First attempt at cinematic look
Nikon D800 Yongnuo YN560 ll's shot through Elinchrom parabolic
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Dean Wilson
The Sun and the Moon
I wanted to see how my 50 year old Canon FD 800mm f/5.6 s.s.c. would handle photographing both the Sun and the Moon.
1 - Revealing sunspots. (Square cropped)
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Alan Brown
Bluristic mirror mode
I must admit I have been lax in both my shooting and posting recently, perhaps due to the fact my wife has now retired, and we are spending a LOT more time together doing various activities.
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7 Comments
Great capture! The model's eyes are sharp and the background is nicely blurred. What lense did you use?
Thanks, 70-200 2.8
Nice job on your first attempt.
My main critiques are the pole in the background on the left side...one step to your left with the camera and you could have framed that out of the shot. And secondly, overall the background seems a touch bright still. Get that shutter speed up a bit more (assuming you're using HSS like in Dylan's tutorial), which will drop the ambient exposure (and sadly your flash exposure a bit as well). Alternatively, just find a spot that has a bit less direct sunlight hitting the background.
Thanks for critique I will get better at this technique.
I like the bright back ground, it gives an open airy look, and there's nothing back there worth looking at any way. The emphasis is on her.
I get Chris's comment about the pole, but otherwise it's a good balance between the strobe and the external light. I also like the spill light on your model's neck and jaw.
Off to a strong start