Epping Forest Beeches
Beech trees in Epping Forest, November 1st 2007.
K10D, 16-45mm @ 16mm, 3 seconds, ISO100. Polariser and tripod.
K10D, 16-45mm @ 16mm, 3 seconds, ISO100. Polariser and tripod.
Uploaded06/10/2008 - 23:25
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Posted 11/10/2008 - 14:29
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Excellent!!
Fantastic colour,nice shot!!
Fantastic colour,nice shot!!
Posted 13/10/2008 - 12:09
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Epping Forest Beeches by Daniel Bridge
If we put out of our minds that it looks a bit like a nearby
baked beans river has burst its banks, this is a delightful
picture. The small aperture and use of a polariser has made
every feature crisp and sharp - almost eerily so. The long
exposure has allowed the scene to glow so that there is
barely a shadow anywhere. The picture grabs you on first
viewing because it's a familiar scene but presented in a
striking and unfamiliar way. You're almost bound to say
"Wow!".
First Place
If we put out of our minds that it looks a bit like a nearby
baked beans river has burst its banks, this is a delightful
picture. The small aperture and use of a polariser has made
every feature crisp and sharp - almost eerily so. The long
exposure has allowed the scene to glow so that there is
barely a shadow anywhere. The picture grabs you on first
viewing because it's a familiar scene but presented in a
striking and unfamiliar way. You're almost bound to say
"Wow!".
First Place
lenscape
K20D, K10D, K-m, MZ3, Metz 58-AF1, Optio MX4 & Linux.(No Windows)
(Gone: *istD, ME Super, Super-A)
K20D, K10D, K-m, MZ3, Metz 58-AF1, Optio MX4 & Linux.(No Windows)
(Gone: *istD, ME Super, Super-A)
Posted 13/10/2008 - 12:23
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Congratulations!
What strikes me with that shot apart from it's obvious qualities is the sharpness even in the small details. When I looked at some of the thumbnails for this weeks contest I thought that they won't have the impact because 800 pixels is too small. Your entry proves me wrong.
So I would be interested what sharpening workflow you have used here.
Prieni
What strikes me with that shot apart from it's obvious qualities is the sharpness even in the small details. When I looked at some of the thumbnails for this weeks contest I thought that they won't have the impact because 800 pixels is too small. Your entry proves me wrong.
So I would be interested what sharpening workflow you have used here.
Prieni
How inappropriate to call this planet earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. - Arthur C. Clarke
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Posted 13/10/2008 - 19:55
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Well, I have to admit I tend to be a bit simple with my sharpening, certainly I don't go down the route that several people on here do with LAB colour techniques, or anything at all long winded.
I'm almost embarrassed to say now.
Anyway, I shoot RAW, process with Capture One 3.7, no sharpening applied. In photoshop elements, I generally apply a USM of 150/0.8/0. I find that tends to give me the results I'm looking for, for 'capture sharpening', and then if I resize, or ready the image for printing, I'll sharpen some more, to taste. For some images I will alter the values to suit, but 150/0.8/0 is generally my start (and end) point.
So for this one, I applied the sharpening as above, then resized in approximately half-size stages, sharpening probably about 80/0.8/0 at each stage, but as the image gets smaller, I would reduce this to perhaps 50-60/0.8/0.
I'm sure, if I investigated it more thoroughly, or paid more attention to what others have posted on here before, I could get finer detail, and more subtle sharpening, but I'm happy with the results, and I spend enough time sat in front of this thing as it is!
By the way, I used an aperture of f/11, which may or may not have made a noticeable difference.
Hope that helps,
Dan
I'm almost embarrassed to say now.
Anyway, I shoot RAW, process with Capture One 3.7, no sharpening applied. In photoshop elements, I generally apply a USM of 150/0.8/0. I find that tends to give me the results I'm looking for, for 'capture sharpening', and then if I resize, or ready the image for printing, I'll sharpen some more, to taste. For some images I will alter the values to suit, but 150/0.8/0 is generally my start (and end) point.
So for this one, I applied the sharpening as above, then resized in approximately half-size stages, sharpening probably about 80/0.8/0 at each stage, but as the image gets smaller, I would reduce this to perhaps 50-60/0.8/0.
I'm sure, if I investigated it more thoroughly, or paid more attention to what others have posted on here before, I could get finer detail, and more subtle sharpening, but I'm happy with the results, and I spend enough time sat in front of this thing as it is!
By the way, I used an aperture of f/11, which may or may not have made a noticeable difference.
Hope that helps,
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 17/09/2009 - 07:18
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Lovely photo the colours are really great
Sandy
Sandy
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