Photo of the Day - May 2012

[fcortese]

It really depends on what your concept is for the photo. What did you want to communicate with it?

Virtual, I agree with Ms. P. The warm tones that you have presently give the picture (at least in my mind) a very warm feeling, maybe even intimate. If you adjust the white balance, obviously, the whites come out and give the picture a whole different feel and I think the centerpiece would stand out and "pop" more. I am not sure what the change in WB would have with the background. maybe play with it and post both side by side?? Was the camera set on AWB??

 

[VirtualRain]

I like the warm tones, personally if the colours were closer to the true tones i'd find them to be overpowering and a little too much..

It really depends on what your concept is for the photo. What did you want to communicate with it?

Virtual, I agree with Ms. P. The warm tones that you have presently give the picture (at least in my mind) a very warm feeling, maybe even intimate. If you adjust the white balance, obviously, the whites come out and give the picture a whole different feel and I think the centerpiece would stand out and "pop" more. I am not sure what the change in WB would have with the background. maybe play with it and post both side by side?? Was the camera set on AWB??

Thanks. My intent with the photo was... "that seems like an inviting place to dine" and without any consideration, I left the white balance untouched (AWB). However, when it came to posting it here earlier today, I got to wondering to myself, why didn't I adjust the white balance?... Perhaps it's because I occasionally like the mood of uncorrected WB on incadescent indoor lighting and therefore didn't even consider correcting it. It sounds like most of you agree... that it may be better left as is. I'll try correcting the WB and post another version later for your consideration.

 

[Alonzo84]

Great capture

Thank you!

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Resting by JonathanVirgiePhotography, on Flickr

 

[Razeus]

201205121116.jpg by D. Harris, on Flickr

 

[gaswerks]

irish sponge ...

 

[appie57]

^^ Great shot

Thanks!

At the same location on the lucky occasion that I had my 55-200mm tele lens with me, which I usually leave at home. All of a sudden two buses with bhuddist students appeared for a swim (which some did in their clothes).

 

[AlexH]

More from the streets:


Lazy days by DigitAl3x, on Flickr

 

[Dhelsdon]

irish sponge ...

Not sure why this photo is so attractive to me, but I seriously LOVE this shot..
so crisp and clear, I am not a Guiness? person, but it still looks delicious

 

[Doylem]

Had to abandon my usual 100 ISO & f11. The wind was so strong, I wasn't sure if my tripod was 'shivering'. I got the shutter speed up to 1/250sec, and it's sharp... River Kent in Kendal, with the Lakeland hills beyond...

 

[VirtualRain]

That's it for the Caribbean pics for now... what better way to end it...

 

[sunnyj]

 

[fcortese]

That's it for the Caribbean pics for now... what better way to end it...

Indeed!

 

[r.j.s]

C-130 ... by robstrain, on Flickr

 

[snyder7]

A Sunset from last night

Hey everyone!

This is my second post here but I've been lurking around for quite some time and I've found a lot of inspiration from your great work!

Here is an image from last night taken at Golden Gardens Park here in Seattle.

 

[SchneiderMan]

 

[someoldguy]

Got this as a very small tuber some years back at the Presby Iris Gardens . Never did much until this year when I got this .....

5D2 , 24-105@105 , f5.6@1/200 , iso 800

 

[fcortese]

Playing with Silver Efex Pro

 

[NYR99]

Just bought an almost brand new Nikon D3100 for $275
Took it out in the back with my niece to practice shooting, this is my first camera.

Critiques?

 

[Jonathansm]

Lake by Jonathan_Smith, on Flickr

 

[odagled2004]

Image

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16mm
F 15 1 sec

I love papaya dog.

 

[VirtualRain]

Playing with Silver Efex Pro

Nice! I've been considering their suite after trialing Dfine... What do you think of it?

Wow! Can you provide some commentary on this and any post processing?

 

[Doylem]

Wow! Can you provide some commentary on this and any post processing?

HDR and a desire to make it look like the Apocalypse??

 

[sim667]

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Lake by Jonathan_Smith, on Flickr

I like it, but the sky is a little contrasty.

 

[appie57]

Nice! I've been considering their suite after trialing Dfine... What do you think of it?

I have the whole suite and I like it. In particular Silver Efex Pro and Viveza, but the others also. I am not a heavy PP man, certainly not HDR, but it forms a good tool set for enhancing/correcting what is already good. I use them as plugins in Aperture, which has a nice set of tools already, so you may not need it urgently.

This was a try at a night shot. Fishing boats with green lights to attract the squid. Tripod + remote shutter + mirror up to get those small green lights sharp (but the boats move a little on the sea).

D7000|20mm f2.8D|ISO 400|f3.5|2.5s|

 

[fcortese]

Nice! I've been considering their suite after trialing Dfine... What do you think of it?


I have the NIK complete package as plug-ins for Aperture. Of all of them I feel Silver Efex Pro is the best with Color Efex second. I try not to do a heck of a lot of PP and I am not really that adept at fiddling with curves, etc. But if I want to convert to a B&W photo I reach for SE Pro. So if I could only buy one of their suites, Silver Efex Pro would be it.