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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-20-2014, 06:34 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-22-2014, 12:31 AM
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A shot from the session from which I posted above. This is the first time I've really experimented with masking. Hopefully I will get better at it, but I like the image otherwise.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-16-2014, 07:31 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-05-2014, 01:15 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-28-2012, 01:22 PM
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06-28-2012, 01:21 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-01-2012, 08:18 PM
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I respectfully disagree, to a certain extent:
1. Note that I said using primes forces you to look at your environment / subjects. I didn't mean that you would only be looking through the viewfinder, I mean looking with your eyes. When using a zoom, you can create many different shots while standing in one place simply by zooming. As such, a person may be less inclined to actually look for different angles / perspectives in the real world.
2. I completely agree with you about seeing the image in your mind, and finding a suitable focal length to capture it. That is one valid approach to creating an image. However, unless you are omniscient and can simply imagine every possible perspective and all of the details of your environment / subject, it is still necessary to move around to look at what is in front of you. Also, until a person has been working with lenses for a while, his or her eye might not be developed enough to simply imagine what the images using different focal lengths will look like. This is the value of the "one lens for a month" exercise.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-30-2012, 03:13 PM
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One more thing: "Zooming with your feet" is a misnomer, a term I wish had not been coined. Moving closer to or further from a subject changes your perspective, whereas zooming simply changes your field of view. These changes are not equal to each other. If you would like a demonstration, just try using both techniques and comparing the results.
This is no small matter. Perspective in incredibly important. I had the pleasure of speaking with a Pulitzer-winning photographer a few years ago. She told my class that, at one point, her (newspaper) editor asked her to stop shooting with zoom lenses, because she was submitting photos that were redundant in their lack of change in perspective. The editor asked her to start using primes and walking around more.
With primes, you really are forced walk around and look at your environment / subjects more. Whether you ultimately decide that primes are not for you, it is certainly worth the experience to try to use them for a while to develop your own aesthetic and sense of focal length.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-30-2012, 01:46 AM
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More from the 28-75 and the K20D.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-28-2012, 09:58 PM
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One of the first shots I've been pleased with from my new (to me) 28-75. More to follow.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-15-2012, 03:01 PM
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Great shot. What is decentering?
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-12-2012, 03:34 PM
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That is the first positive thing I've heard about not owning Limiteds, which I do not. I'm sure it will seem large, since none of my lenses are IF, but, I am okay with that. I bought it mostly for when I am shooting people, or documentary-style video, which is not a huge percentage of my shooting.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-12-2012, 02:56 PM
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I just pulled the trigger on a 28-75. I am nervous, as I've never purchased a Tamron before. It looks people have gotten great results with them, though.
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