooting' and it immediately starts raining. Which reminds me: I do quite like the effect of the street lighting in the previous shot; it makes the building on the right look really old and weathered.
The colour and the DOF here make this a really appealing shot to me.
P.S. David, my wife and I call them "Power Naps" - with two young ones they have become part of our routine, when we can get them!
:-)>
Nice shot. Ditto what Cameron said....
The sweater just looks warm; all the more so with what you said about the weather!
Although, 815pm! Thats bed time for some of us!
I can sympathise, with two young nieces running round, in between bouts of 'Buckaroo', 'Operation', and negotiations as to whose turn it is that would tax the UN, I have also discovered the joys of finding a quiet place to (hide and) nap!
I love the colour and texture here (that 20D is amazing) but personally I find the depth of field too shallow to let my eyes rest on the picture for too long. I find the zip is the point my eyes are drawn to, but because it is so out of focus I have to move somewhere else. The arm in the foreground makes a good framing device, but it doesn't seem to hold sufficient interest to be the sole area in sharp focus, it leads me elsewhere.
regards,
matt
Cosy ... almost erotic.
Christmas Jumper?
Hi,
I've become an ardent fan of your photo-blog over the recent few weeks.
A tard disappointed with your posts for the last few days (comparing them to your earlier posts). (In this case, unfortunately) you've set very high standards for yourself! :-) Dont' get me wrong...i meant this as "constructive criticism from an honest fan". :-)
The other reasons I thought of writing in:
1) I recently got myself a Canon 20D and have been wondering what you think of your 70-200 mm f4/L USM lens. Any major drawbacks?
2) Would like you to drop into my humble photo collection. The recent photos are mostly shot with the 20D but older lot (which is the bulk) are shot on good ol' film. I've shot extensively in London...so thought you may be especially interested in that as well. :-)
Would love to hear your feedback/thoughts/etc..
Cheers,
Param
Thanks all, and to pick up on Param's point first: the posting less than great stuff is a perennial problem, and other than posting intermittently there isn't really a way round it. Last February I promised myself that I'd post an image a day, and for the most part I've managed it, but some days I just don't have anything all that wonderful to put up.
Take today for an example: it's the 28th, it's almost 4pm, and I don't have anything decent yet. Add to which I've spent most of the day realising that I'm coming down with the same cold as our daughters and, not for the first time, I'm beginning to wonder if I'm going to have anything to put up this evening. No matter. I guess the point of chromasia, or one of the points, is that it forces me to shoot, and hopefully improve, so I guess I'll manage to come up with something.
Mattp: you're right, a slightly shallower DoF would have been better.
m: no, it's relatively new, but not that new.
Param: I love the 70-200 f/4. The f/2.8, particularly the IS version, would be better, but it's a whole lot more expensive, isn't optically better (at least not significantly), and is heavier. So yes, I'd recommend the f/4 version.
And finally, James: I may go out again this evening, but it's already clouding over again and looks like it might rain any minute :-/
I'm not standing in your shoes, but 4pm is too early for despair! :)
Re: the image... there's a battle going on here between the abstraction of the form and the suggestion of a form. The sense of ambivalence it creates is unsettling. I'm curious to know what your intention was.
Jerome: I guess my intention was to capture the texture and colours of the scene, but as has already been mentioned the background probably could have done with being a bit more blurred.
Truely beatiful photos. You are an inspiration, thanks.