Recuerdo de Cuba (Souvenir from Cuba), for Fred255 by Elcet
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Now I will alternate one image of my comic project "Silvia" with one photo or one non-comic drawing (2D or 3D), and this is the turn to photo today! When I just begin to practice photography, I was fascinated by the power of the stenope, this strange simple pinhole that gives images without any lens and with a total depth of field, regardless of the distance between the camera and the subject. 25 years ago I bought my ultrawideangle Pentax 3.5/15, that with its short focal length gave also a very advantageous depth of field. So when I seriously went digital, in 2006, and with the extremely rapid optical progress of digital SLR wideangle lenses, I couldn’t wait buying the fantastic Sigma 4-5.6/10-20, that my friend Richardphotos had enjoyed before, with a series of enchanting shots. With 106° diagonal angle and an unmatched depth of field for a SLR, the zoom created by the lens genius who is Sigma’s manager and mathematician, Dr Yamaki, can do marvels! As soon as I saw this Strombus shell on this seashore, near Perla Blanca, north of Remedios, Cuba, I made this attempt, that I had waited to do for decades. I did just a slight PW in Photoshop CS3 Extended to wipe two grass blades and improve contrast. There is no pasting at all, it is a true photo! I just displaced the shell from three feet.
I dedicate this pict to Fred255, in honor of his gallery which evidences the pleasure he has when he creates images, and for his promotion as the Photography Moderator.
Techdata: Nikon D70 with Sigma 4-5.6/10-20 Pro EX at shortest focal length, 1/250s at f/16 (at the risk of some diffraction with such a short focal length…), aperture-priority mode, auto-white balance, 200 ISO.
I dedicate this pict to Fred255, in honor of his gallery which evidences the pleasure he has when he creates images, and for his promotion as the Photography Moderator.
Techdata: Nikon D70 with Sigma 4-5.6/10-20 Pro EX at shortest focal length, 1/250s at f/16 (at the risk of some diffraction with such a short focal length…), aperture-priority mode, auto-white balance, 200 ISO.
Comments (36)
Meisiekind
Great pov and wonderful dedi to David!
2Loose2Trek
What a very simple but completely outstanding composition ... everything about this picture is perfect. Kudos Edouard!
jocko500
you got the depth of field here for shore. real super looking
MrsLubner
This has such a tropical...no, a desserted island feel...to it. Very clear and wonderfully composed.
Claywoman
So beautiful!
SapUS59
fantastic capture !!
Mousson
WOWWWWWWWW powerful shot!!!!!!
micturn
Very elegant..great work.
sim3344
Beautiful photo!!!
Platin
Wonderful holiday scene and nice capture!!!
erlandpil
Nice capture picture erland
Fred255
Thank you very much it's a beautiful photo that I will treasure. I hope to serve all of you well.
durleybeachbum
Very beautiful!
Ptitchouette
Ah ces heureux voyageurs ! Le déplacement du coquillage donne un avant plan de choix et devient l'élément essentiel de ta photo. Chapeau pour cette composition exempte de toute manipulation (sauf le déplacement) sur photoshop.
Milouv
Ce strombus (déjà ce nom me fait rire) en avant plan est superbe et méritait bien ce petit déplacement discret sur photoshop. Bravo pour cette excellente idée. A mon avis tu ne devrais pas risquer de trop dévoiler ton projet de BD, je crains toujours les vols de créations qui n'ont pas encore été déposées à la SACEM. Soit donc très prudent !
Severine
Superbe photo, ça donne envie d'aller faire quelques pas sur cette magnifique plage ... je rêve déjà, merci pour le voyage ^-^
helanker
A really superb capture. SO super excellent.
MagikUnicorn
Une si belle plage et peut de touriste...y avait-il une alerte au tsunami ;-)
Elcet
A Milouv and Ptitchouette: peut-être que mon explication a été confuse. Non, je n'ai pas déplacé le coquillage sous Photoshop, pas du tout. Je l'ai juste, DANS LA REALITE, transporté d'environ un mètre. C'est donc une VRAIE photo et non une photo-manipulation. Les seules retouches ont été d'effacer deux brins d'herbe moches, de parfaitement caler la ligne d'horizon qui était un petit peu oblique (et pourtant il y ades réticules gravés dans le viseur du D70, mais souvent je me plante un peu), et de modifier légèrement le contraste. Bon, pendant qu'on y est, j'ai aussi effacé quelques poussières parce qu'à Cuba quand on passe son temps à visser et dévisser les objos le capteur est vite sale… Pour mon prochain post je vous proposerai une variante de cette vue et là, en effet, c'est de la photo-manipulation pur jus. To Milouv and Ptitchouette: maybe I have been confusing. NO, I did not displaced the shell under Photoshop, I just carried it IN THE REAL WORLD one meter (3 ft) away of its original place. Therefore it is a TRUE photo and not a photo-manipulation. The only postwork I did were to wipe out two dead grass leaves, to restore the perfect orientation of the horizon line which was somewhat oblique (I know, there are engraved lines on the D70 screen, but often I make slight errors), and to increase slightly the contrast. BTW, I also wiped some dusts, because at Cuba, when one is always busy to change the lens, the CCD is quicky dirty. For my next post I will show a variation of this one and here, undoubtedly, this is a true photo-manipulation.
RBlue
I rarely care about such semantics as slight flaws and whether it is CGI or natural when in the final review, the image is the thing! This image evokes a quiet peace and that's what it says to me. A very good composition!
Sylvia
~Magically Beautiful~ Evocative Wind... FABULOUS!! ^5^
tizjezzme
Such a sweet gesture, dedicating this lovely photo to David. He does SUCH a great job here.
JaneEden
Wonderful dedi for David, and excellent capture! hugs Jane xx
KarmaSong
Une magnifique lumière et un cadrage qui donne du champ à cette plage idyllique! Je vois que le Nikon D70 se défend fort bien et avant tout , son propriétaire créatif and sympathique!
zoren
I like the pov with this shell, bringing us closer to the sand and sea..... very nice.
Domi48
Salut, Edouard, je suis toujours vivant, juste busy! Merci de tes regards récents sur ma galerie et à un de ces jours! J'entends le bruit de la mer, est-ce que cela vient du coquillage ou de la mer elle-même?
dphoadley
Lovely! DPH
pixelmeister
Very nice pov and beautiful shot!
Kuiski
A very wonderful and fantastic capture! cool
irakika
Very nice shot & dedi! I love the beach & water!