I had to let the camera warm up before I could take any usable photos
Hee! Yep, had that a few times back at a previous gig, if I ever hopped out quickly to take a shot while in wintertime - the lens'd fog up immediately on getting back inside. (One reason I'm so very pleased contact lens technology is where it is now =:) Still, sort of cool to see the vapor gradually vanish over the course of just a minute or two. But then, I am easily pleased. =:)
Maybe try a shallower vignette? I'm not much for such effects, I'll admit, but subtly done, I'd concede they can be quite surprisingly effective.
Regardless, a fairly striking shot. And yes, I think I'm more comfortable with mammalian (reptilian, avian) mouths. ^_^;
I'd sort of like to get into focus stacking, but TBH, it seems like such a drawn-out process - I've nothing against being painstaking, but my own style's very strongly spontaneous. Still, I do sometimes ponder astrophotography.
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Hee! Yep, had that a few times back at a previous gig, if I ever hopped out quickly to take a shot while in wintertime - the lens'd fog up immediately on getting back inside. (One reason I'm so very pleased contact lens technology is where it is now =:) Still, sort of cool to see the vapor gradually vanish over the course of just a minute or two. But then, I am easily pleased. =:)
Maybe try a shallower vignette? I'm not much for such effects, I'll admit, but subtly done, I'd concede they can be quite surprisingly effective.
Regardless, a fairly striking shot. And yes, I think I'm more comfortable with mammalian (reptilian, avian) mouths. ^_^;
I'd sort of like to get into focus stacking, but TBH, it seems like such a drawn-out process - I've nothing against being painstaking, but my own style's very strongly spontaneous. Still, I do sometimes ponder astrophotography.