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a drive in the country

Postby bigsarg7 on Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:23 pm

hello everyone, this is a pic of mine that i took last weekend on a drive with my family, please tell me what you think. I am thinking of getting it processed....canvas or print.....what sizes would you suggest.....i have to say i am quite proud of this shot.....i tried to get a shot that represented the drought a lot of australia is in.....be nice!! but honest! thanks everyone.

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Re: a drive in the country

Postby aim54x on Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:34 am

I like it. The concept has been well executed, taking shots out of a moving car difficult (I am guessing that is how you got all that motion blur) but it in this case it has worked. It does however start to look more like a painting than a photo.
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby bigsarg7 on Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:47 am

Thanks Aim54x
I like it. The concept has been well executed, taking shots out of a moving car difficult (I am guessing that is how you got all that motion blur) but it in this case it has worked. It does however start to look more like a painting than a photo.
Coming from you says a lot....i think the motion blurr of it is what makes it look like a painting, do u think its worthwhile getting devaloped? what size would u recomend? thanks for the nice comments.
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby ATJ on Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:56 am

I like it, but would rather see the horizon level and the colours a little less blue.
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby aim54x on Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:57 am

bigsarg7 wrote:Thanks Aim54x
I like it. The concept has been well executed, taking shots out of a moving car difficult (I am guessing that is how you got all that motion blur) but it in this case it has worked. It does however start to look more like a painting than a photo.
Coming from you says a lot....i think the motion blurr of it is what makes it look like a painting, do u think its worthwhile getting devaloped? what size would u recomend? thanks for the nice comments.


I dont think my opinion is worth any more than anyone else on this forum, but I am glad that someone thinks my opinion is worthwhile. I would say get it printed, start with a 5x7 (heaps nicer than a 6x4 and usually not that more expensive) and if you like the result then get it done in something bigger, (8x10 or 8x12 - common sizes).
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby bigsarg7 on Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:00 am

thanks for the input atj. Appreciate it! -although it was a pretty bright hot day!! hehehe thanks though!

aim54x....will certainly devalop it today 5x7 and then if its come out good, i'll go a 8x12 to see how it looks bigger. thanks.
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby biggerry on Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:51 am

will certainly devalop it today 5x7 and then if its come out good, i'll go a 8x12 to see how it looks bigger


going with the painting idea, I would go canvas - go as big as you want to spend! :shock: with a shot like that you can really milk the size up more than the resolution of the cam with a canvas print.

maybe crop just a little to make it a pano style would be my only suggestion :?:

let us know how it goes at the printing and what it finally looks like!
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby bigsarg7 on Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:11 pm

hello everyone, aim pm me and suggested i warm it up a little, here's how it turned out, what do you all think? i think i like it a tad better!! comments welcomed!!

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Re: a drive in the country

Postby aim54x on Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:26 pm

biggerry wrote:
will certainly devalop it today 5x7 and then if its come out good, i'll go a 8x12 to see how it looks bigger


going with the painting idea, I would go canvas - go as big as you want to spend! :shock: with a shot like that you can really milk the size up more than the resolution of the cam with a canvas print.

maybe crop just a little to make it a pano style would be my only suggestion :?:


That is another great idea, but I would personally wait and see what they turn out like on paper (Canvas gets expensive!!)
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby biggerry on Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:35 pm

like on paper (Canvas gets expensive!!)

:agree:

60cm x 90cm = $125

heres my crack at the picture - I like the picture (all versions) since it is something different....more arty maybe :roll:

(Just let me know if you dont like it or dont want your picture edited!)

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Re: a drive in the country

Postby bigsarg7 on Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:09 pm

wow great job biggery! i got my two versions printed, although before i did i made the tree a bit bolder, just a focal point. After seeing both of my versions printed, the original colours looked better printed but i might have another go, i just found it was to orangey in the printed version, so i might burn it instead of warming the entire image. Will post it once i've done it to see what you all think.....really appreciate everyones advice. been very helpful!
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Re: a drive in the country

Postby surenj on Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:59 pm

I had a few looks at this artsy picture and like it overall. However each time I look at it, I want to remove the black blob in the middle (a tree?). Hmm... I think I am fixating on the wrong part of the image... Not sure.
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