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Kelly
{K:20268} 3/17/2005
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great photo david... love the way your daughter is half way through playing , then suddenly looks up.... ( thats how i see it ) love the tones and the border....
cheers
kel
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erkoc dalaman
{K:4295} 3/17/2005
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David, very well done both for the photo and your lovely daughter:) I really liked it..Maybe she's gonna be an engineer one day, who knows..Maybe gonna be a big star :)
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 3/17/2005
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thanks Kelly, the torn paper effect kind of got my interest a couple of days ago. I looked through countless tutorials how to do it. I didn't like them. So I took the most direct way. Just tore off the edges of a paper, scanned it agains a black paper and there was my perfect mask for the torn paper effect. :)
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Klifton K.
{K:3386} 3/17/2005
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David, another beautiful capture! You can work some wonders with that Bronica! :)
Question, is the 80 a bit short, or do you find it works fine on kids? Reason I'm asking, I'm probably going to rent a medium format film camera when my twins come, and I'm struggling between the ease of use of the 80/2.8 indoors, and the possible necessity of the 150. Just curious of your findings using the normal lens. I'm probably going to rent it for a week this summer, so I can at least have a decent idea of how to use it, but going back and forth on lens choice.
Thanks! :)
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 3/17/2005
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Hi Klifton,
I did a lot of research and thinking before I got this MF camera. Bronica was the best in price/quality. But the main reason for me to go into MF was very much the use of the 80 mm lens with all its DOF characteristics. But on a MF camera 80 mm gives me a relatively wide angle. That was exactly what I was going for. I wanted to have narrow DOF but at a decently wide field of view.
Since DOF depends mostly on the focal length the only way to get narrow DOF at a wide angle is using a larger format. As much as I like small DOF I don't like the narrow angle that usually comes with it especially on digital cameras. That's why I have no desire to buy any longer lenses for my Bronica. If I want a tele lens I can use my digital camera and get the look I want.
Thanks for all your kind comments on my photos! Comments on my photos is the most important kind of feedback for me here.
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Jan .
{K:8693} 3/17/2005
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David...another wonderful shot!! I love the angle and the tinker toys...timeless!
Brilliant idea about the torn edge...funny, I was just getting ready to ask you how you did that!!
Keep 'em coming...
Jan
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Dina Marie
{K:-1006} 3/17/2005
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your work is unique. thanks for sharing this shot and thank you for sharing your techniques also.
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Pat Fruen
{K:12073} 3/17/2005
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Beautiful lighting and perspective.
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Klifton K.
{K:3386} 3/17/2005
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David,
Thank-you so much for your response! Extremely helpful! I'll stick with the 80mm, I like the nearly added stop (plus the easier to work with focal length) of the 80 over the 150, so I'll stick with that.
I also really like the look you're getting with the torn edges. Added with the unique tonality you consistantly keep in every photo, gives your pictures all a very distinctive look! Awesome work, keep it up! :)
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 3/17/2005
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thanks very much Dina, it means a lot ot me!
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 3/17/2005
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here is a DOF calculator. I used it a lot to compare lenses to make the right choice.
http://www.dudak.baka.com/dofcalc.html
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Fadel J
{K:13747} 3/18/2005
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Very beautiful angle and DOF David, and great tones as usual!
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Maria Michalina
{K:487} 3/20/2005
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Beautiful!!!
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Pancho Rodriguez
{K:350} 4/22/2005
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You have a beautifull portfolio, love the pictures of your kids. This one in particular I like alot. Keep up the good work!
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David Hofmann
{K:23763} 4/22/2005
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thanks very much!
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