monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I love to see reflections in peoples' eyes - I think they're called catchlights. <P><P><center><img src=http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4875825-lg.jpg></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Me too but the 'bokeh' or OOF highlights are more striking here. The reason why 'bokeh' is important to some, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_morriss2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Great picture Monkey, he looks like a bloke you could have a right laugh with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Graham, you're absolutely right, Charlie's a star! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Okay, here's my second favourite detail I like to see in a photo...<P> <P><center><img src=http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4876076-lg.jpg><P> <P> <P></center> ...and below my two favourite details appear in one shot!<P><center><img src=http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4876080-lg.jpg></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 I am, of course, talking about wedding rings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 <I>A detail you like to see in a photograph</i><P>Eye contact. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_morriss2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Looks like it was a great day Monkey, wedding? too much to drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Too much too drink? I'd probably pass out before that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_morriss2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 <br><br> <center><img src=" http://www.ericmilner.com/photos/pn083006/images/eye-raw-dupe.jpg"></center><br><br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Nice shot Eric... self-portrait? <B> ; )</b> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 cheers Monkey, yeah, self p with a 21mm :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Is your mascara that new and expensive stuff by L'Oréal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I only use Mac, Monkey....c'mon man, try it next time you run out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I like to see geometric forms or patterns: <P>Curves: <P><img src="http:// www.stuartrichardson.com/maruyama-snowstorm2.jpg"><P>lines<P><img src="http:// www.stuartrichardson.com/shinto-lanterns-and-columns.jpg"><P>Although I don't object in any way to seeing Monkey's idea of curves as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee hamiel Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I really like the first shot Stuart - very nice - where & details? The main detail I prefer in a photograph is a lack of an uneccessary distraction in the shot Also - if eyes are in the shot I prefer them to be the primary focus point - whether it's people or animals - the catchlights are nice if they are done right & not overdone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melaniec Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Who needs eye contact when you have pecs? <p> <img src = "http://static.flickr.com/71/177049366_8fc1cabf79_o.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dford Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 <CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/4872994-lg.jpg"> <br> <i>every picture tells a story donut</i> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Thanks Lee. It was in Maruyama Park in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first snow of the year. There was nothing, and then almost instantly these huge wet snowflakes started coming down really hard. I shot that picture on Fuji Acros. The camera was a Leica MP with 50/1.4 ASPH at 1/30th of a second (to get the snow to blur). The second one was in the same park, at Hokkaido Shrine. It was also taken on Acros with an MP, but the lens was the 75/1.4. I forget if it was the same day, but it was snowing slightly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 <IMG SRC="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/coha05.jpg"> </CENTER> a natural catchlight, feather detail, good bokeh, and talons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee hamiel Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Thanks Stuart for the info - interesting that my son & I are about to order some bulk Fuji Acros ... Trying to keep some of the Techpan as well as Vivek at bay:) Develop yourself or at a lab? If you what do you use for reference? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi Lee, <P> I am still using my last bottle of Rodinal. It is a bit of a complex formula though. I am doing 1:100 at 72-75 degrees for 18 mins. Agitation for 15 seconds of each of the first 3 minutes, then one inversion every three minutes. You also need to make sure that you have 10mL of Rodinal for every roll, otherwise you get very low contrast negatives. But I think Acros is pretty good in normal developers as well. I am just using Rodinal because it is what I got used to when I was in Japan (I needed a one shot developer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasmformyzombie Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Monkey, would that detail be breasts or a joint? :>)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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