> I'm a bit mysterified that I might have such a rep. I hope it's only with you
> when you feel my chain hasn't been pulled enough recently. :-)
I wouldn't presume to speak for others in this regard. :)
> Except every dark-bright edge has a hard, white line along it, at odds with
> both what the subject looked like and the rest of the overall effect.
Sharpening artifacts and halos will drive me over the edge too.
>> Crossing Contrails:
> I like it. Just took some similar-ish tele shots of cloud detail around a
> couple of sunsets. I would, of course, have knocked down the noise quite a
> bit before embarking on the processes that emphasize it. But it looks like
> your kind of grain, film-like.
Thanks. I am redoing it for stock. Have some similars which will do
better in that regard. (see next).
>> A nice crop of Wind Turbines ready for harvest (H):
> I like this, probably for some of the wrong reasons. The processing has made
> it look like a really nice model of wind turbines, with the grass looking a
> little fake, like better quality could have been used. The nicely centered
> subject it a bit too pat for me, but adds to the model quality.
I took a couple dozen pictures with different compositions. I thought
these two were about the best for a quick-and-dirty display for my
friends. The stock images will probably end up being a couple others
that have more cropping space. (stock images have to have boundary
area to be cropped off by the client).
>> Proverbs 21:9 House:
> Great capture! The effect mostly works for me. A longer, gentler gradient,
> starting further in, from in to out of focus might be nicer, more like a
> 'real' cheap lens. The central area of sharp (ish) on a Holga lens is smaller.
I suppose it can't be too bad. Made my first stock sale of it within 5
hours of release. :) E-1, BTW.
>> Empty Pool (OM-4T with Ektar 100):
> Nice. This is over processed?
Nope. That one is exactly as scanned.
>> Flag (OM-4T with Ektar 100):
> Not my cuppa, but perfectly executed.
Thank you. Again, exactly as scanned.
>> Bug Out (Panasonic DMC-L1 with 50/1.4 and extension):
> What with all the macro lenses I have, I don't believe I've ever used the
> 50/1.4 with extension. Not unexpectedly, it did well. And you've found a
> subject/background relationship where it has great bokeh! :-)
the 50/1.4 is NOT flat-fielded and it has a very linear and aggressive
rate of defocus. Comparing it to the 50/3.5 (at equivelent apertures),
the 50/3.5 is MUCH better behaved in every respect, but the 50/1.4 is
significantly more artistic--even at F5.6 and F8.
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Ken Norton
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