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so...this is NOT a legit submission to the assignment, because it was cropped (tho only a...

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Uploaded on Sep 22, 2009

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so, I dunno how many panning shots I took in the past 2 weeks - well over 400 - before...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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uh...my favorite model :-) I struggled a lot with where blur was an effective way of...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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earlier panning attempt that was ok...I was still thinking of the speed I moved the camera...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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ok, more panning efforts...this one, not so great (see Roger's earlier efforts for a great...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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stopping action with an effective shutter speed used to be my only method of...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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I liked the stop action here because it contrasts with the shallow DOF/ focal point...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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this pesky squirrel has been ripping open and stealing the foam from the patio cushions......

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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Talia, first thing in the morning, transfixed by her mobile... I liked the spotlighting effect that the ambient light somehow gave

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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my total fave of this assignment. I love how the bokeh echos the shape of the ball and how the ball seems to float.

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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first time I have ever been successful at getting rim lighting to work...it's an effect I...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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Again, just liked what the natural light was doing here. DOF is a week point as parts of the face are a bit soft, even considering it as a portrait.

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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Jeri the cat obliged me by posing.

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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originally took this for the DOF assignment, but liked the other grass picture better...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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shot using light from a window with a cellular shade drawn, significantly to the left...

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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2009

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f4.5 ok...here the pine cone is clear, background has decent bokeh, lots of the same...

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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2009

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f22 - awful looking...can't focus the eye on anything

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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2009

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f1.4 unintended cool effect...looks like it's in a patch of fog, how awesome :-) Takes an...

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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2009

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