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Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:20 pm**

Went out to enjoy the beautiful day today and take some pics of Newcastle harbour. Herewith my first bunch. Fantastic clouds - gave the CP a hiding!

I'd also be interested in comments on the frame action I've used. Does it add or detract from your viewing experience :wink:

70-200 VR + CP @ 80mm 1/125 sec F13

70-200 VR + CP @ 110mm 1/160 sec F8

12-24 DX + CP @ 18mm 1/250 sec F8

12-24 DX + CP @ 24mm 1/320 sec F8

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:25 pm**

Great shots as always stubbsy - was any USM applied to the first shot of the wharf and cathedral? If it is, it looks a little oversharpened IMHO.

As for the borders, I'm not really a big fan of them in general, but these ones don't really detract from the image at all, once again IMHO.

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:58 pm**

The clouds in the Queens wharf pic are astounding. Looks very ominous.

I didn't even notice the borders, a testament to your images i think.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:13 am**

Nice captures Stubbsy.
The CPL really makes those clouds pop right out at you!
My fav would be the last one. I like the composition, colour and level of contrast. The seagull is a nice touch!
I find some of the frames people use here to be a little over the top, but yours are subtle and so don't detract from the images.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:55 am**

Stubbsy,

As usual you have identified an opportunity and responded with appropriate finesse and competence. Clouds like that are few and far between and it would be a crying shame not to offer them the praise and thanks that you have here.

As for the borders - not just these, but ALL borders - I loathe and detest them. But that's just me, so don't let it bother you unduly!!

Cheers,

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:48 am**

Very good shots all, Peter.

I think my fav is the last one, but it's close. All are quite appealing.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:33 am**

Stubbsy
nice photos. My fave's are Nobby's Headland and the Tugboats. Nice colours and I agree with the wonderful compositions....well done. PS...is the horizon in the last one straight ? :roll:

Wouldn't want all the water to drain out of the photo :lol:

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:49 pm**

Thanks for the feedback one and all.

spartikus - yep overdid the USM

meerkat - seagull is why I chose this shot. I took about 5 with the same framing and this really made this one the standout. What impressed me was how clearly it stood out despite it's size in the pic

aussieDave - :roll:

I had to straighten a few of these and thought I'd got this right, but it is a little crooked

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:53 pm**

Drooling at that lens

Love the clouds in the first pic. very ominous indeed. and that's one heck of a long ship

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:56 pm**

Great collection of shots. The clouds are very well captured (put my earlier thread to shame)

The borders don't detract from the photos for me, but everyone's different.

Really like the seagull, and until aussiedave mentioned it didn't notice the water draining off the page

My favourite is probably the headland shot!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:02 pm**

Excellent collection of shots depicting a lovely sunny day about to be gatecrashed by the ominous clouds above.

Why is it in most newcastle shots there are so many huge cumulous clouds?

Next time try a CPL filter capture those wicked clouds in full glory!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:18 pm**

wendellt wrote:Excellent collection of shots depicting a lovely sunny day about to be gatecrashed by the ominous clouds above.

Why is it in most newcastle shots there are so many huge cumulous clouds?

Next time try a CPL filter capture those wicked clouds in full glory!

Wendell

We have clouds like that because we get rain here (eg NO WATER RESRICTIONS HERE). Those clouds gave us rain Saturday night and a little last night

Re: CPL - used that for these that's why the clouds stand out.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:22 pm**

stubbsy wrote: Wendell

We have clouds like that because we get rain here (eg NO WATER RESRICTIONS HERE). Those clouds gave us rain Saturday night and a little last night

Confirmed, that made we travelled up there nearly on each weekend now!
I can FREELY wash my cars, hose the path and enjoying the peaceful of surrounded areas.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:25 pm**

Stubbsy, what a great collection of images, really shows Newcastle off

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:30 pm**

Birddog114 wrote:
stubbsy wrote: Wendell

We have clouds like that because we get rain here (eg NO WATER RESRICTIONS HERE). Those clouds gave us rain Saturday night and a little last night

Confirmed, that made we travelled up there nearly on each weekend now!
I can FREELY wash my cars, hose the path and enjoying the peaceful of surrounded areas.

Why doesn't the New Castle Government build large reservoirs to collect all that abundant water and then sell it to us sydneysiders
it's the same story over and over 1 place has an abundance of something that some other place needs.
sydney needs more water i am tired of watering the grass with worthless Pepsi, it gets sticky under the sun.

Peter

you could have fooled me with the usage of the CPL I am too used to seeing CPL affected skies as dark blue not the standard light blue
the clouds int he first pic are awesome

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:35 pm**

wendellt wrote:
Why doesn't the New Castle Government build large reservoirs to collect all that abundant water and then sell it to us sydneysiders
it's the same story over and over 1 place has an abundance of something that some other place needs.
sydney needs more water i am tired of watering the grass with worthless Pepsi, it gets sticky under the sun.

Sydney does not lack of water supplies! you perhaps heard about a miliion litres of water wasted thru the leaking pipes or burst up somewhere, that how they made money and earned their seats + spending the money funded by our taxpayers.
Bloody politicians! don't you know them?

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:47 pm**

Birddog114 wrote:I can FREELY wash my cars, hose the path and enjoying the peaceful of surrounded areas.

Will you wash mine for free?

Stubbsy - nice shots (as usual), and yet more justification for anyone looking at the 12-24

And for those thinking Newcastle has the mortgage on nice clouds, we get good clouds here too - just don't get the rain that supposedly goes with them!

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:51 pm**

sheepie wrote: Will you wash mine for free?

Yes, we did have the free wash with the high pressured water after the trip to the Stockton beach last time, 3 x 4WD had been washed :wink:

+ Stubbsy's Madza :lol:

And for those thinking Newcastle has the mortgage on nice clouds, we get good clouds here too - just don't get the rain that supposedly goes with them!

Sydney is making clouds and send them up to Newcastle for good rains :lol:

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:17 pm**

Peter, nice shots mate,those clouds look cool as well. We are still waiting for the sunshine down here. Well done mate.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:29 pm**

Sharp, lovely colours, and well composed. Nice shots Peter.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:39 pm**

Thanks for the comments guys. I have some more to post from the day later once more PP is done.

On the topic of water - just thought I'd mention we had about 10 minutes of light rain about 3 pm just so our plants (and grass :evil:

) grow nicely. And BTW we are now selling excess water from Newcastle to the Central Coast via an old pipeline that by luck happened to be left from the "old days" from some other use.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:20 pm**

Peter,

Thank you for the shots

Just love those clouds.

Posted: **Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:40 pm**

Peter,
I like the pictures and the weather is really nice and
you must getting hot recently.
Love to go to Newcastle again.
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Regards
Poon

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