The Official non-auto Image thread

Torqueguru · 27th March 2009, 00:41

I had clicked a few portraits a while ago, thought of posting one of them

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All clicked using the H50 point and shoot, and some texturing while post processing.

Regards,
TG.

dr_know · 27th March 2009, 01:06

nice shot. great texture work!

clevermax · 27th March 2009, 12:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

I had clicked a few portraits a while ago, thought of posting one of them

Attachment 116386

All clicked using the H50 point and shoot, and some texturing while post processing.

Regards,
TG.

schönes Bild, schöne Frau...

I've not seen the 'book' effect you've used elsewhere. well done...!

redrage · 27th March 2009, 12:32

Nice pics TG,ET, Sudipto! Rj the HDR rocks man!

One from Mysore, The brain fever bird.........

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Happy Ugadi Everybody!

extreme_torque · 27th March 2009, 15:13

@red... very nice shot! What lens do you use? I am waiting for the day when I am able to afford the 100-400 IS L :(

redrage · 27th March 2009, 15:17

thanks et, i upgraded to 100-400 L from 55-250 recently for the reach as i am doing a lot of wildlife(4 legged & the winged kind) photography.

extreme_torque · 27th March 2009, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by redrage

thanks et, i upgraded to 100-400 L from 55-250 recently for the reach as i am doing a lot of wildlife(4 legged & the winged kind) photography.

That 100-400 IS L is an awesome lens. Put in a teleconvertor and it still doesnt spoil the image.

TSEA · 27th March 2009, 19:48

Happy Ugadi to everyone!

Quote:

Originally Posted by josepeter

Total Novice - thats me. Have never clicked a pic in an SLR..

Good going josepeter, these are good silhouette. One suggestion, silhouette's look better with One Single foreground object. But then it's not a rule!

[quote=extreme_torque;1227847]a few more from Humanyus tomb New Delhi
/quote]

Wow! I might have seen this monument so many times, but never picturized it in this way. Again. good composition.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratos

Nice pic TG! The D700 is gonna be a great use

I took this picture on my recent Yosemite National Park trip

Mirror Lake

Fantastic Picture! Is it still so cold over there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

They look like"Ghost trees"!

Yep, they do look Spooky!

dr_know · 28th March 2009, 02:03

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The set up was with one table lamp behind the glass. the black background is my tshirt. and to get the red colors i used 1 red tshirt, 1 red bed sheet, 1 red towel. all the reds i could find in my house. sounds tacky but did give me this effect. to reduce the amount of light i took the light shade of its lock and placed it slanted. Took it in JPEG at that time (about 2 years ago), only realised it after I put everything back, so there are some artifacts!

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This shot was taken about a year ago, slight adjustments of RAW in PS3.

Torqueguru · 28th March 2009, 02:32

@Drknow
@Clevermax
@Redrage
Thank you pals!

@TSEA
They really were, especially towards evening..hehe

Ok, So here is an HDR from the d700, it is a composite of 4 images. All bracketed and handheld.

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Regards,
TG.

dr_know · 28th March 2009, 03:39

nice shot and great processing TG! I can see the glow effect of HDR close the hill on the rightside of the frame, I have never quite figured out to do HDR's correctly.

Torqueguru · 28th March 2009, 05:55

Well it is not that tough to churn out HDRs, the issue is learning what kind of scenes are suitable for HDRI. Scenes with a large amount of gradient high lights and shadows are perfect for HDRI. Clicks with cloudy skies, reflective surfaces, textured surfaces, multiple light strengths are excellent candidates. Once you get the right scene, again depending on your experience with a particular camera, you got to bracket your shots with the best EV shift suitable for that lighting. then its all while processing, just playing around for a whle with the sliders will give u nice hold over it. And yeah gotta keep trying

Thanks for the remarks, I find many of our friends here are not fans of surreal HDRs, I personally love them! Here is one more of the surreal kinds. It was clicked a while ago, with the Sony DSC H50.

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Regards,
TG.

mobike008 · 28th March 2009, 09:03

Belated Happy Ugadi to everyone. Hope you all had a blast.

TG, as usual you are flooring everyone with your landscape pictures. Great work.

I found this picture in my archive from last diwali

Torqueguru · 28th March 2009, 10:52

@Drknow
The city reflections are awesome! mindblowing!
@ Mobike008
nice one there! And thanks, hehe.

Ok so here is something that I clicked 2 days ago when I missed that special someone

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Regards,
TG.

clevermax · 29th March 2009, 09:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Drknow
The city reflections are awesome! mindblowing!
@ Mobike008
nice one there! And thanks, hehe.

Ok so here is something that I clicked 2 days ago when I missed that special someone

Attachment 116776
Regards,
TG.

TG, Nice and apt bg for this shot. So, I see that you still / again miss that 'special someone'... or am I wrong? ;-)

27th March 2009, 00:41	#4981
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	I had clicked a few portraits a while ago, thought of posting one of them All clicked using the H50 point and shoot, and some texturing while post processing. Regards, TG.

27th March 2009, 12:32	#4984
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 553 Thanked: 106 Times	Nice pics TG,ET, Sudipto! Rj the HDR rocks man! One from Mysore, The brain fever bird......... Happy Ugadi Everybody! Last edited by redrage : 27th March 2009 at 12:38.

28th March 2009, 02:03	#4989
dr_know BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In & Out Posts: 187 Thanked: Once View My Garage	The set up was with one table lamp behind the glass. the black background is my tshirt. and to get the red colors i used 1 red tshirt, 1 red bed sheet, 1 red towel. all the reds i could find in my house. sounds tacky but did give me this effect. to reduce the amount of light i took the light shade of its lock and placed it slanted. Took it in JPEG at that time (about 2 years ago), only realised it after I put everything back, so there are some artifacts! This shot was taken about a year ago, slight adjustments of RAW in PS3. Last edited by dr_know : 28th March 2009 at 02:05.

28th March 2009, 02:32	#4990
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Drknow @Clevermax @Redrage Thank you pals! @TSEA They really were, especially towards evening..hehe Ok, So here is an HDR from the d700, it is a composite of 4 images. All bracketed and handheld. Regards, TG.

28th March 2009, 05:55	#4992
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Well it is not that tough to churn out HDRs, the issue is learning what kind of scenes are suitable for HDRI. Scenes with a large amount of gradient high lights and shadows are perfect for HDRI. Clicks with cloudy skies, reflective surfaces, textured surfaces, multiple light strengths are excellent candidates. Once you get the right scene, again depending on your experience with a particular camera, you got to bracket your shots with the best EV shift suitable for that lighting. then its all while processing, just playing around for a whle with the sliders will give u nice hold over it. And yeah gotta keep trying Thanks for the remarks, I find many of our friends here are not fans of surreal HDRs, I personally love them! Here is one more of the surreal kinds. It was clicked a while ago, with the Sony DSC H50. Regards, TG.

27th March 2009, 01:06	#4982
dr_know BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In & Out Posts: 187 Thanked: Once View My Garage	nice shot. great texture work!

27th March 2009, 15:13	#4985
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,377 Thanked: 5,105 Times	@red... very nice shot! What lens do you use? I am waiting for the day when I am able to afford the 100-400 IS L :(

27th March 2009, 15:17	#4986
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 553 Thanked: 106 Times	thanks et, i upgraded to 100-400 L from 55-250 recently for the reach as i am doing a lot of wildlife(4 legged & the winged kind) photography.

28th March 2009, 03:39	#4991
dr_know BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In & Out Posts: 187 Thanked: Once View My Garage	nice shot and great processing TG! I can see the glow effect of HDR close the hill on the rightside of the frame, I have never quite figured out to do HDR's correctly.

28th March 2009, 09:03	#4993
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,702 Thanked: 14,828 Times View My Garage	Belated Happy Ugadi to everyone. Hope you all had a blast. TG, as usual you are flooring everyone with your landscape pictures. Great work. I found this picture in my archive from last diwali Attached Thumbnails

28th March 2009, 10:52	#4994
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Drknow The city reflections are awesome! mindblowing! @ Mobike008 nice one there! And thanks, hehe. Ok so here is something that I clicked 2 days ago when I missed that special someone Regards, TG. Last edited by Torqueguru : 28th March 2009 at 11:01.