Feedback required please....
If anyone out there is into digital photography then they will recognise the first photo as being similar to HDR although it isn't HDR in the normal sense. I'm just curious, do you like it, do you hate it, are you still making your mind up? Trust me I wont be offended as I know HDR style photos are an acquired taste but they can be very impactive.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_1381-2_zpstvqtmeay.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_1381-2_zpstvqtmeay.jpg.html)
This one is the exact same image but a style of B & W.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_1381_zps536rylfm.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_1381_zps536rylfm.jpg.html)
If you can spare a few seconds please tell me what you think. :gunsmilie:
I love the first one and infact om going to steal it for my facebook cover pic, everyone will think its me , haha
WOW.....................B&W is soft and classy .....................But the 1st hits you real hard.......love it...........big impact :punk:
another one of your " experiments"
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/FJRRider_zpsacae297e.jpg)
Quote from: viper on April 01, 2015, 11:10:54 PM
another one of your " experiments"
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/FJRRider_zpsacae297e.jpg)
Now that scares me............................. :helpsmilie:
its shocking what is contained in wolfies photobucket account
Quote from: viper on April 01, 2015, 11:00:42 PM
I love the first one and infact om going to steal it for my facebook cover pic, everyone will think its me , haha
Well at least your'e honest about stealing it, so I guess that's ok then. :mfr_lol:
The person in the stockings.....nope not guilty there thank God.
Quote from: viper on April 01, 2015, 11:21:19 PM
its shocking what is contained in wolfies photobucket account
Says the man who has rabbits running around his house. :whistling:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 01, 2015, 11:22:03 PM
Well at least your'e honest about stealing it, so I guess that's ok then. :mfr_lol:
The person in the stockings.....nope not guilty there thank God.
wasn't me Officer , honest :innocent:
Some bonus pic's...I went into Bradford today and took some random photos of buskers, which I like to do.
Colour or tinted, which do you think works best?
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7779-2_zpswftfgfca.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7779-2_zpswftfgfca.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7779_zpsvlcwvwl2.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7779_zpsvlcwvwl2.jpg.html)
B&W has soul and mood where as the colour brings more defined detail.............esp to the mans facial features
Looking Great Wolf ! :banana:
Did you use a specil app (there are so many...) or its original taken with a special camerasetting ?
Ofcourse now we want more... :punk:
prefer the colour
Just taken with my Nikon DSLR using RAW image format and then edited.
Having said that the top two were taken as JPEG's as I didn't shoot RAW then, the bottom two were shot in RAW and then exported to JPEG format after editing.
Cracking job Mr wolf.
The bike one in colour brill.
The guitarist in B&W just my tastes :clap:
Both of the colour pictures look really striking to me, the black and white are not as interesting in my view.
Quote from: flatfour on April 02, 2015, 08:09:23 AM
Both of the colour pictures look really striking to me, the black and white are not as interesting in my view.
:agree:
The B&W busker could be the album cover of a blues LP :punk:
The pictures remind me of the mid-70's. I didn't need a camera then to 'see' those kinds of colours. Excellent work, though!
I thought the first pic was over saturated
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on April 02, 2015, 02:02:12 PM
I thought the first pic was over saturated
Yeah, it is but deliberately so, that's HDR. It is an acquired taste.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7800_zps1hnl2a7m.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7800_zps1hnl2a7m.jpg.html)
Guitarist in B & W is better :yes:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 02, 2015, 05:50:54 PM
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7800_zps1hnl2a7m.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7800_zps1hnl2a7m.jpg.html)
Lovely pic but what's that pile of :shit: in the foreground.... :mfr_lol:
It's a mixture of tarmac and chippings that the Council put down, nowt to do with me. :popcorn:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 02, 2015, 08:53:27 PM
It's a mixture of tarmac and chippings that the Council put down, nowt to do with me. :popcorn:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
+1
Same opinion here
B&w is ideal for more emotional recognizable moments
Quote from: pross on April 02, 2015, 08:08:09 AM
Cracking job Mr wolf.
The bike one in colour brill.
The guitarist in B&W just my tastes :clap:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 02, 2015, 05:50:54 PM
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7800_zps1hnl2a7m.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_7800_zps1hnl2a7m.jpg.html)
Love the way the grey/black shadow/fade effect makes the top of the bike around the screen bars and tank top appear to stand off the page which is enhanced by the sky appearing to converge at the top centre of the shot
Nice use of the low sun light angle and warmth of later afternoon light Steve :punk:
Got any more to share ?
I've got a few more. Ive printed some off and they look much better printed than they do on the screen. Problem is all PC screens tend to burn at different temperatures due to age etc and this can affect the overall image quality on screen.
Quote from: The Wolf on April 03, 2015, 12:38:30 AM
I've got a few more. Ive printed some off and they look much better printed than they do on the screen. Problem is all PC screens tend to burn at different temperatures due to age etc and this can affect the overall image quality on screen.
Bike looks silver/grey on my screen...............nice colour
Yeah looks great Steve. Will you take it further or is it just a hobby for you? Those pics will look great mixed in with a video.
Quote from: shaggs147 on April 03, 2015, 09:03:50 AM
Yeah looks great Steve. Will you take it further or is it just a hobby for you? Those pics will look great mixed in with a video.
Did you learn some of the skills in your place of work with clients doing line ups and photos with the hight board behind them ??
Now turn to the left now the right :whistling: :popcorn:
Quote from: pross on April 03, 2015, 09:37:32 AM
Did you learn some of the skills in your place of work with clients doing line ups and photos with the hight board behind them ??
Now turn to the left now the right :whistling: :popcorn:
I thought he played pool for a living :rolleyes: :whistling:
This a shot I took near Glencoe of a Morgan during June 2013 when I was touring with Nigel.
Again It's all a question of personal taste as to which you might like, if any at all. :mfr_lol:
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpszmboahdc.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpszmboahdc.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpshtl90zrd.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpshtl90zrd.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe_zpsiygju01o.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe_zpsiygju01o.jpg.html)
For me the last one (colour) is the best...dunno why, just looks better :yes:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 03, 2015, 01:40:28 PM
This a shot I took near Glencoe of a Morgan during June 2013 when I was touring with Nigel.
Again It's all a question of personal taste as to which you might like, if any at all. :mfr_lol:
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpszmboahdc.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpszmboahdc.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpshtl90zrd.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe-2_zpshtl90zrd.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe_zpsiygju01o.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/Morgan%20near%20Glencoe_zpsiygju01o.jpg.html)
The last one the other two look like you need to get the hood up sharpish :whistling:
I have to say your very good at photography Steve :clap:
Are you shooting Raw and editing your images in Lightroom?
I like the composition of the first pictures: rule of thirds, depth of field and leading lines are all very nice... have you considered using an ND filter and maybe blur out the clouds with a longer shutter speed to give your sky some motion? But that's a nice dramatic sky you have, did you use a grad filter on camera or in post, they can really balance the exposure and make it go boom. I like the black and white the best, maybe dodge and burn a little and add a nice post crop vignette. I really like a 1:1 crop on B+W pics.
Buskers make interesting subjects don't they, I might get in a bit closer for the portrait, or even shoot at a more side on angle with a long and fast lens wide open (maybe 200mm if you have it but shoot at least f2.8) to get a shallow depth of field to isolate the subject and blow out the background - makes for great environment/street portraits. It's a bit flat shot at against the background and in the middle of the frame. I like that you've not shot it at 5'10", always better to get down low if you can.
I like the blue-green colouring of the car picture, it's interesting. It actually draws the eye down but it's very heavy handed - especially with so much going on in the frame, it's quite busy and overwhelming. Wheres the focal point? Pull out a bit, follow the basic rules of composition and give your subject some room to breathe. The sky is very dramatic and will compliment the subject. A polariser might have been sufficient to make the sky pop and take out the reflections in the car, shame you couldn't ask the camper van to move, LOL.
Nice, job well done. It takes courage to put your pictures out there. Fear kills creativity. And in that spirit I offer you few of my own recent images for critique (originally exported for Facebook).
Swan at the River Nene, Embankment Peterborough
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Peterborough%20Embankment-4_zpspqcrbqvs.jpg)
75mm: 1/640 sec at f2.8, 200 ISO in manual mode with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 on a Nikon D600
The Town Bridge, River Nene, Peterborough
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Bridge%20over%20the%20River%20Nene_zpsxl8qrgbr.jpg)
28mm: 1/500 sec at f8.0, 100 ISO in manual mode with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 on a Nikon D600
The Grain Barge Restaurant, Embankment Peterborough
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Peterborough%20Embankment_zpswtczi4fi.jpg)
28mm: 1/400 sec at f8.0, 200 ISO in manual mode with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 on a Nikon D600
Peterborough Cathedral shot at blue hour
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Peterborough%20Embankment-2_zpsmsmteyqa.jpg)
28mm: 0.4 sec at f8.0, 1600 ISO in manual mode with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 on a Nikon D600
Slightly different exposure and processing... processed from JPEG not RAW and shot just before blue hour.
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Peterborough%20Embankment-3_zpsuuno8fvh.jpg)
28mm: 0.8 sec at f11.0, 100 ISO in manual mode with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 on a Nikon D600
I get high just looking at those pictures...must be a delayed reaction.
Stephen, yes I am shooting in RAW and using Adobe Lightroom, I've steered away from RAW for years but only recently been persuaded into giving it another go and like many things in life, I'm now wondering how I ever managed without it! The only images in this thread of mine however which are shot in RAW are the busker and the BMW. The others are older photos which ive just tweaked and experimented with. I have considered using a ND filter and I have seen some very impressive shots with examples such as you have described. The detail in the skies have been created within Lightroom, no filters on the lenses.
I shot the busker with a 300mm lens, I'm not sure what focal length I actually used but I didn't want to be too intrusive whilst taking it. He knew I was photographing him but didn't seem concerned and I recompensed him for his cooperation. As you say buskers, can and very often do make interesting subjects. I purposely included the amount of background I did to not swamp the photo with the main subject/s. The dog is as important in the image as the busker himself, the two of them together in my opinion tell a story. The props in the photo, the dog toys, the dog bed, the guitar case and even the dog treats against the far wall are all part of the image.
As for the car photos, they were very quick snaps taken while we had a break from riding. They were never meant to be artistic, I was just trying to demonstrate the versitility of photography. I enjoy my photo taking and I enjoy sharing my images with others as its good to get feedback, whether that be positive or not.
I'm just about to get some kip as ive just come off nights but when I'm refreshed I'll have a proper look at yours.
Quote from: The Wolf on April 04, 2015, 08:49:22 AM
...I am shooting in RAW... I shot the busker with a 300mm lens, I'm not sure what focal length
Good to hear, you can do so much more with a RAW file. If you imported with metadata you can click 'I' in Lightroom and see it all, I love Lightroom 5! One of the great things about a longer lens is that you can keep your distance and get them great candid shots, trouble is you look like paparazzi, LOL.
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Its all a bit beyond me I'm afraid. The closest I've got to experimental photography was turning my camera phone on its side :mfr_lol:
Keep the pics coming guys, some beautiful shots there, a real art form. Well done! :clap:
Stephen, I am also using Lightroom 5, although I believe I did a free upgrade after I bought the software to Version 5.7. Either way it is terrific software which I have never used prior to about a month or so ago.
Photographs are very personal creations which are normally taken to please the photographer alone however if others enjoy them too then that is obviously a bonus. I like the photos you have posted, in particular the swan and the RAW image of Peterborough Cathedral. The JPEG image of the Cathedral looks flat in comparison to the RAW version but as you hopefully agree it depends on what you were setting out to achieve when you took the image and therefore neither one is necessarily better than the other. Hope that makes sense.
I don't get all serious over my photos, I take them for pleasure, I am however quite critical occasionally of my own photos and I will happily bin them if I don't feel they make the grade, but I don't lose any sleep over it.
Thanks for posting your photos and perhaps it will encourage others to exhibit theirs.
I'm new to photography so this is all new to me too. I'm coming to the end of my LR free trial from the creative cloud... I might subscribe when it runs out as it's not that expensive with PhotoShop as a personal bundle, or I might find a 'copy' from another 'source'.
I completely agree, the JPEG image of the Cathedral does look flat and I'd add boring. I was playing around the other day in LR and thought I'd try something with a different exposure of the Cathedral shot but it didn't really work in comparison to the RAW version.
There's no worse critic of my images than myself but it's good to get a fresh pair of eyes to spot things I didn't see. I love the book feature in LR... that's going to be sweet when I have enough images worthy of printing.
Keep posting guys.........................That can not be P.Boro town bridge..............looks far to clean and beautiful :grin:
Yep, all Peterborough believe it or not... looks better than reality LOL. I had to do some serious clean up in post to get rid of litter, fag butts, pebbles and unwanted people etc.
Quote from: Stephen.Stallebrass on April 04, 2015, 10:27:37 PM
Yep, all Peterborough believe it or not... looks better than reality LOL. I had to do some serious clean up in post to get rid of litter, fag butts, pebbles and unwanted people etc.
Did you leave the silver Vectra to add a touch of reality :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Seriously that is the best looking shot of P.Boro TB I've seen. :yes:
Pity Grain Barge not open for one of their yummy set menus :popcorn:
Steve .. 4 pages into this thread so I am a bit late but you know what I,m going to say !!! :yes:
Black and white .. a bit of Serpia makes a great change and gives the picture real depth and focus of light.
The rest ? :no: :no: :no:
Clever stuff I know and you are VERY good at it but please don't turn any of our Cornwall piccies into anything less than the master pieces they are going to be !
I MAY even resurrect the D1X from the attic :yes: :yes:
What do you think ??
Nigel I'll just be impressed if you actually bring a charger along for a device you have with you. (For a change).
One of my efforts - taken in Harz during last years testing
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/CKH_6053_zpstrf5efxu.jpg) (http://s144.photobucket.com/user/Hoody_photo/media/CKH_6053_zpstrf5efxu.jpg.html)
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r183/Hoody_photo/CKH_6060_zpsqoxfsqms.jpg) (http://s144.photobucket.com/user/Hoody_photo/media/CKH_6060_zpsqoxfsqms.jpg.html)
Went to Sunny Hunny (Hunstanton) yesterday to take some long exposures but it kinda went tits up... I lost my viewfinder cover, forgot to take my filter holder adaptor for my lens and left the bleeding ISO on 800 from the last time I used it. Schoolboy error I know, I should have checked it at the time (800 isn't bad but images can get a bit grainy the higher you go and in good light 100 is better - 800 is 3 full stops more sensitive to light).
Nevertheless, I took plenty of pictures with the view to trying a few things out later. I basically to 26x exposures (60mm at 1/30, f/32, ISO 800) and edited each one in Lightroom then opened and edited them as layers in Photoshop: auto-aligned, created them into a smart object and stacked them with a 'mean' algorithm (to get that blurry long exposure look) then reopened it in Lightroom to finish off (it was a 2GB+ file by this point). I know that's gobbledygook but thought I'd share in case any of you wanted to try it if you don't have filters.
So here are 3x composite images of the same thing with slightly different finishes: Colour, Dualtone (this ones for you Rusty as you said you like the sepia look) and my own fave the black + white, although looking at it again now I think I was a bit heavy with the vignette. What do you think? FYI they were shot on a Nikon D600 with a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.
Colour Long Exposure Composite
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Hunstanton%20Composite%20Long%20Exposure%20COlour_zpsyazl34b0.jpg)
Black + White Long Exposure Composite
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Hunstanton%20Composite%20Long%20Exposure%20BW_zpsp2zgsktw.jpg)
Dualtone Long Exposure Composite (split toned black + white: sepia shadow - magenta highlight)
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Hunstanton%20Composite%20Long%20Exposure%20Duatone_zpsdnlszu3k.jpg)
What do you think? Do you like them? Which is your fave? If you don't like them I'd love to hear your feedback...
Stephen, very nice indeed. I did understand all your gobbledygook, it made perfect sense to me. I like the colour and the dualtone image but to me the B & W photo lacks punch and isn't by comparison to the others as impactive. But as I've said before photography is very personal, you like it and that is what counts. The vignette is strong and more apparent in the B & W image than in the others.
Did you not realise that you were getting some pretty fast shutter speeds??? The busker shot I did at the beginning of this thread was shot with ISO 1600, simply because I wanted a reasonable shutter speed and I believe I shot at F5.6 or maybe even F8 as I wanted all the image to be sharp.
Chris, a nice image & with your own copyright signature, keep those BMW photos coming, we need to convert as many as possible.
Never!
Quote from: virginiajim on April 06, 2015, 05:15:10 PM
Never!
You..BMW..say..BMW..that..BMW..now..BMW..but..BMW..you..BMW..never..BMW..know..BMW. :popcorn:
Quote from: The Wolf on April 06, 2015, 05:10:26 PM
Stephen, very nice indeed. I did understand all your gobbledygook, it made perfect sense to me. I like the colour and the dualtone image but to me the B & W photo lacks punch and isn't by comparison to the others as impactive. But as I've said before photography is very personal, you like it and that is what counts. The vignette is strong and more apparent in the B & W image than in the others.
Did you not realise that you were getting some pretty fast shutter speeds??? The busker shot I did at the beginning of this thread was shot with ISO 1600, simply because I wanted a reasonable shutter speed and I believe I shot at F5.6 or maybe even F8 as I wanted all the image to be sharp.
I didn't see the overpowering nature of the vignette until I came back to it with fresh eyes... they do say to leave it a bit and then come back to it. Yeah, it's different strokes for different folks. I'm still finding my interests and my own style. I'm really liking landscapes at the minute because it means I can put my camera on a tripod, slow down and think about what I'm doing and what I want to get.
No, I didn't realise until I got home and saw it was ISO 800, I did wonder at the time why the shutter speed was so quick but it didn't occur to me to check the ISO at the time as I thought it was still on ISO 100 from before. I shoot manual to take control of it but totally forgot to check ALL my exposure settings, LOL. I normally sett it to 100 to get the least noise then increase it as I need to but I did have my uncle with me nattering while I was trying to think and compose, so I missed it. Like I said, I am a noob and I have learnt from it, that's the important thing.
I have to say I'm quite please with the results so far. I have an idea of a shot combining steel wool, a dog chain and a lighter for an amazing special effects shot (let the jokes commence)... I just want to find the perfect location?
My aim was long exposure but knowing I'd fluffed it I was determined to get something out of it and remembered seeing a tutorial on stacking to get long exposures. Interestingly stacking multiple exposures with higher ISOs actually reduces the overall noise in the final image.
My latest experiment...
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii552/AdventureVagabond/Photography/Fletton%20Parkway%20Composite%202_zpsdnidmvij.jpg)
Now that I really like. To be honest I've never tried anything like that but I presume it's quite an easy thing to achieve with a decent tripod, cable release etc? I must try to be more creative and experiment more.
I once saw one of our SOCO guys produce some photos within a derelict building, in total darkness, he focused on some debris with a torch and then illuminated the entire building level we were on with his torch using exposures of 30-40 seconds, the results were frighteningly good! I got the impression he's done it before. :mfr_lol:
Thanks, it's a bit softer in places then I'd like but it's all about trying new things for me at the moment. I drove around for ages trying to find somewhere but couldn't find anything inspiring so plumped for the flyover and done what I could in post. I've learnt that it's probably best to do it during the blue hour, not when it's completely dark - unless there's loads of interesting background like skyscrapers etc.
It was pretty easy: 30sec f/18.0, 100 ISO... (it's actually 2x images stacked in photoshop in maximum then I masked out everything but the light trails double bang for the buck... there wasn't as much traffic as I'd have liked).
Yeah, light painting; I've not tried that yet might be nice to do that on some sort of statue or monument??? I've got an idea for a special effects photo involving wire wire wool, a whisk and a dog chain. I wouldn't mind doing a Joel Tjintjelaar (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Joel+Tjintjelaar&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6HkqVYTaCcOP7Ab-04HAAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=732) type B+W architecture shot at some point.
Those are some beautiful images by Joel. Keep the photos coming.
Quote from: The Wolf on April 12, 2015, 04:02:49 PM
Those are some beautiful images by Joel. Keep the photos coming.
:agree:
Wolf, I love your photographs :clap: the colour ones are lovely and show the countryside in all it's glory however the B/W versions are very atmospheric, the one of the busker tells more than one story.
keep it up, top work. :biker3:
Quote from: davetherave on April 13, 2015, 10:10:20 PM
Wolf, I love your photographs :clap: the colour ones are lovely and show the countryside in all it's glory however the B/W versions are very atmospheric, the one of the busker tells more than one story.
keep it up, top work. :biker3:
Mmmmm.........................Wolfe's not managed to make me look young and slim yet :ohplease: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on April 13, 2015, 10:17:01 PM
Mmmmm.........................Wolfe's not managed to make me look young and slim yet :ohplease: :mfr_lol:
Is photoshop that good Charlie you can't improve on perfection . :whistling:
Quote from: pross on April 14, 2015, 09:16:25 AM
Is photoshop that good Charlie you can't improve on perfection . :whistling:
No software is that :censored: good!
Quote from: The Wolf on April 14, 2015, 10:11:18 AM
No software is that :censored: good!
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Here's an attempt I did yesterday of some 'night photography'. I couldn't catch the 'blue' hour as I had to work till midnight so I've lost all the detail in the sky but I'm reasonably happy with it as a first attempt at this sort of thing. 18mm lens, F18 at 60 seconds.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_7908_zpsrwoqk7cr.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Fingers/DSC_7908_zpsrwoqk7cr.jpg.html)
I think it's an excellent job!
Steve and SS ... Nicely done both of you ... They are very nice piccies :yes:
Mr Stallebrass has motivated me to get shooting, so here are a few more attempts which I took this fine Saturday evening on the mean streets of Bradford.
This is an old mill complex which is supposed to be being converted into apartments but has stood in it's current state for years and probably will do for many more years to come. I've always wanted to have a go at photographing it and try to capture it in a unique style, maybe you'll like these, perhaps you wont. Pictures are very personal and I've taken them to my taste which I know wont suit everybody. Please, as before, feel free to comment, I promise ya all I wont be offended. :gunsmilie:
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_7909_zps1wtmerqc.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Fingers/DSC_7909_zps1wtmerqc.jpg.html)
This is for our black & white fans. The same building as above, but in a different wing. I was driving off when I just caught this view out of the corner of my eye and I loved the grittiness of it and the texture on the ground and walls.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_7919_zpsxkwk1oov.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Fingers/DSC_7919_zpsxkwk1oov.jpg.html)
This one I really like. Very atmospheric and I was thinking if only I could get a bike in there and position it on that expanse of broken concrete by the overgrown shrubs I believe that would make quite a striking image.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_7930_zpsgmj5qb13.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Fingers/DSC_7930_zpsgmj5qb13.jpg.html)
This next shot, I'm not so sure if it worked or not....maybe it's one of those love it or hate it attempts. Anyway thats the beauty of digital, if you done like it, just delete it! Personally I'm not too keen on it.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_7936_zpshkivjopm.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Fingers/DSC_7936_zpshkivjopm.jpg.html)
This final shot I do like. Simple but effective. A band stand in one of our local parks.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Fingers/DSC_7958_zpsybofdnti.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Fingers/DSC_7958_zpsybofdnti.jpg.html)
All the photos were taken on a hand held camera with two very steady hands.
Excellent!
Great pic that last one steve
Great. I love those last B+W images. Very pro looking!
Quote from: Stephen.Stallebrass on April 19, 2015, 11:46:11 PM
Great. I love those last B+W images. Very pro looking!
Did you get out shooting today?
A couple of images which I took today whilst going over Hardknott Pass in The Lake District.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8027_zpsvekvw0su.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8027_zpsvekvw0su.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8060_zpsfl6qmhgg.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8060_zpsfl6qmhgg.jpg.html)
nice and moody those steve, same place as the one I stole?
never been a fan of the black and white image but I do like it
:sweet:
Viper, yep, virtually the exact same spot.
Quote from: The Wolf on April 26, 2015, 10:38:02 PM
Viper, yep, virtually the exact same spot.
gtr looks better in the same pose
Quote from: viper on April 26, 2015, 10:41:47 PM
gtr looks better in the same pose
:mfr_lol: well you would say that wouldn't you?
Quote from: The Wolf on April 26, 2015, 10:45:46 PM
:mfr_lol: well you would say that wouldn't you?
I think your purple / yellow period was more striking :whistling:
Quote from: Charlie747 on April 26, 2015, 10:49:18 PM
I think your purple / yellow period was more striking :whistling:
Charlie, the title of the thread is experimental photography, I'm :censored: experimenting!!!!
There's more. Do we have any railway enthusiasts among us?
Got an opportunity today to do some work in a Signal Box.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8022_zpsvonteke4.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8022_zpsvonteke4.jpg.html)
I was allowed to switch the tracks or whatever it's called. Quite heavy are these levers.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8016_zps4dspxlvb.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8016_zps4dspxlvb.jpg.html)
Quote from: The Wolf on April 26, 2015, 10:55:44 PM
Charlie, the title of the thread is experimental photography, I'm :censored: experimenting!!!!
:mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on April 26, 2015, 10:49:18 PM
I think your purple / yellow period was more striking :whistling:
Anywhere close to your expectations Sir?
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8065_zpshbql9tsl.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8065_zpshbql9tsl.jpg.html)
A slight bit of tweaking of the B&W one on the previous page, cropped, the bike emphasised a tad and the shadows lightened in the foreground of the photo. I prefer this one.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8060-2_zps4eht9zod.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8060-2_zps4eht9zod.jpg.html)
Quote from: The Wolf on April 27, 2015, 04:05:27 PM
Anywhere close to your expectations Sir?
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8065_zpshbql9tsl.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8065_zpshbql9tsl.jpg.html)
Now that's getting better :mfr_lol:
And now for anyone who is still remotely interested, a totally different theme of photos.......
I had half an hour at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway at Howarth earlier today and sought permission to go into the workshops to take some photos.
Here are some of the results, I've tried to mix a blend of gritty, impactive images with some vibrant 'colour' images.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8085_zpsvwnwxook.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8085_zpsvwnwxook.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8097_zpsn6qlpwyz.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8097_zpsn6qlpwyz.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8095_zps7q1dslvq.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8095_zps7q1dslvq.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8098_zpsxpvohotk.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8098_zpsxpvohotk.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8103_zps6rbaahfu.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8103_zps6rbaahfu.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8110_zps3j9pcneb.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8110_zps3j9pcneb.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8112_zpspy6otajx.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8112_zpspy6otajx.jpg.html)
Mr Wolf.
I viewed these on my iPad they are amazing and look more like paintings than photos brilliant :clap:
they are stunning steve!
wow - impressed with those!
Loving the latest pics Steve, very interesting to look at and fantastic detail. A true art form
Would you believe that one person has actually asked me what they were of! :gunsmilie: :gunsmilie:
I'm waiting for Mr Stallabrass to comment seeing as how he shares a similar interest in photography..... :popcorn: I value everyone's opinions, good or bad.
Hmmmmmmmm .... :innocent: :innocent: :innocent: :innocent: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling:
love the one with the vice in foreground
A couple of additional photos I took this morning down by The Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Greengates.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/All%20Things%20Bright%20And%20BMW/DSC_8229_zpsb0b9knyu.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/All%20Things%20Bright%20And%20BMW/DSC_8229_zpsb0b9knyu.jpg.html)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/All%20Things%20Bright%20And%20BMW/DSC_8228_zps8qreapt3.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/All%20Things%20Bright%20And%20BMW/DSC_8228_zps8qreapt3.jpg.html)
Simple but effective I think. I like the richness & saturation of the photos as it makes the bike really stand out from the background.
:sweet:
Very arty and like the effect. Need to mount and frame some of these Wolf ?
Quote from: Charlie747 on May 23, 2015, 09:30:13 AM
:sweet:
Very arty and like the effect. Need to mount and frame some of these Wolf ?
What I'd like to do is find an owner of a GTR that would like some photos taking, do you know anyone?
Quote from: The Wolf on May 23, 2015, 11:59:34 AM
What I'd like to do is find an owner of a GTR that would like some photos taking, do you know anyone?
Have you tried the BMW site :popcorn: :whistling:
Quote from: pross on May 23, 2015, 05:05:25 PM
Have you tried the BMW site :popcorn: :whistling:
No, they're a funny set of buggers & all far too posh for me! :rolleyes:
Quote from: The Wolf on May 23, 2015, 05:45:30 PM
No, they're a funny set of buggers & all far too posh for me! :rolleyes:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Here's a couple of photos which I took this evening up on Ilkley Moor by the Cow & Calf Rocks. (That won't mean a lot to many, but it's a famous landmark in Yorkshire).
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8236_zpshqummggh.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8236_zpshqummggh.jpg.html)
And another which I prefer to the first one.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/Jaffa_Cake101/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8235_zpsxrfrkp78.jpg) (http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Jaffa_Cake101/media/Lightroom%205%20Images/DSC_8235_zpsxrfrkp78.jpg.html)
Both were taken with a massive 8 minute exposure at F22 using a 10 stop ND filter. (and a tripod of course!) :whistling: