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19 Oct 2010 - 8:01 PM

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Alvar

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19 Oct 2010 - 8:01 PM

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Great shot composition and colour. Well done.
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csurry

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19 Oct 2010 - 8:35 PM

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Yeah, I can't really see the advantage to making such a crop in the field, except that it does mean that the composition was made in camera, rather than an after-thought as such.

The camera does show the composition by greying out the rest of the frame, but if you see the pic in this format at the time of shooting for composition, does it really matter if you make the crop in post-processing.

I guess I am really trying to understand if there are advantages to doing it in camera, except for being able to say "done in camera". So am I missing something else that the offered in camera crops allow?

lianna (e2 Member)

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:09 PM

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Cheryl, i cannot fault this one bit!!! the lighting is superb, the pose/movement is timed perfectly, the detail... well i don't need to comment on that!!!!

I think this is perfect!!! a really SUPERB image x x x

pluckyfilly (e2 Member)

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:48 PM

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superb shot love the pose and detail

arhb

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19 Oct 2010 - 9:54 PM

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I think the 5x4 crop facility would come into it's own when used for portrait work, or when a 10x8 format was required as the end product. So if you can get the comp right in-camera for the end product, all the more reason to use that facility. Apparently some modeling agencies only accept 10x8 pro lab prints - rejecting A4 home prints, and I recently bought a 10 page pf book from the epz classifieds that was designed for 10x8's.
As for this shot, I think it looks fine in this crop.

LeeFisher (e2 Member)

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19 Oct 2010 - 10:38 PM

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I see very little point in shooting this way for wildlife photography and see it as limitting to be honest.
You are cutting down on your potential creative options by shooting in this format when you can simply crop to this after from the full frame.
I agree that the image works well in this format, but is still achievable from a full frame crop, unless I've missed something
As you know things often happen quickly in wildlife photography and capturing the image is the main aim and the artistic bit can take place later unless there is time to compose.

Obviously getting it right in the box first time is the best practice, and helps for retaining full amount of pixels etc... but the final image is what counts for me, and a full frame capture simply provides more options later if you fail in the field.
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20 Oct 2010 - 8:27 AM

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thanks all.

Phil with the Nikon it does not lose any more pixels cropping in camera or afterwards, presuming you are in both instances using 100% of what is available (*this shot is a crop for illustration purposes only).

It simply removes 1/12th (1/6th in total) of the frame from either side. So would pretty much be the same as doing that in PS, of course in PS you could simply remove 1/6th from either left or right for compositional reasons.

I did think about 10x8 as the intended medium for prints, and I do wonder if it is more a portrait function than anything else, but the person I know uses it for wildlife.

So I think the conclusion is shoot full-frame.

I should read more of the manual I think and see what else I might be "missing" out on

Pete (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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22 Oct 2010 - 11:22 AM

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Joolsb displays most of his landscapes in 5x4 format - whether taken on his 5x4 or smaller format cameras. It works for landscapes really well, and seems fine on this shot too.