I am not going to talk a lot about this topic, but I am going to say how I know when I get a good shot. Usually, like 95% of cases, I know it just after I press the shutter. It’s an instant feeling, and I love when I get more that one per day. And this was exactly the case theese last two days.
I didn’t think going shooting with a prime would help so much, but I started seeing things differently (see the story here). I think before I couldn’t decide how a scene would look, because I had to go through many perspectives given by the zoom lens. On the other side, with a fixed focal length, I managed to see things faster, and, more important, get closer.
Month: October 2013
The prime project
This last one is probably one of the last ones I actually took that day. I realize it is not a great shot, but still there are some elements I enjoy about it. Like, for example, the far background between the trees or the piston of the subject’s feet.
So, here are my initial impressions on the lens: it is really nice, compact and light, great image quality for the price and also plenty sharp with good colors. There is no point in writing a separate review for the lens, but I can say that all the good reviews out there are true.
Turkey trip
Yes, as the title says, I went to Turkey for the timing of RedBull Sea to Sky and, meanwhile, I took the chance to snap some pictures. Plus, I’ve been thinking about the blog and decided to make my posts more photography-orientated, plus there is an interesting review/comparison coming soon.
Sol, lets start!
One of my goals in Turkey was to take at least one street photograph to ilustrate the people in there. And here you get a contrast between all the tourists visiting and going to the beach and the hard working locals.
What I like about about this picture is the amount of detail present and the wide perspective. Also, being shot at 18mm on a crop body, the depht of field is huge.
Back to school
I’m sorry for posting so late, promise won’t happen again :). I’ve been really vusy and didn’t have time to post my latest pictures. I have 2 sets right now, here is the first one, and the second one is on the editing lane.
I find going back to school an oportunity to go out on the streets more, to restart doing what I first did and loved (I still do), street photography.