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So many contrasts... Freedom vs confinement... The curve of the sail vs the vertical lines of the buildings... solitude vs the overcrowded city... Etc...

The eye goes straight to the skipper, then wanders round the pic. Lots to look at; lots to think about; really effective photo...


A beautiful shot, Steamie: how to incorporate flare into a pic without it taking over the composition (on second thoughts, maybe crop a bit off the LHS??).

Still trying to get a steamer shot for the cover of the company's 2011 brochure. Maybe this will be OK...

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Shot I took at a gig a while back which I recently found again. The different colours on the boxes caught my eye.
 

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Rowes Wharf in Boston, MA. I took this at about 6:45am, roughly 15 minutes after sunrise in Boston. The buildings, water, and boats were cast in this beautiful golden sunrise light. It was so peaceful, not a person around. This is a 3 exposure HDR image.


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Hi Everyone,

I've been lurking around the Photo of the Day thread for a while now, but I finally figured I should contribute. I'll start with this picture.

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This picture was taken at a concrete factory in Colorado. I was driving by on the highway and decided to stop and explore. This is the best picture that I got. It was taken at f/8, 4s with the D90 and a 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon kit lens.

-Travis
 
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This shot is overlooking the Pennybacker Bridge on Loop 360 in Austin, TX. It's kinda cool because it's actually about a 270-degree panarama, but it still looks like a natural road. The road is actually completely straight. I like that the full moon is visible too.

Shot with a Canon 20D and a 17-40 F4L.
 
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From a shoot earlier in the year.

Camera Pentax K10D
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 100

Stunning! Gorgeous girl and IMHO a great photo. Glamour shot with just the girl's eyes, and expression. Simplicity. I'm really surprised that nobody has commented. I'm not in the same league as others here in their abillity to critique exposure, contrast, cropping, flare, etc. BUT I know what I like. I like! Be interesting to see more of her. Cheers
 
Beautiful lighting and nice image. It's hard to imagine why you needed HDR for this though. What does the normal exposure look like?
Very familiar with this venue--it's a couple of blocks from my place of work on Atlantic Ave. I'd love to see the original exposures too!
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This shot is overlooking the Pennybacker Bridge on Loop 360 in Austin, TX. It's kinda cool because it's actually about a 270-degree panarama, but it still looks like a natural road. The road is actually completely straight. I like that the full moon is visible too.

Shot with a Canon 20D and a 17-40 F4L.

No way dude this isn't kinda cool - this is really cool!!!! outstanding!
 
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So many contrasts... Freedom vs confinement... The curve of the sail vs the vertical lines of the buildings... solitude vs the overcrowded city... Etc...

The eye goes straight to the skipper, then wanders round the pic. Lots to look at; lots to think about; really effective photo...

^^^What he said. Terrific shot, Reef. I also love the way the sail aligns with the pointy building. And the light is just wonderful. You really nailed it.

Still trying to get a steamer shot for the cover of the company's 2011 brochure. Maybe this will be OK...

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I think that will do just fine. Yeah, it would be great if the clouds would part, the Earth would quiver, and the hand of Helios would bestow a great shaft of light upon the mighty steamer. Alas, it's a nice, descriptive shot of a steamer...time to wrap it up and get back to those hot sheep. ;)

Finally fall.
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Not a bad shot of a mushroom, though f/3.5 is quite wide for this purpose. Of course hanging your camera upside off of a tripod to get f/11 is both uncomfortable and tedious. All things considered, I'd say this one turned out rather well.

Rowes Wharf in Boston, MA. I took this at about 6:45am, roughly 15 minutes after sunrise in Boston. The buildings, water, and boats were cast in this beautiful golden sunrise light. It was so peaceful, not a person around. This is a 3 exposure HDR image.

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Um...why HDR? You have that awesome morning light, and then you flatten the heck out of it with HDR. I'm missing the point of the exercise. The image needs a bit more oomph and needs to lose the excessive color cast (probably introduced by the HDR). Yes, morning light is yellow, but leverage that wonderful light to get texture, soft transitions, a pleasing angle of incidence, and vibrant colors. Don't let the image look like a cat peed on it just to remind you how early it was. This one is too yellow and doesn't allow the blue of the boat to pop and contrast against the warm hues of the walls. The shot is well seen, but the processing isn't doing it any favors.

Hi Everyone,

I've been lurking around the Photo of the Day thread for a while now, but I finally figured I should contribute. I'll start with this picture.

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This picture was taken at a concrete factory in Colorado. I was driving by on the highway and decided to stop and explore. This is the best picture that I got. It was taken at f/8, 4s with the D90 and a 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon kit lens.

-Travis

Welcome to the forum! I'm feeling cantankerous tonight, but I'll go easy on you, since it's your first post. ;) The contrast of warm and cold colors is great. The sparkling lights work well. The leading lines of the tracks give the image some nice depth. If only you had been there earlier before the balance of light got out of whack, you'd have a much better shot. If it's a location near you, you might try it again not long after sunset, while there's more light in the sky and your shadows won't get all crushed. I think it might also be fun to see more of that smoke billowing out of the smokestack; that little bit is just a tease. This site definitely has potential, so don't give up on it!
 

This one came in while I was writing my last post. So two posts in a row...I'm really risking the wrath of the mods here. Anyway: she's stunning! It's a pity the trees gave you such busy bokeh, but the light is really nice. The one thing that you could fix would be the really extreme chromatic aberration, mostly visible on her outstretched arm. That kind of CA really detracts from an image. I'm also not convinced that the landscape orientation was necessary for this portrait. I think your viewers would prefer to see more of this beautiful girl and less of the busy background.
 
This one came in while I was writing my last post. So two posts in a row...I'm really risking the wrath of the mods here. Anyway: she's stunning! It's a pity the trees gave you such busy bokeh, but the light is really nice. The one thing that you could fix would be the really extreme chromatic aberration, mostly visible on her outstretched arm. That kind of CA really detracts from an image. I'm also not convinced that the landscape orientation was necessary for this portrait. I think your viewers would prefer to see more of this beautiful girl and less of the busy background.

I agree. I noticed the CA while editing but when I tried to fix it I only made it worse. So I left it as is. Any advice on fixing it?
 
I agree. I noticed the CA while editing but when I tried to fix it I only made it worse. So I left it as is. Any advice on fixing it?

It looks to be the kind of purple fringing that you get with a really wide aperture and high contrast. If that's the case, then it's not easily correctable with sliders in raw processors. You'll probably have to select the white area below her arm, then expand the selection by two or three pixels, and then paint out the fringing.
 
It looks to be the kind of purple fringing that you get with a really wide aperture and high contrast. If that's the case, then it's not easily correctable with sliders in raw processors. You'll probably have to select the white area below her arm, then expand the selection by two or three pixels, and then paint out the fringing.

Yeah, might be more trouble than it's worth. Hahaha. Could be a project for another day.

Thank you very much!
 
Little guy hiding at the safari park



Saw this little guy hiding in some rocks whilst driving around the West Midlands Safari Park.

1st post in this thread so please be gentle, long time lurker and never had the confidence to post but decided i'm never going to learn that way so thought i'd better give it a go :)
 
Dadfun,

well this is my last snap for this month,if I made you smile or chuckle Great,but it will be hard to top the "Redneck Seqway" ;)Phrasikleia:)
 

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