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Jako Poolman posted in the group Photo Themes
Jako Poolman. Golden Shimmer, Rocky Bay (December 2023)
After a couple of failed attempts, a morning finally arrived with only a few wisps of clouds in the sky. I caught this using the 2-stop, three-photo HDR technique right at the edge of golden hour and absolutely loved the golden colours.
Canon EOS R8, RF 16mm, 1/1000sec, f11, ISO 100…Read More
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Jako Poolman posted in the group Photo Themes
Jako Poolman. Stormy Clouds, Rocky Bay (December 2023)
Had it all planned out to catch the sunrise, but it was heavily overcast this morning. Nearing the end of what was supposed to be the “Golden Hour”, I was still taking pics of these amazing, stormy cloud formations using the 2-stop HDR technique. So maybe no sun, but still had an opp…Read More
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Jako Poolman posted in the group Photo Themes
Jako Poolman. Boat launch, Rocky Bay (December 2023)
Got up early (around 3 am) to catch the sunrise, but it was heavily overcast this morning. These guys just launched their boat and sat on this wave for about 10 minutes before turning around and charging it with more vigour, breaking into the open sea and heading for those stormy clouds.…Read More
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Bruna Mentrup posted in the group Wildlife Photography
WHAT HAPPENS TO DOF WHEN YOUR SUBJECT IS CLOSE TO THE CAMERA?
Pros and Cons of long telephoto lenses – (continuation)FIRST IMAGE:
1/1250sec – f/4 – ISO 640 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm Lens
FOCUS DISTANCE: 10 metersHaving the focal plane a short distance from the image plane renders shallow DOF. Conversely, the farther the image plane i…Read More
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Bruna Mentrup posted in the group Wildlife Photography
SECOND IMAGE:
1/400 sec – f/4 – ISO 640 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm Lens
FOCUS DISTANCE: 8,91 METERSFor the same focal length and same aperture setting, getting physically closer to the subject will give shallower DOF and more background bokeh. In other words, less of your subject will be sharp in focus.
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Nifty Fifty Challenge!


Hey everyone! I’ve just put together a tutorial on Nifty Fifty Lenses and I’d love to feature some of your amazing shots! Why not make it fun with a challenge?

Got any stunning shots taken with a Nifty Fifty lens? We’re talking about those sharp 50mm f/1.8 or f/2 prime lenses. Please note, we’re keeping it strict to…Read More -
DPC posted in the group Daily Photo Digest
Fan Ho: “Hong Kong Venice,” 1962
Photo Credit: The GuardianFan Ho, affectionately dubbed ‘the great master,’ garnered acclaim as one of Asia’s most cherished street photographers, particularly for his work during the ’50s and ’60s in Hong Kong. The Guardian lauded him as ‘The Cartier-Bresson of the East,’ a nod to his profound impact and the…Read More
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Bruna Mentrup posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Let’s check out the performance of the new Fuji GFX ll mirrorless camera shooting wildlife.
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