The Official non-auto Image thread

gr8guzzler · 25th July 2013, 11:16

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Originally Posted by clevermax

Liked the colors of the sky in this shot!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by W.A.G.7

I used one of the pre-set settings in Photomatix pro.

Avoid the presets, play around with Strength, Luminosity, Black Point + White Point and smoothing.

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Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Lovely colours and clarity. What lens were you using?

Thanks! Canon 18-55 kit lens.

IronH4WK · 25th July 2013, 14:30

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Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Nice shot. But the watermark - running across the image detracts from the image, IMO.

i know; but after the plagiarism attempt by Tata on one of my pictures i had posted in TBHP, i'm a bit careful about my pictures i upload on the Net.

sam_boy · 25th July 2013, 15:02

These are from my recent trip to Mahaballipuram

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yogibear007 · 25th July 2013, 17:00

Nice capture and focus. I think if use of graduated filter at the top portions of the image would have been more subtle, this would have added to a great capture. One can identify a clear line above which the image has darkened. This effect on the sky is welcome, but it spoils the overall bracketing of the building. But a great image nevertheless. Thanks for sharing.

Achyuth Vaibhav · 25th July 2013, 19:45

Pic of Besant Nagar Beach in Chennai.

Cheers,

Achyuth

cilck pic to open high res version

tupai · 26th July 2013, 16:01

A shot of my roof.

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This one was taken at mandarmani.

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yogibear007 · 26th July 2013, 23:00

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Originally Posted by tupai

A shot of my roof.

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This one was taken at mandarmani.

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Good attempt tupai. Specially the second one. Would be an interesting unprocessed image due to diversity of the contents. Off course the sky will be overwhelming (as always) and omnipresent entity.
Here are a couple of amateur attempts.

DSC.CUSTOMS · 26th July 2013, 23:46

Here's a lovely cover song by my friends . Maaye ni Meriye & Aa Sajan (acoustic cover )
I did an impromptu video shoot . And here is the end result . Constructive feedback will be appreciated . Cheers .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieuw5...N886b3_xDI-A5s

tupai · 27th July 2013, 00:13

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Originally Posted by yogibear007

Good attempt tupai....
Here are a couple of amateur attempts.

Thanks, regarding the post processing, I am a sucker for this surrealistic effect and love playing around with it. The unprocessed image was nice but it was too bland for my taste. Hope to learn and improve a lot more from guys like you as time goes.

P.S I loved the first pic.

IronH4WK · 27th July 2013, 01:48

Sunset point, Kanyakumari

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nilanjanray · 27th July 2013, 18:45

@tupai: Nice ones. I am originally from Cal, by the way.

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Originally Posted by yogibear007

I think if use of graduated filter at the top portions of the image would have been more subtle, this would have added to a great capture. One can identify a clear line above which the image has darkened.

Good catch. I hadn't noticed on first glance.

Some more photos from Kumaon Himalayas

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nilanjanray · 28th July 2013, 13:41

Today around noon I had gone to the park with my daughter (to take some shots of her), and was hurrying back because it had started drizzling a bit. Near our gate I saw this colourful lizard climbing up a broken wall. I slowly moved away a bit so that it doesn't get spooked (it seemed pretty jumpy), and then moved to the side from where I could (hopefully) get its profile. It paused for a moment at the top, that is when I got the shot.

D90, 70-300mm VR.

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Higher resolution version here: http://500px.com/photo/41601240

yogibear007 · 28th July 2013, 14:21

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Originally Posted by nilanjanray

It paused for a moment at the top, that is when I got the shot. D90, 70-300mm VR.

Good one nilanjan. Wanted to try out one of these 70-300 myself. Let me know your experience with this. I was thinking about the Sigma or Tamaron with a Macro mode.
I was seeing quite a few images processed using Photomatix. never used it myself. hence tried it yesterday. Instrument was a Sony Cybershot

point & shoot. Frankly, don't really like the results, but it's a start

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ashok_lat · 28th July 2013, 22:20

Few pictures from my side. All shot from my first SLR D5200 with 18-55mm kit lens. All shot with Manual mode. High resolution image can be found in http://500px.com/ashokkumart1980. Experts comments are welcome as i am only 3 weeks old with SLR.

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Focal Length - 55mm
Shutter Speed -1/80 secs
Aperture -f/5.6
ISO/Film -100

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Focal Length - 42mm
Shutter Speed - 1/1000 secs
Aperture - f/5.3
ISO/Film -1000

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Focal Length -42mm
Shutter Speed -1/1000 secs
Aperture - f/5.3
ISO/Film -1000

amit V8 · 29th July 2013, 01:00

At Katwa, Burdwan.

25th July 2013, 15:02	#15918
sam_boy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: OD10 -> KA-01 Posts: 226 Thanked: 157 Times View My Garage	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread These are from my recent trip to Mahaballipuram

25th July 2013, 17:00	#15919
yogibear007 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mumbai Posts: 151 Thanked: 57 Times	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread Nice capture and focus. I think if use of graduated filter at the top portions of the image would have been more subtle, this would have added to a great capture. One can identify a clear line above which the image has darkened. This effect on the sky is welcome, but it spoils the overall bracketing of the building. But a great image nevertheless. Thanks for sharing.

25th July 2013, 19:45	#15920
Achyuth Vaibhav BHPian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vellore(TN,Ind) Posts: 374 Thanked: 207 Times	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread Pic of Besant Nagar Beach in Chennai. Cheers, Achyuth cilck pic to open high res version Attached Thumbnails

26th July 2013, 16:01	#15921
tupai Newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Kolkata Posts: 16 Thanked: 9 Times	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread A shot of my roof. This one was taken at mandarmani.

27th July 2013, 01:48	#15925
IronH4WK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,468 Thanked: 4,153 Times	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread Sunset point, Kanyakumari

28th July 2013, 13:41	#15927
nilanjanray Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: HR, UK, RJ, TN Posts: 1,888 Thanked: 2,946 Times View My Garage	Lizard enjoying the rain Today around noon I had gone to the park with my daughter (to take some shots of her), and was hurrying back because it had started drizzling a bit. Near our gate I saw this colourful lizard climbing up a broken wall. I slowly moved away a bit so that it doesn't get spooked (it seemed pretty jumpy), and then moved to the side from where I could (hopefully) get its profile. It paused for a moment at the top, that is when I got the shot. D90, 70-300mm VR. Higher resolution version here: http://500px.com/photo/41601240 Last edited by nilanjanray : 28th July 2013 at 13:52.

28th July 2013, 22:20	#15929
ashok_lat BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 307 Thanked: 58 Times	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread Few pictures from my side. All shot from my first SLR D5200 with 18-55mm kit lens. All shot with Manual mode. High resolution image can be found in http://500px.com/ashokkumart1980. Experts comments are welcome as i am only 3 weeks old with SLR. Focal Length - 55mm Shutter Speed -1/80 secs Aperture -f/5.6 ISO/Film -100 Focal Length - 42mm Shutter Speed - 1/1000 secs Aperture - f/5.3 ISO/Film -1000 Focal Length -42mm Shutter Speed -1/1000 secs Aperture - f/5.3 ISO/Film -1000 Last edited by ashok_lat : 28th July 2013 at 22:23.

29th July 2013, 01:00	#15930
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	Re: The Official non-auto Image thread At Katwa, Burdwan.