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Precious Mementos
carlo


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Challenge: Still Life V (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor -S DX 18-105 f3.5-5.6
Location: Magill, South Australia, Australia
Date: May 23, 2009
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Still Life, Wedding
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2009

 It's our 10th wedding anniversary so what better subject to use for the Still Life challenge.

Remote flash (to the right and pointing up) plus onboard flash used. I don't have any studio lighting; I wish I did to completely remove the shadows from the rings. Took about 50 shots to get the best composition and focus; still not quite happy, but it will have to do. I'm annoyed at the line on the bottom right corner (being the end of the invitation paper). But I didn't want to sacrifice pleasing composition.

Used long focal lenght (105mm), open aperture (5.6) and focused in close to get the most shallow DOF I could achieve. But that made it difficult to to get the focus point spot on the big diamond. Auto focus didn't cut it; I had to switch to manual.

I usually don't like to post-process too much, but this time I was able to make heavy adjustments which resulted in significant improvements:
-Curves
-Saturation
-Levels
-Vibrance


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 06/09/2009 04:03:32 PM
Greetings from Critique Club

First, congratulations on your 10th anniversary!!! :)

I really like this photo, and find that the DOF and the colours are very strong. I didnt notice the shadows you referred to until I read your description, so I dont think they hurt the photo at all. Especially not for the 5 second voters.

Not sure why you had to go with manual focus though. I shoot with a Nikon as well, and can lock the focus on a certain point and move the camera to achieve the composition I want. Regardless, your photo is well focused, so I dont think it was an issue here.

I agree with mileskea about rotating the photo. The first thing I did when I saw the photo was start to tilt my head to try to read the invitation. I was tempted to turn my laptop upside down, but that would have looked funny.

VitaminB
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/02/2009 11:21:05 PM
Excellent Addition to any Wedding Day Portfolio! Great Work! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2009 05:34:18 PM
I like the comp of this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2009 09:32:42 AM
Very nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/30/2009 01:35:39 PM
Tooo yellow, 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2009 07:09:11 AM
Great wedding style photograph. Good for the memory book.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2009 05:44:59 AM
I like this photo. My only comment would be to turn the invitation around so that it could be read
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/27/2009 09:11:32 AM
Beautiful shot, but for who is the third ring???
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/27/2009 08:56:20 AM
Beautiful, any bride and groom would be happy with a photo like this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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