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Published: 2010-03-09 13:34:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 730; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 0
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A bike crossing in Taipei.Related content
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There's a bike and a bike sign. Not really groundbreaking stuff here. It seems you are using a gimmick to make a photograph here, rather than seeing an actual 'moment' to capture. This is the problem with this photograph.
The down-tilt angle is pretty bad as well. Crouch if you have to, to get a lower viewpoint with less tilt.
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That's true, but I've never claimed that all of my photos were groundbreaking. Most of them aren't. dA isn't a portfolio, so I use it as a platform to post all my work for the public to criticize. Thankfully, I have some good work here, too.
Unfortunately, I'm very tall and have one prosthesis leg, making it near impossible to crouch. If I can see something coming I can bend at the waist, but that takes a little time because I always have to worry about balance.
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Oh that's a shame. I am 6"4 so I know very well about the height issue and the difference it makes with photos when compared with crouching, however I do not have a prosthetic leg to contend with as well.
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It's always a good technique to photograph at the subject's perspective (I wrote an article on it here: [link] ), which for tall folk like us usually means bending over or crouching.
Once I get used to the balance of it (I've only had a prosthesis for 6 weeks) I'll be bending over more often.
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that's the dw-3 waist level finder for the f3: [link]
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Since Cosina OEMs a lot of stuff for Nikon, the same waist-level finders (and other various eyepieces) that fit their D3x also fit my Bessa R2M. Unfortunately, not my Mamiya 7ii, though.
But I'd rather just get a TLR instead.
With a few months practice I should get most of my balance back and won't have an issue bending over. I'll just lack the ability to crouch down to one knee.
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you can think of getting a nikon f3 with direct view finder and a wide angle like 20/24/28mm. if you shoot at apertures like 4 or higher you can pretty much shoot without needing to get the camera to you eye.
here is an example:
[link]
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For the most part when I use this lens (35/1.4) I tend to have my lens set to hyperfocus. I don't have a 28 anymore...the next one down is 21, which is too wide for normal shooting (IMHO anyway) and I don't like post-photograph cropping.
The 28 was my favorite lens, but I needed cash for my prosthesis. I just started back at work a couple of weeks ago, so once I save up some cash I'll probably get another.
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