Thanks for looking, Chuck. I think though that all the eyes were open, merely
directed towards the action in the centre of the shot; everyone was having a
good time.
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19397
I remember your picture, and I like it.
Chris
> On 3 Jan 2016, at 14:27, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 5 pairs of closed eyes (35%). You're not so lucky as Nathan and your result
> is more like what I would expect.
>
> To improve the odds (and it's still not perfect) I tell everyone to close
> their eyes (just lightly, no squinting or grimacing). On command to open
> they are to open their eyes, look at the camera and smile. This shot
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=17093
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=17093>> was done that way. Of
> 24 people only one (my sister-in-law at far right) has her eyes closed. I
> could have fixed it by pasting a pair of eyes from other shots but chose not
> to bother since she's wearing dark glasses and the closed eyes are not very
> visible.
>
> I took a dozen shots to get the one in the link. But, as frequently happens,
> the keeper was #2. Even the adults start to get bored after more than a few.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/3/2016 1:37 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> Nicely done, Nathan. The composition has turned out very well. But
>> was it lunch or dinner?
>>
>> I took one of most of my family on the day after Boxing Day; I used
>> my X100T and iPhone, which worked well (for once). However, I forgot
>> to set the 2s delay and was caught with my finger poised over the
>> iPhone:
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19397
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 2 Jan 16, at 18:54, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> We celebrated New Year’s Eve in Alicante’s best restaurant, La
>>> Ereta. Just me, my wife and our two children. Truth be told, I was
>>> not hung over on New Year’s Day morning since I was the designated
>>> driver the night before. My wife and children, that’s another story
>>> ;-) Anyway, yesterday we had a lunch/dinner at our place with our
>>> Spanish/French/Algerian friends. It was a great way to usher in
>>> 2016, and for once I got to use the tripod and the self-timer of my
>>> camera:
>>>
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mLRMgxF/A
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mLRMgxF/A
>>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mLRMgxF/A>>
>>
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