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  • lynnesitelynnesite Registered Users Posts: 747 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    johnnydanger wrote:
    Uh-oh now I've done it. Here's 7 more shots in the mix. I have a really hard time telling which photo is the best as far as content, composition, etc goes. Take a gander. I caught some good moments this evening... I think. So I guess really what I want to know is which one is YOUR favorite?

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    this one, by a whopping margin. Makes me want to know "more", the shadow of the person, what's behind the door, etc. Nice toning job on the bw.
    Lynne
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    lynnesite wrote:
    this one, by a whopping margin. Makes me want to know "more", the shadow of the person, what's behind the door, etc. Nice toning job on the bw.
    I agree with Lynnesite, that one is my favorite, too.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    lynnesite wrote:
    Good advice. I couldn't resist, had changed lenses to capture my "mock volcano" last night...no way could I have driven close enough for the wide to work--just wanted to share it. No cropping, shot at <blush> 160mm @200ISO 180@f9.5. Forgive me for clogging the thread.:cry
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    I love it it is so Independence day<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > (the movie)I love cloud formations.

    Thanks for sharing this !
    Tim
  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    lynnesite wrote:
    this one, by a whopping margin. Makes me want to know "more", the shadow of the person, what's behind the door, etc. Nice toning job on the bw.
    Ditto
  • dugmardugmar Registered Users Posts: 756 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    lynnesite wrote:
    Good advice. I couldn't resist, had changed lenses to capture my "mock volcano" last night...no way could I have driven close enough for the wide to work--just wanted to share it. No cropping, shot at <blush> 160mm @200ISO 180@f9.5. Forgive me for clogging the thread.:cry
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    Great shot.
  • dugmardugmar Registered Users Posts: 756 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
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    As cool as wheelies are, this one holds my interest the longest. The "1/2" on the address adds a bit of curiosity as well. Nice stuff. I'll have to blow the dust off my equipment and get back out there this weekend. I've been slackin...

    Doug
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    The Optimist Revolution
    So I agreed with Ginger that my last version of this looked fake. I think the reason was that I blended in a sky shot from the opposite direction that the foreground was shot, so the shadows, etc on the ground looked fake. I took a different approach this time and made a selection and then used my usual Dan Margulis tricks to darken the sky and increase its drama. Because it really is the sky in the shot, I think it looks more natural. Opinions?

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    For reference, here is the one with the sky blended from a different shot:

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    If not now, when?
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    Rutt, I think it looks 100% better.
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • damonffdamonff Registered Users Posts: 1,894 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    Number one for shizzle...
    johnnydanger wrote:
    Uh-oh now I've done it. Here's 7 more shots in the mix. I have a really hard time telling which photo is the best as far as content, composition, etc goes. Take a gander. I caught some good moments this evening... I think. So I guess really what I want to know is which one is YOUR favorite?
  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    This my first & only free evening this week so I'm sorry I've been pretty bad at keeping up with the thread. Hopefully catch up on Sunday morning. Got a few pictures to get through too...

    Here's one I took yesterday lunchtime

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    gubbs
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  • johnnydangerjohnnydanger Registered Users Posts: 51 Big grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    I agree, the original clouds darkened looks great.
    Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
  • lynnesitelynnesite Registered Users Posts: 747 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2004
    rutt wrote:
    So I agreed with Ginger that my last version of this looked fake. I think the reason was that I blended in a sky shot from the opposite direction that the foreground was shot, so the shadows, etc on the ground looked fake. I took a different approach this time and made a selection and then used my usual Dan Margulis tricks to darken the sky and increase its drama. Because it really is the sky in the shot, I think it looks more natural. Opinions?

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    rah, rah, this one's ready to go. :-) Love the boat's name/scale.

    Lynne
    (glad you guys enjoyed the "volcano")
    Lynne
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    i'm shooting wide, too
    spent the last two days, using only one lens, my 16-35L --- it's fun :D

    here's a shot of the bay bridge in san francisco. not much there except the nice lines of the bridge. why b&w? becuase the coloring was kind of a puke -y yellow tonight.

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    Andy

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
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    andy wrote:
    spent the last two days, using only one lens, my 16-35L --- it's fun :D

    here's a shot of the bay bridge in san francisco. not much there except the nice lines of the bridge. why b&w? becuase the coloring was kind of a puke -y yellow tonight.
    Nice bridge shot, Andy. And in San Fran, too! heehe
    Could you

    1) time of night
    2) tripod?
    3) anything else I should know?

    ginger
    Nice not to change lenses, isn't it? Now I need a wider lens, not gonna happen.
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    Causeway 8 17 2004 18mm by ginger
    I still like this one from Tuesday Night, I straightened it. I am not cloning well these days, so am not interested right now in removing the electrical lines. But I like the marsh part along with the road part.

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    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    wxwax wrote:
    Have I mentioned how it's killing me not to crop?

    16 x 1.3 = 20.8mm




    16 x 1.3 = 20.8mm
    Sid I love the shot of the little girl in the ball park.. I'm wading back through all these great shots to see what I've missed!!! I'm also still searching for Rutts boat to compare... have'nt found it yet.rolleyes1.gifOh yeah... control that cropping urge Sidney... I have to control my blurring addiction..
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    rutt wrote:
    So I agreed with Ginger that my last version of this looked fake. I think the reason was that I blended in a sky shot from the opposite direction that the foreground was shot, so the shadows, etc on the ground looked fake. I took a different approach this time and made a selection and then used my usual Dan Margulis tricks to darken the sky and increase its drama. Because it really is the sky in the shot, I think it looks more natural. Opinions?

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    For reference, here is the one with the sky blended from a different shot:
    I really like this one Rutt... very dramatic and I like the water..
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    lynnma wrote:
    Sid I love the shot of the little girl in the ball park.. I'm wading back through all these great shots to see what I've missed!!! I'm also still searching for Rutts boat to compare... have'nt found it yet.rolleyes1.gifOh yeah... control that cropping urge Sidney... I have to control my blurring addiction..

    I agree on that. One of my favorite shots since I have joined this place.

    Yes, I couldn't figure out what there was to crop on the little girl:D Great shot, as is. Don't tamper with something good, particularly when you don't understand why it is good.
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    bridge shot
    answers inside, ginger :)
    ginger_55 wrote:
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    Nice bridge shot, Andy. And in San Fran, too! heehe
    Could you

    1) time of night

    10pm

    2) tripod?

    mais oui, ma cheri :D

    3) anything else I should know?

    yeah. shots like this require negative ec most of the time. this one was a full stop of negative ec. prevents the lights from blowing out too much :D



    ginger
    Nice not to change lenses, isn't it? Now I need a wider lens, not gonna happen.
    Andy

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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    I'm having trouble uploading a pic to the challenge. Says "upload error, attachment only partially loaded". I've tried just about everything, changed the file, changed the location, changed the size.. nuttin works.. any ideas on how to proceed??
    headscratch.gif Lynn
    I figured out how to link from smugmug 11doh.gif ya just have to READ... I'm sooooo dumb sometimes rolleyes1.gif
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    andy wrote:
    spent the last two days, using only one lens, my 16-35L --- it's fun :D

    here's a shot of the bay bridge in san francisco. not much there except the nice lines of the bridge. why b&w? becuase the coloring was kind of a puke -y yellow tonight.

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    I thought you added pukey yellow to your pics on purpose? naughty.gif
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    Great shot.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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  • spocklingspockling Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    Here's one I've been toying with.....5.4 mm or 35 mm equivalent.
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    Steve
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    spockling wrote:
    Here's one I've been toying with.....5.4 mm or 35 mm equivalent.
    It's a nice shot spock... there is something about the composition tho that unsettles me.. or it could just be me being unsettled today :D
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  • spocklingspockling Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    One more......

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    Steve
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    spockling wrote:
    One more......
    Spockling, I am going to be blunt, as I don't have the usual time to be wordy.

    The last one, the colors look fake. The composition is OK, am not wowed, though.

    The other one, the bridge, the one Lynn mentioned, it is cropped too tight.

    This IMHO.

    ginger:D
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    spockling wrote:
    One more......
    Hi spock.. I really like this one.. (the full city shot) I think I would tone down the color or maybe change the color a tad but thats just my taste.. I'ts a nice wide angle shot I think.
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    Lynn
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    Resting in Camp



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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    Serenity

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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
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    I really like this gubbs I think I may have saturated it a bit more.. but I'm going through a high saturation faze at present..
    Lynn
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2004
    andy wrote:
    answers inside, ginger :)
    Andy... Negative ec???????? I'm asittin here muttering negative ec, hmmm negative ec....I"m sure I know what it means... don't I???headscratch.gif
    p.s. fabulous shot of the bridge.. I'm gonna get me a shot like that one day...
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