Some more of my photos

[ToxicShocker]

Excellent storytelling. Thumbs up.

It pisses me off that I can't get credit for that thread.

 

[Ethan Hawke]

Post nudes

tasteful nudes*

 

[rj144]

Post nudes

There is no clothing in any of these photos.

 

[Jack Stevonovich]

That last pic is really good.

 

[rj144]

That last pic is really good.

Thanks.

 

[Jack Stevonovich]

Thanks.

what was your rig for that and settings for the shot?

 

[rj144]

what was your rig for that and settings for the shot?

Sony a7iii with an 85 mm, f1.8. Don't remember the settings though.

 

[Slobodan]

I would like to ask @Slobodan for my opinion on this

I think your analysis is well thought out albeit a little too pessimistic.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Nice shot man.

 

[rj144]

 

[djacobox372]

I like your subject matter, reminds me of the sort of photos I take.

Shallow depth of field isn't always the right choice. It's great to get rid of a busy background, but rarely are blurry clouds enjoyable to look at. Most of your photos would look better if you stopped down to sharpen the background.

 

[heavyarms21]

Your pictures remind me of old travel Magazines I had as a kid.

 

[rj144]

I like your subject matter, reminds me of the sort of photos I take.

Shallow depth of field isn't always the right choice. It's great to get rid of a busy background, but rarely are blurry clouds enjoyable to look at. Most of your photos would look better if you stopped down to sharpen the background.

Thanks.

It's a matter of preference though. I like the blurry clouds. It provides a sort of "painterly" background to the foreground image which is intended to be the subject without being distracting. If the clouds are focused, to me, it's not clear what the subject is in shots like this.

Now, landscape is a different story. There it's better that everything be in focus because the subject is the entire scene, not a part of it.