Lovely shots Will,

I haven't been this last year, since getting the DL, but the Highlands really are a photographer's dream. IMO some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe (and up there with the best in the world, although I haven't been there to find out.. )

I really would like some misty shots of Rannoch Moor next time I'm there.

Cheers

Liam

Again nice shots Brian and Dexter, I especially like th eway you've bth got the reflection in the beach. It's foggy around here at the moment, so I may have to wait a few days for another decent sunset/rise, but there are a couple of nice vantage points for a sort of urban shot.

Cheers

Liam

Thanks Mac,

we've had a few nice sunsets in the last week or two, and I finally got around to shooting one. Both of these were a bit of a surprise, and not what I thought I'd get, but I'm glad about that. Got to get lucky sometime I guess..

Cheers

Liam

..and the second one.




Technically a touch better than Lamp Light, and again taken at Southsea this evening. I added titles to both to postcardify them, and it seems writing all over my images helps.

Cheers

Liam

Hi Mr *ist,

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-h...

that'll giveyou a start on the basics, but it will always depend on what you want from the shot in the end. Have a quick read of the link, and we'll answer any questions you have afterwards.

Hope that helps,

Cheers

Liam

Hi Duncan, oh and welcome to the forum..





That was the effect I was going for..

It's actually darkened from the original, as it gets rid of the distracting areas of the houses to the right, the one with the obvious gable of which, is painted white. If it wasn't red, orange or blue, then it had to go.. leaving all distracting areas as just a silhouette. It was taken with enough daylight to walk around without the lights being on, although the original is perhaps a stop under-exposed. I'll have another play with it, to perhaps get the colours brighter, but keeping the silhouettes where they are.

Cheers

Liam

I'm doing two posts, 'cos I quite like these..

The first..




I think my technical failings have been lucky for once. As usual, just a bit of cropping, levels and a bit of UsM to get to this. It's Southsea Prom taken this evening.

Cheers

Liam

Hi,

I'll use it to work out the sizes when opening images as layers.. but then I use GIMP rather than PS, so I don't think I have the facility that you have. :

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Liam

Hi all,

just dug this up..

Aspect Ratio Calculator

and thought it might be useful to you. If you want to reduce or enlarge an image keeping the aspect ratio correct, then this works it out for you. For instance you have a jpg still at camera size. ie. 3008x2000 pixels, and want it reduced to say 800 pixels in width to post on the web. How do you work out the depth? Apart from a calculator..

Enter the size of the source image in the top line, and one of the dimensions for the destination image, like so..




Click on Calculate and you get..




so you now know that to keep the same aspect ratio, your image needs to be 800x532 pixels. This can be used for paper sizes or anything else rectangular that you need to work out.

Hope that helps someone,

Cheers

Liam

That's right. Although I can't remember which make of universal TV remote I use right now.. (I've put it err.. somewhere safe) I'll check later.. it certainly works on my DL.

Cheers

Liam