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Ron Scubadiver

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Family Fun
« on: March 21, 2016, 19:07:11 »

March, 2016 at SXSW, 6th Street, Austin, Texas

Gallery of 20 here: https://ronscubadiver.wordpress.com/2016/03/20/sxsw-2016-ii/

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2016, 20:32:20 »
The persons are not close enough together to be easily perceived as a group, unless the title is taken into account.

I think you have been too far away this time. The more up close style makes your images easier to digest.

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2016, 21:58:55 »
Thank you for the feedback BR.  I was definitely further away than I wanted to be, but there was too much traffic in the four lanes of I-35 feeder road keeping me at bay.

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2016, 17:29:48 »
Closer would be better, but there is the funny aspect of their expressions. Mom is elated, teenage girls look anywhere from uninterested to annoyed. Ha. Been there.
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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2016, 18:12:21 »
good image!
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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2016, 15:27:15 »
Thank you Bob and Elsa.

Cropped version:

Family Fun by Ron Scubadiver

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2016, 15:56:22 »
This crop actually is much more successful in conveying the scene you observed, Ron. We now better understand why you poked the camera in this direction. I surmise this was 200-500 in action and if so, testifies to its excellent image quality.

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2016, 16:07:19 »
I tend to disagree with "The Master" (just teasing), as I enjoy the whole scene better. Maybe it is just me and my attraction to messy images and situations...

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2016, 17:07:37 »
No rules are set in stone, remember.

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Re: Family Fun
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2016, 17:13:17 »
BR, this was shot with a 24-120 @ 120mm.  I walked all over town that day, easily 10 k.  Had I been toting the 200-500 I would never have survived  This crop is roughly a 200 mm FOV.  I had the 24-120 on my D800, carying no other gear, an approach I use on long walking tours.  I definitely agree, the tighter crop is an improvement.  There are no rules, only suggestions and guidelines.