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Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby wendellt on Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:31 pm

some of the shots from the cockatoo island meet
i shot it with high shutterspeed around 1/1600 f11 under midday sun to get that ominous look
and warmer color balance

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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby PiroStitch on Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:19 pm

the last one has a very post apocalyptic feel to it. great work!
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby Alex on Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:44 pm

All excellent images, Wendell, and the last two are superb. I love the 2nd last where the seagull can almost be viewed as being in a deadly struggle with the machine!

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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby biggerry on Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:41 pm

That last image is awesome wendell, it really stands out from other images with just some machinery in it, the inclusion of the bird and sun flare take an oridninary photo into the next level... :cheers:
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby surenj on Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:55 am

The sun , the bird , the machine. Awesome stuff Wendell. :bowdown:
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby chrisk on Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:11 pm

#3/4 are just EPIC.
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby ATJ on Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:17 pm

It is not surprising that the last image won the comp. Well done.
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby stubbsy on Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:40 pm

Wendell

These shots are so different to others from the day and stand out strongly for that reason. The last image, which deservedly one the mini comp on the day, is a well crafted image. DO you care to share how you got the look to these in camera given the fine day and blue sky.
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby surenj on Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:17 pm

stubbsy wrote:DO you care to share how you got the look to these in camera given the fine day and blue sky.

Peter, I would guess underexposure 1.5 stops, cloudy WB and polariser to darken the sky.
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby Big V on Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:55 pm

Very impressive set of images
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Re: Menacing Cockatoo Island

Postby wendellt on Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:43 pm

stubbsy wrote:Wendell

These shots are so different to others from the day and stand out strongly for that reason. The last image, which deservedly one the mini comp on the day, is a well crafted image. DO you care to share how you got the look to these in camera given the fine day and blue sky.


Hi peter just a reminder that at the begining of the thread i explained my technique
'1/1600 f11 under midday sun to get that ominous look'

stopping down the lens and shooting at a higher shutterspeed to further darken the midday sun effect produces the mentioned result
but the yellowish tones that make the dark blues sort of cyanish and brown tones even browner comes from my white balance setting of 5500

thanks everyone for the comments its much appreciated and thankyou peter for showing me a bewildering place
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