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cdifoto
11-08-2009, 03:24 PM
All with 1D II and 135L.

1.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/cdifoto/vets/2009-11-08-0007.jpg

2.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/cdifoto/vets/2009-11-08-0012.jpg

3.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/cdifoto/vets/2009-11-08-0020.jpg

4.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/cdifoto/vets/2009-11-08-0048.jpg

5.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/cdifoto/vets/2009-11-08-0060.jpg

6.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/cdifoto/vets/2009-11-08-0062.jpg
gotocin
11-09-2009, 01:24 AM
it is cool!respect those man who have once protected our nationand those devote their lives in battle.there must be some activities on that day.some stores also have the thanks and freebie items for them!such as:
On November 11 at Applebee's restaurants, veterans and active duty military receive a free entre with proof of military service.
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?type=id&q=d66246&ru=2860010
D Thompson
11-09-2009, 05:26 AM
#5 is an awesome shot. Thanks for sharing.
TheObiJuan
11-09-2009, 06:39 AM
I wish I had a long, fast prime to shoot with.
I was relegated to a D300 and 24-85 f/3.5-f/4.5.
It does not provide sufficient contrast and background blur for my liking.

I see something else in some of your photos that I have nearly lost: the creative eye.
You drum shot is outstanding, I wish I had the opportunity to open my creative side and get this type of shot at our parade yesterday.

Overall, great job, CDI.
adam75south
11-09-2009, 09:43 AM
love those shots don, great work, they belong in the paper. hey, so you were using a tripod for the first setup?

man that's some beautiful bokeh, really makes me want the 135L.
Rasidel Slika
11-09-2009, 10:23 AM
#5 real nice. did you do any processing on those?

major props to our Veterans!
michaelb
11-09-2009, 10:33 AM
Nice Don, I like #4 and 5 best.
FLiPMaRC
11-09-2009, 12:14 PM
Thanks for sharing :) #3 is my fav.
faisal
11-09-2009, 12:29 PM
Fantastic shots....#5 is my favourite...thanks for sharing!! :)
cdifoto
11-09-2009, 12:44 PM
Thanks all. This is the first time I've used the 135L exclusively. I wish I brought my 24-70 though, because there was a large-ish float designed to be read from the sidewalk. I couldn't capture it in its entirety.

As for processing, not much beyond what the camera already does, except I let Lightroom do it instead. Adjusted my WB and Exposure a bit and that's basically it. Some were cropped to straighten.

No tripod, Adam. I was shooting 1/4000th so I didn't need one. Plus I was walking between the parade marchers for some shots like the last one, so a tripod wouldn't have worked.
Slo40
11-09-2009, 05:32 PM
Those are some great shots.
cdifoto
11-09-2009, 07:05 PM
they belong in the paper
Not in our paper. They have their own standards. :D

http://www.cumberlink.com/story_tools/player/?type=slideshow&id=131
cdifoto
11-09-2009, 07:06 PM
Those are some great shots.
Thanks. :)
AdamW
11-09-2009, 07:36 PM
Great stuff, Don. #5 is really special.
adam75south
11-10-2009, 09:02 AM
No tripod, Adam. I was shooting 1/4000th so I didn't need one. Plus I was walking between the parade marchers for some shots like the last one, so a tripod wouldn't have worked.

for some reason i thought the first two were framed identically, now i see they're off horizontally. probably because i only looked for a second since i was working with my boss.
jwhite
11-10-2009, 11:08 AM
Not in our paper. They have their own standards. :D

http://www.cumberlink.com/story_tools/player/?type=slideshow&id=131

Why is it some newspapers have such low standards...
adam75south
11-10-2009, 11:21 AM
Not in our paper. They have their own standards. :D

http://www.cumberlink.com/story_tools/player/?type=slideshow&id=131

lmao, all of the parade shots are tilted. it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say all of these were probably straight out of camera, more than likely shot in jpeg.

they weren't as bad as i expected though.
adam75south
11-10-2009, 11:35 AM
Why is it some newspapers have such low standards...

well, i have a theory

1. newspaper pictures don't have to be beautiful to sell, they mainly just need to document what went on.

2. everybody and their dog are photographers, most willing to work for free.

put those two together and almost anyone can work for the paper.
cdifoto
11-10-2009, 03:12 PM
The fact of the matter is, other than the tilt, those photos will look fine in the paper. Offset B&W printing doesn't demand much and it renders most contrast/exposure/white balance errors moot.

They look like crap on the website, but most people viewing the website don't really care. It's a free access website and they don't know what they're missing.
Mark_48
11-11-2009, 07:15 AM
In the spirit of honoring Veterans Day and no local parades or celebrations nearby, an image from Memorial Day as a tribute to those who served.

(Don, hope you don't mind me busting into your thread....:))
jwhite
11-11-2009, 10:42 AM
well, i have a theory

1. newspaper pictures don't have to be beautiful to sell, they mainly just need to document what went on.

2. everybody and their dog are photographers, most willing to work for free.

put those two together and almost anyone can work for the paper.

2b. If they pay, its low pay, which means they can't hire the best.
adam75south
11-11-2009, 12:17 PM
2b. If they pay, its low pay, which means they can't hire the best.

the perfect storm for mediocrity.