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Aircrafts + A Nice Volvo ;o) [5 images]

elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
edited June 4, 2005 in Holy Macro
Today I drove my family to Arlanda (Airport of Sweden/Stockholm). My spouse Charlotte and my two boys Liam and Elliot are gonna go for a visit to my parents-in-law (the boy's grandparents) down in Småland, far south of Sweden. This means that I'm a grass widower for atleast a week. Should I be ashamed to say "YIIEEEPIE!"? *Haha* Sure, I'm gonna miss them like crazy - but still! Being a father of two children, spare-do-what-ever-you-like-when-ever-you-like-time is a luxury!

When they embarked the aircraft, I took a few snapshots of the plane. Actually I got a shot of Charlotte and Liam glancing out throught that little round window on the ramp, but I got a bit fuzzy, so it wasn't worth posting. Anyway, when I took these shots, I got this idea - why not trying to find a spot where I can shoot the planes when they start and land. I found a great spot, but the shots of the plane straight up and down wasn't very interesting. Instead, I involved my dear Volvo! *Haha*

Stay Tuned / Matty

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    AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited June 2, 2005
    VERY nice series Matty. I like them all but #1 is especially interesting. (what is a grass widower?)
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    elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2005
    Thanx Angelo!
    Grass widower = A man who's wife is away for a few days 1drink.gif

    Matty
    Angelo wrote:
    VERY nice series Matty. I like them all but #1 is especially interesting. (what is a grass widower?)
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    AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited June 2, 2005
    elfving73 wrote:
    Grass widower = A man who's wife is away for a few days 1drink.gif

    Matty
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2005
    thumb.gif Nice idea, especially #3. Did you apply some effects to the shots in post?
    Sid.
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    elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2005
    Thanx!
    Yes, I've softened them, and given them a little color boost. That's it! 1drink.gif

    Matty
    wxwax wrote:
    thumb.gif Nice idea, especially #3. Did you apply some effects to the shots in post?
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2005
    elfving73 wrote:
    Yes, I've softened them, and given them a little color boost. That's it! 1drink.gif

    Matty
    I like the effect. Gaussian blur and saturation?
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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    USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2005
    Matty
    wxwax wrote:
    I like the effect. Gaussian blur and saturation?
    15524779-Ti.gif Very cool effect :):

    Is it gaussian blur and saturation ? Or little more then that ne_nau.gif
    Love them all by the way thumb.gif

    Thanks
    Fred
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    HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2005
    Hi Matty,
    Glad to see your shots over here. I like your comp on the last one best, the perspective is very deceiving. Either that, or it's an airline for VERY small people :D .

    Chris

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    Comments are always welcome.

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    elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2005
    No, I use "Box Blur" (PSCS2) set to radius 6....
    ... on a copy of the background layer, then I set opacity to apporx 25-30. Before, in PSCS1, I usually softed by adding "Dust & Scratches" at radius 5-7 and Threshold 0, then set the layer opacity to approx. 25-30. This gives a little different kind of soft look.

    Matty
    wxwax wrote:
    I like the effect. Gaussian blur and saturation?
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2005
    elfving73 wrote:
    ... on a copy of the background layer, then I set opacity to apporx 25-30. Before, in PSCS1, I usually softed by adding "Dust & Scratches" at radius 5-7 and Threshold 0, then set the layer opacity to approx. 25-30. This gives a little different kind of soft look.

    Matty
    thumb.gif Cool, thanks for sharing your technique.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
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    elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2005
    Thanx Fred! :o)
    Check my reply to WXWAX for my workflow on these. thumb.gif

    Matty
    USAIR wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif Very cool effect :):

    Is it gaussian blur and saturation ? Or little more then that ne_nau.gif
    Love them all by the way thumb.gif

    Thanks
    Fred
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    elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2005
    Thanx Chris! Well, I guess my days back at...
    ... STF are gone! It will never be what it ones was! Nope, from now on, Dgrin it is!
    Yes, it's for small people - it's the "Pygmee Airline" :D

    Matty
    Higgmeister wrote:
    Glad to see your shots over here. I like your comp on the last one best, the perspective is very deceiving. Either that, or it's an airline for VERY small people :D .

    Chris
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2005
    elfving73 wrote:
    ... STF are gone! It will never be what it ones was! Nope, from now on, Dgrin it is!
    Yes, it's for small people - it's the "Pygmee Airline" :D

    Matty
    thumb.gif Glad to have you, you'll definitely recognize a lot of folks from the old STF. dgrin's a happy place where Andy tucks you in every night with warm milk and a Cherry Ripe.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
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    DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited June 3, 2005
    that is a very cool take on the scene... I like the last one the best, with the widest angle (or so it seems).

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    Erik
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    MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2005
    Matty love the effect you used, really adds another dimention to your shots. clap.gif Another creative set! thumb.gif



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