A misty country morning...

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A misty country morning...

Postby owen on Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:43 am

Shot these early this morning guys, let me know what you think :)

Using the kit lens 18-70mm and in manual mode.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... bottle.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... rning4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... rning3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... rning1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... tsahay.jpg

No post processing done yet, just a resize and post.

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Postby Greg B on Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:48 am

I like 'em owen - except perhaps the first one - I'm just not keen on the diagonal approach, personal prejudice :)

I note you haven't done any PP yet, the hay bale shot might benefit from a dramatic bit of contrast type work....

Overall, nice work.

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Postby owen on Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:49 am

Hi Greg, thanks for the comments. I stupidly only shot one of the bottle and that was just a diagonal shot, I should have taken more at different angles.

No PP yet, had to get ready and head off to work :cry: lol. I'll give it a shot tonight though and post the result (if it's any better).

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Postby phillipb on Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:54 am

Hi Owen,
I think the 4th photo - mistymorning1 has real potential with a little PP
I would tend to reduse the exposure in the sky a water a little, that should bring up the fog a bit more.
Not too crazy about the first one, I tend to get a sore neck trying to turn the photo around. :)
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Postby owen on Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:56 am

Thanks Phillip. I'll give it a good shot tonight.

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Postby jonnydee on Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:01 am

Thanks for posting and well done getting up early, I keep meaning to do it, but just too lazy! :lol:

Anway, I really like the shot with the fallen tree, the mist is really glowing from the angle of the sun.

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:02 am

Owen - congrats first on the misty shots, not easy to do. Some PP could make them even better - in my minds eye I see contrasty B&W!!

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Postby owen on Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:04 am

Thanks Jon and Chris.

I got up early, before my alarm even which is weird. Driving along and saw the mist, then remembered about this river and I'm glad that I got some good shots... only about a 2% success rate though lol, I took lots of shots!

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Postby BBJ on Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:00 am

Hey Owen, Looking ok to me, i agree with the others and i too like mistymorning1.
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Postby JordanP on Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:04 am

Just like the rest .... big thumbs up for mistymorning1. Aside from its obvious apeal, I also like the way the morning light is creeping into the right of the shot.
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Postby owen on Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:06 am

Thanks for the comments John and Craig. Much appreciated :)

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Postby coolpix on Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:27 am

Owen....well done i like the photos....i think in the first one there is to much angle but the others are great...i too must get up early...look forward to see more from you
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Postby atencati on Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:25 pm

The first made me feel hungover with the bottle, and angle, and.........BRB!





much better now! Like the rest of them, well done, especilly like 4 with the tree in the foreground.

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Postby Thommo on Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:40 pm

i like number 4 the best
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Postby tsanglabs on Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:37 pm

Great shots, what time did you take these?

My fav has to be mistymorning4
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Postby mudder on Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:46 am

G'day,
Like the rest I really like mistymorning1 with the fallen tree, the morning light is glowing... Is the tree in the background the same one in morning4? Great time for shots like this huh...

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Postby owen on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:59 am

Thanks again for the comments guys.

The time was around 6:30 probably more towards 6:45. Yeah it's the same tree in both shots, I liked the way the sun was hitting it and making the leaves glow but I couldn't really capture it that way.

Here's a re-do of mistymorning1, do you think it's any better? It's subtly different I think.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... -take2.jpg

Here's another I found last night whilst browsing through the photos:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/ ... ndmist.jpg
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