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Frank Fremerey

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Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« on: March 02, 2017, 17:24:17 »
Carnival 2017 in Bonn (full set): https://www.flickr.com/photos/ngudu/sets/72157677313649654/

Attached are some highlights from the set.

I took a lot of risks, shot most of it with the 105E at f/1.4.


I also did not check the configuration of the D600 properly if at all, so the camera behaved differently than expected.

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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2017, 19:32:35 »
I wonder if the face detection AF worked properly.  Nice and enjoyable series!
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Frank Fremerey

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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2017, 00:43:14 »
Nothing face detection. I had it all configured wrong after a repair and I tried some new to me mode. My bad.

Plus: Group shots at f/1.4 and 105mm on FX cannot deliver a all faces sharp result. Does the D600 have face detection AF?

But I took this and a lot of others, where f/1.4 really did a nice job to get anything but "just another picture"
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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2017, 04:13:53 »
Nothing face detection. I had it all configured wrong after a repair and I tried some new to me mode. My bad.

Plus: Group shots at f/1.4 and 105mm on FX cannot deliver a all faces sharp result. Does the D600 have face detection AF?

But I took this and a lot of others, where f/1.4 really did a nice job to get anything but "just another picture"
This shot really stand out. Marvelous Frank (or may be 105/1.4  ;D).
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Frank Fremerey

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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2017, 08:21:15 »
If you look at the 243 results I feel I did a good job.

And there are a lot of shots still to be developed.

The 1.4/105E is a wonderful tool. But is it the brush that paints or the painter?

I feel photography is all about decisions
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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2017, 09:12:05 »
Nice series, Frank !

I particularly like the second one (portrait)

Creamy backgrounds. ;)
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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2017, 14:30:03 »
If you look at the 243 results I feel I did a good job.

And there are a lot of shots still to be developed.

The 1.4/105E is a wonderful tool. But is it the brush that paints or the painter?

I feel photography is all about decisions
It is indeed you Frank, not the tool.
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Bill Mellen

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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2017, 15:13:09 »
Very nice series Frank!

Your images are interesting and delightful to view.

The also demonstrate the wonderful characteristics of the 105E in a way that will cause many of us to want one  8)
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Frank Fremerey

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Re: Carnival 2017 in Bonn
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2017, 06:04:57 »
Bill. Yes. The 105E was my Christmas gift and I did use it a lot since it arrived early in December.

I am happy with the decision. Now I like to have a body that drives it as reliably as the D500 drives the 1.4/24G
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