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Photo of the Day October 2014
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Went for a dark feel with this one curtsy of Silver Efex Pro 2.
_DSC7848-Edit by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
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_DSC7848-Edit by apple fanboy1, on FlickrComments always welcome.
Sorry for the delay in responding. Didn't get a quote notification for some reason and haven't been following the thread closely (been busy with the birth of my new son).
Not possible to move more to the right and save the composition. Shooting more to the right will cause the power lines to intesect with the stacks which I find displeasing. Have actually seriously considered a tilt shift lens to shoot this. Corrected distortion in LR and not sure how much of what remains is from shooting it off-center and wouldn't be fixed with a tilt shift.
Here is an older shot of the subject taken more "dead on." A tilt shift would help with this shot, but I find the power lines crossing the stacks very distracting and prefer a composition taken more to the left.
Here is a B&W version of the pic I posted earlier in the thread. Different light obviously (and also a different shooting technique as this was a long exposure to get the water to look more still), but I think this is a better composition of the subject.
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I prefer the long exposure. Have you tried viewpoint from DXO? You could mess with the angle of the chimneys with it quite easily. I believe they do a free trial.
And power lines are the photographers nightmare in many nice locations. They should be banned!
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Lovely.
Another incredible shot sir! Was nice to see a return of the hummingbird shots last week BTW
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I really like the second shot. The long exposure on the water is a good call. Really nice.
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Lovely shot. I like the dark feel. Looking at the three pictures you have posted of this building now, you covered some distance that day didn't you?!?!
Two or three miles probably. Thanks for the feedback. In colour this one just wasn't doing it for me.
A little guy I met while hiking in São Miguel... You guys are lucky I did not manage to take a good photo of the ginormous roach that visited our place later that night, or you'd have to get an eyeful. I wanted to kill it but my animal activist partner convinced me to let it go into the garden instead. The roach was smart and did not come back. 
Is this the Royal National Park? I went there with the camera a year or two ago. Bloody long walk to get to this point. Great shot, you smashed my efforts out of the water. Is that you feeling invulnerable?
Thanks, both. The hummingbird shot was from earlier this year -- sadly, they are not visiting as frequently as in the spring, so I have not had as many opportunities to shoot them recently.
I like how the water has come out, it was the first thing I noticed. It's worked very well, you could probably go back and do a series just on the reflections.
Here's one I did which is a stripey building reflected in the harbour.
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Correct! This is "Eagle Rock". Got up at 3am and trekked through the darkness to get here for sunrise. We lost the path a few times on the way. It is truly a great feeling being away from any trace of civilisation
That's my friend standing up there, I later stood there (but not as close to the edge), when you're on it you really don't realise that there's nothing a few meters below you There are less extreme versions of this where the rock isn't very thick, and people go standing right on the edge... craziness... you always have to be cautious. People unfortunately do fall from these cliffs, one recently when the rock crumbled away.
The reflections were what I liked in the shot. Then the guy stuck his head out the window, which gave it a bit more interest which I liked.
Your reflections are very interesting. Gives a nice surreal effect.
Might be a bit to central for some peoples taste, but I didn't like it any different in the frame. Thought B&W looked better for this one. I think thats 3 B&W in a week. Must be a record for me!
_DSC7771 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Comments always welcome.
_DSC7771 by apple fanboy1, on FlickrComments always welcome.