Some Reception Photos from Sunday's Wedding (56K warning . . . 7 photos)

[markubig]

Hi all -

Here are some reception photos from the wedding I attended on Sunday. Again, this was my 1st wedding with my 20D and I guess I don't have a pre-shot routing down cold yet 'cause I shot the entire reception in ISO1600. Fortunately, the amount of noise was not bad at all and I didn't have to do as much NR as I thought I would (with my former 300D, ISO1600 noise was ridiculous). I have to give you pro's credit 'cause it's tough to remember everything when the pressure of keeping up with the party is on.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these. Comments and Criticisms are always welcome.

Thanks for looking!

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Now with this next photo, let me give you some background. The bride's father passed away in the WTC attacks on 911 and they danced to a song in his memory (there wasn't a dry eye in the room). So I heavily de-saturated the picture and darkened it a bit to give a sort of somber mood to it . . . did I succeed in giving it that feel?
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[PhotoheARTist]

#2 and #6 are pricesless. All of them are great.

[Ballen Photo]

Nice work Mark, I like the hand coming into the frame signing the guest book with the other photos around. It'll be a nice memento.
I also really like the first shot of the couple dancing. (second photo) ;)
-Bruce

[Maureen Souza]

You wanna be my assistant? LOL. Mark, these are wonderful. I especially love #2&4.

[markubig]

#2 and #6 are pricesless. All of them are great. Thank you very much!http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

Nice work Mark, I like the hand coming into the frame signing the guest book with the other photos around. It'll be a nice memento.
I also really like the first shot of the couple dancing. (second photo) ;)
-Bruce Thanks, Bruce! I got lucky . .. that lady stuck her hand in there last second . . . 1st thing i thought was, "man, she ruined the shot." but when i came home and saw it, I said, "wow, she made the the shot!" http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

You wanna be my assistant? LOL. Mark, these are wonderful. I especially love #2&4. 9 Hours Ago 11:21 PM LOL!! Let's see ... ur in Calif ... I'm in NJ ... We have the whole country covered! http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gifhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gif Thanks for the nice words, MoS!http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

[SuzanneCarey]

These are great Mark! Thanks for sharing them. The lighting looks great. I think #2 is my fav.! :)

[markubig]

These are great Mark! Thanks for sharing them. The lighting looks great. I think #2 is my fav.! :)thanx, suzanne . . . everybody is loving #2 . . . all my friends are telling me it's their favorite.

[drewmk2]

the edges around the people in 2 look slightly odd? Great work though. I love them all.

[am_pitbull_terrier]

They all are incredible, Top quality work. I'm sure they will love them all. I really like the one of the cake and the last photo also.

[kawter2]

good stuff!!

#1 is my fav
#2 has too much ps for my taste
#3 Has great saturation, but the flash shadow on the cake is a little unflattering
#4 Good Shoot, might improve a tad w/less saturation
#5 Cropping is interesting and looks like you caught him mid blink.. not too flattering
#6 Dunno, maybe too sharp and "in your face" but a neat expression on his face
#7 definitely conveys the feeling you described

[RickHulshof]

All great shots 1st was my favorite and I think what you are trying to convey is on the money if the backround is known - thanks for adding that to the post

[Skip Souza]

Without question you captured the sadness in the face of the bride. Superb work all around.

[BottomBracket]

Great work! I love the shots.

[markubig]

the edges around the people in 2 look slightly odd? Great work though. I love them all.Thank you. Yeah, I "feathered" my cut-out (with a value of 1) . . . what is the purpose of feathering? My Kelby PSE3.0 book says to do it for this effect, but he never explains what its purpose is. Should I have feathered the cutout or left it alone?

[drisley]

These are all fabulous!
If the 20D doesn't give acceptable ISO1600, there is no camera out there that can.
The 300D really was no slouch either.

[markubig]

good stuff!!

#1 is my fav
#2 has too much ps for my taste
#3 Has great saturation, but the flash shadow on the cake is a little unflattering
#4 Good Shoot, might improve a tad w/less saturation
#5 Cropping is interesting and looks like you caught him mid blink.. not too flattering
#6 Dunno, maybe too sharp and "in your face" but a neat expression on his face
#7 definitely conveys the feeling you described Thanks for the comments, Kawter. For #3, I turned off the flash and took the photo with the room light shining from above. Do you think leaving the flash on would have improved the shadows?

thanks for pointing out #5. I liked the angle of the shot so much that I didn't even pay attention to his eyes :o . . . just saw a smile and thought it was a good pic.

#6 was actually taken from a distance and I created the tight, "in your face" crop. I guess I did do a little too much USM on that one.

Thanks again!

[cmM]

Now with this next photo, let me give you some background. The bride's father passed away in the WTC attacks on 911 and they danced to a song in his memory (there wasn't a dry eye in the room). So I heavily de-saturated the picture and darkened it a bit to give a sort of somber mood to it . . . did I succeed in giving it that feel?

Looks cool, but in all honesty, there was no need to. You could do your worst in post processing and you'd still have a great photograph, the bride's eyes make this photo.
You've captured a moment, that's what matters most. That's your best shot out of the bunch, I love it.... maybe a tigher crop to show those eyes better? Either way, good job!

[markubig]

Looks cool, but in all honesty, there was no need to. You could do your worst in post processing and you'd still have a great photograph, the bride's eyes make this photo.
You've captured a moment, that's what matters most. That's your best shot out of the bunch, I love it.... maybe a tigher crop to show those eyes better? Either way, good job!Thank you much, Chris!

[markubig]

am_terrier, skip, bottombracket, drew, rick, drisley: thank you for the compliments! http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

[mrclark321]

Very nice work Mark!!

Dan

[lostdoggy]

Nice Photos!!!

[skade]

Wow!! They are absolutely fantastic! Great job!

[drisley]

Do you mind if I ask what sort of post was done on the last image?
Is it just a matter of lowering saturation? Whatever it is, it looks very good.

[markubig]

Do you mind if I ask what sort of post was done on the last image?
Is it just a matter of lowering saturation? Whatever it is, it looks very good.thanks, dris. I ran some a little extra NR and USM to give her that smooth/plasticy look. Then I just lowered the saturation and brightness until it looked gloomy. I realy got that by accident because I was just going to turn it into a plain black & white. when I (accidentally) didn't de-saturate all the way, I saw the result and said, "oh, that looks pretty cool" and then went from there.

[flyfishnj]

Very nice work - 2,6 and 7 are my favs

[stoneylonesome]

Very nice, Great work.

[TSEE]

Very nice pictures!

[markubig]

thank you for the nice comments!