Vanishing Pete

robert_parker · 05/14/08, 12:36 AM

Pete with his owm 28mm

...Oxford, Saturday

Vanishing-Pete.jpg

jmr · 05/14/08, 12:37 AM

Robert,

crisp shot - I like the light and colour.

robert_parker · 05/14/08, 12:42 AM

Glad you said crisp - thought I'd misread it for a moment !!

Not sure that I've cropped quite enough from the top but I only had 1/500 of a second to take the image...

farnz · 05/14/08, 01:29 AM

Cor, what a handsome model you had, Robert, and he must've been a fast mover if you only had 1/500th of a second to get the shot!

It's an interesting shot because, as John says, it's a crisp shot, which is typical of the 28 Elmarit aspherical, but it also shows up the lens's high contrast that may not be to everyone's taste.

Pete.

robert_parker · 05/14/08, 12:30 PM

Yes - it's a little bit of Ansel Adams' black at the top

it looks a bit darker now on my monitor than it did last night when I posted - still think I would've been better cropping about another centimetre from the top though..

robert_parker · 05/14/08, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farnz

but it also shows up the lens's high contrast that may not be to everyone's taste.

Pete.

that having been said some of the contrast may be down to me in post processing - but there is a fairly extreme tonal range going on there anyway

stuny · 05/14/08, 01:09 PM

Robert -

Very nice light, venue, color and depth. It also will be helpful for those of us looking forward to sneaking up on Pete from behind, so we will sneak up on the right bloke. I suspect his wife would prefer that you shot him from the front.

roguewave · 05/14/08, 02:32 PM

Robert, well done. The light is outstanding. Pete, good form.

farnz · 05/14/08, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuny

... I suspect his (Pete's) wife would prefer that you shot him from the front.

Perhaps, Stuart, but with live ammunition I suspect!

Pete.

elansprint72 · 05/14/08, 10:24 PM

What is this thing with engineers called Pete who have wives who want to shoot them

Cheers,

The other Pete.

spylaw4 · 05/15/08, 09:12 AM

Very nice shot Robert! IMHO you don't need to crop the top - as it is it adds to the sense of perspective as well as emphasising the contrast between the bright light through the arches vs. the deep shadow of the ceiling.

05/14/08, 12:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
robert_parker Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/04/02 Location: Burnham on Sea, Somerset Posts: 1,818	Vanishing Pete Pete with his owm 28mm ...Oxford, Saturday Vanishing-Pete.jpg __________________ Regards Robert Robert F Parker, Somerset, England

05/14/08, 12:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
jmr Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/06/04 Location: Tintwistle Posts: 4,802	Re: Vanishing Pete Robert, crisp shot - I like the light and colour. __________________ John Reynolds johnreynoldsphotography.com

05/14/08, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
robert_parker Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/04/02 Location: Burnham on Sea, Somerset Posts: 1,818	Re: Vanishing Pete Glad you said crisp - thought I'd misread it for a moment !! Not sure that I've cropped quite enough from the top but I only had 1/500 of a second to take the image... __________________ Regards Robert Robert F Parker, Somerset, England

05/14/08, 01:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
farnz Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/28/06 Location: London Posts: 2,084	Re: Vanishing Pete Cor, what a handsome model you had, Robert, and he must've been a fast mover if you only had 1/500th of a second to get the shot! It's an interesting shot because, as John says, it's a crisp shot, which is typical of the 28 Elmarit aspherical, but it also shows up the lens's high contrast that may not be to everyone's taste. Pete. __________________ Eur. Ing. Pete F@rnsworth Live and let live.

05/14/08, 12:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
robert_parker Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/04/02 Location: Burnham on Sea, Somerset Posts: 1,818	Re: Vanishing Pete Yes - it's a little bit of Ansel Adams' black at the top it looks a bit darker now on my monitor than it did last night when I posted - still think I would've been better cropping about another centimetre from the top though.. __________________ Regards Robert Robert F Parker, Somerset, England

05/14/08, 01:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 17,597	Re: Vanishing Pete Robert - Very nice light, venue, color and depth. It also will be helpful for those of us looking forward to sneaking up on Pete from behind, so we will sneak up on the right bloke. I suspect his wife would prefer that you shot him from the front. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

05/14/08, 02:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
roguewave Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/13/08 Location: NYC Posts: 4,210	Re: Vanishing Pete Robert, well done. The light is outstanding. Pete, good form. __________________ Ben ~~~~ _/) ~~~ Roguewave @ LFI Gallery

05/14/08, 10:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
elansprint72 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/27/05 Location: Utterly, Up North. Posts: 6,171	Re: Vanishing Pete What is this thing with engineers called Pete who have wives who want to shoot them Cheers, The other Pete. __________________ Cheers, Pete. http://www.petetaylor.org New gallery added, September 08- "Car parts"

05/15/08, 09:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
spylaw4 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/23/06 Location: London Posts: 2,524	Re: Vanishing Pete Very nice shot Robert! IMHO you don't need to crop the top - as it is it adds to the sense of perspective as well as emphasising the contrast between the bright light through the arches vs. the deep shadow of the ceiling. __________________ ====== Brian Spylaw4 Photography - new, revised website now online Constructive comments welcomed.

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