Merry Go 'Round with Grandma! -- Kids & Family in photography-on-the.net forums

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Dec 15, 2015 05:21 | #1

She thought it was "just ok"... :-P

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I'm not much of a whiz with PP and there were multiple light sources so I did what little I could (the middle of her face managed to be in a shadow of sorts so I just lightened it) and just decided to keep the "feel" of the atmosphere when it came to lighting instead of trying to make it all flawless and consistent. I have the feeling that anyone who has been on a Merry Go 'Round before will instantly KNOW the color of those bulbs.

Obviously this was a panning shot. I used Back Button Focusing, AI Servo, and a continuous frame rate (burst) and this was the best of the bunch.

Thanks for looking and any feedback :-)

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Dec 15, 2015 14:12 | #2

the view at dinner just a few minutes later

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Dec 16, 2015 17:37 | #3

On the first image, you certainly have a wonderful subject at hand! I would have certainly gone with a much higher ISO, maybe 800 or even 1600 and possibly F/2,8 to capture a sharp image of the girls face. 1/25 shutter speed is tough on a 50mm lens, even standing still. I like the colors just fine. And the blur of the rotations is a nice element too. I doubt she would mind going for another round or two to allow a second shot. Merry Go Rounds are great!

The second image is quite unique! I love that composition and the subjects.

Interesting you mentioned back button focus as I just switched to it last weekend after reading another article about it. I had missed or forgotten the fact that it allows an instant switch from Tracking to Single Shot, I only perceived it as locking focus and allowing the shutter button to be shutter only. Not realizing the focus mode switching is the real advantage. It will be a real benefit once I get used to it.

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Dec 17, 2015 08:44 as a reply to @ CanonCameraFan's post | #4

Thanks for the suggestions!

Regarding the sharpness of her face, it's fairly sharp. Here's a 100% crop.

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Is it TACK sharp? No. But for a moving subject at 1/2 the focal length, it's pretty decent, IMO. It's a tad noisy at 100% because as I mentioned previously, I raised the exposure on her face because it was in a bit of a "shadow" from the lights to her left, and the ambient light from the sky to her right.

Also, had I raised the shutter speed, I don't think I would have gotten the dramatic motion blur that I achieved.

And thanks for the kudos on the second image. I stick almost exclusively to family portraits, but this shot was so intuitive that I just had to take it.

BBF has been AWESOME for me the last few years. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as well. It took me about 3-4 weeks to get used to it. To aid the process, I just lounged around the house taking pictures of anything, everything, and everyone :-)

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Dec 17, 2015 08:47 | #5

Wait... were you talking about her face, or Grandma's face? lol... just re-read your post and realized it could have been either, I suppose.

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Dec 17, 2015 17:39 | #6

Oh, that's better than I thought you had gotten. Very good!

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Dec 18, 2015 11:27 | #7

Very nice pictures, good job

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Dec 22, 2015 17:34 | #8

Thanks!

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Dec 22, 2015 21:45 | #9

cool photo love the motion that it shows!

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