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Brisbane Storms

Postby [kane] on Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:15 pm

Hi,

Post your storm pics here, my recent.

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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby blacknstormy on Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:19 pm

Kane that is just beautiful !!!
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby MATT on Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:45 am

NIce image..Moody and well captured

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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby bigsarg7 on Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:30 am

wow, that is incredible, i love the whole composition with the tree sillouette off to the right, amazing. Well done.
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby jase80 on Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:35 am

The famous tree again! This is my favourite image of this for sure. Well done.
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby antman on Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:41 am

Great image. Your were lucky !! to get the lightning fill the image perfectly. Wonderful effort.
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby gstark on Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:44 am

Do you have any (or could you redo your PP) with less exposure in the centre of the image? I'd like to see this darker, with greater contrast around the lightning.
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby Jonesy on Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:26 pm

While a great image, there is some more detail in the middle that some extra pp could bring it and make it even better.

I always like these shoots with something extra in the scene and not just a bolt or 2.

Nice work and wish I was there :D
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby surenj on Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:21 pm

Is this your famous photogenic tree? Great shot and I agree with the others about the more detail in the middle and also more contrast for the tree silhoutte.
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby [kane] on Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:25 pm

Thanks guys, this shot made #10 on explore.
I might have another play in PP and see if I can get more out of it, thanks for feedback/comments.

Yes this is the famous tree ! I now have Moon rise, Sunset, Sunrise, Stars and storms..... hmmmm what next?
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby [kane] on Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:57 pm

Ok, a bit of a 're-work'

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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby Gripboy on Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:35 am

The exposure in the center looks better on your 2nd image, but you've lost some of the tree, which was fantastic in the first image. A more selective adjustment of the overexposed lightning bolt is what you're looking for.

If you can't work that out, I'd leave it as is (the first post)...

Good work!

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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby gstark on Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:58 am

As Gripboy suggests, you have now lost contrast/detail in the tree.

Basically, you now need to combine what you have from the first image wrt the tree and edges, with what you have in the centre from the second version.

We are a picky bunch, aren't we? :)
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby the foto fanatic on Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:59 am

Isn't it the Brisbane Broncos?

I thought the Storms were from Melbourne! :lol:
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby Willy wombat on Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:17 am

What a good shot. I had heard there was a good storm up in B-Vegas this week - glad someone posted some (well at least one) shots.
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Re: Brisbane Storms

Postby MHD on Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:32 pm

Nice work!

I was up in the hills for that one so we got the development but not the light show afterwards... It was quite an amazing event...

Perhaps a mixed exposure (HDR from the same pic using a mask, quite a bit of work though...)?
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