Havana Hoops - Jean Lee

Camera:	Contax G2
Lens:	Carl Zeiss Biogon 28mm f/2.8
Film:	Ilford HP5
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Posted:	18-Nov-2001

Rating: 8.22 (9 ratings)

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Comments

I like the way the subjects are positioned. The 28mm really has a good effect in this shot -- "beam me up" effect. The DOF seems just right as the two subjects going after the ball seem to pop out in 3D. I really like this one.

TG *     31-Jan-2002 at 03:16

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Bigger

is better.

George Shadoan     08-Apr-2004 at 19:09

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Bigger, as in this?

Hi, George...bigger pic is uploaded. is that what you meant?

Jean Lee     09-Apr-2004 at 22:58

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Yes, but

I think that 900 wide would have been even better.

George Shadoan     10-Apr-2004 at 13:01

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Great sense

of arrested motion which creates lovely shapes in space as well. To go one further than George, given the size of the subjects within the frame, this really needs to be seen as a large print.

Charez Golvala     13-Apr-2004 at 01:10

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x-large

thanks for the comments. i actually did blow this one up xtra large, took a weekend large print workshop and blew this up to around 40x60 inches, or something like that. fortunately, there is a lot of imperfect texture in this image (gravel, peeling walls) because otherwise the spotting would have been a nightmare!

Jean Lee     15-Apr-2004 at 08:52

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Great Stuff

I really like your photography, this is a lovely image, I would like to see it a little more contrasty and gritty to compare.

Leonard Neumann     11-Oct-2004 at 12:29

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