Thanks, Antonio.Originally Posted by Antonio Correia
Hello Alis.
I think the skin looks very well and the photo is indeed very good.
About the second one, I also like it. It was artificial light was it not ?
It was natural light. At the park, using the 70-200mm 2.8 zoom lens.
Great lens. So heavy ...
Have a nice week end.
What is this? F 4 or 2.8? Who is this, you Antonio?
Nice shot
Last edited by Alis; 23rd July 2009 at 01:05 PM.
I am not sure but in 2006 the f/4.0 didn't exist.What is this? F 4 or 2.8? Who is this, you Antonio? Nice shot
My wife took this picture the day after I received the lens from Germany where the price was the lowest.
Look how the photo looks: bad treatment, car in the background, etc.
I learned something from there till now ...
Yes, it's me all right !
If I blame my wife for a picture, she will never touches my camera again
I've always loved square printed photos. Too bad not many people like them, and I try hard to convince some of my clients to accept certain crop styles which compliments the image better.
Last edited by Dave Humphries; 26th July 2009 at 08:15 AM. Reason: fixed broken link for 2nd pic
Thank you Dave for posting your pictures adding some value to this thread.
Your photos look just fine.
Could you please be kind enough to post more but with nicer background ?
Thank you.
Good as always.
Is he the only available model in the USA ?
Your wife Alis, where is she ?
Antonio, my images are from actual competitions during a routine performance. This is as best of a distracting background as I could do. Unfortunately there was no high points that I could shoot from to use the mat as a background. The only other choice I had was the audience which is more busy in the composition.Thank you Dave for posting your pictures adding some value to this thread.
Your photos look just fine.
Could you please be kind enough to post more but with nicer background ?
Thank you.
Do not worry, I hear it a lot. Many people do not realize how challenging sports photography is, and how much you have to really work with your environment as best as you can make do.
Last edited by Amberglass; 27th July 2009 at 11:17 PM. Reason: typo
Here's two more since you asked. If I had my choice, I would post many of my images in squares, like in the days of classic wedding albums.
Working with mixed artificial lighting (sodium and mercury vapor) is extremely challenging btw. These two images are perfect examples of fluctuating light frequencies, but bottom line is that the skin tones are correct.
Nice again David !
I know how difficult it is to shoot with different white balances...
I am sure you do have other pictures with such quality as these but with clear backgrounds.
We all hope to have a look at them some day.
Again, thank you for posting. Keep doing so.
My name is ElsieNice again David !
I know how difficult it is to shoot with different white balances...
I am sure you do have other pictures with such quality as these but with clear backgrounds.
We all hope to have a look at them some day.
Again, thank you for posting. Keep doing so., but my husband's name is David and he's not a photographer
The facilities are setup for competitions only, not for photographic opportunities. Believe me when I tell you that most gyms have apparatuses all over the place, which makes my life an absolute nightmare. Such is the life of a photojournalist and sports shooter.
Last edited by Amberglass; 27th July 2009 at 08:45 PM. Reason: addition
What a mess I have made with the names !
Sorry Elsie. Just me ...
No offense taken, AntonioWhat a mess I have made with the names !
Sorry Elsie. Just me ....
I am slowly saving up for the Nikon 300 2.8 VR, with this baby I will be able to shoot into the mats, and achieve the better bokeh of backgrounds within tighter shots. The 70-200 2.8 VR is great but requires me to be closer to the mat's edges. As you know, Bohek is achieve with camera distance to subject and distance from behind subject. Since you like my work, here are some more......but you did mention in the beginning that I'm suppose to only post one image at a time.
Btw, all images were shot with ISO from 3200-6400, f2.8-4. The lighting was literally that bad at these locations.
Last edited by Amberglass; 27th July 2009 at 11:22 PM. Reason: added
This really doesn't show Elsie, you make it look so easy, well done.
Very acceptable skin tones, white balance and lack of noise.
Thank you, Dave. As I tell the photography students that I mentor, it's really important to do the prep work prior (series of custom wb because some lights takes longer to fully power up than others), shoot in RAW, and really understanding post processing corrections on a calibrated monitor. None of these images were Ps, just balanced corrections and cropping.
If you like, I can post some of my biggest challenge shoot this year. I called them "Putting them in the light the hard way." The gym that this particular competition was held in had natural, mercury vapor, fluorescent, and incandescent lighting all in one room.
Thank you, Dave. As I tell the photography students that I mentor, it's really important to do the prep work prior (series of custom wb because some lights takes longer to fully power up than others), shoot in RAW, and really understanding post processing corrections on a calibrated monitor. None of these images were Ps, just balanced corrections and cropping. If you like, I can post some of my biggest challenge shoot this year. I called them "Putting them in the light the hard way." The gym that this particular competition was held in had natural, mercury vapor, fluorescent, and incandescent lighting all in one room
Yes, yes ! Teach me something about the mixture of WB and how you did to get such great results under so bad situations.
Please... Elsie...
But here only SCPs.
Better: a link to the thread you are going to create with those gym photos.
Thank you Elsie !
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