Random Photos : Part 4

[E65Ross]

tenohfive said:

The sky is the only area that is predominantly light coloured, so lowering the highlights (white/light colours) should work. It's often one of the first things I do with sky shots as it gives more definition to clouds which become less hazy.

The alternative - not necessary on this image, but possibly applicable for others where you have highlights in the foreground that you don't want touching - would be to use a graduated filter (a digital equivalent of a physical grad.) Lightroom makes that sort of thing really easy.

Thanks. I'm not going to spend a lot of money on the Adobe stuff until I get used to processing a little more. I've just found Fotor which seems to be pretty good for some free software.

I'll upload a few more pics later, I got some half decent ones down in Dartmoor last month (though nothing like as good as some of these on here!)

[Japveesix]

The golf is getting quite photogenic now the summer is here:

The 14th by Joe Clarke, on Flickr

[E65Ross]

Here is a selection I took whilst on holiday last month. Criticism welcome as I am just learning! All taken with my now-gone RX100. Anyone have any particulars they like, or think could do with some extra work? Larger images available if anyone wants.





























Cheers

[gforceg]

You got around a bit while you were down here! I like the shady interior shot with the bright doorway and the earlier one of Brentor church (I intend to get over there for a few dawn shots at some point).

I'm not in a position to offer advice.

Edited by gforceg on Monday 25th May 14:22

[LastLight]

jp7152 said:

LastLight said:

Some other equally wonderful shots from the session(?) on your Flickr stream!

Thank you very much for the kind comments. It was a while ago now but I was on the beach waiting for it to get dark to have a fire. Snapping away on the phone while the sun set and and I think I just got very lucky they turned out well.

You are very welcome! I've bought prints no more impressive than these...

Here's a couple of other mobile phone shots - not some high res iPhone or Nexus, sadly, but when caught one morning driving from Bangor at dawn with just an old Sony Cyber Shot with sub megapixel camera! I did nothing for 5 years, nearly deleted them thinking the res was too low to be worth keeping, but then managed to make 2 or 3 I liked.



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[LastLight]

tenohfive said:

E65Ross said:

Here's one more I took. Just upped the saturation a little and increased the temp a touch on white balance. It looks better than the original except the sky seems a bit over-exposed now. How could I go about sorting the sky out, without effecting the rest of the image?



Many thanks!

I really should make a thread on help, rather than posting here.

Cheers

The sky is the only area that is predominantly light coloured, so lowering the highlights (white/light colours) should work. It's often one of the first things I do with sky shots as it gives more definition to clouds which become less hazy.

The alternative - not necessary on this image, but possibly applicable for others where you have highlights in the foreground that you don't want touching - would be to use a graduated filter (a digital equivalent of a physical grad.) Lightroom makes that sort of thing really easy.

Given that it is all subjective/personal taste, I liked the sky - the pale and lower contrast/saturation look seems 'in' currently - so thought that instead of darkening it lightening the foreground so the contrast between them was less striking could work.

Maybe it's because it is a low res screen grab I tried (or incompetence with Lightroom!) I couldn't get it to work in colour, the land just didn't look right having been messed with, but like the sea and sky on its own, or a monochromatic version?






though again, the switch from my laptop to PH / Thumbsnap has totally altered the tones which are a pinky rose colour on my screen and a more banded mucky brown here!?

Edited by LastLight on Monday 25th May 15:19

[Dave46]

crmcatee said:

From the weekend..

Very nice

[onyx39]

Taken in Chobham, 3 hours ago.

[Top Banana]

Vintage curves by jon bawden, on Flickr

Edison bulb by jon bawden, on Flickr

Shape by jon bawden, on Flickr

Vintage racer by jon bawden, on Flickr

[E65Ross]

Have been trawling through the last few pages of this thread and have to say I'm amazed at some of the photographs here, they're all incredible.

Love this shot. May I ask what settings were used?

Top Banana said:

Edison bulb by jon bawden, on Flickr

2 more somewhat simple shots from me. Neither are anything special...I am struggling with shots "in woods"....I find it hard to get any real character. I have tried darkening it a little to try and add a bit of "gloom", as it were but not sure how well it's paid off.

Both were taken using my phone, so be gentle!





How do you guys get it to link to the flikr page? I'm just finding a direct link and putting the "img"formatting/code before/after it.

[Top Banana]

[quote=E65Ross]Have been trawling through the last few pages of this thread and have to say I'm amazed at some of the photographs here, they're all incredible.

Love this shot. May I ask what settings were used?

[quote=Top Banana]
Edison bulb by jon bawden, on Flickr

Hi E65Ross - this was taken using an old manual focus 50mm f/1.7 lens on my Pentax K3 body (one of the nice things about Pentax is that you have the ability to use lots of older lenses on a modern D-SLR body which can be picked up at low cost from ebay and other sources, and it's great for experimenting)

this actual shot was taken whilst waiting for our lunch to be served in a pub in Cambridge - they had these lovely 'edison' style bulbs in some great looking industrial shades. actual settings were f/2.8 @ 1/400 sec, and with this aperture you can get a nice shallow depth of field to throw everything but the bulb out of focus.

I know from your recent posts you have just changed to a D-SLR, all I can say is that I also 'traded-up' from an old fuji bridge camera in Feb this year and it's been a steep learning curve with regards to getting the best out of the new camera - stick with it and just take lots of photo's to try different settings, and to get used to manually controlling the aperture/shutter speed/ISO, etc.

The other major benefit I have found is doing all my shooting in RAW and then using Photoshop to 'tweak' the image - I managed to get an old version from ebay for around £20 and it's really helped me get the best from the images I am taking.

Regards - Tb

[K12beano]

v15ben said:

My favourite shot from a great day at the Aston Martin Owners' Club at Woburn Abbey.

What's not to like!?

(Actually the figure IS a tad distracting. Is he smoking? Or eating a Ni Scream?) But love the AM!

[jp7152]

LastLight said:

Here's a couple of other mobile phone shots - not some high res iPhone or Nexus, sadly, but when caught one morning driving from Bangor at dawn with just an old Sony Cyber Shot with sub megapixel camera! I did nothing for 5 years, nearly deleted them thinking the res was too low to be worth keeping, but then managed to make 2 or 3 I liked.

I really like them, they have quite a dark eery feel to them, almost as if something strange is going on.

[E65Ross]

Top Banana said:

Hi E65Ross - this was taken using an old manual focus 50mm f/1.7 lens on my Pentax K3 body (one of the nice things about Pentax is that you have the ability to use lots of older lenses on a modern D-SLR body which can be picked up at low cost from ebay and other sources, and it's great for experimenting)

this actual shot was taken whilst waiting for our lunch to be served in a pub in Cambridge - they had these lovely 'edison' style bulbs in some great looking industrial shades. actual settings were f/2.8 @ 1/400 sec, and with this aperture you can get a nice shallow depth of field to throw everything but the bulb out of focus.

I know from your recent posts you have just changed to a D-SLR, all I can say is that I also 'traded-up' from an old fuji bridge camera in Feb this year and it's been a steep learning curve with regards to getting the best out of the new camera - stick with it and just take lots of photo's to try different settings, and to get used to manually controlling the aperture/shutter speed/ISO, etc.

The other major benefit I have found is doing all my shooting in RAW and then using Photoshop to 'tweak' the image - I managed to get an old version from ebay for around £20 and it's really helped me get the best from the images I am taking.

Regards - Tb

Many thanks. Bit more than £20 but how's this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adobe-Photoshop-CS5-Exte...

Seems cheap for a version that isn't THAT old....?

[Top Banana]

Not sure on Adobe creative suite and how easy it is to use - one of the more experienced members on here may be able to advise.

I found the basic photoshop elements fairly easy to grasp - then you can use lots of online tutorials to get your skills up

Regards - Tb

[E65Ross]

Top Banana said:

Not sure on Adobe creative suite and how easy it is to use - one of the more experienced members on here may be able to advise.

I found the basic photoshop elements fairly easy to grasp - then you can use lots of online tutorials to get your skills up

Regards - Tb

That link is for Photoshop, not elements...? I know there are shed loads of different bits of software but am I right in thinking that the one I've linked to is a reasonably up-to-date version of the full fat photoshop? If so, is that a half decent price? may buy it tonight, if it is.

Cheers

edit - just seen elements is a more basic version....and almost certainly the one which would be better for me to learn with. Found V12 as buy it now for £28. Will get thatI think!

Edited by E65Ross on Tuesday 26th May 16:44

[YorkshirePudding]

Just had a few days up at Staithes, north of Whitby, and manage to see the Lifeboat crew out having a practice,

The Moray Dolphin by Jez, on Flickr

[karma mechanic]

Having just got a new car I realise that it is customary to take a picture of it. Since everybody takes a picture of what their new car looks like I decided to break with tradition.
This is a picture of what it feels like.




(yes, over the two days of ownership it has gathered some dust/pollen/grime. This doesn't seem to alter the driving experience at all)

[leglessAlex]

So rare I have anything worth posting in here, but I managed to get a half decent shot of the moon tonight.

[MysteryLemon]