To Europe and back

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To Europe and back

Postby ozimax on Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:19 am

I am jet lagged, as usual, sitting here in my study at 2.12am on a Sunday morning. Why is it that you can return home from London, sleep soundly for two nights, then be hit by the dreaded jet lag? After 59 overseas trips, I still can't explain it. Never mind, here's just a few images from the last 5 weeks abroad.

Raspberry delight, approx $2 AUD, from a micro cafe in Lambeth North. I downed quite a few of these for morning breakfasts.
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Raspberry delight by Ozimax, on Flickr

Colisseum (with sky replaced)
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Coliseumsky1 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Market near my usual hotel in Rome
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Rome2 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Hoot mun, what's he keeping warm with?
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London1 by Ozimax, on Flickr
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Re: To Europe and back

Postby Remorhaz on Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:57 am

Hi Ozi
#1 yum (what more can I say :))
#2 I reckon could do with a little less sky
#3 maybe pano crop this too (both top and bottom) and maybe lose just a sliver from the right (to remove the fraction of a head)
#4 :)
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Re: To Europe and back

Postby ozimax on Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:05 am

Remorhaz wrote:Hi Ozi
#2 I reckon could do with a little less sky


I think you're right Rodney, here goes another try:

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Here's another one of the Colisseum, using the X10 panorama mode:

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Re: To Europe and back

Postby sirhc55 on Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:31 am

Ozi, I agree with Rodney on #2 and the redo hits the mark.

#1 - yummy

#3 - from this shot we can tell that you have had too much of #1. How? Well, it is obviously later in the day coz most of the produce appears to have been sold!

#4 - It is a little known fact that Scottish nannies spend most of their time knitting what is known as “the wee warmies” so I would think yon gentleman is well secure in the nether regions. BTW, love the shot.
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Re: To Europe and back

Postby ozimax on Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:43 pm

sirhc55 wrote:#3 - from this shot we can tell that you have had too much of #1. How? Well, it is obviously later in the day coz most of the produce appears to have been sold!


Aye, tis true.

sirhc55 wrote:#4 - It is a little known fact that Scottish nannies spend most of their time knitting what is known as “the wee warmies” so I would think yon gentleman is well secure in the nether regions. BTW, love the shot.


:biglaugh: Aye, tis a hoot mun.
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Re: To Europe and back

Postby Murray Foote on Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:08 pm

The one with the sky replaced, and given the sky is replaced, I find the mooon a bit too central for my taste. I find that draws the eye a bit too much to the mooon and not the Colosseum and the overall view.

I think moooving the mooon to the right might help. I would suggest using a content-aware mooove rather than moooving the sky because the clouds at the right give good framing. Then you may need to get in at 100% and carefully remove any artefacts (other than the Colosseum itself).
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Re: To Europe and back

Postby zafra52 on Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:20 pm

For me the 1st is the best. I like the second one
as well. I love those colours and the framing
it saying "eat me! eat me now!".
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