Dead tree on the beach

[ChaPPy]

I like the colors in this photo...comments?




ChaPPy

[Killakoala]

Yes, this photo has a story to tell. The weathering of the tree, the browness of the browns, that fact that there is no blue sea in the shot.

Well done.

[xerubus]

this is sharp as a tac! which lens?

[Geoff]

wow...there is something about this photo that really appeals to me, I can't really put my finger on it (well I could but then I'd have a dirty monitor..haha)...nah...I really like this, and am also keen to know what lens you used and some more EXIF data!? Good one!


Geoff.

[mudder]

Subjects liek these, or really old scraggly trees etc have a timeless, historic melancholic feel to them... Nicely captured... Really like it...

Cheers,
Mudder

[ChaPPy]

This is taken with the kit lens. I've obviously did som sharpening and some other minor changes like levels etc.


Here's the EXIF info:

Original date/time: 2004:12:21 15:33:09
Exposure time: 1/2000
F-stop: 4.5
Focal length: 70.0000
Flash: Not fired
Orientation: Top-left
Light source: Unknown
Exposure bias: 0.0000
Metering mode: Pattern
Exposure program: Aperture priority
Digitized date/time: 2004:12:21 15:33:09
Modified date/time: 2004:12:21 15:33:09
Scene type: Photograph
User comment:
Compression: 6
Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: NIKON D70
X resolution: 300.0000
Y resolution: 300.0000
Resolution unit: Inches
Camera version: Ver.1.02
Colorspace: sRGB
File source: DSC

Thanks for the comments..

[ajo43]

How about a contrasty black and white version?

[phillipb]

Or even Mattk's colouring method.

[flipfrog]

yes
this shot works in black and white in my opinion....

im glad to see that the kit lens is giving some nice sharp images, even if it was sharpened up in PS

what do you set your unsharp mask settings at?

[sirhc55]

ChaPPy - all that the others have said - it reminds me of getting old which is not such a bad thing because beauty develops with age

You will find that most pics will need some USM due to the sensor and not the lens itself.

The USM I usually apply is 180 - 0.5 - 0 it works for me

[Marty]

Hey ChaPPy,
that's a really good photo.
I like the original, the colour is great.
Marty

[christiand]

a fabulous piece of wood.
I love the photo.

CD

[ChaPPy]

Sharpening is not always straightforward. Before doing a final sharpen, I do a 20% , 50-60 radius and 0 threshold. This just gives the image more ‘pop’. Then I normally sharpen the lightness channel with around 200%, 1 radius and 3 threshold but this varies a lot depending on the type of photo. One must be really careful when sharpening portraits as it can ruin it very easy.

Thanks for all the good comments and playing around with the photo!

I also thought it would look nice as a black and white...mybe a bit less contrast than ajo43's one.

[NetMagi]

I really like this shot a lot. I think the last b&w rendition is superb too with the perfect amt. of contrast. I could honestly see this shot framed.

-Rich

[ChaPPy]

Thanks Netmagi... This shot came about while I was sitting on the beach, bored (to cold to swim) and the kids was just playing to the left in the sand....

[NetMagi]

Sometimes it's the oddest carefree shots that really pop out at you later. At least that's the case w/me as I have no idea what I'm doing 90% of the time



-Rich