First 'real' photos from my K20D
Posted 05/10/2008 - 11:03
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Nice shots Alistair, I love the contrast of the second and that sky is great. Not sure about the last shot, I get the feeling that I'm looking at two images, a lower viewpoint would have been better I think and possibly a wider angle making more of the stones in the forground, which I suppose would defeat the object of calling the image "The Lighthouse"
Posted 05/10/2008 - 12:19
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Excellent shots, I really like No.1, wish I knew how to do that ?
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Posted 05/10/2008 - 12:58
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No2 is a fantastic shot, looks great in black and white all dark and moody.
Good pics
Regards
PaulM
Good pics
Regards
PaulM
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Posted 05/10/2008 - 14:03
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The red in No. 1 is fabulous. But my fav is the B+W of No.2, what a cracker.
Posted 05/10/2008 - 14:21
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Yes no. 2 is very good.... perfect subject for b+w.
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Posted 05/10/2008 - 14:34
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Thanks for your comments folks.
I must admit I love B&W.
Yeah impotentspider, I agree about The Lighthouse photo, kinda 2 photos in one, I've got another with the stones and shore curving right round, but prefered the look of this.
Clarky, just to let you into my wee secret, keep it quiet.
Copy the background layer.
Use Levels and Curves on Adjustment Layers and adjust as necessary.
Then use Channel Mixer to get a good B&W image.
Then simply erase the B&W layer(zoom in close), to reveal the red below.
Finish off with a bit of Dodging and Burning.
Hope that makes helps and makes sense.
Mind you I think there is a few ways to get this effect.
ali
I must admit I love B&W.
Yeah impotentspider, I agree about The Lighthouse photo, kinda 2 photos in one, I've got another with the stones and shore curving right round, but prefered the look of this.
Clarky, just to let you into my wee secret, keep it quiet.
Copy the background layer.
Use Levels and Curves on Adjustment Layers and adjust as necessary.
Then use Channel Mixer to get a good B&W image.
Then simply erase the B&W layer(zoom in close), to reveal the red below.
Finish off with a bit of Dodging and Burning.
Hope that makes helps and makes sense.
Mind you I think there is a few ways to get this effect.
ali
Cheers
Ali
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Ali
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Posted 05/10/2008 - 17:46
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Love #2
Ken
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“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 05/10/2008 - 21:33
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Number 2 my fave ...excellent
edited for typo
edited for typo
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Roy
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Posted 05/10/2008 - 22:34
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They have all said it already, No. 2 is lovely.
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
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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 05/10/2008 - 22:38
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No 2 is my favourite as well. It's a really rich, moody black and white and I would feel very pleased if it were mine.
Best regards, John
Posted 06/10/2008 - 11:25
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very Excellent shots no.1 , I really like No.1, wish I knew how to do that
Posted 07/10/2008 - 12:13
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Thanks again for the kind words.
Sananjana, take a look above, Clarky wanted to know the same, so I posted how to do it in Photoshop, above.
There are a few ways to do it I believe.
Hope that helps.
ali
Sananjana, take a look above, Clarky wanted to know the same, so I posted how to do it in Photoshop, above.
There are a few ways to do it I believe.
Hope that helps.
ali
Cheers
Ali
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Was up at ffordes, Beauly, near Inverness, with a mate who was shopping there.
Went to kill time looking for dolphins near Chanonry Point, near Fortrose, only ever saw a fin!
Took a few images then played about in Photoshop, using levels, curves, dodging and burning.
B&W was done using Channel Mixer.
Looking for dolphins
[IMG]http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n327/ali_graham13/lookingout.jpg[/IMG]
Chanonry Point Lighthouse
[IMG]http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n327/ali_graham13/lighthousebw.jpg[/IMG]
Storm over Rosemarkie
[IMG]http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n327/ali_graham13/Thebay.jpg[/IMG]
The Lighthouse
[IMG]http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n327/ali_graham13/lighthouse.jpg[/IMG]
Thanks for looking
ali
Ali
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