Assign #3: Shallow Depth of Field

johngpt · Aug 11, 2008

icassell said:
...funny ... I was thinking exactly the same thing

They'll probably never let us get together at any TPF meet up.

Christina: No John, we've decided to reschedule that meet up in Phoenix.

Christina: No Ian, we've decided to reschedule that meet up in Phoenix.

UtahsRebel · Aug 17, 2008

OK, I guess I have to test the waters at some point.

Pugs · Aug 17, 2008

UtahsRebel said:
OK, I guess I have to test the waters at some point.

Hey, welcome to the forum and good first posting. It's intimidating to put your stuff out there for the world to see!

You didn't say if you wanted comments and critiques on your shots, so I'll just say that I really like what you're trying to do here!

UtahsRebel · Aug 17, 2008

Pugs,
Constructive comments are always welcome. Thanks.

Pugs · Aug 17, 2008

UtahsRebel said:
Pugs,
Constructive comments are always welcome. Thanks.

Keep in mind that I'm no pro; I'm an amateur who's learning! I like giving critiques, because it helps me understand how to make my photos better. So, take my comments with a grain of salt.

In the first one, I really like the composition as a whole, but I found myself wishing I could see more of the horse's eye. The composition makes me feel like the horse is looking at the trailer, other horse, and man. I just wish you had taken a few steps camera-left to capture the eye looking at the trailer and more of the horse's face. Maybe a step or two back to capture more of the horse's head as well.

In the second image, the main flower is dead center and the other is off to the left. This leaves a lot of dead space on the right. I think the composition would be stronger if you moved the primary flower to the right a bit and also pulled out a little bit so that the two flowers wouldn't be cut off at the top and bottom.

But like I said in my prior post, I really like what you're going for! Especially in that first image!

alexkerhead · Aug 17, 2008

Another attempt.

sburatorul · Aug 18, 2008

all pics posted are nice but some photos here are awesome. here i go with two of the pics shot on vacation.

UtahsRebel · Aug 18, 2008

Thanks for your comments Pugs. This is the kind of input I really like to have from people. Hubby always says, "That's nice" and walks away. Don't learn much from that.

"I just wish you had taken a few steps camera-left to capture the eye looking at the trailer and more of the horse's face. Maybe a step or two back to capture more of the horse's head as well"

A step or two back on this one would probably have helped but I was "in the saddle" and leaning on my horse's neck to try and actually get a view from his perspective.

johngpt · Aug 18, 2008

alexkerhead said:
Another attempt.

That looks so much like my Pentax, but mine above Pentax, says Honeywell. It's a spotmatic. Need to look up what year it had been made.

Is yours still operating?

alexkerhead · Aug 18, 2008

johngpt said:
That looks so much like my Pentax, but mine above Pentax, says Honeywell. It's a spotmatic. Need to look up what year it had been made.

Is yours still operating?

Works perfectly, in fact, all of my Pentax gear functions perfectly. O_O

Indeed, a Asahi version spotmatic. The asahi was sold overseas, while Honeywell was the seller in the US.

The lens is a Asahi Takumar 200mm/3.5.

I have a honeywell version, and the asahi version of the spotmatics.
Here is a thread with some of the Pentax gear I have.

http://thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134440

dklod · Aug 19, 2008

Just looked at the properties of this one. F13?? Not exactly a stop to create shallow DoF, but there is some blurring in front and behind the focal point, so I guess it just qualifies.