Day 31 - October 2010 PAD

[Peter Ryan]

OK I'm gonna cheat (again) and use two more from yesterday's outings.

[Wendy, I feel for you; trying to clone over a distracting blurry background element and make it look natural. I tried and failed as you can see - I've spent ages with cloning, blurring and smudging and it just ain't getting any better

Hi DAve,

I trick I use for cloning blurred backgrounds is to choose the tone I want and clone it then I use the Healing Brush to smooth the transition.

[carregwen]

Looked it up;
18-200 = 565g
70-300 = 745g
105mm= 790g

but better than > 1kg of the f2.8 zooms.

Well, if we are into boasting sizes and weights... my Sigma 70-200 weighs in at 1,400g. I don't take any shots with it, I just use it for my free weights aerobic workout. But as I can only afford one of them, one arm is much bigger than the other.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi DAve,

I trick I use for cloning blurred backgrounds is to choose the tone I want and clone it then I use the Healing Brush to smooth the transition.

Thanks Peter,

I'll certainly be giving that a try, it sounds promising

UPDATE: Yep, that's a very good tip, I just had a quick play and it is far easier to soften the transition that way - thanks

Cheers,

[timo2]

I’ve had no internet since Saturday!



There is a 360 degree virtual tour of this fantastic cave on my web site, click the first circular image ‘Stalagmites and stalactites’

http://www.cretephotography.com/360_virtual_tours.htm

[rick55]

I've been trying to capture the intricacies of this flower for a couple of days. It wasn't until I gave up on the beautiful colour and focused on the structure that I was happy with the end product.

I've put the best of my October shots together in an album here. Well, they're what I consider to be the best.

This has been a very enjoyable and productive project.

Beautiful, Raylee. I think this is a prime example of what we've talked about in various threads vis a vis monochrome. You've really highlighted the pattern and texture that the repeating structures make. It helps us see what an amazing thing it is.

Cheers,
Rick

[rick55]

Yes Kay, we have made it. As you know it continued to rain overnight and when I went to check the rain gauge today I was not sure how much rain we had or whether Missy had been adding to the gauge.

Brilliant shot, Peter - the green, with clean bokeh, makes a perfect background for the gray subject. And being a cat person, I love the expression. Would it be worth cloning out a little of the light color above kitty's head, to avoid distraction?

Cheers,
Rick

[Peter Ryan]

Brilliant shot, Peter - the green, with clean bokeh, makes a perfect background for the gray subject. And being a cat person, I love the expression. Would it be worth cloning out a little of the light color above kitty's head, to avoid distraction?

Cheers,
Rick

Thanks for your comments Rick. She is a great subject, lots of expression and very cheeky. If I was to print this I would do as you say but as I took it for the PAD I will keep it and if I use it at any stage clean up the distractive bits. There is another shot of here at post 379 and her mate Mack just above.

[rick55]

She is a great subject, lots of expression and very cheeky. . . . There is another shot here at post 379 and her mate Mack just above.

A great pair! "Cheeky" is what I love about cats. I love dogs, because they love us unreservedly and want our approval. I love cats because we have to earn their approval.

Cheers,
Rick