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DPC posted in the group Daily Photo Digest
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DPC posted in the group Daily Photo Digest
Fred Herzog. Curtains, Vancouver, Canada, 1972
Fred Herzog was renowned for his vibrant colour street photography at a time when colour photography was primarily linked with advertising and had not yet gained acceptance for artistic or serious documentary work. One of his notable works is “Curtains,” captured in Vancouver.
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Glen Fouche posted in the group Action Photography
Track Cycling very often has restricted access … To separate the subject from the background is a conflict – open the aperture for shallow depth of field, and that will speed up the shutter and freeze the action, I therefore chose to pan in order to blur the background (that otherwise would have been in focus) and also needed to show movement…Read More
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Vincent vW posted in the group Portrait Photography
Belinda M, a girl with ink
Shot in Studio 012 October 2023
Fujifilm X-S10 / ISO 200 – F8 – 1/125 sec
#portraitphoptography
#portrait
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This is a very simple, yet effective portrait, complemented by the fitting directional lighting that suits your subject well. I hope you captured a series of varied expressions. What light shaper did you employ for your key light? Next time, do remember to include more details about your lighting setup.
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#ProPhotoCritique
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Jako Poolman posted in the group Daily Photo Digest
Edward Weston. Pepper No. 30, 1930
Photo Credit: Holden Luntz GalleryIn his book “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”, Stephen King writes about leaving something for the imagination, not over-describing a scene. He conjures up the image of a red number 8 on the back of a rabbit in a cage. And, according to the King, each person will conjure up…Read More
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Thank you for sharing, Jako, and for taking the time to contribute to our Photo Digest. Interestingly, we’ve already featured “Pepper No. 30” in the Fine Art Group, but we find your write-up more engaging.
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Always a pleasure! Completely forgot about the post in Fine Art. My apologies. I discussed the pepper with my colleagues, and it sort of stuck, and ended up in this post. 🙂
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Bruno Verolini posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Title: One Step Rumba
Canon 600D – 55/250mm – ISO 400 – f8 – 1/800s
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Lovely shot Bruno! well-exposed and a lovely story.
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Bruno Verolini posted in the group Wildlife Photography
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Title – Gentle Giant in Perspective
Canon 600D – 55/250 Zoom – ISO 1600 – f11 – 1/320s
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Much better exposed. Thanks for sharing
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Bruno Verolini posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Prey Seeking
Canon 600D – 55/250 Zoom – ISO 1600 – f11 – 1/640s
Editing in Apple Photo – contrast and color. Aftermath of a late afternoon kill of a Spitting Cobra
#BirdPhotography #AvainPhotography
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John Griffin posted in the group Portrait Photography
“The Watcher” (Revised Crop)
Canon 5DMk4, Tamron 24-70mm, 1/200 sec at f8.0, ISO 200,
Flash: Main – Godox AD600BM camera left, Fill – Godox TT685 speedlight camera right. Initial sharpening in DXO Pure Raw, basic edit in Lightroom, into Photoshop for background extension and back to Lightroom for final edit.
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This monochrome photo is so powerful. You’ve really captured the essence of the subject and conveyed it beautifully.
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Thank you so much!
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Bruno Verolini posted in the group Wildlife Photography
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Thank you Danie for the posting guidelines – was not aware.Title: Morning Patrol
Canon 600D – 55/250mm Zoom – ISO 100 – f11 – 1/15s
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Danie Bester posted in the group Daily Photo Digest
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Some advice: Remember to include your settings. To gain more traction from your posts, share them in a relevant community group and add the appopriate hashtags (listed on the group’s sidebar) to help us better filter the shots.
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We’ve always enjoyed using slow shutter speeds to create impressionistic/abstract images of birds in flight. The white birds against the dark backdrop work well. However, have you tried enhancing the contrast slightly by brightening the whites and darkening the shadows just a bit more?
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Danie covered panning briefly in his Basic Photography Class on Saturday, emphasising its importance for sports or wildlife photographers in selecting the appropriate shutter speeds for their subjects. This image of a track cycling event by Glen, taken at 1/160th of a second, demonstrates an excellent panning technique.