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Photo of the Day - June 2009
- Thread starter techie4life
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- Camera: Pentax K10D
- Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
- Aperture: f/9.0
- Focal Length: 90 mm
- ISO Speed: 100
Super shot. It can't be easy to find a bug chewing bubble gum!
Going along with the castle theme here:
Predjama Castle, Slovenia
June 20, 2009
35mm, f/4, 1/125s, ISO 200
After a lot of really good advice on one of the other boards I visit, yesterday's pic I posted was altered for more effect:
I blurred the background biker and then cut him out where it made the most sense (he was too much of a distraction for what was going on in the foreground). You can see the original shot I submitted on yesterday's submitted pics (a page or so back).
Does it work for you?
I blurred the background biker and then cut him out where it made the most sense (he was too much of a distraction for what was going on in the foreground). You can see the original shot I submitted on yesterday's submitted pics (a page or so back).
Does it work for you?
I think it is an improvement over the first version. What I really like about this shot is the water splashing up in the foreground. What I don't like is the lack of color (and I'm a big fan of B&W images). Perhaps you chose to dump the color in order to bring out the water a bit more, but I'm left wondering how the shot would look in color, which means the B&W treatment doesn't quite work for me. The photo captures a scene of real dynamism, a quality that seems at odds with the quietness of B&W. I feel as though this shot should explode with both movement and color.
I have some minor quibbles with this one, but it was just a quick snap and I like the overall feel... 
On a side note, my Rebel XT's shutter is beginning to fail. Luckily this is one of the few unaffected shots from yesterday.
On a side note, my Rebel XT's shutter is beginning to fail.
Luckily this is one of the few unaffected shots from yesterday.
After a lot of really good advice on one of the other boards I visit, yesterday's pic I posted was altered for more effect:
I blurred the background biker and then cut him out where it made the most sense (he was too much of a distraction for what was going on in the foreground). You can see the original shot I submitted on yesterday's submitted pics (a page or so back).
Does it work for you?
I like this one better as well. How did you get the background to be streaked like htat?
I should have got up earlier, the mist was nearly gone...
You need a cat with no boundaries. You can have mine. He routinely wakes me with the sun to get him a morning meal.
After a lot of really good advice on one of the other boards I visit, yesterday's pic I posted was altered for more effect:
I blurred the background biker and then cut him out where it made the most sense (he was too much of a distraction for what was going on in the foreground). You can see the original shot I submitted on yesterday's submitted pics (a page or so back).
Does it work for you?
I also would like to see it in color. I may be in the minority, but I actually don't like the water. To me it doesn't look right, somehow. It seems too sharp, and freeze-frame, while the wheel shows some motion blur, and the background (whether post-processed or not) is blurred. The water suggests an extremely high shutter speed, but the rest of the shot says "panned slower shutter speed." Also as a side note, I'm a former street rider and that actual amount of water on the road would have me staying a lot more upright, especially on racing slicks. Of course, the image does remind me of the title of a recent novel called, The Art Of Racing In The Rain.
However, having offered my criticism... I want to also say that I like the creative work you are doing in general, and in particular with this racing bike series. This shot is not too far off from being spectacular, but for me I'd change a couple of things...
Cheers -p
Wonder no more
My vote is still for the B&W
The original for pdxflint who was the first to notice the speed discrepancy in any of my shots. Astute observation!
Horrible angle, terrible distance, bland photo, terrific amount of fun to see what I could do with it...
Motion blur in photoshop. Since the filter motion blurs bi-directionally you have to use the patch tool and move the background over the portions of your image that you do not want blurred. The only alternative I can think of to this is to do some pain-staking masking. Hopefully someone on this thread knows of a better way and will share...
You mean a cat that is both dead and alive?
Great shot Steamie!
How did you do it? (is that a Macro lens or extension tubes?)
I like the shot with the outhouse better. JK
The red is a great attention grabber IMO.Seriously... nice PS work. I'd love to show that to my students as an example of rescuing a shot or simply gathering resources. Thankfully they are gone for the summer and I'm just left with marking.
Maxxamillian
I vote for the color version, it just leaps out at you. Just a super shot with great editing (IMHO)! Could be a poster or a calendar picture. Look forward to seeing more of your work. Cheers
28 seconds of hand held exposure - very lucky shot.
Mighty steady hands... great shot. I've always wanted to try a lightning image.
I was lucky - it was a moonless night with a brief powercut because of the storm - so until the lightning struck at about 27 seconds there really wasn't much to cause any exposure. Normally a tripod is order of the day - but luck helps. Thanks for the comment BTW
I agree. I prefer the color version, especially since the bike is red--the perfect color for that shot, I think.
I have some minor quibbles with this one, but it was just a quick snap and I like the overall feel...
On a side note, my Rebel XT's shutter is beginning to fail.
Just curious: what are the indicators that a shutter is about to fail and how does it affect the shots?