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Posted 13/08/2010 - 05:35
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The Bridge of Sighs for me Tim (and the Robin Trower version ain't bad either IMO)
Posted 13/08/2010 - 17:19
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Sorry to be negative but I find the converging verticals in all these shots off putting. I tend to shoot with a very wide lens and crop the bottom 2/5ths. My dream is a Pentax tilt shift lens...
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Kris Lockyear
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 13/08/2010 - 18:49
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Oh, don't worry Kris, I know you have this thing about verticals . I have reservations about that approach, sometimes with taller buildings it looks much too fake. After all, when looking upwards our eyes see converging verticals as well!
Having said that I have already straightened the verticals in the 6th one, I had thought that you would approve
Having said that I have already straightened the verticals in the 6th one, I had thought that you would approve
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Posted 13/08/2010 - 19:02
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I'm in agreement with Tim on this, although correction in software won't look the same as the method Kris uses. As long as it's not shot with a particularly wide angle lens, the effect does look natural to me.
No. 6 for me too, lovely shot.
I've just read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (again), so these are suitably relevant.
Dan
No. 6 for me too, lovely shot.
I've just read Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (again), so these are suitably relevant.
Dan
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Posted 13/08/2010 - 19:23
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As Kris says, a slight corection of Bridge of Sighs would perfect a lovely image and a great conversion.
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Andrew
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Posted 13/08/2010 - 20:24
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bwlchmawr wrote:
As Kris says, a slight corection of Bridge of Sighs would perfect a lovely image and a great conversion.
That's the one shot that IS already corrected for verticals! *grumble* (joking ) The chimneys are all vertical (they all have progressively worse leaning in the original). The slight lean you can see in the top left and top right seems to be barrel distortion. It might just be ancient buildings that aren't straight, it's hard to tell On the far left especially you can see the verticals in the lower part of the building are straight but above that they are leaning inward. I wasn't going to bother doing anything about that but I guess I have to now!
As Kris says, a slight corection of Bridge of Sighs would perfect a lovely image and a great conversion.
Tim
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Posted 15/08/2010 - 00:40
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Tim
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Posted 17/08/2010 - 00:20
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thoughton wrote:
Barrel distortion corrected for Kris and Andrew
Now, if you could just sort out that dust spot above the cloud above the left hand spire thing on the bridge, it will be perfect! Barrel distortion corrected for Kris and Andrew
Dan
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Posted 17/08/2010 - 00:27
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Daniel Bridge wrote:
Dan
You must have eyes like a hawk! I can't see any dust spots 'above the cloud above the left hand spire thing on the bridge'. Must be your description though. thoughton wrote:
Barrel distortion corrected for Kris and Andrew
Now, if you could just sort out that dust spot above the cloud above the left hand spire thing on the bridge, it will be perfect! Barrel distortion corrected for Kris and Andrew
Dan
Nice series!
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Posted 17/08/2010 - 00:53
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lidy wrote:
Nice series!
Argh, I can see it Daniel Bridge wrote:
Dan
You must have eyes like a hawk! I can't see any dust spots 'above the cloud above the left hand spire thing on the bridge'. Must be your description though. thoughton wrote:
Barrel distortion corrected for Kris and Andrew
Now, if you could just sort out that dust spot above the cloud above the left hand spire thing on the bridge, it will be perfect! Barrel distortion corrected for Kris and Andrew
Dan
Nice series!
Thanks for the kind comments though folks (Not you Dan :lol
Final version, sans spot!
Tim
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Posted 17/08/2010 - 09:42
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Really like the "Final version, sans spot! " Nice lighting and the cloul looks like the moon.
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