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Postby dooda on Sun Dec 12, 2004 6:59 pm

I went out and photographed all day today. A spectacular day it was. Please check out my photos and critique please. I'll try and post some more soon.
http://www.pixspot.com/displayimage.php ... 0007&pos=1
http://www.pixspot.com/displayimage.php ... 7&pos=-261
http://www.pixspot.com/displayimage.php ... 0007&pos=0

The Lighthouse picture was actually taken a while ago. More to come, I got some great Glacier Ranges.
Please give me any tips or recommendations or critiques. I could use the PP tips especially.

Edited by me. Here's one more I had to add.
http://www.pixspot.com/displayimage.php ... at=0&pos=0

I know a fellow who built a lodge in the middle of the mountains where I took this photo. IT's about a 3 minute drive on a dirt road, and is no more than 15-20 mins from any of the pictures that I have taken. It's called the Tantalus View Retreat, and if anyone wants to stay there for a nature foray in the westcoast, it promises to be a unique experience unlike any other. I believe his website is http://www.tantalusviewretreat.com or something like that. It's quite cheap and houses four comfortably.
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Postby Glen on Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:04 pm

Dooda, why waste your time doing shots like that when you could be doing Santa shots? :wink:

Very spectacular landscape shots. look great
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Postby mudder on Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:02 pm

G'day Dooda,
Wow, I really like:
http://www.pixspot.com/displayimage.php ... at=0&pos=7
Very nice, very relaxing and serene...
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Postby ajo43 on Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:17 pm

and the lighthouse is fantastic. But is that thing crooked. It looks like your horizon is level but that lighthouse looks to be leaning to the right (or is it my eyes)

great shots.
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Postby ru32day on Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:36 pm

Wonderful shots
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:42 pm

Here we are just going into our summer season and you have shot a mountain with snow! Great shots and it proves the world is a small place.
I like the lighthouse too.

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Postby Matt. K on Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:43 pm

Dooda
I can't see the scenery because that damned mountain is in the way. Maybe shoot from the other side?
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Postby bwhinnen on Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:57 am

Were you using a filter to get the deep blue colour to the sky on the first one? The colouring is fantastic!

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Postby dooda on Tue Dec 14, 2004 2:53 am

I think I slapped on a CPL for the shot of the Tantalus range.

Ajo, yes it does look crooked. I took it into photoshop because, as you said the horizon looked crooked so I leveled it out about 2 degrees. Now the Lighthouse looks crooked. Weird. Unless it is the leaning tower of Lighthouse Park.
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Postby Greg B on Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:04 am

The trees on the left are parallel to the lighthouse.

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:40 am

OK - 0.96 CCW in PS and the horizon will be level and the lighthouse will be vertical.

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Postby dooda on Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:22 am

Sweet, thanks a lot Chris. I'm at work now so I don't really know what that means, but I'll get into photoshop tonight and try and figure it out. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Postby Vicareyus on Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:56 pm

Hi Dooda. Terrific pics. Love the lighthouse - great capture! Only comment is that I'd crop out the trees on the left, as it distracted me and I felt was unecessary. Others might say keep them as they add perspective by giving some dimension to the foreground...so its an individual thing.
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Postby dooda on Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:36 pm

Chris,

Got it, thankyou.

Vic, I sort of agree, but I don't really know about cropping them. Ideally I take the photo over again and compose slightly different, isolating it from the trees perhaps. One of the biggest challenges here is fighting things like trees that get in the way. One day I'm going to go out with a chainsaw and take care of it so my photos look better.
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Postby Killakoala on Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:12 pm

One day I'm going to go out with a chainsaw and take care of it so my photos look better.


No need, there's a chainsaw function in Photoshop called 'Clone Tool'.



Plant more trees. They make better looking landscapes.
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Postby Vicareyus on Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:53 pm

I'm with you there Dooda. I could get some fantastic Sydney cityscapes from my top balcony if only a could of trees didnt get in the way!
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Postby dooda on Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:41 am

That's a tough call, real Chainsaw or software chainsaw? I'll think on that for a while and get back to you.

It's true that the trees make for good landscapes, so I wouldn't cut them ALL down, just the ones that are in the way. It's a sacrifice in the name of art. I'm sure the tree understands.
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Postby Vicareyus on Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:53 pm

ok, I'll concede that there are some issues around this...but what if the trees were then used to make premium glossy photo paper? Surely then its ok?
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