Queen's day celebrations

kevinschoenmakers · 04-30-2009, 09:38 AM

Today is a Dutch national holiday, celebrating the birthday of the previous queen, called 'Queen's day'. Many people sell whatever they wish to sell out on the street, and there's alot more going on. This years episode was tainted by the sad events that happened in Apeldoorn: BBC NEWS | Europe | Car attack on Dutch royal parade

Anyway, I decided today was a good day to try out my new DA 12-24mm which I bought off of a forum member recently. The results aren't stunning, but I'm still mildly satisfied. I turned them into B/W because the abundance of colour and chaos made most pictures way too 'busy'.

Comments very welcome!

#1

ISO 200
f9.0
1/200s
12mm

#2

ISO 200
f7.1
1/500s
18mm

#3

ISO 200
f4.0
1/2000s
12mm

#4

ISO 200
f4.0
1/1000s
15mm

#5

ISO 200
f4.0
1/1600s
12mm

#6

ISO 200
f4.0
1/1600s
12mm

#7

ISO 200
f6.3
1/400s
15mm

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AlexD · 05-04-2009, 11:28 AM

Congrats on your new lens!

Some nice shots here. But the first thing which struck me when I opened the thread was the very distracting backgrounds and lack of simplification. There is just way too much clutter here for my taste. Sorry.

#4. The chopped-off sign is particularly distracting.
#5. Probably my favourite of the series.
#6. May I see the colour version if possible? I would like to see the colours in that scene, especially of the toy truck near the lower-left corner. Not sure if B&W was the best choice here.
#7. There is a quite in-focus fence in front of the camera.

Next time, you could try to use a longer focal-length lens, and "zero-in" an a face, using a large aperture to blur the background. Or with a W/A lens, simply walk around, testing various angles until you find the ideal one, remembering to shoot a lot from all angles.

kevinschoenmakers · 05-04-2009, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by AlexD

#6. May I see the colour version if possible? I would like to see the colours in that scene, especially of the toy truck near the lower-left corner. Not sure if B&W was the best choice here.

No PP.

Thanks for your comments

AlexD · 05-06-2009, 09:13 AM

Originally posted by kevinschoenmakers

No PP.

Thanks for your comments

I like the colour version most!

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04-30-2009, 09:38 AM	#1
kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509	Queen's day celebrations ISO: --- Today is a Dutch national holiday, celebrating the birthday of the previous queen, called 'Queen's day'. Many people sell whatever they wish to sell out on the street, and there's alot more going on. This years episode was tainted by the sad events that happened in Apeldoorn: BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Car attack on Dutch royal parade Anyway, I decided today was a good day to try out my new DA 12-24mm which I bought off of a forum member recently. The results aren't stunning, but I'm still mildly satisfied. I turned them into B/W because the abundance of colour and chaos made most pictures way too 'busy'. Comments very welcome! #1 ISO 200 f9.0 1/200s 12mm #2 ISO 200 f7.1 1/500s 18mm #3 ISO 200 f4.0 1/2000s 12mm #4 ISO 200 f4.0 1/1000s 15mm #5 ISO 200 f4.0 1/1600s 12mm #6 ISO 200 f4.0 1/1600s 12mm #7 ISO 200 f6.3 1/400s 15mm More here: Picasa Web Albums - Kevin Schoenmakers - Koninginnedag...

05-04-2009, 11:28 AM	#2
AlexD Guest	Re: Queen's day celebrations Congrats on your new lens! Some nice shots here. But the first thing which struck me when I opened the thread was the very distracting backgrounds and lack of simplification. There is just way too much clutter here for my taste. Sorry. #4. The chopped-off sign is particularly distracting. #5. Probably my favourite of the series. #6. May I see the colour version if possible? I would like to see the colours in that scene, especially of the toy truck near the lower-left corner. Not sure if B&W was the best choice here. #7. There is a quite in-focus fence in front of the camera. Next time, you could try to use a longer focal-length lens, and "zero-in" an a face, using a large aperture to blur the background. Or with a W/A lens, simply walk around, testing various angles until you find the ideal one, remembering to shoot a lot from all angles. Last edited by AlexD; 05-04-2009 at 11:34 AM. Reason: Did I ever learn grammar? ;-)

05-04-2009, 02:17 PM	#3
kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509 Original Poster	Originally posted by AlexD #6. May I see the colour version if possible? I would like to see the colours in that scene, especially of the toy truck near the lower-left corner. Not sure if B&W was the best choice here. No PP. Thanks for your comments

05-06-2009, 09:13 AM	#4
AlexD Guest	Originally posted by kevinschoenmakers No PP. Thanks for your comments I like the colour version most!