Block and Tackle

USAIR

On the Kentucky side of the Ohio a barge sunk few months back.
Took them this long to finally raise it these are shots of the linkage on the huge barge doing the work.
Took a week they had to raise it a little while pumping out sections.
This was like a party barge so lots of junk in the water even a pop machine.





Thanks for look

Fred

John Mueller

Cool stuff Fred,
I like the 1st one very much.
I do think these belong in the other cool shots forum.

wxwax

I like the smooth water in the first one, very cool having the block come out of it. Pity the block is blown. Maybe a second, shorter exposure to protect the highlights, then layer?

Art Scott

Really nice shot ...that first one would work for this weeks challengs over at photo friday ----this weeks challenge "Metallic"

USAIR

John Mueller wrote:

Cool stuff Fred,
I like the 1st one very much.
I do think these belong in the other cool shots forum.

You know your right should have put it there.
Was working on a DVD wright that was giving me fits...can't do two things at once.:D

Thanks John
Fred

USAIR

wxwax wrote:

I like the smooth water in the first one, very cool having the block come out of it. Pity the block is blown. Maybe a second, shorter exposure to protect the highlights, then layer?

Yep the block is blown never noticed.
Sometimes when I look at these type of photos I get mesmerized by the water...guess I wasn't paying to close attention.
Ill see if I have another exposure.

Thanks
Fred

USAIR

Art Scott wrote:

Really nice shot ...that first one would work for this weeks challengs over at photo friday ----this weeks challenge "Metallic"

Thanks Art I appreciate your comments

Fred

Dave_RG40

I think they are great shots.. love the Power of the second as well.

Dave

pathfinder

I like 'em both, Fred

DavidTO

USAIR wrote:

Yep the block is blown never noticed.
Sometimes when I look at these type of photos I get mesmerized by the water...guess I wasn't paying to close attention.
Ill see if I have another exposure.

Thanks
Fred

Easily fixed with The Impossible Retouch.

ultravox

Fred, I like both. But #1 is super.

saurora

The colors rendered and the smooth water effect in both are super!!!! It's neat to see something so huge and metallic turn out so "elegant". I'd say the cameraman knew his stuff!!! Could have easily been a boring shot. Excellent, Fred!!!

USAIR

Thanks everyone I was kinda in a slump lately...but all you comments help thank you

David I will try that tute when get home ...I hope

Fred

USAIR

Here's the whole scene I forgot I shot this one with the 10-22



Fred

Sewerman

Nice shots reminds me of my diving Days!

USAIR

Sewerman wrote:

Nice shots reminds me of my diving Days!

Your not one of those guys that dives in the river to hook these things up ?
I stood there looking at cables wondering who in the world would dive down there in that nasty cold water and hook up this barge :crazy



Thanks
Fred

DavidTO

Fred,

Did you ever work through that tute and knock out the blown highlights?

USAIR

No not yet but I will
We had some big storms roll thru here and the roll thru here again...keep losing power.
Today is nice but will be out riding the bike.

Fred

Sewerman

USAIR wrote:

Your not one of those guys that dives in the river to hook these things up ?
I stood there looking at cables wondering who in the world would dive down there in that nasty cold water and hook up this barge :crazy



Thanks
Fred

That's what i did for 25 years on then North East Coast cold hard work with lots of drinking after But I got smarter as I got older and quit before I got myself Killed. (Commercal Diving that is:D ).

Ric Grupe

I like it, Fred.



Good eye.

USAIR

Ok here my try with David's suggestion to help with the blown out highlights posted by Rutt here's the link

I used the second method the one with the little girls.
It seemed to work pretty good not perfect but better.
The block had lots of grind marks which is why it was over exposed in the first place.

I did just what was it the tutorial and nothing else
I think playing with brushes and the clone stamp would also help this photo.
And maybe spend a little more time on choosing the color
Here they are side by side



And the large version



What do you guys think?

Fred

DavidTO

Pretty good. You changed the blending mode to color? Did you reduce the opacity after applying?

Here's what I got. What do you think?

USAIR

David
Yes changed to color and reduced the opacity also
I am working on it some more but when I get the color to match better
it kinda looks like a big patch over the area.
I'll post anything I think is better
Any suggestions

Fred

USAIR

Ok one more time
Here's a new version did the same thing but got the color closer.
And I did add some grunge to the block to even the patch
This is a very handy way to do something like this
I will keep it in mind





Fred

DavidTO

You did great. You were going for something I didn't even think of. I never thought or intended that you would get rid of the sun shining on the metal, just reduce the blowouts on the highlights. I like that the sun is catching it, I just thought that you could cut back on the glare.

What you did is nice, too, just much more drastic a change than I was envisioning.