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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 14:31:34 GMT
You don't need a telephoto or macro for this theme. I plan to do it all with one lens. It may be a zoom lens, but I don't have any of those really wide range zooms. I'll probably use my 70-200, which is less than a 3:1 zoom factor. I'll do most of the "zooming" with my feet. What you could do is use a stitched pano for the broad view, then move closer and take a single image for the detail shot. I like this theme because it lets me pick my own subject, and my creative juices seem to do better when I'm not trying to focus on something that I know I'm not very good at. Rick, you got it right! This is not about having "special" lenses. Speaking for myself, . . . I am going to do it all with one lens and some footwork.
BTW, glad to see you back here. Looking forward to your continuing participation!
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 14:51:51 GMT
. . . this is not a competition, the aim is to get us all out, using our cameras and having fun. If I can, I intend to try and get a photo using two separate shots, as I think the theme suggests. Dennis Dennis, your perception of the WP challenge is absolutely right! The description of the WP challenge states . . .
And your intentions are taking you on the right track -- two separate shots.
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 14:58:34 GMT
BTW that original clock photo was in fact two shots from roughly the same spot at two ends of a zoom lens Both were also cropped and had some perspective adjustment applied especially to the second to make it look more up close. So a bit of every approach except moving my feet! Tony Tony, thanks for the explanation! That's what I thought you had done. You have been participating in the WP challenge for a long time; you know the drill.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 15:00:13 GMT
Spring is here, and the ladybugs are out and about. Here are 2 photos: (1) close-up of a ladybug larva and (2) the larger view of the larva on the plant. kdcintx, great images. I am fascinated by the Detail image; I had never seen a ladybug larva so up close & personal. Great DOF and spot-on focus drawing our eyes to the liny larva! |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 15:01:44 GMT
Here's a spider after getting a drink from a puddle. kdcintx, great finding (and amazing capture)! I really like the simplicity of the composition . . . spider + puddle. The result is a very intriguing image. |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 15:44:32 GMT
I was at a local historic oil field today which still produces oil in the same way it was done back in the 1850's and they have life size displays dotted around depicting life as it was then - this is one of the bigger ones. The overall shot was actually two shots stitched together as my lens wasn't quite wide enough to fit everything in without backing into a fence. The close ups of the tin man and tin horse were a combination of zooming in and moving up closer. Tony Tony, great idea -- doing a stitching job to capture Whole. Perfect! And the two Detail shots? Sharp, crystal clear. You nailed Whole & Detail! |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 16:20:02 GMT
This very early eighteenth century dovecote in Beddington Park, Surrey replaced an earlier Tudor structure and supplied the nearby Carew Manor with poultry meat and eggs. It housed about 1360 nesting boxes and an internal rotating staircase which gave easy access for egg and bird collection. The wooden turret highlighted below enabled the birds to come and go.
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Dennis, I love how you captured Whole, with the dovecote structure bathed in sunlight. Beautiful! And the Detail shot? You certainly captured the details of the wooden turret. A simple composition (turret + sky), yet, a very effective one. |
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Post by alexr on Mar 24, 2018 16:25:49 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on Mar 24, 2018 18:48:26 GMT
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 24, 2018 19:14:51 GMT
Traveled a bit along the shore on this snowy Spring day. I thought seeing a snowman on the beach might be a bit novel for some of you. Helen, quite a finding! Great shots! I particularly like how, in the first one, you captured the footprints leading to the snowman. Very effective -- we just can't wait to get close to that little fellow. |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 25, 2018 16:33:54 GMT
Perfect time for this challenge because it is finally warm enough to get out and about (46 degrees). I did a number of locations. The first is a cell tower. Bob, and . . . perfect interpretation of this week's theme with these two great shots. I love how you captured the details of the cell tower in the second shot.
Pleased to see you back participating in the WP challenge. Looking forward to your continuing participation!
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 25, 2018 16:43:24 GMT
Lock and dam #11 on the Mississippi River. Bob, beautiful images -- repeating patterns, straight and curvy lines. The Detail image has a painterly look (which I really like). It would look great on the wall! |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 25, 2018 16:57:59 GMT
This shot tower was built in 1856 and was used to make shot during the civil war. Lead was melted at the base of the tower, hoisted to the top, poured through screens of different gauges, tumbling smoothly round as it fell into the water vats below. The shot was then sorted and packed. When completed, the tower could produce between 6 to 8 tons daily. Bob, great finding! That shot tower seems to be in a very good condition (tuckpointing? repairs?). Beautiful brickwork! Your capture in the Detail shot did justice to it. Well done!
As a side note, . . . I am a Civil War buff. These images struck a chord with me. Thanks! |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 25, 2018 21:35:31 GMT
In from the garden: And using an extension tube: Alex, great composition on the Whole image -- minimalist, negative space, solid black background (making the daffodil colors pop). The Detail image is the kind that "begs" one to go back and look at it again. An art piece!
I don't remember you participating in the WP challenge before. So, . . . welcome to this challenge! Hopefully you will come back here.
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 26, 2018 3:25:06 GMT
Two photos from along the Thames Path between the Thames Barrier and Greenwich. The first shows a typical Thames riverscape at low water, then I home in on a mudlark - probably an archaeologist trawling the foreshore for historical treasures. He is just about visible in the first shot, if you look very hard.. They appear at every low tide, so it's a popular, if messy,occupation.
The second shot is the Emirates Airline cable car, plus a couple of the "pods". Don't use this crossing if you are nervous of heights!
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Brenda,
First shot -- You have a photographer's eyes. I love how you selected the mudlark (just a speck in the Whole image) to be your Detail image. Well thought-out! The human Detail in the midst of the urban/nature Whole. Very original interpretation of this week's theme!
Second shot -- Great composition in both images! Leading lines going across the frame drawing our eyes to the cable car in the Whole image and going upwards and diagonally in the Detail image. One can just feel the "height" angle of the crossing.
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