Harleys
Posted 09/05/2010 - 20:54
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Love the first Harley shot 'from behind' - Would have looked good shot from ground level too!
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Posted 09/05/2010 - 23:06
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Lovely set last one is super
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Posted 10/05/2010 - 14:16
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2 and 4 for me!
Number 1 looks a bit odd, like HDR gone a bit wrong.
And while I like 4, it does look a bit like that blur was added in PP. The bike seems too have too much DOF for that amount of OOF background?
Number 1 looks a bit odd, like HDR gone a bit wrong.
And while I like 4, it does look a bit like that blur was added in PP. The bike seems too have too much DOF for that amount of OOF background?
Tim
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Posted 10/05/2010 - 14:30
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I agree with Tim, last one screams "PP background blur" to me.
That PP technique is VERY hard to make look natural, I've played with it many times and only got it to work in a way I liked once.
The trouble is, the edges are hard to do acurately and even if you get it spot on the subject ends up looking cut out and stuck on (as here, particularly around the handlebars and the top of the fuel tank). Also the subject (which hasn't been blured) ends up looking much more noisy than the background.
You may find you can make it look better by bluring the edges of your mask slightly (assuming you're making one blured layer and one plain one, then masking one onto the other). Also consider adding some artificial noise to the background. Lastly consider toning down the level of background blur a bit. It wants to be just enough to make the viewer look at the bike without making him/her think about the background, because whatever you do you'll never make the bokeh look like a lens produced it.
Sorry, I've rather focused on the shot I don't like in its current form but I hope I've been helpful. The other two bike shots are pretty cool and I like the engine close up particularly.
That PP technique is VERY hard to make look natural, I've played with it many times and only got it to work in a way I liked once.
The trouble is, the edges are hard to do acurately and even if you get it spot on the subject ends up looking cut out and stuck on (as here, particularly around the handlebars and the top of the fuel tank). Also the subject (which hasn't been blured) ends up looking much more noisy than the background.
You may find you can make it look better by bluring the edges of your mask slightly (assuming you're making one blured layer and one plain one, then masking one onto the other). Also consider adding some artificial noise to the background. Lastly consider toning down the level of background blur a bit. It wants to be just enough to make the viewer look at the bike without making him/her think about the background, because whatever you do you'll never make the bokeh look like a lens produced it.
Sorry, I've rather focused on the shot I don't like in its current form but I hope I've been helpful. The other two bike shots are pretty cool and I like the engine close up particularly.
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Posted 10/05/2010 - 18:29
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Thanks for the comments! The first shot is actually pretty much as it came out of the camera, with only selective levels altered. I agree with Thoughton's comment though, that it looks a bit like hdr gone wrong, but not sure why!
The mono has a bit of gaussian blur on the background, maybe I overdid it a bit. It was masked with Vertus. How do I go about blurring the edges of a mask? Not tried that before. I wanted to blur the background as it was a bit distracting, and I wanted to crop the shot without appearing to cut off the rear of the other bike. The bike itself is so cool that I didn't want any distraction from it. Likewise the second shot's background is distracting, but I did not think I could do anything about that except blur it a bit with the blur tool.
It's great to get feedback, and hopefully it helps me to get it right next time!
The mono has a bit of gaussian blur on the background, maybe I overdid it a bit. It was masked with Vertus. How do I go about blurring the edges of a mask? Not tried that before. I wanted to blur the background as it was a bit distracting, and I wanted to crop the shot without appearing to cut off the rear of the other bike. The bike itself is so cool that I didn't want any distraction from it. Likewise the second shot's background is distracting, but I did not think I could do anything about that except blur it a bit with the blur tool.
It's great to get feedback, and hopefully it helps me to get it right next time!
Posted 10/05/2010 - 18:40
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Last one is best, despite the clumsy pp. Just goes to show how important it is to get things as right as possible in camera. Like the old days...I'm a right one to talk!
Regards,
Andrew
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Regards,
Andrew
P.S. Sorry for people still using film, it's not the old days for you!
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
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Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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