Assignment #36: Still Water

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    Lynie,
    Still water is a still water:-) Thank you for the entry:-)thumb.gif

    On a critique side:
    • high noon is not a good shooting time despite what general population and camera ads may say about it;
    • when shooting towards the sun either use the hood or try to shade the lens opening with your hand or hat. This will get rid of the haze, which is kinda hard to get rid of in post-processing;
    • as it was said earlier, usage of CP (circular polarizer) is highly recommended for this type of shooting.
    HTH

    Bring us some more! mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Can you tell its water now Nik? :D

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    A little night shot
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Aaron,
    anwmn1 wrote:
    Can you tell its water now Nik? :D
    A little night shot
    Ab-so-su-lu-re-tly! mwink.gif
    Great entries, thanks! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Still waters .....
    ....rural Oxfordshire .............



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    Steve
  • tomdalytomdaly Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2007
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Steve1962 wrote:
    ....rural Oxfordshire .............
    Steve
    Great still water shots, love #2.
    Very strong green cast, though ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Tom,
    tomdaly wrote:
    NIce shots!
    However, first one looks like a Fall shot. Is it fresh?headscratch.gif
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  • tomdalytomdaly Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    NIce shots!
    However, first one looks like a Fall shot. Is it fresh?headscratch.gif

    thanks -- about 5 minutes after I posted those, I read the "rules" page for the assignments. my bad - you're right, the first is a textbook fall shot. the second incidentally was in Fall too.

    Sorry - unaware of the "fresh" rule - my bad! That'll make it more fun for next time.

    But thanks for looking!
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  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Green
    Nikolai wrote:
    Great still water shots, love #2.
    Very strong green cast, though ne_nau.gif

    Yes ,too much green on that one .......

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    Steve
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
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    Different approches to still water.
    I found hard to show still water without reflections, but I think I did it.
    The water in the 1.st photo is still. My belly was on the stone ground !
    The 5.th is clearly a reflection with the water as required.
    Pictures some hours old. :D
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Antonio,
    Different approches to still water.
    I found hard to show still water without reflections, but I think I did it.
    The water in the 1.st photo is still. My belly was on the stone ground !
    The 5.th is clearly a reflection with the water as required.
    Pictures some hours old. :D

    Nice entries, thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2007
    Steve,
    Steve1962 wrote:
    Yes ,too much green on that one .......
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    Steve
    Just a few moves on the curves...
    I hope you don't mind...
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Makin moves
    Nikolai wrote:
    Just a few moves on the curves...
    I hope you don't mind...

    Nikolai ,
    No problem .
    I don't have Photoshop [ or the knowledge to use it ] , my photos are hardly ever adjusted more than a slight sharpening and resizing [ I use Irfanview ] .
    The techo side of photography and image adjusting is something I'm just not good at .

    Steve
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Steve1962 wrote:
    Nikolai ,
    No problem .
    I don't have Photoshop [ or the knowledge to use it ] , my photos are hardly ever adjusted more than a slight sharpening and resizing [ I use Irfanview ] .
    The techno side of photography and image adjusting is something I'm just not good at .

    Steve

    I hear ya...
    I was in the same boat :-) 3 years ago.
    Then I decided that it's time to learn something. Now, 3 years, 15+ books, unknown number of tutorials and articles and 3 PS versions later, I can't express how much it did enrich my capabilities as a photographer (well, a switch from P&S to DSLR helped, too:-).
    Yes, PS has a *very* steep learning curve, but it's worth it. And thus far no other software comes close.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • LiquidAirLiquidAir Registered Users Posts: 1,751 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    I hear ya...
    I was in the same boat :-) 3 years ago.
    Then I decided that it's time to learn something. Now, 3 years, 15+ books, unknown number of tutorials and articles and 3 PS versions later, I can't express how much it did enrich my capabilities as a photographer (well, a switch from P&S to DSLR helped, too:-).
    Yes, PS has a *very* steep learning curve, but it's worth it. And thus far no other software comes close.

    I started getting serious about Photoshop in December last year. I bought Margulis' LAB Color book and Katrin Eismann's Masking and Compositing book and read them both cover to cover. That, and the school of hard knocks of Last Photographer Standing have taken my photography to an entirely new level.

    Oh, and on topic:

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  • zinizini Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Taken today
    Taken today
  • zinizini Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    One more
    Reflection in still water.... taken today

    while we are on the topic of photoshop....

    I am new to photoshop for photo editing, but being a web application developer for 8+ years I have used it in a some capacity for quite a while. My fav. in terms of instruction is "The Photoshop CS2 book for digital photographers" by Scott Kelby - definately a good resource for the new or experienced. His explanation and technique on curves for color correction is excellent.
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Ken,
    LiquidAir wrote:
    I started getting serious about Photoshop in December last year. I bought Margulis' LAB Color book and Katrin Eismann's Masking and Compositing book and read them both cover to cover. That, and the school of hard knocks of Last Photographer Standing have taken my photography to an entirely new level.

    Oh, and on topic:

    Great entry, thanks a lot!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Zini,
    zini wrote:
    Taken today
    Nice entry, thank you! thumb.gif
    Looks a bit flat, though, just a simple touch could help a lot.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Zini,
    zini wrote:
    Reflection in still water.... taken today

    while we are on the topic of photoshop....

    I am new to photoshop for photo editing, but being a web application developer for 8+ years I have used it in a some capacity for quite a while. My fav. in terms of instruction is "The Photoshop CS2 book for digital photographers" by Scott Kelby - definately a good resource for the new or experienced. His explanation and technique on curves for color correction is excellent.

    I hate to do this again, but reflection is not our primary subject. Still water is. deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • zinizini Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    I hate to do this again, but reflection is not our primary subject. Still water is. deal.gif

    I thought that one might not be on the mark that is why I submitted 2. The first one is on the mark I think
  • zinizini Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice entry, thank you! thumb.gif
    Looks a bit flat, though, just a simple touch could help a lot.

    What would you suggest to make it not so flat?
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
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    Sunset on the Canal.


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    zini wrote:
    What would you suggest to make it not so flat?
    uhm, pop it a bit? mwink.gif
    (Of course, there are other ways)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Paul,
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Sunset on the Canal.
    Paul.
    Very moody, thank you for the nice entry!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Here's one of the pool in my courtyard. I saw the way the clouds were at dusk and thought, "Wow, that lighting is purfect"..

    It's fenced in, so I couldn't get to the edge like I wanted too. No tripod (can't find the darn mount for it.).. I braced the camera between the bars w/ my hand.. I counldn't zoom too much, couldn't seen anything thru the camera to align it.

    Not the greatest, but I like the lighting. Got one decent one.

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Bayer-Z28 wrote:
    Here's one of the pool in my courtyard. I saw the way the clouds were at dusk and thought, "Wow, that lighting is purfect"..

    It's fenced in, so I couldn't get to the edge like I wanted too. No tripod (can't find the darn mount for it.).. I braced the camera between the bars w/ my hand.. I counldn't zoom too much, couldn't seen anything thru the camera to align it.

    Not the greatest, but I like the lighting. Got one decent one.

    Nice entry, thanks for taking the shot! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2007
    Howdy-

    Well I just found this thread this week and have not been real happy with any of the stuff I have shot specifically for this thread. However I figure I will cheat a little, sorry Nikolai, and use a picture I actually took earlier this month trying to convey the comedically poor conditions at a hotel I was staying at. So I took this picture of the pool. No the pool was not winterized, and I am not sure that the liquid contained in it was actually water.headscratch.gif

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2007
    Brad,
    Howdy-

    Well I just found this thread this week and have not been real happy with any of the stuff I have shot specifically for this thread. However I figure I will cheat a little, sorry Nikolai, and use a picture I actually took earlier this month trying to convey the comedically poor conditions at a hotel I was staying at. So I took this picture of the pool. No the pool was not winterized, and I am not sure that the liquid contained in it was actually water.headscratch.gif

    The rest of the photos from the hotel... http://bradfordbenn.smugmug.com/gallery/2792015

    No, it does not count! :nono

    Yeah, I know what you're talking about.. mwink.gif

    Three years ago I had to take a month long trip to the Mother Russia with the whole family. When we got back we had our own pool about the same color.

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    I ended up paying about $1,200 to had it emptied, cleaned and refilled.

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    The above shots are for the illustration purpose only and do not count as submissions:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2007
    Thanks Nikolai.

    :)


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