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Stanley Edwards said:
It's very nice.

Are all the SFX down to lens, filter and film or, has a little PhotoShop enhancement taken place?
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Come on Stan i'm a beginner of course.:D
I used the unsharp mask. (Something i've been playing with a lot)
Increased to about 300% and set the radius 250 pixels and increased the threshold to hold the sky. ;)


Thanks for the nod dude, cheers zenie:cool:
 
zenie said:
Firky that is exactly the kind of landscape shot that makes me go meh :(
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Me too, I don't even like taken shots of landscapes but I still do cos I gotta get that shot init and you only take that shot by taking shot after shot after shot. I hate portraits* more than landscapes (sorry alef) and flowers shots really make me go 'meh' (sorry bernie).

*although I did take quite a good one of the catgun today :D
 
chooch said:
Taken yesterday in the first Semana Santa procession round these parts.
Filtered some and the contrast boosted.
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The kids get bored with it all very quickly :D

Nice shot. Pissing it down with very cold rain in Granada this morning. Procession or, no procession? How the Spanish fret about the rain :D
 
chooch said:
Taken yesterday in the first Semana Santa procession round these parts.
Filtered some and the contrast boosted.
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Like it a lot. Kids are much more expressive than adults, mainly 'cause they're less bothered about what other people think.

As this is the 'critique' thread I'll add that something doesn't quite work in the crop. It's rather cluttered in an unsatisfying way. Suppose it would work best if either it showed only the kids or it showed what it is that they are bored by.
 
alef said:
LAs this is the 'critique' thread I'll add that something doesn't quite work in the crop. It's rather cluttered in an unsatisfying way. Suppose it would work best if either it showed only the kids or it showed what it is that they are bored by.
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Thanks. Yep. I agree. The shot was the best I could do without being about two foot taller. :) I'd love to remove that bald geezer from the front. I'll try cropping down to just the kids and see.

Off out now to try and take something better
 
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Anyone care to let me know if this works or not.

Overexposed in Photoshop and then adjusted shadows, contrast and saturation.
 
baffled said:
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Anyone care to let me know if this works or not.

Overexposed in Photoshop and then adjusted shadows, contrast and saturation.
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...almost works for me. I like the overexposed feel and the contrast but...it's the pinkish hue that bothers me a bit. It's probably a subjective thing on my part but I feel the image would work better if the colours were more muted...or even with a sepia feel...
 
firky said:
cos am a sad bastard that is getting excited about glastonbury here's one of me faves :)

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Oi! 'DriveCleaner' - fuck off.

(came by way of an imageshack pop-up) Not impressed.

Photo is a bit cliched also :(
 
That's why I like it - it reaks of festival cliches. Storm clouds, 'rockers' and filthy fingers :D

Odyssey said:
Aye, get ya sunglasses out. Looking good. I'm liking Firky's mist shot too, very pleasent.

Here's one I made earlier.

village.jpg
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I likes that, begs the question.... anything to do with 'that tsunami' ?
 
firky said:
<snip> and flowers shots really make me go 'meh' (sorry bernie).<snip>
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Oh that's quite alright. Nobody pays me to do this stuff, so I only really have to please myself :)

Edited: file was a bit big so replaced image with link
 
baffled said:
Thats great Odyssey, where was it taken?
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firky said:
I likes that, begs the question.... anything to do with 'that tsunami' ?
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Not 'that tsunami'. It's a floating village in Cambodia, shot on an iffy digital compact and hence photoshopped immensely.
 
Great shot Odyssey :) Love the splashes from the boat.

Hey Firkles, you bin stealin' my ideeeas? :p

baffled - I like the high contrast shot - I think I agree about the colour, a more muted tone might have worked better, but it's certainly impactful :)
 
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This is my friend Lawrence....He plays drums on Sundays with some homeless friends of mine that sit out there for their art sale.
 
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