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NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
edited October 6, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
just a bit of fun! Is it worth looking at, do you think?

Neil



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Canon 40D, EF 14mm 2.8f L II USM, DxO, Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Pretty cool! I like the composition and the post-processing treatment. Speaking of, what exactly did you do in post? I like the look and feel.
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  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    I like that alot!
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    mercphoto wrote:
    Pretty cool! I like the composition and the post-processing treatment. Speaking of, what exactly did you do in post? I like the look and feel.

    Glad you like it. I used DxO for raw conversion, and then some tricks in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. So, I can't take much credit :D

    Neil
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Idlewild wrote:
    I like that alot!

    Thanks for your kind comment!

    Neil
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  • ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    i like it neil..Do you wan´t to share the color version to?? im just curious
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Arvan wrote:
    i like it neil..Do you wan´t to share the color version to?? im just curious


    Here it is, Arvan. jpg of raw conversion (no sharpening)

    Neil


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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Kudos, man. Its relatively boring from the camera, but I really like what you did to it in post-production. :) Very stunning.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    mercphoto wrote:
    Kudos, man. Its relatively boring from the camera, but I really like what you did to it in post-production. :) Very stunning.

    hehe... I just pressed some buttons :D

    Neil
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Awesome shot, NeilL. It has an other-worldly/sci-fi feel about it. I really like it! thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    eL eSs Vee wrote:
    Awesome shot, NeilL. It has an other-worldly/sci-fi feel about it. I really like it! thumb.gifthumb.gif


    Appreciate that!

    Yeah, that's the feeling I get from it too.

    Neil
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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2008
    let me see some more images from this 14mm mII, im thinking on getting one....but 2k is a steep price tag...
    Aaron Nelson
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited October 1, 2008
    I like it. In b&w, it's more surreal than the original color version. Kind of a '1984' feel to it.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2008
    AaronNelson wrote:
    let me see some more images from this 14mm mII, im thinking on getting one....but 2k is a steep price tag...

    Hey Aaron, thanks for looking. I am travelling at the moment. Will be home in a week. I have a couple of other shots with this lens I'll post. They're pretty ordinary snaps. I haven't used this lens very much yet. The optical qualities seem excellent and it pulls in a lot of what would be outside the frame without it. But I need to develop the right technique with it, know how to choose the right situations to use it. It requires some discernment in use. As I'm sure you realise!

    Best.

    Neil
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2008
    ian408 wrote:
    I like it. In b&w, it's more surreal than the original color version. Kind of a '1984' feel to it.

    Glad you like it! Yep, I agree about the feel.

    N
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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2008
    NeilL wrote:
    Hey Aaron, thanks for looking. I am travelling at the moment. Will be home in a week. I have a couple of other shots with this lens I'll post. They're pretty ordinary snaps. I haven't used this lens very much yet. The optical qualities seem excellent and it pulls in a lot of what would be outside the frame without it. But I need to develop the right technique with it, know how to choose the right situations to use it. It requires some discernment in use. As I'm sure you realise!

    Best.

    Neil

    i have one on reserve for the end of the month...$150 rental is not bad...
    guess i will see first hand what i can do....ive read it is sharper and more vivid than the 16mm, anyway, im sure its qualities pass my abilities:D
    Aaron Nelson
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited October 4, 2008
    AaronNelson wrote:
    i have one on reserve for the end of the month...$150 rental is not bad...
    guess i will see first hand what i can do....ive read it is sharper and more vivid than the 16mm, anyway, im sure its qualities pass my abilities:D

    Yep, there's no question about the quality, it won't disappoint you. But how much you like it otherwise depends on how wide you want to go. So far, my view is that it is great for interior spaces and close architecture, but less so for landscape. But dunno really yet.

    N
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  • BenA2BenA2 Registered Users Posts: 364 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2008
    NeilL wrote:
    just a bit of fun! Is it worth looking at, do you think?

    Absolutely it's worth looking at. Nice job using post processing to turn this into something really interesting and worth while.

    Now, go get a print of that on metallic paper and enjoy!

    Thanks for sharing your work.
    Ben

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2008
    BenA2 wrote:
    Now, go get a print of that on metallic paper and enjoy!

    Thanks for your comment, Ben. I think I'll do just that!

    Neil
    "Snow. Ice. Slow!" "Half-winter. Half-moon. Half-asleep!"

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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited October 5, 2008
    Howdy Neil,

    What a neat shot with great post processing.

    Very nicely done!!
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2008
    Panther wrote:
    Howdy Neil,

    What a neat shot with great post processing.

    Very nicely done!!

    Thanks, Craig. Glad you liked it!

    Neil
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