September 30, 2009

Another Thing I Just Don’t Understand

No, I am not going to list all the things that I do not understand—the list would be too long, and too boring. But, I must admit I truly do not understand why a person with “thinning hair” would ever have a bull’s eye painted on the top of his head.

I wanted this photo to be about the bull’s eye. I tried to limit my depth of field to the bear minimum so I chose a wide open aperture and an angle that would move the background as far away from the bull’s eye as I could move it.

Enjoy.

Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 105mm f/2.8 at 105mm, shot at ISO 200, f/2.8 and 1/125th of a second.

Post Processing:

Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, and increased clarity and vibrance.

Photoshop—dodged and burned parts of the photo using a screen and multiple layers.

6 comments:

  1. Even without the back story I think the photo is done well enough to raise the questions; what are they doing and why? Nice control of DOF and good color.

    DHaass

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  2. Until I saw his ears I thought she was painting a giant buckeye! :) Nice job capturing the moment.

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  3. This would be a great series: things you do not know. I believe it would be a very, very long series. Just kidding.
    Good capture and good technique used to focus the viewer's attention.
    Anne

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  4. I think the point of the bull's eye is to help him aim his toupee! :-)

    Great shot and good for a laugh!

    Cheers!
    Barry

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  5. Fess up. You paid him to do this so you could take the photo. Some people will do anything for a good pix. Good eye seeing this.
    Ted

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