Three shots from recent...first pics

[deapee]

Hey guys...Just thought I'd throw up some shots I've taken with my d70. I've been shooting like mad since I got it a couple of weeks ago and just can't put it down. I've posted a few times, but never posted my photos yet. Let me know what you think.







Thanks.

[rokkstar]

Fantastic!
The shot of the little boy is great. It looks a little soft around his head but thats a great great capture.

The lily is good, but I don't like it as much as the other two.

The lighting on the bench is great. Looks really spooky eeery lighting. Composition is good and the light in the sky is well balanced with the foreground.
really nice mate

[sirhc55]

I can only echo Matt’s views on these pics. The last pic of the lonely bench is a winner IMO because of the fantastic lighting - well done

[mitedo]

Well done that last shot is fantastic

[deapee]

Matt, Chris, mitedo, thanks for the comments.

I don't particularly care for shooting flowers, personally, but I took it when I first picked up my 80-200, and something about the composition just caught my eye.

One more just because I really like it...

I tried to emulate a black and white film photo in this one through post-processing.



Thanks.

[KerryPierce]

Looks to me like you've got a good eye for composition. The first is cool, but soft. The park bench is very good in all aspects, but is oversharpened. Sharpening halos are too easily seen in a scene such as this. I assume that you used a fill flash on the park bench, which is well done.

[deapee]

Kerry, yeah, I have a problem with oversharpening when I resize for the web...I should learn to tone it down some heh. Thanks for the comment and suggestion.

[rokkstar]

Yeah, I saw that seat with a view on your site. I like the composition on that one too. Nice conversion too. I would be interested to know how you did that.

How did you see the halo in the sharpening Kerry. I cant see it at all. Which parts give it away?
Do you mean the top right behind the leaves which is a different colour?

[KerryPierce]

How did you see the halo in the sharpening Kerry. I cant see it at all. Which parts give it away?
Do you mean the top right behind the leaves which is a different colour?

No, the most pronounced halos are on the top of the top rail and the bottom of the arm rest on the bench. It's the thin, bright line between the bench and the sky.

You'll most often see sharpening halos the easiest on skyline shots with trees or cityscapes at sunset.

If you look at the trees in the bench shot, you'll see a less pronounced sharpening halo between the trees and sky.

[paulvdb1]

How did you see the halo in the sharpening Kerry. I cant see it at all. Which parts give it away?
Do you mean the top right behind the leaves which is a different colour?

The upper edge of the back of the bench has a strong halo and the upper edge of the sides are perhaps too sharp.

I like picture 3 very much as a composition, particularly with the focus. I like outdoor shots where there's great DOF. It may not be natural but makes for better art in cases like this - it can draw the eye to many different parts of the photo.

[deapee]

Thanks Matt. I can't remember the name of the method that I used, but I picked it up a while ago while at Giant Eagle in the magazines section...I can't remember what magazine though lol.

Basically, it's the same as channel mixer, except a lot quicker, and not really as effective, but it's easier for me to play with, personally.

Take your photo, process it as normal, then flatten. Make a new adjustment layer, hue/saturation, and leave it as is. Select 'Color' as the blending option. Now create another hue/saturation adjustment layer, and and adjust the saturation to 0. Go back to your first hue/sat. layer and adjust the hue until you get what you want to come out to come out. I believe after that I probably adjusted levels once more and maybe a little bump in contrast, then of course added the noise.

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I spend a lot of time reading magazines in Giant Eagle while my fiance does the shopping -- I figure I get to read the magazines for free, it pays to have a good memory...nah, actually, I usually end up buying 3 a month and never looking through them again lol.

[deapee]

Oh, Matt, I believe at the end, when adding the noise, I created a layer mask, and faded the noise downward -- as to not get too much in the sky at the top. Hope that helps.

[MCWB]

The composition of the 1st is great! The second doesn't do a heap for me (not a bad pic though), and the 3rd is wow! Looks almost 3D-computer animation stuff! It's a little oversharpened for mine, but everything else in the image is a winner.

[rokkstar]

Thanks David, I'll give it a go.

[deapee]

Thanks MCWB...

No problem, Matt.

[WadeM]

Love the 3rd image! Any chance you could run through the PP a bit slower for those not as on the ball

Thanks for the images,
Wade

[deapee]

You're welcome, Wade, glad you enjoyed them.

Does this make more sense than I did?

http://www.dynamicartwork.com/articles/digital_bw_3

[flipfrog]

last one is amazing shot!
wow!!!!

like the first one too with the lil boy
you have THE EYE deapee!