02.04.09 Surf Photos

MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
edited February 9, 2009 in Sports
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    Very nice Mike. The aspect ratio is perfect
    Rags
  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    torags wrote:
    Very nice Mike. The aspect ratio is perfect
    Thanks. These are cropped to be printed in 12"x36" prints.

    Go here to see the rest. I have about 200 more to do tonight before I open the gallery to the public.

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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    Nice album. I think the 12x36 crops are the best. You get the suds, surfer, height of transparent wave; all the important stuff.

    Where was that shot? I used to live in Glen Cove.
    Rags
  • bike21bike21 Registered Users Posts: 836 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    Great photo! Quick question I have been wondering about and haven't spent the time to research...

    How do you know the proper size in pixels or otherwise to prepare for future printing? For instance your 12x36 shot or if I need to crop something for a traditional size 4x6 or 5x7?

    Thanks!
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  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    torags wrote:
    Nice album. I think the 12x36 crops are the best. You get the suds, surfer, height of transparent wave; all the important stuff.

    Where was that shot? I used to live in Glen Cove.
    This was shot in Long Beach.
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  • maczippymaczippy Registered Users Posts: 597 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2009
    Nice......love the flow of the image (sorry no pun intended...)
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  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2009
    Here are a few more:

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    468417504_7mo52-M-2.jpg
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  • stevehappstevehapp Registered Users Posts: 635 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2009
    hmm i like the 3:1 aspect ratio. I might steal that idea. it gives more of the wave and throws away all the unnecessary stuff like the sky.

    It must be freeeezing there... brrrr..
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  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2009
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2009
    Hey.... get that bird out of there... :D

    Another nice surfer series. I prefer 4&5 when the sun hits the surfers face.
    Rags
  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2009
    Here is a re-edited photo in HDR

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    Original:
    468014949_iCTnm-M-4.jpg
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  • MDalbyMDalby Registered Users Posts: 697 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2009
    What is HDR? Nice improvement.
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  • MJRPHOTOMJRPHOTO Registered Users Posts: 432 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2009
    MDalby wrote:
    What is HDR? Nice improvement.
    It is the process of combining a number of photos shot at different exposures. The one I did I started out with one shot that was processed to get the exposure correct as shot. Than I made 8 copys of the first shot and lowered or raised the exposure in aperture buy 1/2 stop each. I ended up with 9 total exposures of -2, -1.5, -1, -.5, 0, +.5, +1, +1.5, +2. In a program called Photomatrix pro I combined the 9 images into one. There are way to many settings in the program to explain but it gives you a much higher dynamic range photo as the final product.

    -2
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    -1.5
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    -1
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    -.5
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    0
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    .5
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    1
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    1.5
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    2
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    tonemapped image from Photomatrix Pro
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited February 9, 2009
    I like the left to right flow of the image. The windblown spray adds to the nice look this image has.
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  • MDalbyMDalby Registered Users Posts: 697 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2009
    Cool.

    Thanks for the explaination on the HDR.
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