19
2007
First of all, thanks to the people who already visited my new website, MultiBits, where I will be posting series of images of certain topics. Basically everything that needs more coverage than a single image. At the moment you can find some images of the manifestation ‘I want you for Belgium’, which took place yesterday, here in Brussels… You can find a link in the upright corner of this website.
About this image : it was also shot yesterday and shows one of the men that once fought for our country. Of course, they are not happy at all with the plans of few to split our small, little Belgium.
If you look closely at the reflection in his glasses, you should be able to know where this image was taken… :-)
Tech info : shot with the Canon 300D I bought second-hand as a gift for my wife (she wants to learn shooting with a dSLR too :) ). The thing needed to be tested, so I mounted my Sigma 70-300 on it and took it for a test-drive! The camera scored reasonably good! The only thing that bothered me was its slow start-up time (even after standby). Don’t know how a 350D performs ?
Editing with Canon DPP : b&w conversion, contrast 3, sharpness 5 – that’s it, no photoshop involved :)
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
- Focal length: 300mm
- ISO: 400
- Shutter speed: 1/500s
Bouncing Light
Ik ging van een 300D naar een 30D en heb nog steeds een beetje heimwee naar de mooie plaatjes die de 300D maakte, maar traag was ie zeker. De 30D heeft meer nabewerking nodig. Dit is een hele mooie foto., maaar waar ie gemaakt is? Ik gok op Brussel vanwege je andere foto's.
Dom
yeeees !!! very good shot ! I love the face of this man !
anton
Very nice composition and use of DOF – excellent.
deceptive
Fabulous portrait, excellent Black and White conversion.
razzi
heel mooie zw conversie / ik gok op ofwel het jubelpark in brussel, ofwel het royal palace hotel in oostende
Still
Stunning and timeless portrait!
Ricochet
Great shot as usual and very nice B and W, bravo Maarten!
Will Williams
Great B&W conversion, such deep, dark blacks.
Nick
Nice portrait and DOF.
John Maslowski
Like the black and white portrait, brings out the details very well including the reflections on the eye glasses. Great shot!
Riri
Nice capture…
Love the contrast between the rough texture of the face (rough veteran) on the foreground and the sweet blur (sweet lady) in the background.
Sergio Vargas
Very good one Marteen!,fantastic the expresion of his face.
Miss75
Le reflet dans les lunettes me gêne un peu.
thomas mueller
an impressive portrait of a veteran. nicely done and well processed in bw!
grapf
very interesting portrait: he looks nearly like Heinrich Böll…
Tineke
Nice portrait, nice DoF, but the reflection in the glasses is disturbing me…
Ashish Sidapara
Superb portrait!
Rose
Very strong portrait! It's a beauty in B&W, and the man not staring directly into the camera makes it very strong. Like the DOF as well. I think your wife will soon be addicted to this camera ;)
katrien
Die blik …je ziet als te ware de oorlog in …knap Maarten (je hebt het )
Claus Petersen
Nice shallow depth of field, and i just love the way you can see the reflection of something in his glasses, it's hard to see what it is and that makes me wonder. Great shot! :-)
BobC
Great portrait!
Robbie Veldwijk
Wow what a great photo is this one!!! The nice DOF and the great tones making this to a good photo. The reflection of the view in the glasses makes it a super photo!
dan
Il est de ces instants en photographie qui ne se reproduisent pas et que le talent du photographe ne laisse pas passer
Epo
Knappe foto Maarten ! De reflectie in de bril van de veteraan is top ! Hoe doe je het toch ?
elaine
great portrait and brilliant DOF
shotzz.eu
very nice compo!
charles
Superbe! nice shot, comme on dit…
Florian
I love the DOF made by the 70-300.
aptass
Great portrait, love the reflecting light in his glasses and the shallow dof
Erik van Hurck
Type your comment here.Prachtige foto, inhoudelijk zeer goed, de reflectie in de bril vind ik zeer wijs.De dame in de achtergrond geeft een mooie diepte aan uw foto. Opgelet met Gausiaans vervagenn niet overdrijven of heb ik het verkeerd voor