My First Picture Post, Bendigo

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My First Picture Post, Bendigo

Postby Pauld on Tue May 10, 2005 11:29 pm

Hi all

After a little bit of help here is my first picture post. Here is one from my collection that I am fairly happy with.

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Anybody who has been to Bendigo Victoria would be familar with this beautiful fountain commonly know as Charing Cross. It was shot at dusk with the kit lens. I have only played with the white balance in NC, other than that it is how it came out of the camera.

Anyway hope you like, all comments welcome.
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Postby johndec on Tue May 10, 2005 11:34 pm

Didn't work Paul. Delete the space between the address and the second img tab.

Also always use preview before posting to make sure it works
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 10, 2005 11:51 pm

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 10, 2005 11:52 pm

Paul - posted up for you and now I have had a good look I like this pic - rich colours etc - just one small point - try and make the fountain vertical :lol: :lol:
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Postby Pauld on Tue May 10, 2005 11:58 pm

Thanks guy's

Kind of had a bit of a stuff up there, I will get it right next time.
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Postby big pix on Wed May 11, 2005 12:03 am

Don't worry I had trouble posting at first, so you are not alone.......

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Postby marcus on Wed May 11, 2005 12:10 am

Yep..........agree with Big Pix,

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Postby HappyFotographer on Wed May 11, 2005 8:55 am

marcus wrote:After a while it's as easy as havin' babies! (Don't tell my wife I said that!)
:lol: :lol: :lol:


Good Grief, only a man would make that sort of comment!

Love the colours in the shot, very vibrant, just has a tad of a lean.

Keep them coming!

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Postby bago100 on Wed May 11, 2005 9:12 am

Hi Paul
I like your photo very much. There is a lot of interestinbg things in it.
For example, I like how the red, yellow and green traffic lights are on at the same time!
Well done and thanks for sharing
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Postby stubbsy on Wed May 11, 2005 10:01 am

Paul

Welcome. A very good first post. The motion blur works well and the colours are good too. You can straighten the image (if you want to) in NC. It's under Tools/Rotate - choose the last option in the menu. Very easy to use - you just draw a line along the crooked edge that you want to be horizontal
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Postby yeocsa on Wed May 11, 2005 10:24 am

Well done.

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Postby Pauld on Wed May 11, 2005 7:42 pm

Thanks for your help and comments on my post, I hope to post a few more of Bendigo once I have touch them up a bit.
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Postby mudder on Wed May 11, 2005 8:28 pm

Wow, first post and it looks great! The colours are really striking and I like the car light trails going around the fountain (at least I assume they're car headlight trails?)... What was the exposure time?
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Postby Pauld on Wed May 11, 2005 8:57 pm

Andrew

Yes they are car trails, the fountain is located on a five way intersection with cars and trucks going everywhere. I kind of just fluked the light trails it was one of my first long exposure shots, the shot info tells me it was 15 seconds at F22.
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