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Melbourne by Day

Postby Chaase on Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:34 pm

Some more from the weekend.

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Re: Melbourn by Day

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:03 pm

The first is very cool and the second is not bad either.

With the first I think it could be warmed some - it looks a little cool to me.
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Re: Melbourne by Day

Postby Chaase on Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:37 am

Remorhaz wrote:The first is very cool and the second is not bad either.
With the first I think it could be warmed some - it looks a little cool to me.


Thank you, I have warmed it up.
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Re: Melbourn by Day

Postby zafra52 on Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:50 pm

Yes, I think I like the first and second too.
Were you using filters? I feel the colours
should havebeen more vivid in daylight.
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Re: Melbourn by Day

Postby tjs001 on Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:03 pm

He means 'Melbourne', by the way. :P
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Re: Melbourn by Day

Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:20 am

tjs001 wrote:He means 'Melbourne', by the way. :P


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Re: Melbourn by Day

Postby Chaase on Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:50 am

zafra52 wrote:Were you using filters? I feel the colours
should havebeen more vivid in daylight.


I only used a polariser, the pictures are a bit deceiving as it was overcast most of the time with scattered showers when all the day Yarra ones were taken (kept having to shelter under the bridge) For #2 it had been raining only 2 minutes before (we were sheltering under the bridge on which it was taken on) BTW Melbourne corrected :)
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Re: Melbourn by Day

Postby gstark on Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:02 am

Chaase wrote: the pictures are a bit deceiving as it was overcast most of the time with scattered showers


Which part of "it was raining in Melbourne" do you think is a bit deceiving?

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Re: Melbourne by Day

Postby Mr Darcy on Sun Oct 23, 2011 12:20 pm

gstark wrote:Which part of "it was raining in Melbourne" do you think is a bit deceiving?

That would be the bit where he said scattered showers
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Re: Melbourne by Day

Postby zafra52 on Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:54 pm

Chaase, I hope I am not offending you with this but just using
the Auto tone in CS5 has improved the colours of your
image giving them a bit of vibrancy... I am sure you can do
even better with the original photograph.

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pLease let me know if you want to remove your picture. :)
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Re: Melbourne by Day

Postby Chaase on Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:21 pm

zafra52 wrote:Chaase, I hope I am not offending you with this


No not at all, it's why I have "Edit photos OK" in my sig. It's the best way to learn

zafra52 wrote:the Auto tone in CS5 has improved the colours of your
image giving them a bit of vibrancy...


I did not even know that feature existed, I will have aplay this evening.

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Re: Melbourne by Day

Postby zafra52 on Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:32 pm

Drop down the Image menu to find:
Auto tone
Auto contrast
Auto color

After appliying one of the above, you
can reduce de effect by dropping the
Edit menu and finding the Auto...
whatever effect you last applied.

It is very unsophisticate, but a very
simple way to improve some images.
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Re: Melbourne by Day

Postby surenj on Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:46 pm

Zafras edit has brought out the colors. Almost post card esque. Nice compo as well.
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