misc D800 photos for fun

stmv

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ISO 640,, and well 1/640th of a second, at 70mm of 35-70 .8 lens, F10 setting


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Eye-level

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#1 has some of the best color tonal range I have ever seen in a photograph. The whites transition excellently. Study the white highlights folks...that is what you are after.
 

stmv

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Here is an example of a two image photo stacking using a Nikkor 105 2.8 AI version Macro,, Tripod, Mirror up, remote cable

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Frozen in Time....

I Shot the primary plane to be the watch face, and take a look how sharp the 105 lens is! not bad for a 15 year old piece of glass, How much sharper would be a new
Nikkor 105 VR,, well, first on tripod, the VR would be off, so it would be glass vs glass, and the gain would be very incremental.

I wanted enough sharpness of the top layer to for the eye to recognize, but not to lock onto,, so,, the viewer would get right away that it is frozen in a ice,, but would be more drawn to the watch face as the primary subject, still had to be a two stacked image, otherwise the ice lines would be totally blurry with a macro dof,

also, the ice,, is actually a shattered mirror.. for those that want to know the setup.
 
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fotojack

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Well....according to your intentions for this shot, I'd say you pulled it off perfectly! The watch face is EXACTLY where I focus my attention! Superbly done, stmv. (I'm hoping someday we'll know his real name :) )
 

stmv

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taught a Night Photography class during the full moon, which provides such wonderful light.

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shows how nighttime can become daytime
 
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