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Malc74 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 16:41

Bobbyaro wrote:

Not sure why, but that seems to make the car in the background (the silver one) stand out more, almost as if it was in an advert for that car, if you see what I mean?

Agreed. I don't know if that was Decca's intention, but it really draws the eye in and actually IMO detracts from the people in the pic.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 16:49

I can only assume it's a monitor / gamut issue for you guys. The car seems perfectly fine here, not jumping out at all. Texture wise it does contrast with everything else though, maybe that's what's doing it. :shrug:

Compositionally it's right behind the guys line of sight looking at his mate skinning up

I guess that throws it into focus too.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Cars shouldn't have been there at all, >:(

in fact I'd bet money they got towed or ticketed later as that's a strictly no parking not even for dropping off zone at that time.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

stripy horsie!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 17:23

Craster wrote:

Keep it in colour, it's lovely.

Agreed, very good catch there.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 17:33

Love it.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11920

Well, I for one am surprised it isn't parked slightly differently.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Who likes baby animals that look like humans?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

You know some odd humans.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 18:16

Bobbyaro wrote:

Well, I for one am surprised it isn't parked slightly differently.

I'll bet you any money the thought crossed his mind...

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 18:18

There was too much of the car missing.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 26, 2011 18:24

Zardoz wrote:

There was too much of the car missing.

If only there was a plugin for Photoshop that made it easier for you. It'd be called the plugin plugin.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Last two from me for today, I lost the will to photoshop after realising what could be a good shot has got 5 people , including a policewoman, staring at the camera like it's the devil's work

friendship by Learnin' Curve, on Flickr

market painting by Learnin' Curve, on Flickr

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11920

really like the first photo, but there is a little too much background/surrounding.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Without the background it just looked creepy tbh I find that making it more open gives it more context and room to breath.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

oh hi again.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 28, 2011 14:47

Couple of birdie ones today... taken yesterday while at the "seaside". (It's just not the same, it really isn't.)

Yeah, I Stole Your Sandwich!

The Sandwich Thief

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

I love that second one, it's hard to take photos of animals without the feeling that it's been done before but you nailed this one just right.

Trying out something different, there is the obligatory B&W version as well. (as I said on there, my dad always asks for black and white conversions of everything so I've started doubling up to save time)

chillin' by Learnin' Curve, on Flickr

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

Love that middle pic of the tiger, Decca. I just can't get behind the idea of a photo of a tiger in black and white though, I'm afraid. The colouring is too iconic.

TheVision · **Posted:** Sun Aug 28, 2011 22:21

I don't often comment in this thread but I agree about the Tiger picture. They should be in colour rather than black and white.

But then again, what do I know?

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

it's on my flicker, I've uploaded so many today and I don't want to make this thread like me stream. The B&W makes the glare less noticeable - tigers were taken through glass.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

TheVision wrote:

But then again, what do I know?

Don't be simple, do you have eyes? Then congrats you are just as qualified to be an art critic as anyone else on the planet and there ain't no one who gets to make you think otherwise.

edit: My b&w tiger pictures may very well have an audience of one but so long as my dad likes 'em black and white I'll keep makin' em black and white because gosh darn it's been 20 years (discounting children) since I've done anything that makes him proud :luv:

Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:38

Three more macros from today (I'm getting them in before the long arctic winter.)

Extreme closeup of an Echinacea flower.

Glow Sticks

Grasshopper hanging on for dear life.

I Need A Hug

A bee in the middle of one of our pumpkin flowers.

Heart of the Sun

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16712

Love that last bee pic malc, and I love the first tiger pic too decca. I think I agree with your dad for that particular shot, though. The B/W version looks better to me but I couldn't really say why.

Not been taking many pics lately but went up Beacon Fell today with MrsG:

Beacon Fell Summit by Loopdreams, on Flickr

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

I go months without a proper trip and do three in a row. Now got panoramas of stanage edge in the rain waiting to be edited. /long evening ahead and I'm knackard

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2011 22:39

Morelli's Gelato by gazchap, on Flickr

Underground, Overground by gazchap, on Flickr

British Museum by gazchap, on Flickr

Note before clicking: Quite a graphic photo of a subject matter that isn't particularly nice.
"Ginger" by gazchap, on Flickr

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2011 22:58

GazChap wrote:

Note before clicking: Quite a graphic photo of a subject matter that isn't particularly nice.
"Ginger" by gazchap, on Flickr

Phew.. thought it was going to be Craster for a minute.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

I've been dieting.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

North Lees Hall by Learnin' Curve, on Flickr

Also known as Thornfield Hall, Mr Rochester's house in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, she wrote the book while staying in the cottage next door. Best viewed in large

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

Decca wrote:

Best viewed in large

Stop that.

View whore

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 0:35

TheVision wrote:

I don't often comment in this thread but I agree about the Tiger picture. They should be in colour rather than black and white.

But then again, what do I know?

I prefer B&W, myself! Makes me look at the patterns, the eyes and the texture more - but I get your point. Superb 'padding tiger' there. Love the way its licking its chops, makes me feel nervous. Surprised you didn't shake out of nervousness!

Pretty much everything posted recently is excellent. Love the bee in pumpkin flower. Really feels like you're down there with it. The grasshopper looks surprisingly expressive for all its armoured strangeness. The Echinacea flower is gloriously colourful and sticky. Love the muted colours on MarkG's fell photo and the line of trees working with hills and cloud, great backdrop to a simple, direct photo. The British museum photo is a great pattern, normally I'd go for B&W but I think your choice of colour here works better, such a lovely eggshell blue. You need to heal the blur-smudge top corner though. Great colours of the Underground, you can smell the ozone and feel the stifling clamminess of the night. Gelato is fun too. Good DOF.

I've been going to Yorkshire halls today too, Decca. It is in Yorkshire, right? Looks kinda like it with the stone and architecture and all. I love those types of places.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Derbyshire!! Hathersage to be exact.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Damn you one image out of 17 that is making things not stitch right. Every flipping. Time. /shake fist.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Finally fucking done with the panoramas

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:31

Awesome!
Now go to sleep!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:20

Those three shots are great, GazChap. Really colourful.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

MAJOR DAVPAZ IMAGE DUMP INCOMING

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Currently working on the shots of my dad's flowers he wanted, not much of interest really aside from this one:

spikes by Learnin' Curve, on Flickr

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

Blackpool Centre Pier 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Seagull below the North Pier Blackpool 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Tattered Lantern North Pier Blackpool 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Seagull on Blackpool Beach 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Ominous Cloud over Blackpool Centre Pier 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Obligatory shot of Blackpool Tower 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Phew! Got them up eventually!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

Nice shots. Seagull and big wheel are my favourites.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

You sir have editing blindness, it is a cruel affliction that prevents you from critiquing your own work properly.

These three are utterly brilliant, and imo, better than the ones you just posted.

Blackpool 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Blackpool Beach Donkeys 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Blackpool 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

Decca wrote:

These three are utterly brilliant and imo much better than the ones you just posted.

I think the posted ones are better. Except possibly the donkeys, that is good.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

Thankyou both kindly. It was a great day for photographs.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:38

I think they're all good. I especially like the donkeys, the full shot of the pier and the closeup of the wheel.

Tonight I've decided to have a crack at Lightroom. Been messing around with this pic of a grain elevator I took yesterday - to be honest, after Picasa and Windows Live Photo Editor I feel like I've run headlong into a brick wall...

Industria Reflectiva

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

Lightroom's a big step up from picasa. I had a look but it was just a bit too complex. I use Adobe's Camera Raw plugin for photoshop to process my images.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16712

Lightroom is really quite straightforward for most types of fixes. Did you try reading the manual or looking at some tutorials before giving up?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

markg wrote:

Lightroom is really quite straightforward for most types of fixes. Did either of you try reading the manual or looking at some tutorials before giving up?

I haven't given up. I looked at it for about 5 minutes and decided it needed a bigger commitment that I had time for. I've got no need of the library and file management features so it felt like I was being forced to work in a way that I'm not comfortable with.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16712

Aye although I just let it do its thing WRT libraries. I still have Picasa running and that still maintains it's library when pics are imported through Lightroom and is far better for just flicking through than Lightroom but for all but the simplest tweaks I just can't use Picasa any more. This is probably a horribly inefficient way of working when it comes to disk space, though.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38774

In case anyone's interested, here's how I manage my 'workflow' with regards to photos.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I have a 'Photos' folder with 2 further folders underneath called 'Digicam' and 'RAW'.

Digicam has folders for years (2002-2011 and 'Undated' for the pre digital age) and inside those is a dated folder for each 'event'.

For example Digicam > 2011 > 2011-08-22, Blackpool

RAW has dated folders in a similar fashion but just corresponding to that date that I copied off the SD card.

I run Adobe Bridge on the dated RAW folders and open the contents in Adode Camera RAW, moving through one by one and rejecting/editing as needed, then saving out as jpeg to the necessary Digicam folder. The RAW files remain untouched.

I backup both folders to my laptop about once a month and about every 6 weeks to the external drive that normally sits on my desk at work.

MrsPaz mocks my organisation and says she wishes I kept everything so neat and tidy.

I think she wants me to shave.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

DavPaz wrote:

I've got no need of the library and file management features

You're probably wrong about that.

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