Please look away now ( if you hate HDR )
Posted 30/09/2010 - 20:33
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I like them - except for the virulent green grass .
It looks like they've applied grass paint to it.
For that reason the last is my favourite.
It looks like they've applied grass paint to it.
For that reason the last is my favourite.
Posted 30/09/2010 - 20:34
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Funnily enough the HDR isn't so extreme that it bothers me particularly but the converging verticals do. I can see with some of them you have deliberately gone for extreme convergence, but some could have been shot straight? Couldn't they? Or am I just being an old fusspot...?
Cheers, Kris.
Cheers, 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 30/09/2010 - 20:38
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Gwyn wrote:
I like them - except for the virulent green grass .
It looks like they've applied grass paint to it.
For that reason the last is my favourite.
I toned the grass down loads as well, you should have seen it before hand I like them - except for the virulent green grass .
It looks like they've applied grass paint to it.
For that reason the last is my favourite.
womble wrote:
Funnily enough the HDR isn't so extreme that it bothers me particularly but the converging verticals do. I can see with some of them you have deliberately gone for extreme convergence, but some could have been shot straight? Couldn't they? Or am I just being an old fusspot...?
You are just being an old fusspot Funnily enough the HDR isn't so extreme that it bothers me particularly but the converging verticals do. I can see with some of them you have deliberately gone for extreme convergence, but some could have been shot straight? Couldn't they? Or am I just being an old fusspot...?
Yes they could have been shot straight but I had an "artistic" moment
Posted 30/09/2010 - 20:44
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Mike-P wrote:
Yes they could have been shot straight but I had an "artistic" moment
That's his excuse and he's sticking to it .
Yes they could have been shot straight but I had an "artistic" moment
Posted 30/09/2010 - 20:49
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Not over the top HDR wise, except for the grass, your "artistic" moment is OK by me.
Colin
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Posted 30/09/2010 - 20:57
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I think they are rather good - I like them in any event and they are not as 'HDR' as many which you can see on the web. I especially like the last one of the set and the fourth. I rather fear I may have to have a go at the HDR lark myself...
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Regards
Posted 30/09/2010 - 21:38
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To me you seem to have captured an unreal or even slightly macabre* atmosphere. Very good.
(*a George L approved word I think.)
(*a George L approved word I think.)
Posted 30/09/2010 - 22:01
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4 and 6 for me Mike. I really like the composition of 4, but the moody and foreboding effect of 6 is excellent. Great stuff.
Posted 30/09/2010 - 22:15
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Mike, as I know you are not a big fan of heavy HDR processing I can tell you that these images are pretty good. And against all the flow I must say the green grass is the most appealing part for me visually.
You should do more HDR as you seem to have a very keen artistic inclination to bring the beauty out of structures like these .
Is that the new K10 you are trying?
You should do more HDR as you seem to have a very keen artistic inclination to bring the beauty out of structures like these .
Is that the new K10 you are trying?
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Posted 30/09/2010 - 22:52
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HDR is nice, and I usually hate it. But I'm definitely with Kris in the fusspot camp. Your artistic moment I'm afraid detracts for me! As for the grass - I'm on the fence
Tony
Tony
Posted 30/09/2010 - 22:58
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Mike-P wrote:
Ooh, can I be an old fusspot too?womble wrote:
Funnily enough the HDR isn't so extreme that it bothers me particularly but the converging verticals do. I can see with some of them you have deliberately gone for extreme convergence, but some could have been shot straight? Couldn't they? Or am I just being an old fusspot...?
You are just being an old fusspot Funnily enough the HDR isn't so extreme that it bothers me particularly but the converging verticals do. I can see with some of them you have deliberately gone for extreme convergence, but some could have been shot straight? Couldn't they? Or am I just being an old fusspot...?
The CVs bug me too. I can get over the excessive HDR once I tune into the look, and the green (hey, I was a Konica film fan years ago!!)...
But I'm with Orinoco on the verticals.
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Pentax K-3, DA18-135, DA35 F2.4, DA17-70, DA55-300, FA28-200, A50 F1.7, A100 F4 Macro, A400 F5.6, Sigma 10-20 EXDC, 50-500 F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS Samsung flash SEF-54PZF(x2)
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All taken on the K10D with -1/0/+1 exposures processed in Photomatix Lite
Have gone a bit stronger than I normally would.
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Highcliffe Castle - HDR by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
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Highcliffe Castle - HDR by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
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Highcliffe Castle - HDR by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
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Highcliffe Castle - HDR by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
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Highcliffe Castle - HDR by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr
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Highcliffe Castle - HDR by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr