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Re: Photography Anyone ?
« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2011, 01:45:18 PM »

The Vieux Carre (French Quarter) in New Orleans
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Re: Photography Anyone ?
« Reply #31 on: January 26, 2011, 01:53:51 PM »

If you are ever in New Orleans and want to do something besides Bourbon Street, go on the cemetery and voodoo tour !

First off, it is a walking tour from the middle of the French Quarter, so pick a relatively cool and/or low humidity day !

Secondly, you'll get to see the above ground crypts:



It is not exactly advisable to do your own tour !
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Re: Photography Anyone ?
« Reply #32 on: February 23, 2011, 11:31:11 AM »
Since I haven't posted any photography lately, thought I might do so. 

Recently, I was able to buy a clean used Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AIS lens.  It is manual focus and takes patience to focus wide open.  Here are some pictures I want to share:


Jewelry box at f/1.2


Jewelry box at f/2

I really like the 'dreamy' part of the image that is out of focus...
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« Reply #33 on: February 23, 2011, 04:37:55 PM »
f/2 is better, but the depth focus isn't that great. Is that a lens issue, or how you focus it?
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Re: Photography Anyone ?
« Reply #34 on: February 23, 2011, 06:29:40 PM »
Quote from: Lynch on February 23, 2011, 04:37:55 PM
f/2 is better, but the depth focus isn't that great. Is that a lens issue, or how you focus it?

Do you like f/8 better ?:



I used f/1.2 and f/2 to throw much/most of the jewelry box out of focus and hopefully a more dreamy look.  f/8 puts almost all of the jewelry box in focus.  If you like that better, I have other 'slower' lenses that can do that (although the 50mm f/1.2 lens was used for this image).

You may prefer this last image and that's ok.  Sometimes you have to try different approaches...
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« Reply #35 on: February 23, 2011, 07:25:24 PM »
I like the dreamy look, but try it with a more contrasting background. This works well with wedding photography when the subject is outside against a sky background. Large contrast from subject.
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« Reply #36 on: February 23, 2011, 08:15:58 PM »
Like these ?:





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Re: Photography Anyone ?
« Reply #37 on: March 06, 2011, 08:09:16 PM »




I'm glad the snow has melted...
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« Reply #38 on: March 07, 2011, 07:48:40 AM »
Looks like you all got a light dusting.
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« Reply #39 on: March 07, 2011, 09:25:19 AM »
Well, we didn't get as much as some, but it was 6 or 8 inches on this particular storm.
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