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Carnevale 2009 first Sunday (preview)
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:48 pm    Post subject: Carnevale 2009 first Sunday (preview) Reply with quote

Planar 1.4/85 on 50D
Distagon 1.4/35 on 5D
pictures #02 and #05 are 5D, the rest is 50D.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

#04 and #11 are the best! Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They are all very nice Orio. You certainly have a way of capturing the moment.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

By the way, I am very happy about how the 50D worked on the field.
So far I never used it for a serious task and I was afraid that the metering could be unreliable, the dynamic range too narrow and the noise too obtrusive. It proved instead to be quite good, on the same level as my former 400D with regards to metering, dynamic range is nice, and of course the resolution is a killer compared to the 400D. I still perhaps prefer a bit the image quality of the older Canons (300D, 400D, 5D) over the new processor ones (40D, 50D, 450D, 5D MkII). Older Canons (CMOS 1 and 2) look more film-like to me than the newer Canons (CMOS 3 and 4).
But the resolution of the 50D really is impressive. Given it's a crop format, and coupled with a tele lens, it really makes a terrific tool for street or event photography.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the carnevale series get even better every year, nice you got some decent weather
50D and katzeye seems a perfect combo for crisp & sharp pics


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orio

Thanks for a look at another street festival. Your town is clearly full of proud citizens and you show them to great effect. My favourites are the portraits, you have caught some magical looks.


patrickh


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys. Yes, considering that it was more than 5 months that I wasn't doing any serious photography, I was lucky enough yesterday to grab some good ones.

I really wish I could make more portraits even in a more controlled situation than a street parade. The difference betweeh in-focus and out-of-focus in pic #7 reminded me why I love my Planar 1.4/85 so much. Zeiss bokeh is often spoken badly about but there convinces me 100%

I also took the following image which also reminded me of another thing, that is how good is the Distagon 1.4/35 wide open (camera is the 5D). I was standing in the crowd aiming at the action, when I was distracted by the hair of a woman in front of me. So I focused on it and the picture was there for me:

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful work as always!
This is always the best time of year here on the Board when your Carnival series comes up.
My fav for the moment is 8 and this last one.

Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Simply awesome!


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like these photos a lot Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wonderful set.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

excelled yourself again, beautiful colours and felt like bokeh!

on 9 13 and 14 do you shout to attract their attention?

5 really has the feeling of the festival summed up but I personally would prefer a crop to remove the dead space to the right especially the distracting red elbow.

I have a personal crop, it works really nicely in square format. if I can post it let me know.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

#5 !! Congrats!!


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys!
I do nothing to demand their attention. I shoot very near, most of the times I am at around 3-5 meters distance when shooting with wide angle and 5 to 10 mt distance when shooting with tele. This way most of the time I get noticed, also because I am a big person and not one that is easily unnoticed!
But in the Carnival it's all ok, people goes there to be seen, and you actually make them happy when you photograph them, for them it means you like what they are doing and you like their costumes (many people make the costumes at home by themselves, and so they are proud of their work). It isn't always the case obviously, in many cases my shooting decisions follow different ways than the simple appreciation, but it helps that they think that way Smile
Bob you are welcome to post your square crop, but only here on Attila's server or on your own webspace if you have it. Please don't post it on public storage such as Flickr because those places claim rights of usage for the images posted on their servers.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flickr's nasty backdoor theft of copyright is a disgrace, and more people should be aware of it.


patrickh


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Magnificent shots, Orio! Hard-pressed to say a fave(s) all are superb.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fantastic shots Orio ! I love the strong colors ...

Cheers
Tobias


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys - believe it or not, saturation was left at "standard" and I did not add any in PP.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congratulations Orio !

And another year has passed since the last Carnevale.

By the way, I often look with envy at your pictures seing that they are so well focused , especially when focusing while the lens is stoped-down and on quickly moving subjects. I have some problems regarding manual focusing on dSLR (and the K100D has relatively big viewfinder). With dedicated cameras (manual focusing film cameras) I have no problem. Are there some tricks? Thanks.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

montecarlo wrote:
Congratulations Orio !

And another year has passed since the last Carnevale.

By the way, I often look with envy at your pictures seing that they are so well focused , especially when focusing while the lens is stoped-down and on quickly moving subjects. I have some problems regarding manual focusing on dSLR (and the K100D has relatively big viewfinder). With dedicated cameras (manual focusing film cameras) I have no problem. Are there some tricks? Thanks.


Thanks Cosmin.
I wish there was a sure trick... but I don't have one, except those small common tips that you surely already know, like:

- use a good focusing screen (most manual cameras come with one - bad focusing screen is a problem that mostly affects the recent digital cameras)

- pre-focus when possible (if subject moves in a predictable direction)

- the above is related to a good knowledge of the situation... if you already have an experience with a situation (like I have with Carnevale, that I photograph it's several years now), you can take the best out of it.
In a new situation, you are likely not prepared to what can happen and your reaction times slow down.

- find the best possible compromise between shutter time (which I never set slower than 1/250 when possible), aperture, and ISO. I personally choose to sacrifice ISO first. I obtain better results by having a little more noise and wider DOF, than by having clean images with narrow DOF.

- practice with tracking and panning techniques. Mostly I find tracking useful with humans, panning is better for cars or trains.
I mean tracking when you follow a moving subject by rotating the focus ring as the subject gets closer. For this you need to have a lens with good mechanical manufacture. It is nearly impossible to do a good tracking technique using autofocus lenses, because they are built so crappy. But also amongst manual lenses, you have some where the focusing ring is stiff, or some where it is not smooth all over the range.

The most useful tool is for me the brain's reaction time. I let my mind being very instictual. The moment I feel something is good I don't stop and think about it, I click the shutter. I took some of my best shots that way. In other words I let my stomach decide when to trigger the shutter, not my brains or my books or my lessons at school. I leave rationalization for later, when I review my takes - or for another type of photography, when you have the time to study a subject. Live event does not give you that luxury, as you know better than me, you have to try to be as fast as life itself.

And of course, I let you see only my good shots, and not those that I put into the thrash... Rolling Eyes Laughing

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It that annual event i await from one of my most favorite photographers Smile !!
Some very very ORIO portraits there !!
You certainly know your lenses well.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The photos are simply wonderful - there's so much depth in some of them, it's almost like being there for real!


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you!
It's such a great compliment, that "Orio portrait" thing. I hope I am really up to it and can deserve it.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent, all of them! Thank God you have posted some shots again.

No.12 is amazing, but I really love No.11.

Great choice of lens/cam sets, btw!


PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am also thrilled by Orio's manual focus precision!

Orio wrote:
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- find the best possible compromise between shutter time (which I never set slower than 1/250 when possible), aperture, and ISO. I personally choose to sacrifice ISO first. I obtain better results by having a little more noise and wider DOF, than by having clean images with narrow DOF.
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That's an essential hint!!