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B/W conversion experiment
How did you do the conversion? Hi John, I tried a method described in The Photoshop Elements 6 Book by Scott Kelby: 1. Opened the image in PSE6 2. Created an Adjustment Layer/Levels 3. Set the foreground colour to black and created an Adjustment Layer/Gradient Map 4. Back to the Levels laye...
Posted by terje-l on 09/11/2008 - 12:31
B/W conversion experiment
How did you do the conversion? Hi John, I tried a method described in The Photoshop Elements 6 Book by Scott Kelby: 1. Opened the image in PSE6 2. Created an Adjustment Layer/Levels 3. Set the foreground colour to black and created an Adjustment Layer/Gradient Map 4. Back to the Levels laye...
Posted by Lilly on 09/11/2008 - 19:01
Evening Shots
That's better! But I can't see the interesting patterns in the water this time. :wink: :lol: Have just had a look back at your competition entry, and I think I prefer the composition of that one (less sky, more reflection), and it's a bit brighter. How is it lit? Did you use flash on the bridg...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 09/11/2008 - 23:19
Shots for jewellery website
Hi Haworth, with any product shots of this type, IMHO you need to get the whole subject item in sharp focus from front to back (i.e. by controlling the DOF and the use ample quantities of good lighting). As others have suggested here, the use of light tubes/tents certainly simplifies the out of f...
Posted by kerrowdown on 13/11/2008 - 13:01
Shots for jewellery website
I think they're all vey good. Although they aren't meant to be straight product shots, I'm still wishing more of the item in focus. Keep barking, I think you're at the right tree. Your wife certainly has talent - I make a bit of jewelry too and I know the imagination and effort that those piec...
Posted by GivingTree on 13/11/2008 - 14:34
Shots for jewellery website
Thanks everyone for the useful comments.:D Grateful for the comments on the depth of field. Using a narrow DOF was a (misguided) idea I had to try to make the images more "stylish", so back to the drawing board I go on that one! I like Don's idea of using the scanner, especially for the "strai...
Posted by Haworth on 13/11/2008 - 19:08
Shots for jewellery website
You could wrap white paper or cloth around the lens to remove the 'pupil' effect. Better still, use a longer focal length lens and step back a bit.
Posted by Mannesty on 13/11/2008 - 19:19
Last Roses this Year
I'm a fan of square crops and I think you made the right selection in this case. I'm not a huge fan of the green background either but sometimes you just have to work with what you have - the focus and depth of field look spot on though. :)
Posted by hefty1 on 16/11/2008 - 23:12
Last Roses this Year
In true panto fashion . . . oh yes there is. if you want decking or concrete :D As for the pic, photographic judges will tell you that the bud on the left (in the original) will lead the eye out of the picture so the crop was the right thing to do. I dont mind the green, as long as I dont have to...
Posted by fatspider on 17/11/2008 - 22:52
Allright, I need some advice here!
My thoughts are the ground is a bit flat and the sunbeams in the sky are a bit over exposed (maybe just a JPEG issue). The sky may be natural/unedited, but it doesn't look natural. It looks like glacier ice. If that is natural, I suppose that is a big part of the draw. 8) I played with boosti...
Posted by amoringello on 18/11/2008 - 12:06
The last great cat
Well done, Miguel! You sure have an eye for detail. Exposure spot on, selective focus used exactly right. Keep'em coming.
Posted by terje-l on 22/11/2008 - 21:13
Safe landing
Surely you had the permission Well, I never thought about asking. I was browsing my camera when the stewardesses made their check tour before landing, and they didn't even blink. I am aware that a DSLR must count as "electronic equipment", but I am confident that the emission from such a device...
Posted by terje-l on 23/11/2008 - 21:05
Heathrow Terminal 5
Terry wrote: Sometimes I have a feeling that its "hit and miss" with this lens, but I have come to think it is down to the photographer more than the lens. When I "hit" it seems to hit well. I fully agree Terry. I've stopped expecting it to be infallable as a P&S lens, with the camera on auto...
Posted by Mac on 24/11/2008 - 23:04
Heathrow Terminal 5
I'm pretty happy with the kit lens apart from being a bit on the slow side sometimes. That is why I decided to get the 50-135mm first rather than the 16-50mm. I'll admit to wondering if I should get the 12-24 as my next lens purchase rather than the 16-50... decisions decisions. BTW, and back...
Posted by womble on 25/11/2008 - 01:13
Cocos Keeling Islands
It's been a while since I've had a chance to take photos worth sharing, but I got out a few weeks back for a work trip. :-) Unfortunately was either Too busy, Too tired or Too hungover for most of the trip, but managed a few snaps in this tropical paradise. Going again end of April, the novelty o...
Posted by ThePup on 23/11/2008 - 00:39
Sharper Oranges
Now that the contre jour competition is over, I can ask a question about my submission. David mentioned that the focus seemed soft in places, and I completely agree. I'd like some tips on how to make it better - I think I'm going to reshoot just to get it right. Here's the set-up: Profession...
Posted by GivingTree on 25/11/2008 - 15:00
Sharper Oranges
If you're very close then the DOF is substantially less. So I would use f16 or even f22 to get everything sharp. The trade-off is that these may not be the best apertures in terms of quality, but on the other hand it's no use having things out of focus. In focus at slightly lower resolution will be ...
Posted by johnriley on 25/11/2008 - 15:42
Sharper Oranges
Are we all convinced the focus is off? If the light was low I guess that the AF might struggle to use a fairly low contrast image to lock on but then the shutter wouldn't fire if it wasn't sure would it? Did you shoot RAW and then post process? If you shot RAW then try running it through Silky...
Posted by mikew on 25/11/2008 - 18:07
Sharper Oranges
If the light was low I guess that the AF might struggle to use a fairly low contrast image to lock on but then the shutter wouldn't fire if it wasn't sure would it? If you turn off the option to use AF on half press of the shutter button you then have what Matt calls "AF on demand". AF is invoked by...
Posted by Mannesty on 25/11/2008 - 22:28
Sharper Oranges
For close up and macro shots on a tripod I would always use manual focus.
Posted by johnriley on 25/11/2008 - 23:17
