[OreoCookie]

I'm interested in that presentation … 

[brassplayersrock²]

that's two!

[RAILhead]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Good bokeh is many times the difference between a nice shot and a stunning shot.

If you're bokeh-seeker like I am, be sure to ALWAYS check how many blades the lens has. More blades = smoother blur. On that note, I did a quick-n-dirty lens shootout a while back that addressed bokeh with the Canon and Tamron lenses I own:

Another Dadgum Stinking Blog: Canon and Tamron Lens Tests

[ARENA]

more in my flickr: Flickr: Photos from Sergio Recabarren
and website: Sergio Recabarren G.

[James L]

Originally Posted by ARENA 

Sergio, what was your lighting for this one?

[ARENA]

Two bowens 500w flashes with through white umbrella at each side of the subject, plus 580EX bounce off ceiling on camera.

[Nivag]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Good shot and composition. I'd up the exposure a tad though, colours look a bit dull at the moment.

Thanks, I'll have a play around. I took over 1200+ photos in a recent trip to New Zealand need to sit down and get them trimmed to good shots and then tweaked.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by ARENA 

I love these two, for the sheer amount of emotion they manage to display.

The old man looks like he’s about to have a heart attack while breaking down crying, and the kid looks unbelievably deep in some inner world, oblivious to everything around him. Beautiful shots.

[ARENA]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

I love these two, for the sheer amount of emotion they manage to display.

The old man looks like he’s about to have a heart attack while breaking down crying, and the kid looks unbelievably deep in some inner world, oblivious to everything around him. Beautiful shots.

The old man is none other than the great Ennio Morricone, really concentrated during his last concert in Santiago.

[Oisín]

I have no idea who Ennio Morricone is (I’m uncultured like that). I could tell that it was a conductor, but somehow, the about-to-break-down interpretation just seemed more ‘right’ for this picture than the highly-concentrated-conductor interpretation.

[RAILhead]

Here's another shot with the 100mm f/2.8 Canon macro lens:

[glideslope]

For Bokeh-Seekers. D300 - 17-55 DX

[powerbook867]

my turn! shot tonight @ 2.8

[IceEnclosure]

@ flickr

[haxorjoe]

Originally Posted by ARENA 

I really like the angle of this shot and the colours on the building!

Anyway, here's mine:

flickr linkr

[brassplayersrock²]

let me know of anything that I can do to improve these, and if anyone wants, you can do your own editing of my pictures and please post them here. thanks

[RAILhead]

I would prefer them to be horizontal, not vertical. I've just never been a fan of the horizontal pic -- and think of all that water you could have in the shot...

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by RAILhead 

I would prefer them to be horizontal, not vertical. I've just never been a fan of the horizontal pic -- and think of all that water you could have in the shot...

Vertical shots look good for portraits and full body portraits.

[brassplayersrock²]

[brassplayersrock²]

how can i get the fishing guy in the first picture to pop out a bit more?