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Photo of the Day - October 2020
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Park plantings
X100t f8.0 210 ISO200 - Park nursery - large A-frame structure, probably 20x60+ feet. I have walked by this shed many times. Looking in through the slats. On this day the door was left open, and I wandered in.
X100t f8.0 210 ISO200 - Park nursery - large A-frame structure, probably 20x60+ feet. I have walked by this shed many times. Looking in through the slats. On this day the door was left open, and I wandered in.
The new version of Photoshop has an easy to use sky replacement tool with built-in sky scapes. What has happened to photography. If you don't get it right in the field, move on to something else - don't fake it.
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Last variant, honest. Colour long exposure not everyone's cup of tea but at least shows minimal colour cast from 10-stop ND filter.
Long exposure simplicity by another scotsman, on Flickr
Long exposure simplicity by another scotsman, on Flickr
This was my first choice for the B&W contest, but lost too much on the conversion where the fog/atmosphere and ray of light didn't stand out.
Alfred on a foggy morning here in the DC area:
'Lost Creek Fire View'. Another shot from the July Quad trip. Kind of at the opposite end of the simplicity scale.
@anotherscotsman #2 is still my favourite, the former draftsman in me rebels at the skewed horizon in #3 and yes I know it's probably accurate, #4 comes in second.
Bob
Bob
Cheers. Wonky horizons get on my wick as well. Unfortunately the railings themselves were not vertical so decided to try and make them appear true at the expense of the horizon. Path of least offence ?
my favorite color is october.
lensbaby edge 80
lensbaby edge 80
Much prefer the B&W to be honest.Last variant, honest. Colour long exposure not everyone's cup of tea but at least shows minimal colour cast from 10-stop ND filter.
Long exposure simplicity by another scotsman, on Flickr
Interesting Conundrum. Leaning posts might have been my angle, but that's what makes this so much fun we all have our own approach.
Budgie bird, through an aviary grid - Canon 45mm kit lens 
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Spotted at the beach community of Cape May, New Jersey at the end of summer
VW Karmann Ghia by Lance Randall, on Flickr
VW Karmann Ghia by Lance Randall, on FlickrNow that those lovely people at Sigma have rechipped my 50-500mm, and as a free service too, it works completely with the Z 50
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
Lines (color version)
X100t f8.0 640 ISO200 - Wall of park planting shed, with PVC Pipe Planters. B&W version included in Oct 21-28, 2020 - Weekly Photo Challenge.
X100t f8.0 640 ISO200 - Wall of park planting shed, with PVC Pipe Planters. B&W version included in Oct 21-28, 2020 - Weekly Photo Challenge.
I like this one. The b/w ones are beautiful and peaceful, but this one made me look a second time: where is the body of the ginger mermaid?Last variant, honest. Colour long exposure not everyone's cup of tea but at least shows minimal colour cast from 10-stop ND filter.
Long exposure simplicity by another scotsman, on Flickr
Now you've made me feel wistful for summer!
This takes away the whole reason for photography for me. Where's the creative challenge or satisfaction when you can just pop in a ready made sky and hey presto! I wouldn't say the same about creating a picture by shooting the component parts oneself, though it's not something I would enjoy.
Well I don't personally do sky replacements, although I have experimented with them. But sometimes the creative challenge is in the editing to make the final image look like what you saw in your head. I don't really see sky replacement any different than cloning or flipping and pasting half an image to make it symmetrical, or any number of other things that photoshop can do.
Some people are purists and think everything should be done in camera, and some people enjoy the editing. Others are somewhere in the middle, and I think there is room for everyone in this thread.
(Also, I think Stephen actually agreed with your sentiment based on his comment, but was just seeing how the whole thing worked.)
Actually, that photo was taken earlier this month which I guess could be considered summer by many.
While I try not to, I do sky replacement quite often...but have to be careful how impacts rest of photo and shadows (or lack of). Today, deleted before posting in PTOD an autumn leaf photo along a trail. (no sky replacement on one posted today) The sky was gray from the dreary day, and just wasn't happy with it where a tinge of blue would add so much. Where I typically do it is in real estate photography where the front/first photo is considered the money photo to get people to stop and look in detail at other photos of the house for sale. With Florida being the "Sunshine State", a dreary overcast front photo is hardly a Chamber of Commerce moment. Luminar 4 has made it effortless - but it is not perfect. Sometimes it can't find the sky - and mmay happen with the autumn leaf noted earlier as it was a small patch of sky. The other, I've notice is a very light opacity blue mask that gives known white trim a bluish look. I have used layers duplicating the original to bring the white back.