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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Tristin on January 08, 2017, 06:49:01

Title: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: Tristin on January 08, 2017, 06:49:01

18-55dx vr g2 on FF at 18mm f/8

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: BW on January 08, 2017, 09:35:05

Nice moody shot, Tristin! The vignetting suits the scene :)

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 08, 2017, 09:54:33

The person in bed doesn't look very pleased.
The photo is excellent!

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: Erik Lund on January 08, 2017, 10:10:11

Very nice use of the window light :) Very moody indeed

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: John Geerts on January 08, 2017, 11:01:50

Great image, Tristin.

There is something (emotional) disturbing about the photo. The background, the pose; enhanced by the classical frame.

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Post by: Akira on January 08, 2017, 12:40:52

Fantastic capture!  The vignetting is well masked by this excellent framing.

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Post by: Ron Scubadiver on January 08, 2017, 14:39:27

Very nice, lighting, comp mood...

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Post by: armando_m on January 08, 2017, 18:05:25

18-55 dx on ff ... :) Fantastic results !

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: Randy Stout on January 08, 2017, 18:51:22

Tristin:

though provoking photo, moody, effective.

Well done.

Randy

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: elsa hoffmann on January 08, 2017, 19:19:16

Good capture - well seen :)

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: ColinM on January 08, 2017, 20:41:10

Lovely Tristan
I see many comments about other images being "good B&W conversions"
This seems to me to be one that actually qualifies for that type of accolade

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The photo is excellent!

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Very nice use of the window light  Very moody indeed

Agreed

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: Thomas G on January 08, 2017, 23:22:10

Very moody with great emotional tension. A Minimum of 2 layers with a different story.
Technically excellent framing and bw conversion.

Great stuff, Tristin.

Title: Re: Rainy day contemplation
Post by: Tristin on January 10, 2017, 07:04:43

Thanks for the compliments.

I must say that the lens has impressed me.  I only bought it as cheap access to VR for video, which I rarely do.  The limited aperature aside, it is great optically.  Combined with the VR, I am able to obtain images in unfavorable light that are substantially better than my 50/1.2 ai-s can in the same circumstance.  Provided the subject allows low shutter speeds and I wanted f/5.6 or slower anyhow. 

I never touched the lens because I found the tactile interaction very unpleasing.  Now I find myself reaching for it just for the VR.  I foresee myself buying more third party in the future as I modernize my lens line up.  Seems a shame to me that lenses such as the f/1.8g series, and up, do not have VR.