"Photo of the day" - May 2008

[oblomow]

a national park on the borders of the rhine,

canon 30D, 1/100s f/9.0 ISO200 17mm

 

[ACbc]

Forced my buddy to model for me for a few shots.

Nikon D300
17 - 55 mm @ 55mm
f/ 2.8
1/1250 second shutter
ISO 200

 

[PkennethV]

The colors look wayyy better on the computer/with Safari browser If only Camino could show those colors too...

(click for larger)

 

[kayes]

monarch

 

[onomatopoeia]

The colors look wayyy better on the computer/with Safari browser If only Camino could show those colors too...

Firefox beta 3 can too.

 

[TommyD]

Bo'ness steam train

 

[sonor]

This is a great night shot, the lights in the distance look really great

Thanks

 

[Martin C]

Morning Blues
New York City
May 16th, 2008
D40 | 1/100 at ƒ/4.2 | 26 mm | ISO 200

 

[Everythingisnt]

Wow Kayes, lovely photo

 

[dllavaneras]

Forced my buddy to model for me for a few shots.
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That's an interesting bokeh! Is that because of the background or was it done in PP?

 

[ghostguts]

From a shoot last week:

 

[srf4real]

Love the texture in the previous post (b+w model)

This image is large, made it for my widescreen monitor...

Sebastian Inlet wedge
L1 + ZD 70-300

click for larger version​

 

[ACbc]

That's an interesting bokeh! Is that because of the background or was it done in PP?

Thanks. It's a little bit of both. Here's the picture before Photoshop. I use Aperture and Photoshop for post processing. The picture below was lightly edited in aperture. Saturation for green using color was moved to -55. And overall saturation in exposure was set to .45.

For the rest of my post process work in photoshop, check a few posts back for a somewhat basic step by step. I used a crumpled brown paper texture, and 'painted it off' the subject using a layer mask. added a bit of gaussian blur and for this particular photo, i think i added a very small motion blur with a gradient layer mask. again...keeping blur away from the subject.

 

[kayes]

Wow Kayes, lovely photo

hello Everythingisnt, glad you like the pic. I am pleased the D80 (with 17-55mm 2.8 lens) captured the colours nicely.

 

[fett]

Blossoms from the tree outside my home office window, I believe it's a may day tree but really I have idea.

 

[Ryan1524]

Cold and bitter spring up North.

1/25
f/3.5
35 mm

 

[seenew]

Thanks, Seenew! Actually, if I remember correctly, I didn't crop this at all, but I agree that it probably would benefit from a bit of judicious cropping, especially at the left....

Oh, I meant like, in-camera framing. I figured you wouldn't crop it like that in post.


Here is another one of my composite series.

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/200 second
F Number: F/9.0
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: May 20, 2008, 8:56:42 PM

 

[merlynhome]

A55 North Wales

First go at this type of shot.

 

[Father Jack]

Leica V-Lux 1

 

[valdore]

Three handheld RAWs // HDR // Shutter: varied // Aperture: f/7.1 // Focal Length: 17 mm // ISO 100

 

[iCantwait]

Moving car

All were iPhoned from a moving car!! i really like all of them! Better the right way up though!!

 

[anti-microsoft]

Thanks

[Snip]

:TOOCOOLTOOSAYANYTHINGAPPROPRIATE:

 

[onomatopoeia]

For the rest of my post process work in photoshop, check a few posts back for a somewhat basic step by step. I used a crumpled brown paper texture, and 'painted it off' the subject using a layer mask. added a bit of gaussian blur and for this particular photo, i think i added a very small motion blur with a gradient layer mask. again...keeping blur away from the subject.

I like this effect but think it's a little too strong in this example. It was immediately obvious to me that you used crumpled paper -and it shouldn't be that obvious. I think a more subtle application of the texture would make it a very successful image.

 

[Phrasikleia]

Here is another one of my composite series.

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/200 second
F Number: F/9.0
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: May 20, 2008, 8:56:42 PM

[img]http://seenew.net/whereAreWeGoing9.jpg[/img]

Your concept of showing individuals reflecting on their own downfall has the potential to be poignant, but so far these photos don't quite make it for me. The main problem, as I see it, is that we don't get any clues to complete each narrative. A downfall becomes poignant when we recognize the "hamartia" or tragic flaw/error of the character--that is, what essentially caused the character's demise.

Also, in order for a viewer to connect with the characters, the characters need to be sympathetic or believable; otherwise, we're left asking "so what?". We need more information about the characters, their situations, and their personal reflections. For your project, I think you need actors more so than models. None of these models you have are very expressive or believable; they just look posed. (I'm not saying they need to be overtly emotional, but a good actor can give just the right hint of an internal conflict or mental process.)

The photos are technically very impressive, but the overall effect just falls flat for these reasons. Just my $0.02.

 

[Steamie]

"Kyle Of Tongue"

Tambo Love the train shot Tambo... really cool.