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Post by Laurence-CE on Sept 28, 2009 22:21:30 GMT
A photo from a shoot I had a while ago up in the Conwy mountain range with Rob Loughlin. Date: July 15th 2009 Location: Conwy, North Wales, UK Meta: Shutter Speed: 1/2500 second F Number: F/4.5 Focal Length: 18 mm ISO Speed: 320  Meta: Shutter Speed: 1/800 second F Number: F/3.5 ISO Speed: 320  Meta: Shutter Speed: 1/2500 second F Number: F/4.5 Focal Length: 18 mm ISO Speed: 320  Interested to see what people think. Thanks  |
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Post by mtbman on Sept 29, 2009 6:59:12 GMT
The first ones my fav'  It really captures the thrill of the ride combined with the natural beauty & ruggedness of the terrain. Good Job |
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Post by ftasb on Sept 29, 2009 7:15:13 GMT
As above, fantastic quality photos there mate. Keep them coming  |
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Post by danevs on Sept 29, 2009 8:41:19 GMT
Nice photo's but somehow the rider just doesn't look right, almost looks superimposed onto the background???  Love the second one with the pass winding away into the background. |
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Post by Laurence-CE on Sept 29, 2009 15:00:59 GMT
Nice photo's but somehow the rider just doesn't look right, almost looks superimposed onto the background??? Love the second one with the pass winding away into the background. Yeah have had a lot of people saying that...but NO 100% real...im a photographer not a faker! I have further proof if you need it  |
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Post by Doug on Sept 29, 2009 16:46:46 GMT
Great shots.
It looks like you applied separate image processing to the rider to remove shadows and brighten him up. Image 2 has a halo behind the helmet as if the mask was a little big and in image 3 you can see where the mask wasnt quite big enough on the back edge of the rider. To smooth it out, try applying a dodge of a few pixels to the mask then feather it back to smooth the transition rider and background. It does leave a slight halo but reduces cropped look considerably.
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Post by Arnie on Sept 29, 2009 18:14:55 GMT
I think they're superb quality photos and wish i could take some half as good.
The colouring seems a bit 'synthetic' to my eye though, perhaps a bit too saturated? That's just my layman's opinion though. Compostion and balance are spot-on and they're really good quality, dramatic shots.
Did you catch the lens hood in the corners on the last image?
Do you offer any courses on photo processing? I'd be interested if you did, or could recommend one
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Post by Laurence-CE on Sept 29, 2009 19:35:08 GMT
Great shots. It looks like you applied separate image processing to the rider to remove shadows and brighten him up. Image 2 has a halo behind the helmet as if the mask was a little big and in image 3 you can see where the mask wasnt quite big enough on the back edge of the rider. To smooth it out, try applying a dodge of a few pixels to the mask then feather it back to smooth the transition rider and background. It does leave a slight halo but reduces cropped look considerably. Fair point about Photo 3...yeah has been some touching up to brighten up the rider...why people say its fake...but nothing on Photo 2 thats just the clouds...no brighting on that one. |
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Post by Laurence-CE on Sept 29, 2009 19:37:47 GMT
I think they're superb quality photos and wish i could take some half as good. The colouring seems a bit 'synthetic' to my eye though, perhaps a bit too saturated? That's just my layman's opinion though. Compostion and balance are spot-on and they're really good quality, dramatic shots. Did you catch the lens hood in the corners on the last image? Do you offer any courses on photo processing? I'd be interested if you did, or could recommend one Thanks...about Photo 3...its just a bit of Lens Vignetting added in post for effect. And no I dont do any Photo Processing courses...never really thought out it I would be up for getting some guys together and doing something BUT Im moving to Canada in 2 weeks |
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Post by Doug on Sept 29, 2009 20:02:57 GMT
And no I dont do any Photo Processing courses...never really thought out it I would be up for getting some guys together and doing something BUT Im moving to Canada in 2 weeks If it's somewhere with decent riding keep us updated with some pics please. |
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Post by Laurence-CE on Sept 29, 2009 20:25:05 GMT
And no I dont do any Photo Processing courses...never really thought out it I would be up for getting some guys together and doing something BUT Im moving to Canada in 2 weeks If it's somewhere with decent riding keep us updated with some pics please. Whistler baby so of cause its gunna be good riding Snow season and then a biking season going to be quite the fun |
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Post by FoZ on Sept 30, 2009 11:51:01 GMT
Love the photo's. Its great you add the meta data. I like photography but don't get to do it as much as I's like.
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