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PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:46 pm
by sirhc55
This photo is from a trip I took in 1979 looking for Lasseter’s Reef. Shot on Kodachrome with a Nikon Photomic this WAS a photo of a Desert Oak with an eagles nest. Unfortunately the slide suffered irreparable damage when kept in a damp environment. But, there is something about this ruined pic that I like.

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Re: PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:57 pm
by Geoff
Chris - you're posting some incredibly diverse and amazing images this week!! :)
I love this...I think it would look even better with an even HIGHER contrast.
Hope you don't mind, but I had a play;

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Just say the word and I will remove it if you want.

What do u think of the higher contrast?

Re: PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:00 am
by surenj
I like the effect. It is a great abstract.. I am not sure whether I can make out the nest in there...

Re: PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:05 am
by sirhc55
Thanks Geoff, looking good :D

Surenj, blackish blob dead centre :wink:

Re: PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:16 am
by aim54x
wow! I love the first, the 2nd version almost looks charcoal sketch to me.

Re: PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:10 am
by Glen
Chris, love the image and old enough to remember the search, you got a lot of publicity at the time. (You can reveal to me now where the reef really is :wink: )

Re: PP’ing by nature

PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:49 pm
by sirhc55
Glen wrote:Chris, love the image and old enough to remember the search, you got a lot of publicity at the time. (You can reveal to me now where the reef really is :wink: )


The location was about 10 clicks SW of Eagle Bore :wink: The expedition was organised by Gerry Nolan (of Dick Smith round the world helicopter flight fame and ex-mayor of North Sydney) and he was supposedly the cook as well. But we soon sacked him on this front after having cricket spag bol and maggot ridden lamb :roll: The expedition was funded by numerous companies including Playboy. Unfortunately most of my pics (about 2,000 trannies) are now gone but I remember taking a series of our lead vehicle taking flying leaps off a sand dune, I was photographing from underneath the vehicle as it flew off.

More information can be found here http://www.no-big-bang.com/lassetersgold/index.html including some of my pics.