Nikon on Holiday

[beano500]

Well the D70 is taking a holiday (hopefully short) in Kingston, while they sort out the top display, which has started to fail in places.

Meanwhile I'll have to console myself by reading and rereading the D200 brochure I came away with.... ah! I suppose I better go and earn some money

...and then I can re-review some of teh thousands of shots I've taken in the last year and work on my RSE and PS skills!

You know, I rarely take a "good" photo now I start to look back. Some are OK, but I really need to get better at the raw images. For example, on Monday I was on the Purbecks (in the mist and low cloud, and out of 150 shots, nothing's really very good. One that I do like is this... (ALL COMMENTS WELCOME) ...because it sort of defines where I am today. Not sure which direction to go, can't see more than a few metres ahead!

Does it work better as a monochrome, or with that hint of colour?

[rude girl]

It must be the time of year, that's exactly how I'm feeling at the moment.

I think I prefer the colour one, it kind of has the promise that there's something worth seeing once the fog clears.

[daaaveee]

very nice, i prefer the B+W

Dave

>> Edited by daaaveee on Wednesday 11th January 11:00

[tuscan_v8]

I prefer the colour version. But the B&W could do with a bit of cropping (too dark at the bottom)

[beano500]

Colour, colour and colour then!

Thanks for the comments - keep 'em coming!

Yup I looked long and hard at the black and white and went deliberately for dark at the bottom, sort of ensure your eye is led up to make it more positive.

And yes, it was intentional that I broke the rules and got the post right near the middle (and almost upright)

So, I think I need to do a few (melancholy) B&W conversions and then embark on some nice bright colours to cheer up the time of year!


(Oh and I'm not excluding any of our "foreign" visitors - I'll transalte for you - we're talking about "c-o-l-o-r" - but you're probably not awake yet!)

[chim_knee]

I like the B&W version - excellent treatment of it, but I reckon (IMHO) it'd look better if the post was to the left (or right!). I could imagine that picture being a book cover or similar (IYKWIM).

[chim girl]

I'm in complete agreement with Chim_Knee, black and white but cropped to move the post. My personal preference would be to have the post on the left, don't ask me why.

Ps: Beano, hope Jessica is still doing well.

[beano500]

Ah... more like....

[tuscan_v8]

Now I prefer that to colour !!

[chim girl]

Just being fussy, but I'd like more foreground, something with enough space for the book title.

[beano500]

chim girl said:

Just being fussy, but I'd like more foreground, something with enough space for the book title.

Can be done - tell me the title and I'll put that in too! What is it "Memoirs of a Chim Girl" shortly to be made into a film......?

[GetCarter]

beano500 said:

Ah... more like....

That - but in colour would do it for me... I really like the 'hint' of green near the post, it's the foreground that blows the colour version IMHO.

Great pic btw... just the sort that would win comps in the area.

[beano500]

Thanks Steve!


Now just to provide for Chim Girl.....






(This was fun - and I did it to learn some tricks of Scott Kelby!)