Danny2p Posted January 9, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 9, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello everyone, I'm playing with a new Nikon Coolscan V ED scanner. This a photo taken with M7 and the 90/2.8 Elmarit set at F4. Critiques are welcomed. Cheers! Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Hi Danny2p, Take a look here Baby Seal. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bradreiman Posted January 9, 2007 Share #2 Posted January 9, 2007 fantastic portrait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted January 9, 2007 Share #3 Posted January 9, 2007 Danny , I thought the landscape looked familiar..so one of the Gulf Islands? This is a great shot, well executed and your not afraid to roll in the mud to get the shot... getting to his eye level really makes this. Welcome to the forum and its nice to finally have another Vancouverite on the forum. Regards, Leicamann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 9, 2007 Share #4 Posted January 9, 2007 Daniel - Welcome to the Forum, and I hope you keep posting your photos -- You have an excellent eye. I really like the subject, light, colors, selective focus, ground-level angle, and framing with the just out of focus stick and in focus rocks in the foreground. Superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminw Posted January 9, 2007 Share #5 Posted January 9, 2007 Indeed , what a great picture this is! I love the composition and the relationship with the animal and photographer .. It seems to have all worked out !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny2p Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted January 10, 2007 Thank you for making me welcome. Leicaman, the photo was actually taken at Arcola Beach (some call it Wreck Beach) just south of Spanish Bank. The GVRD park patrol informed me that baby seals are often left on the beach by the mother. I waited until the high tide came back and there was the mother waiting for the baby to go back in the water. It was a fantastic scene to witness. Oh! By the way, no mud here, just pebbles and sand... Cheers! Daniel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asrubin Posted January 10, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Danny, great photo as stu suggested that out of focus background and stick. I feel that the out of focus is ok if you just wanted to capture the seal by itself. Try next time for a greater DOF. Keep shooting alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canfred Posted January 10, 2007 Share #8 Posted January 10, 2007 Hi Daniel , the dof in this portrait is absolute perfect. A very nice animal photo indeed.So much to take in jet always giving you the important point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted January 10, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 10, 2007 Nicely seen and photographed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvaliquette Posted January 10, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 10, 2007 Danny, great photo as stu suggested that out of focus background and stick. I feel that the out of focus is ok if you just wanted to capture the seal by itself. Try next time for a greater DOF.Keep shooting alan Depth of Field is perfect as it is. Just the eyes and the wiskers. Even the rest of the body is out of focus. This is exactly what this photo needs! Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny2p Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted January 11, 2007 Thanks again for the comments. The dof was intentional. There is always lots to see on a beach. But here the baby seal was the most important to me. How often can you crawl towards a baby seal to take a photo? I have an 11X16 of this picture on my wall and the eyes of the baby seal is what you immediately look at. If I had changed the dof to include more of the body or even the landscape behind it would not have had the same effect (on me anyway). Cheers! Daniel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter41951 Posted January 11, 2007 Share #12 Posted January 11, 2007 Lovely shot! Your subject is trying hard not to smile! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted January 11, 2007 Share #13 Posted January 11, 2007 The eye level viewpoint makes it for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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