Landscapes - Archive

[StevieGill]

Hi Antonio, thanks for your feedback. To answer your first question: I preferred the mood in b&w to the colour version - though perhaps later I will post both versions for your judgement and advice.

A problem I have when processing my images is that they tend to come out darker on other monitors (at least when posted on the web) - a common criticism I receive on the web. I have my monitor calibrated (using the Xrite: EyeOne Match), but perhaps I need to further reduce the brightness of my monitor? That said, I do tend towards the dark side

The photograph was taken using a CPF to bring out the sky and I settled on the calculations method (after trying both the b&w filter and gradient methods) in Photoshop to achieve the black and white conversion.

Here are the two versions side-by-side.

[Vandenberg]

sunny winters day

[3Wheels]

This panorama is made up from 5 pictures stitched together. Pictures taken using EOS 450 with the 18-50mm kit lens. F-Stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/200secs
ISO speed: IS0 - 100
Focal Length: 18mm

[Nicola]

Hi everybody
I spent last week-end in Venezia (where Yegor rules)
and now I'm PP the pictures...
what do you think about the one below? it's quite standard ..
anyway, does the position of the bridge work or not?
C&c please
bye
N

[Nicola]

Today I made a quick walk with two other people on a hill near Setubal.
I took this photo. I feel I have to work on it a bit more or even try to re-shoot with more time. Certain cables are a minus in here and they must be cloned. And the composition can and will be improved. I have used f/6.3 which is not the most convenient because I don't have the stick in the foreground neither in clear and sharp focus nor decently blurred.
But I wished to share it with you in spite of
Post card style Bah !...

Hi Antonio
I like the light and colours of this picture. Did you WB in post processing or in the field?
but, let me say, if doesn't hurt you, that in my opinion the wood stick in the foreground (left) is distracting my eyes.. but it's just my opinion...
Nicola

[Antonio Correia]

sunny winters day

Vandenberg Hello !
Thank you again for posting here
The usual style yes, but this time - and perhaps you have the same opinion - the person is "melting" too much into the background. If he was on the other side it would be more interesting.
But not only this point I am afraid. The person is making shadow on his eyes to look to the horizon and this would be a valid reason to have more field in front on not to the back.
I like the light coming in from the left as you usually do.
Why don't you clone the jet plain ?

[Antonio Correia]

This panorama is made up from 5 pictures stitched together. Pictures taken using EOS 450 with the 18-50mm kit lens. F-Stop: f/9 Exposure time: 1/200secs ISO speed: IS0 - 100 Focal Length: 18mm

Nice image Mark Did you use the same settings for the 5 shots ?
Thank you for posting here

[Antonio Correia]

Hi everybody I spent last week-end in Venezia (where Yegor rules) and now I'm PP the pictures... what do you think about the one below? it's quite standard .. anyway, does the position of the bridge work or not? C&c please bye N

Thank you Nicola
I am sure a bolder angle would be possible but this is quite good.
However, if pnly we could see the face of the man... Oh... OK it's mystery. OK OK
Nice reflections Nicola

[Antonio Correia]

Hi Antonio
I like the light and colours of this picture. Did you WB in post processing or in the field?
but, let me say, if doesn't hurt you, that in my opinion the wood stick in the foreground (left) is distracting my eyes.. but it's just my opinion... Nicola

Thank you for your opinion Nicola
And it's a valuable one. I suddenly realized that the viewer can't recognize what the stick is because it is out of context.
There isn't enough information for the viewer to know neither why the stick is there nor to what it belongs to.
Even as post card is not a very bright one. It only has a local interest.
In fact, the stick belong to a wind mill.
I hope to be able to post a better image someday of the same spot.

EDIT
The photo was just worked on the computer. The white balance was in Auto

[Markvetnz]

Hi everybody
I spent last week-end in Venezia (where Yegor rules)
and now I'm PP the pictures...
what do you think about the one below? it's quite standard ..
anyway, does the position of the bridge work or not?
C&c please
bye
N

I like this shot. The bridge frames the man nicely and the exposure for the rest is spot on. A fill flash would bring out the detail in the boat and the man but then we loose the silhouette. I love the way the buidings effectively backlight the man and boat.

[3Wheels]

Nice image Mark Did you use the same settings for the 5 shots ?
Thank you for posting here

Hi António, You have just given me a headache. I've checked all the shots and sure enough I have found 1 that is F-Stop: f/10 Exposure time: 1/250secs ISO speed: IS0 - 100 Focal Length: 18mm. However, I'm guilty of having the white balance set to auto, and I know now that having AWB set will give stitched panoramas that zebra look. Thank you for taking an interest and i would appreciate any feedback.

[Nicola]

Thank you Nicola
I am sure a bolder angle would be possible but this is quite good.
However, if pnly we could see the face of the man... Oh... OK it's mystery. OK OK
Nice reflections Nicola

Hi Antonio,
thanks for reply
as we said some weeks ago, you comment on only my good images... so this one should be good enough
anyway, a bolder angle... I think it could be better a lower point of view, I mean closer to the water, I tried running down some stairs and laying down... it's the best I could do
about the face of the man.. i should swin towards the buildings in the photo, since we can see the shoulder of the man in the picture...
thanks again,
bye
N

[Nicola]

I like this shot. The bridge frames the man nicely and the exposure for the rest is spot on. A fill flash would bring out the detail in the boat and the man but then we loose the silhouette. I love the way the buidings effectively backlight the man and boat.

many thanks Mark for appreciation!
a fill flash would be interesting, even if the flash could overexpose the marble bridge..
I would like to be once again there to go beyond that bridge and shoot again the gondola and the buildings with the flash!
bye
Nicola

[Antonio Correia]

Hi António, You have just given me a headache. I've checked all the shots and sure enough I have found 1 that is F-Stop: f/10 Exposure time: 1/250secs ISO speed: IS0 - 100 Focal Length: 18mm. However, I'm guilty of having the white balance set to auto, and I know now that having AWB set will give stitched panoramas that zebra look. Thank you for taking an interest and i would appreciate any feedback.

And you know what Mark ?
I had never thought about the white balance before. However, I think it is not that important in panos like these because I assume - perhaps I'm wrong - that the white balance is constant all over which can not be true.

[GeorgeM]

Pakim Pond in the Pine Barrens


pakim pond_DSC6591_crop_edited-1 by gmontjr, on Flickr

[Edwin Harvey]

Right place, right time. This is another of the images that escaped the trash bin, as I was doing one of my frequent clean up details.

[Nicola]

but now is raining..

[GeorgeM]

Right place, right time. This is another of the images that escaped the trash bin, as I was doing one of my frequent clean up details.

That's gorgeous. Love the cloud action.

[Antonio Correia]

but now is raining..

[BradSut26]

Old barn near Fort Ross on the Northern California Coast