PSNZ Digital Group 12  - John Barnes

Cycle 3

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Image 1 - Snowbound

Camera Canon 20D

Date June 06

Aperture:F16

SS:1/6

ISO 200

Focal Length=33

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Image 2 - An Evening Stroll on the Beach

Date:January 05

Aperture:F8

SS:1/10

ISO 200

Focal length:55

John's Comments:

Taken from the pier on New Brighton beach late evening

 

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Comments from Digital Group 12
     Please email your comments before the end of November 06.                                              
 
       Image 1 -
Bob McCree    
Doug Moulin    
Mark Brimblecombe   At 1/6 second exposure you just must have a good tripod to avoid a blurred image. Just got myself a nice Manfotto tripod and can get these for anyone in the group at wholesale price from T.A. MacAlister Ltd. Essential accessory!
Karen Talbot    
Bill Hodges    
Peter McMahon 29/6/07

found the image to be too soft. A little more angle on the fence-line would have made for a better composition. Nice colour.

Shona Kebble 20/6/07

There are nice pastel tones in the image but the fence running across tends to lead my eye out the left hand side.

       Image 2 -
Bob McCree    
Doug Moulin    
Mark Brimblecombe   This image likewise seems to suffer terribly from the same lack of tripod for this slow shutter speed.
Karen Talbot    
Bill Hodges    
Peter McMahon 29/6/07

perhaps too much in image. A tighter crop left...top...bottom. again too soft, but nice colour

Shona Kebble 20/6/07

Again lovely pastel tones captured well.  I like the feeling of isolation in this image.  I wonder if it would work better if some was cropped from the bottom making it a square format.

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Cycle 2

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Image 1 - Port of Timaru

Camera Canon 20D

Lens: Sigma DC 28-200 zoom

Aperture:F8     Shutter Speed: 1/6 on a tripod

John's Comments:

Taken on the Inaugural CPS Digital Workshop Weekend in Timaru in November 05

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Image 2 - Out of Bounds

Date Feb 2005

Aperture: F5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/640

Camera: Canon EOS 300D

Lens Canon 70-300 Zoom

 

John's Comments:

Taken at the Canterbury 72 Hole Golf Tournament

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       Image 1 - Port of Timaru
Bob McCree 20/2/07

Apart from the obvious horizon problem I feel there is far too much in this image. A concentration on the bow and mooring ropes would give you a simpler and much stronger composition.

Doug Moulin 31/1/07

Nicely exposed with good detail in the dark areas and no digital burnout. I would prefer to see more of the wheel house structure and the horizon needs to be straightened. A nice sunset with lovely lighting on the water.

Mark Brimblecombe 6/2/07 Straighten horizon and sharpen a little. This could be shot for just a little little fill in flash, without destroying the silhouette.
Karen Talbot 4/1/07

This image would have been more interesting if there was some "action" on board- maybe fishermen getting ready for a day's work. The sunrise is lovely,(I remember,I was there too!!) Image is a little static maybe.

Bill Hodges 28/12/06

Good exposure. The image has interest but I find the boat is going up hill. Just straighten the horizon would improve the image.

Peter McMahon 4/1/07

a nice moody image, but am lost on a point of interest. The image needs to be straightened..... horizon, boat , wharf. Perhaps reversing the image and making an area of the ship a focal point? might make for a stronger image.

Shona Kebble 16/1/07

A lovely sunset with good foreground interest.  I like the crop but it is a pity the horizon is crooked.

       Image 2 - Out of Bounds
Bob McCree 20/2/07

Again, as an ex golfer, I can sympathise with this moment. A much tighter crop would be helpful - above the knees, off the right and the top to position the golfer to the right of centre would improve things, I feel.

Doug Moulin 31/1/07

Composition could be improved in this shot. Less space above the head and all the feet included. There is a story here but I don't know what it's all about.

Mark Brimblecombe 6/2/07 Interesting... I'm not a golfer, but assume this is not a good look! Need a faster shutter speed on this one.
Karen Talbot 4/1/07

I can't help wondering where the ball is??? Just like he is too??? An interesting image, but a little soft.

Bill Hodges 28/12/06 Again good exposure, But I would have like to have seen all of the golfer in the picture.
Peter McMahon 4/1/07

being a golfer, I enjoyed  looking at the moment and felt what you were trying to capture. Just a bit out of focus and would have like to see all of the feet and a bit more facial expression. Nice effort and keep trying.

Shona Kebble 16/1/07

Well exposed image but the person appears to be too far to the left.  A crop off the right and bottom may improve it and toning down the background would make the person stand out better.

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Cycle 1

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Title: Cold outlook

Date: July 2005
Locality: A Field trip with CPS to Lake Emma

Camera: Canon EOS 300D 
ISO 100
!/30 at F16
JPEG

 

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Title: Relaxing

Date: November 2004
Location: Early morning on the beach at Moloolaba Australia

Camera/lens =Canon EOS 300 D/ 75-300
1/30 at F8
ISO 100
FL=300

 

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       Image 1 - Cold Outlook
Bob McCree 30/10/06

Just a little flat for me, John, and rather divided with the horizon through the middle. More of the mountains and less of the foreground, perhaps.

Doug Moulin 29/10/06

A lovely image with pastel colours. I can almost feel the cold and the crunch of frost under foot. The foreground is a little flat and I think lightening it will bring the whole image to life.

Mark Brimblecombe 15/09/06 Wonderful composition in my opinion. The hard (mountains) and soft (or so they seem... grasses) contrast, with that wonderful dark tree line between.
Karen Talbot 10/10/06

A favourite haunt of mine too, John. I find the rushes though a bit "flat". Love the mountains and early morning cloud colour. Perhaps a little tweaking could warm it a little.

Bill Hodges 26/9/06

Yes I like the composition and the softness between the mountains & grasses. The tree line breaks the image giving a Very nice image

Peter McMahon 23/9/06 good composition and light. Just feel needs more contrast, to bring out foreground and sky colour, also tones in the mountains.
Shona Kebble 28/10/06

A lovely scene but the grasses are too dull.  These can be quite golden in the right light but you can do a good job of enhancing them in Photoshop.  I do like the layered composition.

       Image 2 - Relaxing
Bob McCree 30/10/06

Good lighting and nice contextual background, but I am a little uncomfortable with the composition. The left hand third of the image is not contributing much - I would prefer to see the image cropped just to the left of the thermos and more shown on the right, to give the person some room to look into.

Doug Moulin 29/10/06

I like this image very much - it has a nostalgic feel and makes one feel relaxed viewing it.  The colours go well together and I like the table arrangement.  In my opinion, the only comment on improvement would be to crop some of the ocean at the top as it is fairly bright and distracting and also crop the knees off.

Mark Brimblecombe 15/09/06 I must get my 300mm lens back from my daughter! Nice way to isolate the background while still seeing what it is. Unless you're trying to make a point about the flask and cups, I would love to see the human engaging with them somehow from the other side of the table. Good candid shot though.
Karen Talbot 10/10/06

Nice early light. I keep coming back to this image- something is uncomfortable. Maybe the gentleman needs to be on the other side of table, or crop the table in half so there appears to be more space in front of him. I like the soft background which still tells you exactly where the image is taken.

Bill Hodges 26/9/06

A well seen image, but I would have liked more of the person in the image. Feel that his legs have no where to go

Peter McMahon 14/10/06 good title, but a lot of the image is wasted on the left. Try flipping and cropping,or just cropping, but oh! those lost feet.
Shona Kebble 28/10/06

This image does  not work so well for me.  Maybe cropping off the left third would help but the man being so close to the edge just somehow does not feel right.

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