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C&C - Jack & Golf · 07:05 PM

I took a bottle of Jack to the golf course this afternoon.

I just wanted to point out why whiskey and golf don't mix, there is only a cup holder every 400 yards!

I tried some different treatments and composition. What works for this? I can re-shoot later once the grass is not really yellow.

What color treatment works? I am going to wait to magic hour, hoping to make sure I don't blow the highlights.

icywarm · 04-17-2010, 07:09 PM

And the last two... general C&C is welcome, but I know I missed the focus on some, I needed two short a shutter speed to stop shake, I'll tri-pod it next time!

jct us101 · 04-17-2010, 08:31 PM

Well, I really hate to say it but none of these really turned out that well in a lot of ways, but I think that a lot of that was that you weren't able to convey your intentions with most of them. This is the one that I think you got the point directed with the most.

Unfortunately though this one is really underexposed, but if you brightened it a bit and maybe made it into a black and white, it would really improve it a lot. The rest of them are just Ok, and the last two I wouldn't even save because the focus is so off on those ones.

icywarm · 04-17-2010, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by jct us101

The rest of them are just Ok, and the last two I wouldn't even save because the focus is so off on those ones.

The last two were shot at 250mm and I had the camera closer to the ground than I could get my face... so yeah... focus was off.

I know none of these a good. I am really not happy, but I learned somethings, like I'll need to do this on a cloudy day, or the reflection off the bottle and glass burn out the detail. Secondly, the grass in brown this time of year up here, so I need to do this in June.

I am only wondering really about composition. As you can imagine it is tough on a busy golf course to get this shot, as there are golfer behind you, who don't understand what the heck you are doing.

So next time, I don't want to have to think composition, just place and shoot.

I liked the one you picked too, but I needed to shoot -2 ev to not blow the highlights... unless there are other thoughts?

jct us101 · 04-17-2010, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by icywarm

The last two were shot at 250mm and I had the camera closer to the ground than I could get my face... so yeah... focus was off.

I know none of these a good. I am really not happy, but I learned somethings, like I'll need to do this on a cloudy day, or the reflection off the bottle and glass burn out the detail. Secondly, the grass in brown this time of year up here, so I need to do this in June.

I am only wondering really about composition. As you can imagine it is tough on a busy golf course to get this shot, as there are golfer behind you, who don't understand what the heck you are doing.

So next time, I don't want to have to think composition, just place and shoot.

I liked the one you picked too, but I needed to shoot -2 ev to not blow the highlights... unless there are other thoughts?

Why would you have blown the highlights if you didn't shoot at -2 EV? Because of the reflection from the bottle? Just stand in a place to where your shadow isn't visible but to where the sun doesn't shine on the bottle as bad and then clean it up in post processing. That's pretty much how I do it.

icywarm · 04-17-2010, 08:58 PM

I was trying that, but then i didn't like the background as much... I couldn't decide which was worse, busy backgrounds or reflection...

Tuner571 · 04-18-2010, 05:23 PM

First off, I like golf so I like the photo. I probably would pick the first one out of all of them because I like the blueish tint it has to it. Also, some of the photos look a bit out of focus and there really isn't much going on in them besides a bottle of jack and a golf ball sitting in a hole. You could use it as an ad, but I wouldn't hang it over my fireplace.

icywarm · 04-18-2010, 05:33 PM

Originally posted by Tuner571

You could use it as an ad, but I wouldn't hang it over my fireplace.

Yeah I am looking for a joke photo for the front of my invites to a yearly golf tourney I run at the end of July.

Tuner571 · 04-18-2010, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by icywarm

Yeah I am looking for a joke photo for the front of my invites to a yearly golf tourney I run at the end of July.

Then it would be perfect, I know from experience that a game of golf always ends with a round of drinks to help everyone calm down after a stressful day of golf. This photo will be perfect then and I am sure the guys will get a kick out of it.

Pentaxie · 04-20-2010, 01:21 AM

Firstly, I'm a golfer too and will like any picture that has to do with golf.

From your first posting, I probably would pick the first one out of all of them because it is the only one I find interesting as compared with the rest.

In the next posting, the one shot at 250mm and with a view from the ground, I find that the picture is blurry (not in focus).

As for composition, the bottle with a golfer executing his swing will make a swell picture, IMO. Don't do that on a busy golfing day, instead do it on a non-peak period.

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04-17-2010, 07:09 PM	#2
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04-17-2010, 08:31 PM	#3
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	Well, I really hate to say it but none of these really turned out that well in a lot of ways, but I think that a lot of that was that you weren't able to convey your intentions with most of them. This is the one that I think you got the point directed with the most. Unfortunately though this one is really underexposed, but if you brightened it a bit and maybe made it into a black and white, it would really improve it a lot. The rest of them are just Ok, and the last two I wouldn't even save because the focus is so off on those ones.

04-17-2010, 08:39 PM	#4
icywarm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatchewan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,278 Original Poster	Originally posted by jct us101 The rest of them are just Ok, and the last two I wouldn't even save because the focus is so off on those ones. The last two were shot at 250mm and I had the camera closer to the ground than I could get my face... so yeah... focus was off. I know none of these a good. I am really not happy, but I learned somethings, like I'll need to do this on a cloudy day, or the reflection off the bottle and glass burn out the detail. Secondly, the grass in brown this time of year up here, so I need to do this in June. I am only wondering really about composition. As you can imagine it is tough on a busy golf course to get this shot, as there are golfer behind you, who don't understand what the heck you are doing. So next time, I don't want to have to think composition, just place and shoot. I liked the one you picked too, but I needed to shoot -2 ev to not blow the highlights... unless there are other thoughts?

04-17-2010, 08:48 PM	#5
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	Originally posted by icywarm The last two were shot at 250mm and I had the camera closer to the ground than I could get my face... so yeah... focus was off. I know none of these a good. I am really not happy, but I learned somethings, like I'll need to do this on a cloudy day, or the reflection off the bottle and glass burn out the detail. Secondly, the grass in brown this time of year up here, so I need to do this in June. I am only wondering really about composition. As you can imagine it is tough on a busy golf course to get this shot, as there are golfer behind you, who don't understand what the heck you are doing. So next time, I don't want to have to think composition, just place and shoot. I liked the one you picked too, but I needed to shoot -2 ev to not blow the highlights... unless there are other thoughts? Why would you have blown the highlights if you didn't shoot at -2 EV? Because of the reflection from the bottle? Just stand in a place to where your shadow isn't visible but to where the sun doesn't shine on the bottle as bad and then clean it up in post processing. That's pretty much how I do it.

04-17-2010, 08:58 PM	#6
icywarm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatchewan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,278 Original Poster	I was trying that, but then i didn't like the background as much... I couldn't decide which was worse, busy backgrounds or reflection...

04-18-2010, 05:23 PM	#7
Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	First off, I like golf so I like the photo. I probably would pick the first one out of all of them because I like the blueish tint it has to it. Also, some of the photos look a bit out of focus and there really isn't much going on in them besides a bottle of jack and a golf ball sitting in a hole. You could use it as an ad, but I wouldn't hang it over my fireplace.

04-18-2010, 05:33 PM	#8
icywarm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatchewan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,278 Original Poster	Originally posted by Tuner571 You could use it as an ad, but I wouldn't hang it over my fireplace. Yeah I am looking for a joke photo for the front of my invites to a yearly golf tourney I run at the end of July.

04-18-2010, 05:46 PM	#9
Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	Originally posted by icywarm Yeah I am looking for a joke photo for the front of my invites to a yearly golf tourney I run at the end of July. Then it would be perfect, I know from experience that a game of golf always ends with a round of drinks to help everyone calm down after a stressful day of golf. This photo will be perfect then and I am sure the guys will get a kick out of it.

04-20-2010, 01:21 AM	#10
Pentaxie Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Photos: Gallery Posts: 429	Firstly, I'm a golfer too and will like any picture that has to do with golf. From your first posting, I probably would pick the first one out of all of them because it is the only one I find interesting as compared with the rest. In the next posting, the one shot at 250mm and with a view from the ground, I find that the picture is blurry (not in focus). As for composition, the bottle with a golfer executing his swing will make a swell picture, IMO. Don't do that on a busy golfing day, instead do it on a non-peak period.