Assignment #2: One

Nikolai · August 18, 2006

Actually,

juliejules wrote:

I fiddled with Curves. Did I overdo it?

I meant something more like that:

The yellow leaf is your primary subject and as such, should receive the steepest curve part to achieve the maximum contrast.
MHO, YMMV, etc.

Steepening in CMYK on a channel-by-channel basis, sharpening in L (LAB), then blending with your original image.. I know, it's way beyond "moderate PS" requirement, but I only wanted to express my idea...

Nikolai · August 18, 2006

Antonio,

Antonio Correia wrote:

Nikolai.
You are the teacher. You have assumed such a position and I accept that.
But let me tell you something:
The concept of ONE like any other is subjected to criterias.
The criterias must have latitudes.
Have to be limited from one side and from the other.
Like for example communism and fascism: 2 extremes.
The middle: democracy in its multiple variations, some to the right, some to the left.

This sentences have something to do with the posts of the other day and your comment of course ...

Well.... Have a nice week end.

And ... as usual: what ? what ?...
Guess...
Yes !!

Saúde.
:

Technically, it's one door.
But does it cry "one" like JJ's "one leaf" or Doug's "one boat" do? To me - no, at least not to that extent.
No worry, the main goal is to go out and shoot, hopefully while having the assignment in mind. So you did:) The rest is futile and unimportant:-)

And don't let me start on communism, 'cause, unlike most of dgrinners, I have some first-hand experience:-)

Saude!

Antonio Correia · August 18, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Technically, it's one door.
But does it cry "one" like JJ's "one leaf" or Doug's "one boat" do? To me - no, at least not to that extent.
No worry, the main goal is to go out and shoot, hopefully while having the assignment in mind. So you did:) The rest is futile and unimportant:-)

And don't let me start on communism, 'cause, unlike most of dgrinners, I have some first-hand experience:-)

Saude!

Of course - and you know it by now because we have talked a little - I meant no offense or provocation.
I thought you shoud have some experience about that.
I was just expressing how I felt about the so called "good sense"...

:

Don't get too soft about what we are supposed to shoot.
The intension maters but the goal must be obtained.

When I shot I did not have the ONE in mind.
My wife suggested as ONE when she saw the picture.
Then I thought: why not, it's an entrace of the city etc etc....

I hope to have another one ONE until the end. (It's on sunday, is it not ?)

Nikolai · August 18, 2006

Another one
I know, I know - it's old and as such not eligible :-), but since we have a discussion of what one is, I think this one kinda reflect my idea of oneness:

Valley of The Gods, Utah, May 2006:

Cheers!

Antonio Correia · August 18, 2006

Allow me post a provocation

rofl

Nikolai · August 18, 2006

I saw that one before..

Antonio Correia wrote:

Allow me post a provocation rofl

And I definitely think this is the one

:

Antonio Correia · August 18, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

And I definitely think this is the one :

rofl

ssdsarah · August 18, 2006

Some "ones"
Well, I was at Sea World the other day and had a fun time thinking of "one" as I was shooting some things... Here are three that stick with me...

Here's one upside down dolphin, photographed through the acrylic...

Here's one cow with sunglasses... I love cows, so I couldn't resist taking this shot...

Here is one whale showing herself off for us...

These may have been cropped but they haven't been adjusted at all in post as far as exposure or color. Taken with my new "small" point and shoot, Cannon Powershot S21S...

Cheers!!
~Sarah~

juliejules · August 18, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

I meant something more like that:

The yellow leaf is your primary subject and as such, should receive the steepest curve part to achieve the maximum contrast.
MHO, YMMV, etc.

Steepening in CMYK on a channel-by-channel basis, sharpening in L (LAB), then blending with your original image.. I know, it's way beyond "moderate PS" requirement, but I only wanted to express my idea...

I like what you did.

: I am at the moderate level, but I want to learn more. I am not afraid of post, just inexperienced. So you selected the leaf separately, then did the CMYK curves channel by channel?

It's probably a lot to ask to tell me in more detail what you did. After all, this is a class in taking the shot in the first place, right? Not necessarily the whole post processing thing. I'm a software engineer by profession, not in the image processing domain, but I learn fast.

Nikolai · August 18, 2006

Jj,

juliejules wrote:

I like what you did. :

Thanks, I only wanted to show what I meant..:-)

juliejules wrote:

I am at the moderate level, but I want to learn more. I am not afraid of post, just inexperienced. So you selected the leaf separately, then did the CMYK curves channel by channel?

About that :-)

In fact I did the whole layer and then masked out the rest with a large soft brush

juliejules wrote:

It's probably a lot to ask to tell me in more detail what you did. After all, this is a class in taking the shot in the first place, right? Not necessarily the whole post processing thing.

Yes, at this point we're not concentrating on a post. We will at some point. But - nice piece of pop rarely hurts :-)

juliejules wrote:

I'm a software engineer by profession, not in the image processing domain, but I learn fast.

Same here :-)

Cheers, mate!

Nikolai · August 19, 2006

Another fresh attempt at one
Lone branch:

I know, not a spectacular one, but

System · August 19, 2006

Shot this today from the roof of my building looking down 13 stories.

Nikolai · August 19, 2006

That's pretty cool!

truth wrote:

Shot this today from the roof of my building looking down 13 stories.

Thanks, Chad!

anwmn1 · August 19, 2006

Some fresh attempts at one
Found this place driving home today.

Nikolai · August 19, 2006

Wow!

anwmn1 wrote:

Found this place driving home today.

Aaron,
I like both, but the first... I'm speechless!

anwmn1 · August 19, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Aaron,
I like both, but the first... I'm speechless!

Thank you Nikolai.

Here are a few links to others from the same place.

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/gallery/1790312/1/89126065

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/gallery/1466756/2/89125424

This is on an Indian Reservation I drive thru every day. Literaly 1/4 down a dirt road from the highway. Never knew it was there until today.

System · August 19, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Aaron,
I like both, but the first... I'm speechless!

I feel the same way about #2.

Antonio Correia · August 19, 2006

truth wrote:

Shot this today from the roof of my building looking down 13 stories.

...:):

Antonio Correia · August 19, 2006

I shot these pictures some 4 hours ago.
Boat in the Sado, Setúbal and marine beacon (?)/light house.

douglas · August 19, 2006

juliejules wrote:

Cool shot Douglas! Where did you take it?

Thank you julie, it was taken downtown Petoskey Michigan, at the waterfront park & marina.

Nikolai · August 19, 2006

Nice ones, Antonio!

Antonio Correia wrote:

I shot these pictures some 4 hours ago.
Boat in the Sado, Setúbal and marine beacon (?)/light house.

I guess you're tired of ones and are ready for ...

Cheers!

Eric&Susan · August 21, 2006

Kinda late but saw this the other day at the zoo and remembered your "One" theme:

See even though I have't yet chimed in on your lessons they are still making me think and there for learn

Thanks Nik!!

Eric

Nikolai · August 21, 2006

Eric,

Eric&Susan wrote:

Kinda late but saw this the other day at the zoo and remembered your "One" theme:

See even though I have't yet chimed in on your lessons they are still making me think and there for learn Thanks Nik!!

Eric

Thanks for the entry!

There is no such thing as "too late" for the true art

:

I'm glad you thought of it. Essentially, all those assigments are the ABCs, the basics which we need constantly "play" in the back of our minds when we walking around. Like, look, there is a good trio. Or, hey, this is a pentagon intersected with a triangle.. Things like that, you know...

Lord Vetinari · August 21, 2006

Another late entry -one fly, one wing, one colour, one leaf

Brian V.

Nikolai · August 21, 2006

Brian,

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Another late entry -one fly, one wing, one colour, one leaf

Brian V.

It still has two eyes and many legs, what were you thinking?

Nice one, thank you for the entry!

Now let's get one with three wings:-)

Lord Vetinari · August 21, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

It still has two eyes and many legs, what were you thinking?

Nice one, thank you for the entry!
Now let's get one with three wings:-)

Thanks Nikolai- in case you are wondering I didn't PS out the other wing- these flies go in for signalling using their wings- raising one then the other

Brian V.

Nikolai · August 21, 2006

Brian,

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Thanks Nikolai- in case you are wondering I didn't PS out the other wing

A doubt never cross my mind:-)

:

Lord Vetinari wrote:

these flies go in for signalling using their wings- raising one then the other
Brian V.

I didn't know that, thanks for the info!

neblanco · September 2, 2006

One butterfly
Hope it is not to late, i'm unsure how long the assignments go on for.

Nikolai · September 3, 2006

Neblanco,

neblanco wrote:

Hope it is not to late, i'm unsure how long the assignments go on for.

It's a great one!
Now, lit's get some tilting going, shall we?

neblanco · September 3, 2006

Re:one butterfly

Nikolai wrote:

It's a great one!
Now, lit's get some tilting going, shall we?

i've been trying to play with this for a bit. The problem i keep facing is loosing some of the leaves and background when i tilt.
How's this:): .

Assignment #2: One

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