warning - niece pictures inside

[dcw@pr]

pics of my niece from today - and no flash apart from the first one

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/1.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/2.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/3.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/4.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/5.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/6.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/7.jpg[/pic]

[pic]http://www.pr-photography.org/pistonheads/ali/8.jpg[/pic]

[simpo two]

Very nice - you should change your name to 'Max Aperture'

[dcw@pr]

simpo two said:

Very nice - you should change your name to 'Max Aperture'

never max! (well, hardly ever)

[_VTEC_]

There are family resemblences there mate.

Nice pics.

[dcw@pr]

_VTEC_ said:

There are family resemblences there mate. Nice pics.

yup, you should see me in pink!

[shadytree]

terrible pun on the title by the way David

lovely pictures though What lens were you using ?

>> Edited by shadytree on Tuesday 11th October 16:11

[dcw@pr]

shadytree said:

terrible pun on the title by the way David lovely pictures though What lens were you using ?

ahh good i'm glad someone noticed!

first pic was 50mm at (i think) f/2 and bounce flash

all others 70-200mm at f/4, natural light

[shadytree]

dcw@pr said:

shadytree said: terrible pun on the title by the way David lovely pictures though What lens were you using ? ahh good i'm glad someone noticed! first pic was 50mm at (i think) f/2 and bounce flash all others 70-200mm at f/4, natural light

Bet your sister or sister-in-law was happy

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

This one is absolutely gorgeous. What a cutie !

dcw@pr said:

>> Edited by Mrs BlueCerbera on Tuesday 11th October 16:24

[dcw@pr]

shadytree said:

Bet your sister or sister-in-law was happy

actually the reason im posting them here is because i'm not showing them to her yet, and i wanted someone to see them! they are here for two weeks, over from america, and we are going to venice for a week on friday. im going to get a book made up for their christmas present, but i want it to be a suprise

[dcw@pr]

Mrs BlueCerbera said:

This one is absolutely gorgeous. What a cutie !

thanks. interesting how black the eyes go when you convert with the red channel. not sure if i like it or not

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

dcw@pr said:

Mrs BlueCerbera said: This one is absolutely gorgeous. What a cutie ! thanks. interesting how black the eyes go when you convert with the red channel. not sure if i like it or not

I think they look good, but you're sounding a bit too technical for me - I just think she's got great cheeks !!!

[shadytree]

How do you change your pics to Black and White David ?
I guess it's no just gray-scale

[dcw@pr]

shadytree said:

How do you change your pics to Black and White David ? I guess it's no just gray-scale

it was unti la few months ago

i made myself an action that allows me to easily choose how much of the red channel i use, from 100% (so the same as just pressing ctrl/cmd+1 in photoshop) to 0% which is just a normal desaturation. i normally use a value between 40-70%

[simpo two]

dcw@pr said:

i normally use a value between 40-70%

But then you should hoof up the other two channels until they total 100%...?

[dcw@pr]

simpo two said:

dcw@pr said: i normally use a value between 40-70% But then you should hoof up the other two channels until they total 100%...?

no, i dont use the channel mixer

not sure whether i should be giving away my trade secrets!

my action does this

1)convert to red channel
2)copy entire canvas
3)convert back to RGB
4)desaturate
5)paste red channel layer on top
6)adjust opacity of layer
7)flatten

voila

[CVP]

For me numbers 2 and 4 are wonderful images. I'm sure your sister will love them.

Top work.

Chris

[dcw@pr]

CVP said:

For me numbers 2 and 4 are wonderful images. I'm sure your sister will love them. Top work. Chris

thanks. i think 4 is my favourite too