Delay dilema - Page 2

Terri Ficenec · 08-29-2005, 01:26 AM

Woah... now that's a really cool photo Garth !

Garth Herrick · 08-29-2005, 01:38 AM

Thanks Terri!

Okay now I am on a roll with another example of precise D-100 shutter timing.

The first two pictures are the real-deal, no retouching. Those battered marble sculptures actually were present and in the midst

of the original Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777.

(Note: the Americans lost this battle. 70 men died on the front lawn of this house. The British were barracaded inside, and this proved to be a very well built house indeed! Even cannons were not up to the task. The site is Cliveden of the National Trust, and it still bears its original battle scars on the facade, and inside. To visit the website: click here. Those battle poster shots are mine too. Actually everyone is invited to attend the next Battle reinactment on October 1, 2005. Its free! See you there.)

On the second pair of pictures I had fun and added effects to an innocent image of four boys in a mock drill. I can assure you their muskets were not actually loaded!

The fire was taken from the image in the previous post, and added in Photoshop. What fun!

The point I am making is that if this camera can ably capture the precise moment of a gun being fired, it stands to reason a wiggly toddler on the loose doesn't stand a chance eluding a trigger finger on this shutter! The Nikon D-50, D-70, and D-100 should each be about the same capability in this regard.

Garth

Vianna Szabo · 08-29-2005, 10:14 AM

Garth,

Those are amazing photos. You're right if a camera can handle that it most certainly can take on a wiggily toddler. I'm attaching some of the photos taken yesterday. You can see a definate difference between the indoor and the outdoor light in the color and clarity. Indoors I could almost hear the camera doing calculations. Unfortunately outside the little guy decided enough was enough and that the session was over. I will use those shots for color reference though. These are not great shots but I suppose you go to photo shoots with the camera you have.....

Vianna

Garth Herrick · 08-29-2005, 12:23 PM

Hi Vianna,

That is quite an adorable little guy. The outdoor shots do have excellent color; I doubt another camera would do any better. It's too bad if you cannot utilize the outdoor distracted theme (in a way like I had to with my painting .Arianna and Taylor). The only caution about those outdoor photos as color references are that the little boy's beautiful skin is a reflective screen highly influenced by everything around him. The orange shirt, surrounding greenery and sky really come into play here. It would be easier if you could use these photos with their original context and theme, like having the caregiver in the orange shirt in the image, or him running free in the garden.

Garth

Allan Rahbek · 08-29-2005, 06:22 PM

Vianna,

It is really fascinating to look at all the reflected colors in the skin. Look at his left arm in the last photo......it is all blue in the shadow side.

Allan

Allan Rahbek · 08-29-2005, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garth Herrick

On the second pair of pictures I had fun and added effects to an innocent image of four boys in a mock drill. I can assure you their muskets were not actually loaded!

The fire was taken from the image in the previous post, and added in Photoshop. What fun!

Garth

Hi Garth,
Just a tiny, wacky nitpick, if you don

Garth Herrick · 08-29-2005, 04:13 PM

Allan that bothered me too. Glad you noticed that detail!

Well here, I've reworked this gag. It seemed easy to fix. What do you think?

Sorry about the aggressive hijack, Vianna!

Garth