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    Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    We stopped on a food tour at a local cheese and meat shop and were greeted by Senior Roberto. The business has been in his family for generators and he certainly has a loyal following. Always giving you the two thumbs up.

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    Appreciate any Comments...thanks

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Nice candid, a bit soft on the focus.

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    His face seems quite sharp. I think a fairly shallow depth of focus is simply making the foreground look out of focus. It would be nice if that was also sharp but it is mostly a portrait shot so I can accept this scene as it is now.

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowman View Post
    Nice candid, a bit soft on the focus.
    Thanks, I tried focusing on his eyes...but he was quite active and hard to pin down. Very interesting character.

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff F View Post
    His face seems quite sharp. I think a fairly shallow depth of focus is simply making the foreground look out of focus. It would be nice if that was also sharp but it is mostly a portrait shot so I can accept this scene as it is now.
    Thanks Geoff - this was as f/5.3 and ISO1000, still giving me a SS of 1/60s at 95 mm. So there could be some camera shake in there as well. I probably could have raised the ISO a bit more and had a bit sharper results.

    I was trying to get a shallower DOF of this image.

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Erik - this is an nice character shot. I suspect that you are in a bit of a mixed light situation as when I examine the image, there seems to be a bit of a green overtone that is hard to eliminate by just setting correct black and white points.

    Could I also suggest a slightly different crop. I find the material behind Senior Roberto a bit distracting. Remove it and the character of the images changes signifcantly.

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Since he is hard to pin down as you said, 'could have used a faster SS...I love deli stores..you'll never know which worm is going to hurt you most...

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Quote Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver View Post
    Erik - this is an nice character shot. I suspect that you are in a bit of a mixed light situation as when I examine the image, there seems to be a bit of a green overtone that is hard to eliminate by just setting correct black and white points.

    Could I also suggest a slightly different crop. I find the material behind Senior Roberto a bit distracting. Remove it and the character of the images changes signifcantly. Lighting in the room was challenging, but manageable.

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    Thanks Manfred - Yes the tighter crop does have a much stronger impact yet still ensures that the viewer knows that it is in Deli.

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Quote Originally Posted by IzzieK View Post
    Since he is hard to pin down as you said, 'could have used a faster SS...I love deli stores..you'll never know which worm is going to hurt you most...
    Thanks Izzie - I took many other pictures in the store of the meat, cheese and pasta. Then ended up be great fillers for a photo book I did of the trip.

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    Re: Rome: Senior Roberto C&C Appreciated

    Good for you! Will we see some shots of those meats and cheeses and other deli produce there uploaded here. I love food and cooking...

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