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Postby Remorhaz on Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:50 am

Went for a walk up to Sydney's Central Station one lunchtime and took a few images whilst there...

The sun and bright sky weren't kind for this image but I liked the composition potential so I might go back in better conditions

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I liked the potential of the dark reflections here - I only wish there was more water on the ground... (sorry Cam I believe I stole your idea here)

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and lastly in the park outside the station

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Re: Central...

Postby aim54x on Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:10 pm

I love the first image, but I am not a fan of the Tram stop (HDR too overdone for my liking). Keep it up mate!
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:14 pm

I agree, the first shot certainly shows a different perspective on central and is very will executed.
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Re: Central...

Postby CraigVTR on Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:53 am

#1 certainly brings back some memories from my younger days when I worked just around the corner. Love it.
#2 I find the top half of the shot find but the bottom, including the most dominate car, a little dark.
#3 I think the highlights need to be pulled back a little.
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Re: Central...

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:11 am

aim54x wrote:I love the first image, but I am not a fan of the Tram stop (HDR too overdone for my liking). Keep it up mate!

sirhc55 wrote:I agree, the first shot certainly shows a different perspective on central and is very will executed.


Thanks Cam (NB both of the first two are HDR's) - with the second I did try to tame the HDRyness (the sky was most obvious) - most of the rest of the shiny look in the dark areas (e.g. in the ceiling) was not from the HDR process but I added this later with a big push of clarity in LR :)

CraigVTR wrote:#1 certainly brings back some memories from my younger days when I worked just around the corner. Love it.
#2 I find the top half of the shot find but the bottom, including the most dominate car, a little dark.
#3 I think the highlights need to be pulled back a little.


Thanks Craig, I'll try some selective shadow recovery on #2
With #3 I did try (Highlights at -84) but theres no more to be recovered - this was a single frame and the open sky was just too bright when also shooting under the shade of the trees
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Re: Central...

Postby PiroStitch on Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:15 pm

Lovely stuff especially with the perspective and depth of the first image.
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Re: Central...

Postby Murray Foote on Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:39 pm

The first image is great. I think it would be worth going back there, set the camera up on a tripod, settle back in a chair (which you'd probably need to bring), use a remote and see what wanders into the frame. For example, maybe a bicycle going past.
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Re: Central...

Postby zafra52 on Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:10 pm

I also prefer the first photo
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