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Postby KerryPierce on Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:54 am

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1/200s f/14.0 at 500.0mm iso400 with Kenko 1.4x TC

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Postby nat on Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:04 pm

Love the second one Kerry. I get a little tired of seeing isolated moon shots, so love the reflection from the water. Nicely done.
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Postby mic on Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:05 pm

If you don't mind me saying Kerry SHIT HOT !

The 1st is as perfect a shot I have seen with a camera lens & the 2nd in just brilliant.

You had an effect like the water there on another blue moon shot, I like this one even better.

How did you do it & what did you use again.

Well done.

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Postby Atorie on Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:25 pm

mic wrote:If you don't mind me saying Kerry SHIT HOT !


I second that!

Superbly done Kerry, a great example of creatively using PP to transform a standard moon shot (although very well captured) to an ethereal image. The converging lines of the reflection draw the eye back to moon to hold the attention of the eye.
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Postby Greg B on Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:45 pm

Outstanding work Kerry. Sensational.

On a related tangent, and as a matter of interest, a blue moon is the
second full moon occuring in one calender month. It doesn't happen
very often, hence the saying.

(I think it might occur 40 or 50 times in a century)
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Postby KerryPierce on Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:03 pm

Thanks for the kind comments, guys. :D

Mic: You're correct that I used the effect on another shot, a full moon, which is the "real" blue moon, as Greg pointed out.

The water effect is done with Flaming Pear's Flood filter. Once that is done, tint to color of choice. 8)
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Postby BBJ on Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:09 pm

Mate, you have done it again with a spectacular picture there and the #2 pic looks fantastic. Needs a rock with a wolf sitting on it howling at the moon. It's that type of pic and bloody great.
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:34 pm

Spec-tac-u-lar :D
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Postby mic on Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:23 pm

Kerry,

How do you get that flaming pear thingy flood ma doodle. :lol: :lol:

Cheers,

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I feel the need to flood, move over inverting :roll:
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:28 pm

mic wrote:Kerry,

How do you get that flaming pear thingy flood ma doodle. :lol: :lol:

Cheers,

Mic. :wink:

I feel the need to flood, move over inverting :roll:

Ahh Michael. There is this fantastic oracle called The Google and it has shown me the path.... http://www.flamingpear.com/flood.html
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Postby big pix on Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:30 pm

mic wrote:Kerry,

How do you get that flaming pear thingy flood ma doodle. :lol: :lol:

Cheers,

Mic. :wink:

I feel the need to flood, move over inverting :roll:


mic.......google ' Flaming Pear ' and download the filter or plug in, .......

Kerry great work.......You may have started something......
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Postby Hlop on Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:35 pm

2nd image is awesome! Great work!
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Postby mic on Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:35 pm

Tar Stubbsy, I knew one of you Brainiacs would know where I could get ma Pears Flamed :lol:

Cheers bp :wink: Hows Englande.

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Postby PiroStitch on Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:23 pm

Nicely done Kerry. Really way out there PP :D
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Postby marcotrov on Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:00 pm

Both images are sensational Kerry. I particularly enjoyed the 2nd.
Tremendous!! What mode? What metering pattern, if you please?
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Postby KerryPierce on Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:53 pm

Thanks all, for the kind comments. :D

Mic: So, you got your pears flamed and will now be flooding rather than inverting? :lol:

Marco: I used the spot meter on that shot and adjusted to underexpose a little.
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