paul stenquist wrote:
Nice shot. Very nice. Pretty girl as well.
I only wish we could see a bit more of the cake, but that's a nit.
Paul
I hear you Paul, and I wish we could too. :)
This shot stands as a sad lesson in preparedness. I saw that the "cake"
(actually a tray of cupcakes, one candle on each) was being taken to the
table and the birthday girls rounded-up. I /thought/ I had the camera
all set and I moved into position.
But as Olivia started to blow out candles and I looked though the
viewfinder I discovered that I had left the focus-point set at the
right-most point (I had been doing vertical portrait shots just prior).
I swore under my breath and struggled with the camera for a bit, but
even after 2 years of using it, I'm still not at the point where I can
quickly get to some settings in a panic.
So, executive decision time: running out of lit candles here. I just
aimed for her right eye using the right-most focus-point and framed as
best I could. I got exactly one shot like that--this one.
Even still, I'm happy that it wasn't a total loss. I cropped it to
square to get rid of a ton of dead space on the left. I used Noiseware
on it and selective sharpening on layers to get some sheen back in her hair.
Thanks, Paul; appreciate your comments.
-bmw
On Jun 9, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Bruce Walker wrote:
Well, per Jack's advice to do thoughtful shooting as life allows, I was able to
prowl around a joint birthday party for my two nieces last weekend and I got
this shot ...
http://decluttr.com/4669004469
K20D, smc P-DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM, 1/45th, f/1.7, ISO 800, handheld.
Both the party and the shot were personal high-points for me.
-bmw
My niece Olivia, who I snapped blowing out her birthday candles above, asked my
opinion on what dSLR she should save up for. She's going to be taking a photography
course at high school in the fall semester, and decided her P&S wouldn't do.
Completely unbiased, I of course suggested the K-x. :) Here's hoping that she
sees the wisdom of that choice when she's finally got her money from her summer
job in a couple of months' time.
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