The Shadow Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 It looks like Aaron has left the building... lol. Yes. A lot of rude people seem to drive by, ask a question or for some feedback, and then disappear or read the answers without bothering with the extremely difficult task of offering a further response or thank you. Best thing for others to do is continue a good conversation in their absence, which is what happened here ... There’s always something new under the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronSmilow Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Thank you guys for the feedback! have not gone anywhere just have not been on photo.net recently. I understand what everyone is saying. Just keep the action in focus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronSmilow Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Thanks for responding to the pillow fight, I hoped you would do that because it provides an insight as to the relevance or not, of "movie extras" in the two stories, both yours and mine. Fact is, IMO neither shot would suffer if the "extras" were left out of the captured scenes. But now that the photos are taken with no chance of going back to take them again, cropping the tops of the images, would not be practical nor desirable perhaps, if the stories in the only images we have are ruined So we come to cropping the right side of yours, as others have suggested to draw viewers interest on the in-focus action. Three crops and the one that appeals to me best is the last one. The running boy is more prominent and my eyes stay on him and the action longer than the first two crops. I think it's a big improvement. [ATTACH=full]1273513[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1273515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1273516[/ATTACH] thank you for showing examples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronSmilow Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 I like the tonality range of your picture, nice and contrast. Real b&w. What film and développer did you use? I actually didnt use film. I use a nikon D5500 and use lightroom to turn in b&w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronSmilow Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 It looks like Aaron has left the building... No just havent been on laletly. recently. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotonunta Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 As the comment befor me. great black and white! Canon 5D Mark IV| 6D | C100 Mark II | 35 f/1.4 L II | 85 f/1.4 L IS | 50 1.8 STM | 16-35 f/4 L IS | 24-70 f/2.8 L II | 24-70 f4 IS | 70-200 f/2.8 L IS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Luttmann Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I think, one of the issues in the OP’s photo is also the quality of the blur. The bokeh isn’t very appealing possibly due to small sensor, but I like the rich grey tonality. That would be a lens issue. Sensor size does not effect bokeh...but it does on the amount of DOF. A couple of things for the OP...I really like the photograph and the contrast amount to which you've processed. The bokeh you can't change unless you change lenses for the future. Finally, and this is personal taste...I like a tad bit more contrast, and a bit of grain added to avoid a bit of a plastic b&w look. I cropped a tad as well. There's never a right or wrong here as we all like different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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