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Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 0:42

More Deerzies!

Derp!

Delicate

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

That top picture is absolutely superb, Malc. Awesome derpy deer.

kalmar · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 0:45

Craster wrote:

Awesome derpy deer.

Hahah! Yes.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:07

Craster wrote:

That top picture is absolutely superb, Malc. Awesome derpy deer.

Heh, I like that! Name Change!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:22

1: Hah! Derpy Deer!

2: Aww :luv:

Beautiful colour.

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

Dawww, great pictures with wonderful colours and focus. I'll be the ocd bastard that points out that you cut the ears off though /hides.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:47

Good lord those are lovely Malc, not sure that light can be bettered.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 13:39

Decca wrote:

Dawww, great pictures with wonderful colours and focus. I'll be the ocd bastard that points out that you cut the ears off though /hides.

Oh hell no - I noticed (and cursed myself) right away!
Can't believe how close it came to me - it was barely six feet away at one point. I guess being a Provincial Park deer, you become rather accustomed to idiots with cameras.

Thanks for the comments folks!

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

Joys of photographing animals with primes, do I accept the fact that I just cut the feet off or do I attempt to move back and hope they stay still?

With my dog it normally goes.

ah nuts
*shuffle
bit more
*shuffle
nearly
*shuffle
GAHHHH whatthefeckwasthat! Oh, right, you decided to jump up and lick the end of the lens...

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 14:05

Take pics from the moment you see your subject and edge nearer taking more as you go. That's what I tend to do.

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

totally re-edited this one.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:11

Decca wrote:

Joys of photographing animals with primes, do I accept the fact that I just cut the feet off or do I attempt to move back and hope they stay still?

With my dog it normally goes.

ah nuts
*shuffle
bit more
*shuffle
nearly
*shuffle
GAHHHH whatthefeckwasthat! Oh, right, you decided to jump up and lick the end of the lens...

Heh, I get that with my parent's lovely dog, Chester. Soon as you get that camera out, they want to get close to you. And it's a surprising number of f-stops to get both that snout and those eyes both in focus. Worth spending an hour to get right though, the results are lovely. And just go for the head is my advice, you'd go crazy otherwise.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:48

Not my best, but here's two pleasant ones from a week or so ago...

The Red Shoes

The Brecon Beacons

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:58

I like the trainers against the landscape, nice contrasts in subject and scale.

MrPSB · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 19:45

Common Garden Spider by MrPSB, on Flickr

I photographed a spidder

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

Gahhhhhnicephotohhhhhhh!

What happens next?

Testing out elements properly and combining it with using the new superzoom and iso 800.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:11

Two more from me...

All That's Left...

Lake Marie Louise

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

I like the first one very much but might I be so bold as to suggest that your B&W conversion made it too dark. (It's not so much as a problem the larger you go though) I had a play in PS with the large version, brought the brightness up and messed with the curves, I really hope you don't mind. /hides

edit: read down.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 13:39

Oh, I don't mind at all, Decca. I kept it quite dark simply to try and convey a bit of the atmosphere of the place. It's an old, abandoned cemetery from the 1870's - used by silver miners and their families. All of the graves are falling apart and there's a very claustrophobic and quite sad atmosphere. I though long and hard about brightening up the pic, but decided against it simply because of where it was taken.

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

In that case you've seen it and I'll respect your artists integrity and delete the file, glad you didn't mind it can be a touchy subject with people.

There is a friend of my father's who shall remain nameless who takes really bad pictures using medium format cameras and posh film who bugs the hell out of me by making "helpful" suggestions that either involve him wanting to crop my pictures so they are as terrible as his ("the rule of thirds is outdated") or "you are using digital so you should take advantage of it by using split toning and HDR" I do what he asks of me when he's sat there, then delete them the second he's out the door.
Yes, I'm learning, yes I need help and much practice but HDRing the shit out of something because I screwed up the highlights is not the answer Uncle X.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 17:18

Decca wrote:

Yes, I'm learning, yes I need help and much practice but HDRing the shit out of something because I screwed up the highlights is not the answer Uncle X.

HDR? Kill him.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sat Sep 10, 2011 17:22

I think the only thing that make's Malc seem darker than it should be is the lack of a solid anchor as it were on the gravestone. The eye slides of a little due to a lack of detail owing to the extreme weathering of the letters, and so you start thinking about the light more than anything else. Not a bad shot at all, I quite like it, but if there a way the remaining letters and a bit more of the texture could be brought out?

I'm not sure how much of a difference in perceived light there is between monitor types and ipads and what not. At work my photos seem a little too dark, at home I try to keep them slightly on the bright side as a result.

I like your dog Decca. Perfect lovely exposure on that shaggy white hair. Gives it a real bounce.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 15:08

Two more! Swarm of baby spiders and the awesome return of Derp!

The Swarm

The Return of Derp!

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

hehe

What you need to do is take about 10 pictures of her and then gif them together.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Baby spiders are the ultimate horror.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 18:35

Craster wrote:

Baby spiders are the ultimate horror.

Ugh!

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 23:17

Malabelm wrote:

Craster wrote:

Baby spiders are the ultimate horror.

Ugh!

Eeesh! High contrast B&W that and I don't think anyone will get any sleep! (Wonderful!)

I love Derp the Deer.

Anyway, did somebody say ultimate horror...? Ultimate disquiet at least, hopefully...

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2011 23:19

Glissando

Waffly short-short mood piece follows, possibly pretentious, but am drinking whiskey:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The cold of the handle bit your hand as you slammed the car door shut. All was silence except the sound of gravel scrunching underfoot as you walked down the path into the park, your ears red from the chill. You hear a cackling of geese and the sharp snap of wings as they take flight from the lake edge beside you. A fierce cawing and next the trees empty, the birds taking to the sky and wheeling out and away, far away. Troubled, but unable to articulate why, you continue. The dirt turns to boards under your feet. The mist closes in and the path is barely lit by the metal and perspect lamps before you. The air is strange, tense, and the landscape seems bleached of colour.

Stranger still, the milky whiteness turns to a strange hue of amber. A growling noise behind you, you stumble and spin on the spot. The growl turns to whimpering, a dog on its chain lost somewhere behind.

And then the noise... a deep foghorn sound and glissando shriek, and you turn back to face the path and the trees and the gentle curved hills and your heart explodes in terror as there, vibrating like a tuning fork, radiating a lifeless malice, quakes an impossible obsidion structure - born into your reality in the time it takes to turn three hundred and sixty degrees...

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:35

Excellent.

They work brilliantly together. More please.

It's perspex btw.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:36

Why are deer so derpy?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:13

Back to my den for some lightbox action now the weather has blown all the bugs away. More effort went into the build than the photo itself but thought I'd stick it here anyway.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:20

Heh. I'm toying with the idea of getting (or knocking up) a lightbox for use during the winter. I'm sure you'll all be delighted to see every handheld gaming machine I own in anatomical detail. Or something like that.
Anyway, still some bugs here (it was 30 degrees on Sunday, but is supposed to drop towards single digits by Friday), so I was able to get these pics today. Possibly the last hurrah for the year.

Another extreme closeup.

I Can See Clearly

Wider view - beautiful, vibrant colours on this guy.

Blue Dragonfly

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38651

Mind boggling closeness.

Love the Lego dude, Z. Always like your lightbox work.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:19

Wow, those are stunning Malc.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38651

A few from the Mersey River Festival Last weekend. Great weather, as you can tell.

Mersey River Festival 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

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Mersey River Festival 2011 Ferry by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Mersey River Festival 2011 by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:17

Interesting stuff there, DavPaz. I like the group shot of buildings, looks like they've huddled together for the photo

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Got my first note added in Flickr to my robot pic and it also got favourited by a fellow builder. Finally accepted by the Lego Mecha nerds! :metul:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2011 19:20

I like the sailor statue, DavPaz, shame about the wee blur of crane round the mouth. The group of buildings is very nice too. Zardoz - funky awesome robot dude with brush there, love the colours and soft light. Beautiful exposure!

Metal Herd.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspet ... /lightbox/

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16632

Lovely Pete, really curious feel to that shot, unreal looking.

A couple from a quick wander on the beach last night:

September Sunset by Loopdreams, on Flickr

Retreating Sea by Loopdreams, on Flickr

Gathering Storm by Loopdreams, on Flickr

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Nice pics Mark. Really love that first one. Would consider cropping it to get rid of that weird bit of green flare though.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 21:02

Like the second one a lot, Mark. I'd like to see it with the bottom quarter of the pic cropped out - not sure about all that darkness.

MrPSB · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 21:59

Malc74 wrote:

Like the second one a lot, Mark. I'd like to see it with the bottom quarter of the pic cropped out - not sure about all that darkness.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16632

I've crudely cloned out the green lens flare.

_DSC0075.jpg by Loopdreams, on Flickr

I'm keeping the darkness on the other one though it's kind of what I was after.

Black! black!

*kicks tripod runs off*

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

Good God there are some fantastic pictures on this page :luv:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Sep 19, 2011 15:14

Fading

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Sep 19, 2011 17:26

Switch

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38651

I'm trying out a new ratio.

River Weaver Walk by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

River Weaver Walk by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

and one in the old style...

River Weaver Walk by MrDavPaz, on Flickr

There's a few more on Flickr.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Sep 19, 2011 23:50

I do especially like how the ratio has worked with the bottom one there. Very nice. Love the texture and the smooth gleam.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Sep 20, 2011 0:41

NervousPete wrote:

Glissando

Waffly short-short mood piece follows, possibly pretentious, but am drinking whiskey:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

The cold of the handle bit your hand as you slammed the car door shut. All was silence except the sound of gravel scrunching underfoot as you walked down the path into the park, your ears red from the chill. You hear a cackling of geese and the sharp snap of wings as they take flight from the lake edge beside you. A fierce cawing and next the trees empty, the birds taking to the sky and wheeling out and away, far away. Troubled, but unable to articulate why, you continue. The dirt turns to boards under your feet. The mist closes in and the path is barely lit by the metal and perspect lamps before you. The air is strange, tense, and the landscape seems bleached of colour.

Stranger still, the milky whiteness turns to a strange hue of amber. A growling noise behind you, you stumble and spin on the spot. The growl turns to whimpering, a dog on its chain lost somewhere behind.

And then the noise... a deep foghorn sound and glissando shriek, and you turn back to face the path and the trees and the gentle curved hills and your heart explodes in terror as there, vibrating like a tuning fork, radiating a lifeless malice, quakes an impossible obsidion structure - born into your reality in the time it takes to turn three hundred and sixty degrees...

Photoshops Voodoo Delete can provide the picture from the start of the story...

Attachment:

start.jpg

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:40

Brrr. Imagine if Stalin had that.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed Sep 21, 2011 21:12

Cold Light

Bit clearer in full:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspet ... /lightbox/

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