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Dave Gordon


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Challenge: Shallow DOF (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990
Location: Goshen, NY
Date: Feb 8, 2004
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5 sec.
Galleries: Interior, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Feb 8, 2004

 1. Photographed at widest possible aperture.
2. Selected background in Photoshop, applied gaussian blur
3. Selected disks, applied unsharp mask.
4. Adjusted overall brightness, lightness and contrast with curves.
5. Cropped image and resized for competition.

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Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 02/22/2004 08:43:41 PM
Dave, I got this image as a CC image, but I think I have already commented on it with my original thoughts. I don't think there is much that I can really add.

Reading your comments, I think it would possibly have been better serving to you if you had worked with a subject/setting that allowed you to create your shallow depth of field more with the camera.

Cheers :)

John Setzler
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/13/2004 09:24:50 AM
Overall focus seems soft. No reall area of sokid focus. 5
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/11/2004 06:35:58 PM
Nice way to compare media!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 02/09/2004 06:14:13 PM
Shallow depth of field here is ok. The image doesn't seem to strike me in any particular way. There is a lot of color here that seems to clash. The background is strong... possibly overpowering your subject(s). It may also be useful to upset the 'balance' somehow... After continuing to look, the film canisters in this image don't serve much of any purpose other than to show shallow depth of field? You may find it useful to incorporate subject strength with the challeng topic :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/09/2004 04:11:18 AM
Good demonstration of DoF but it not very exciting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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