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Joost Bollens

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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #390 on: April 25, 2016, 18:17:35 »
very interesting photos in this thread.

here some I made last year, one in summertime and one with autumnal colours
(both D700 + 300mm f/2.8 AI-S + TC16a)


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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #391 on: April 25, 2016, 19:38:48 »
Joost, these are beautiful  8)
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #392 on: April 25, 2016, 20:34:47 »
Hi, Joost, I love the tender autumn color of your second image.  Welcome to NG!
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #393 on: April 25, 2016, 20:42:01 »
Beautiful indeed Joost. Second one is mesmerizing.
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #394 on: April 27, 2016, 14:12:46 »
Sometimes accidents are better then the intended photo. I have seen some interesting photos by intention and some by accident on this thread.

I recently wanted to photograph the bunch of cameras I own and use. As it turned out the photos ended up being boring and drab. Kind of like the weather on that day, which was the reason why I was indoors with an itchy trigger finger in the first place.

Here is the boring original.

DSC_2084 by b j, on Flickr

What saved the day however was an unintentional photo I made before switching to manual exposure and 1/200th of a second. Here is what the scene looked like with a 5 second exposure, handheld

DSC_2081 by b j, on Flickr

So although not OoF, the motion blur and long exposure with a mix of flash and tungsten gave me an image I like to use as background for my Flickr page
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #395 on: April 27, 2016, 19:44:33 »
So although not OoF, the motion blur and long exposure with a mix of flash and tungsten gave me an image I like to use as background for my Flickr page

And rightfully so, it's very nice and indeed very different.
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #396 on: April 27, 2016, 23:07:20 »
very interesting photos in this thread.

here some I made last year, one in summertime and one with autumnal colours
(both D700 + 300mm f/2.8 AI-S + TC16a)
The first one is my favorite.
The dynamics coming from back to forth, unsharp vs sharp foreground, the dark, rich and red central element.
Ya, like.
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #397 on: April 28, 2016, 02:01:35 »
A rainy night in Colorado...
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #398 on: May 01, 2016, 10:38:32 »
In the tale of Alaskan native tradition, the aurora is the spirits that are playing football in the sky.


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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #399 on: May 01, 2016, 11:02:30 »
A handheld shot Øyvind? I've taken a few of those but it still remains to get a sharp one of the aurora :) I guess football season in the sky is almost over since light has taken over for darkness?

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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #400 on: May 01, 2016, 12:54:47 »
A handheld shot Øyvind? I've taken a few of those but it still remains to get a sharp one of the aurora :) I guess football season in the sky is almost over since light has taken over for darkness?

Thanks for commenting - yes almost, strong auroras could still be visible at present time. In the image the moon was also around, contributing to lighting but on the other side of the "field".  :)
Memory is not clear on this point, but I believe the shot was accidental as I picked up the D5100 from the ground before an exposure finished (tripod busy with the tracker and D7100) or I quickly released it before it was stable on the ground during a sudden outburst.
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #401 on: May 01, 2016, 14:04:22 »
In the tale of Alaskan native tradition, the aurora is the spirits that are playing football in the sky.


Øivind - I think the link is broken. I don't see any photo.
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #402 on: May 01, 2016, 16:21:47 »
Oh, how I like this thread  8)
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« Reply #403 on: May 01, 2016, 18:07:11 »
looove it!
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Re: [Theme] Your best unsharp photo
« Reply #404 on: May 01, 2016, 21:25:56 »
Free your mind and your ass will follow. - George Clinton
Before I jump like monkey give me banana. - Fela Kuti
Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem. - Woody Allen