Misty Lake...
Posted 29/12/2009 - 23:37
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Hi and Welcome to the forum. If you keep taking photographs like this you will not need many tips.
Barrie - Too Old To Die Young
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Posted 29/12/2009 - 23:44
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Fabulous colours, nicely done! Great first shot too
Are you shooting in raw or jpeg? Just wondering about sharpening.
Are you shooting in raw or jpeg? Just wondering about sharpening.
Tim
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Posted 29/12/2009 - 23:50
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Thanks guys, much appreciated. I just need to work out how to get the other 50 to look like that one then and I am sorted (ha! ha!).
I have had my camera since January, but only just started to use it regularly and understand all the settings etc rather than just having it set on auto. I think buying the Zenitar lens really helped me in that respect with it being a manual lens and I have had to take a more hands on approach.
Cheers
Andrew
I have had my camera since January, but only just started to use it regularly and understand all the settings etc rather than just having it set on auto. I think buying the Zenitar lens really helped me in that respect with it being a manual lens and I have had to take a more hands on approach.
Cheers
Andrew
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Posted 29/12/2009 - 23:55
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Lovely
Really like the way you can't see the horizon
Really like the way you can't see the horizon
Matt
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Posted 29/12/2009 - 23:59
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Hi Thoughton, the photo is taken in raw and was handheld.
Do you think I should try and sharpen it up more in the raw conversion?
Thanks in advance.
Do you think I should try and sharpen it up more in the raw conversion?
Thanks in advance.
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Posted 30/12/2009 - 01:40
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Yes, if you are shooting in raw there is no in-camera sharpening at all, so you should sharpen (unsharp mask in photoshop).
Tim
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MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
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Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 30/12/2009 - 09:58
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Thanks, I will give it a try.
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Posted 30/12/2009 - 10:19
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Why not enter your modified version in the current Fortnightly Competition :
Hyram
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Posted 30/12/2009 - 22:15
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Another image from the same day. It is not as good I don't think, but it gives you an idea of what the weather was like.
[IMG]http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy13/lennardinio/PenningtonFlashB.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy13/lennardinio/PenningtonFlashB.jpg[/IMG]
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Posted 31/12/2009 - 22:32
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Lovely shots although the second one needs the horizon straightening.
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
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 01/01/2010 - 12:12
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Welcome! Very nice shots. I do think the first would benefit from cropping some of the excess sky off the top, though. At the moment the eye tends to wonder up there and get lost. You may want to try cropping it a bit above the sun, which I think then gives the shot more power as there is a clear focal point for the eye to be guided to and rest on, as well as conforming to the rule-of-thirds (IMHO).
Cheers
Tony
Cheers
Tony
Posted 01/01/2010 - 12:33
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Hi Kris, yes I think I need to defish the second one.
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Let me know all your thoughts... I am a complete beginner and want to improve so any tips would be greatly appreciated.
The shot is taken using a Pentax K-m with a Zenitar 16/2.8. I know the iso was set to 200 but other than that I can't remember (sorry).
Thanks in advance.
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