Project 52 by Letrow

[Goldcoastgolfer]

I like it. There seems to be a read cast across some of the reflection though - any idea what caused that?

[Letrow]

Thanks Mal. On the reddish cast: I think that is the effect of the dirt and colouring on that globe. It is purplish in colour. It has been in the garden for years, so it picked up a lot of dirt. Nothing else comes to mind.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

It adds an interesting effect to the shot in any case. One thing I just noticed looking at the photo again - there's something hanging on the tree that seems to be overexposed. Not sure what it is though.

[Letrow]

It adds an interesting effect to the shot in any case. One thing I just noticed looking at the photo again - there's something hanging on the tree that seems to be overexposed. Not sure what it is though.

that is the sun actually, right behind me as it should be, only this time it is reflected

[Letrow]

Another one in the series 'reflections'



We don't really have this size cars in the Netherlands (too expensive and too big for the cramped parking), but I always like their look, especially on the wide angle lens.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

Reflection in the headlight I take it?

There's something about the angle of the truck that's not quite sitting right for me. I'm not sure if it's the wide angle lens but I feel like I should be tilting my head to the right when I look at the truck.

Otherwise good detail in the truck. Havent seen Hella driving lamps in many, many years!

[Letrow]

Difficult week inspiration wise... I should get back to the off camera flash, but there was snow as well, so outside appealed to me.
This is a shot in the early evening where I did some work on the colors and light in PP.



Not a great shot, but nice to practise on.

[Geoff F]

Typical dull winter scene, Peter; just like we regularly get in the UK.

But those road signs and advertising lights give it just enough 'lift' to help brighten the gloom.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

We don't get scenes like that here Just the occasional flood which I really need to get out and shoot the next time it happens.

[Letrow]

Typical dull winter scene, Peter; just like we regularly get in the UK.

But those road signs and advertising lights give it just enough 'lift' to help brighten the gloom.

Exactly my thoughts, I liked the extra colours and Gimp lifted them a bit more

We don't get scenes like that here Just the occasional flood which I really need to get out and shoot the next time it happens.

I wish we had more snow, it photographs well somehow

[Letrow]

Vinco's cubes



Vinco is Vaclav Obsivac, a Czech woodworker who makes the beautiful wooden (puzzle) cubes/octahedrons/rhombohedrons etc. Just like Josef Pelikan (deceased) he tries to give his wooden structures something extra. The wood used is exclusive in some cases.
The photo above is a rendering of three of his cubes, the vinco, the explosion and the tresor. Lighted from the side at F/16 and with images superimposed.

[Wendy Stanford]

Hi Peter, I really like what you have done with this image. the lines, the colours, the reflected images, wonderful, may I ask what is rendering, not sure what the term means

[jprzybyla]

Interesting, nicely done. It has the feel and look of abstract art I have seen in museums.

[Letrow]

Hi Peter, I really like what you have done with this image. the lines, the colours, the reflected images, wonderful, may I ask what is rendering, not sure what the term means

Thanks Wendy. Rendering in this case just means that the final result (what you see) is an interpretation of the original cube photo(s) I used. It has nothing to do with the PP process itself.

In Gimp I use a number of steps to get to an end result that I like visually. In this last photo (and also with some of the photos earlier in this thread) I use a few items from the color menu (levels, hue saturation and map) to get certain effects. In the case of the bottles it was about color mainly but in this case the use of layers resulted in something different where the original object is barely recognizable anymore. Two photos were superimposed on each other by using the overlay function in layers.

[Letrow]

Interesting, nicely done. It has the feel and look of abstract art I have seen in museums.

Thank you Joe, that was my impression as well. I had a few different color schemes, but this one was the most appealing for me with the light blue and light brown/red in there.
The aim for myself was to give the cubes an extra dimension in some way.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

Nicely done Peter - it reminds me of an abstract hanging from an art gallery as well. I think the colours that you've used work well.

[Letrow]

Nicely done Peter - it reminds me of an abstract hanging from an art gallery as well. I think the colours that you've used work well.

Thanks Mal. I am still in doubts on how to treat photos though. On the one hand I like photos to be as close to the original as possible, so normally my PP is limited to necessities. Because of Project 52 I am now exploring more possibilities and strangely enough I seem to like some of the end results.
It might have to do with the fact that the photo in question was in itself not that interesting

[Wendy Stanford]

Thankyou for the explanation of how you produced the image, very interesting

[Letrow]

Decided on a 'real' photo this week (if you get what I mean, the rest is real as well of course).



Shot with the 18-200mm at f/11 and 1/350sec. I have a few others where he looks into the lens, but this photo had some nice lines I thought. Bit of PP in Gimp to enhance contrast and such.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

I like it. Nice and sharp with a scene that makes you wonder exactly what is going on through the dog's mind at the time.