Too much pp do you think??

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Too much pp do you think??

Postby Bindii on Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:15 pm

Just playing ... going for arty farty...

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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby whitey on Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:39 pm

Very nice. Number two especially.
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Pehpsi on Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:12 pm

Lookin' great! #1 would have to be my choice..
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby phoenix on Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:33 am

Can i ask what lens this was with?
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby whitey on Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:38 am

phoenix wrote:Can i ask what lens this was with?


I just came back to have another look and ask that same question. Would like to take some similar ones when next in the country
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Bob G on Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:55 am

No!! I don't think you have overcooked PP at all with these - in fact I think you have done an excellent job with it.

Oh! and very creative pics- well done, again
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Flatpick on Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:00 am

Love No1.... :up:
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby MATT on Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:50 am

No, not to much PP.. They do look cool though. They are a little messy but fine. no.2 is my fav..

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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby blacknstormy on Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:13 am

Fantastic Sue !!!! Love em !!! Number two is a corker !! - 3D nearly coming out of my computer .. I can smell the manure from here :)
Oops - maybe I stepped in something ??? LOL
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Bindii on Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:46 am

phoenix wrote:Can i ask what lens this was with?


They were taken with twoi different camera's and lenses.. I think (I'll double check exif data when I get home from work).. but from memory the first and last ones were snapped with the Fuji S5pro and the 18-200 VR nikon lens.. and the others with the Canon 20D and the 10-20mm Sigma lens..

Hope that helps.. :)
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby skumar25 on Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:23 pm

Great shots... i especially like #2 and 3. Are these HDR images?
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby ozimax on Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:44 am

These are hilarious and no, you haven't overdone the PP bit. Horses are such majestic creatures, but it's good to sometimes view them in a lighter way (lighter as in funny). Am I making sense here? Horse sense? In the mane I think I am....better stop now.

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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby gstark on Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:04 pm

ozimax wrote:In the mane I think I am....better stop now.


Neigh.

Although you do need to be careful; otherwise you'll end up with a hoarse voice.

Sue, nice self portraits. :)

Oz, when do you head off? I'm outtahere on Friday.
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby ozimax on Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:48 pm

Keep on with this stuff and we'll all end up un-stable.

Gary, I board the big steel bird next Wednesday courtesy QF, heading for SFO, LA, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Yosemite then Atlanta, Flint (Michigan), Cleveland, Charlotte and Phoenix. NO stops are planned in Bakersfield and San Bernadino.. :lol: I'm shattered!

Enjoy your sojourn abroad and avoid Starbucks unless absolutely necessary.

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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby gstark on Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:58 pm

ozimax wrote:Keep on with this stuff and we'll all end up un-stable.

Gary, I board the big steel bird next Wednesday courtesy QF, heading for SFO, LA, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Yosemite then Atlanta, Flint (Michigan), Cleveland, Charlotte and Phoenix. NO stops are planned in Bakersfield and San Bernadino.. :lol: I'm shattered!


By Wednesday I'll be N'Awlins, and interviewin' peoples, and gettin' all jazzfested up. :)

And Crawfish are in season too. :) :)

Here's something for while you're in the LA area. :)

Make sure you pay your respects to Ernest and Julio as you travel from Fresno to Sacramento, and do make sure you visit the rail museum in Sacramento.

Enjoy your sojourn abroad and avoid Starbucks unless absolutely necessary.


Thanx, and you your's.
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Bindii on Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:20 pm

Ooh I'm so jealous that you two are off on holidays.. *cries*...

I have to wait till August till I gets to go anywhere exciting (Germany, Portugal, Spain and Italy)... *perks*

although if its counts I'm off to Melbourne this weekend for a few days.. *cries again cause I'd rather it be over the water somewheres*

Have a great time guys... take loads of pictures.. and don't forget to post em when you gets back... :)

Oh and Skumar... yep some of these have had HDR among other stuff applied to them.. don't ask what though cause I was on my 4th Gin and Tonic when I started editing and I haven't the faintest as to what happened next... ;)
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby ozimax on Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:47 pm

Bindii wrote:Ooh I'm so jealous that you two are off on holidays.. *cries*...


Who said anything about holidays? :) I have three scheduled days off in 3 weeks, but we'll still manage to have some fun along the way.
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby surenj on Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:38 pm

2# is a an absolute corker! Well done with the PP as well as the initial capture. Is this single shot 'HDR'?
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby glamy on Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:08 pm

ozimax wrote:
Bindii wrote:Ooh I'm so jealous that you two are off on holidays.. *cries*...


Who said anything about holidays? :) I have three scheduled days off in 3 weeks, but we'll still manage to have some fun along the way.

I am sure you will miss the Rabbitohs games :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby glamy on Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:15 pm

Sue,
As you say "just playing", I am not a fan of this type of pp. #2 would be my pick with less pp.
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Louie on Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:58 pm

I love #2 and 3, great effects. I want a lens like this!
#4 looks a bit overdone in the middle (to me) but still a great image.

Bindii wrote:... yep some of these have had HDR among other stuff applied to them.. don't ask what though cause I was on my 4th Gin and Tonic when I started editing and I haven't the faintest as to what happened next... ;)

Is this a tried and true method of PP? Think I will give it a go :wink:


ps Have fun in Melbourne - was it you that brought the rain??
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby marcotrov on Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:05 pm

Very creatively handled Sue. Love 'em, though the horse looks more like a mule in the last one :lol: Terrific captures and i think the PP'ing perfectly suits the images
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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby Alex on Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:05 pm

No. 1 is fantastic, I love the dramatic sky!

Well done.

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Re: Too much pp do you think??

Postby ozimax on Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:52 pm

glamy wrote:I am sure you will miss the Rabbitohs games :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


After last night's effort, I won't be missin' nuthin'.

:violin: Will we EVER win a game, and to think, to lose to the bananabenders-cane toads....
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