The Official non-auto Image thread

jaygeetee · 1st July 2009, 00:04

Hey guys,
those are some really great pics. I am a newbie to this forum and am really glad to see some great artists in our team.

I thought I'd also add one photo of my own and find out your reactions. This was taken using my soapbox(Nikon S51).

Hope to catch a lot of good photos and share some too.

Torqueguru · 1st July 2009, 01:12

@TSEA
I have not worked on GIMP or Corel, I do my pp is PS alone and when in bulk, I prefer Lightroom to quickly process tonnes of images. OK so for my sky shots, I do exposure blending. I had prescribed the r ecipe for that before in this same thread, citing a horse pic as an example!

@clevermax
Brilliant Black and white!

Was out in the evening at the San Francisco Piers

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Regards,
TG

clevermax · 1st July 2009, 07:52

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Originally Posted by Exhaust_Note

@clevermax: Personally I think this picture one of the best ones in spite of it's simplicity (or may be because of it....?)

Black and white pictures always seem to be much more thought provoking and have a deeper meaning than color ones. Even at times when the same picture is seen in the two settings, the B&W seem to stand out and make you tend to stare at it and think... Is it just me or others also feel like that?

Thanks a lot Exhaust_Note, and you wrote my exact thoughts about b/w. The moment I opened this picture, I made it b/w and did further processing on the b/w picture. Somehow I never felt like preserving the colors in it.

@TG: Thanks a lot, I think its the first time a different type of sky from you - looks hazy... but it adds to the beauty of the shot.

Torqueguru · 1st July 2009, 08:02

@clevermax
Yeah, it was a little hay, the Sanf Francisco Bay area always is a little foggy, sometimes its so foggy that you dont see the sun whole day!

A really high high 5!

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Regards,
TG.

kalpeshc · 1st July 2009, 10:25

Beautiful photograph - Did you actually ask them to do this for you?

clevermax · 1st July 2009, 10:32

@TG: Great capture. It is like you've given life to the characters in my earlier composition!

Care to share the exif?

maven · 1st July 2009, 13:01

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Originally Posted by clevermax

@discobiscuit: Oh! it was a wild guess, but I was correct..

Another shot from the beach.. Processed B/W, in an attempt to get rid of the colors and still give the evening sky a decent look..

EXIF: 1/2000s, f/4.5, ISO 200, focal lght: 26mm.

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oh beauty.

it is so simply put.

sj_koova · 1st July 2009, 19:11

Another one from me.
Experts, comments please.

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TSEA · 1st July 2009, 20:04

@sj_koova: Good colors! Beautiful!

@clevermax: Interesting shot. Nicely done!

@TG: Let me try my luck with exposure blending. Thanks.

sj_koova · 1st July 2009, 20:15

Few more from today's collections

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You can see the drizzle in this one.

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clevermax · 1st July 2009, 20:35

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Originally Posted by sj_koova

Few more from today's collections

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You can see the drizzle in this one.
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Hey is it raining afar on the left half of the bottom picture? Really nice capture.

sj_koova · 1st July 2009, 21:10

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Originally Posted by clevermax

Hey is it raining afar on the left half of the bottom picture? Really nice capture.

Thats right. The sky was really dramatic, rain and the same time partially bright . Far on the right and left it was raining and the middle part was so bright. Could not get the rain on right side in this composition

shajufx · 1st July 2009, 21:29

Hi SJ, you are painting different images on the same frame (same viewing angle from your house as earlier) !! Very interesting and awesome work. Are they done in panorama mode or you are cropping them to get that effect ? Keep it up, great work.

sj_koova · 1st July 2009, 21:43

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Originally Posted by shajufx

Hi SJ, you are painting different images on the same frame (same viewing angle from your house as earlier) !! Very interesting and awesome work. Are they done in panorama mode or you are cropping them to get that effect ? Keep it up, great work.

You got the point, all those were shot from my apartment terrace. I cropped them in pacasa for the panoramic feel and added bit of graduated tint.

shajufx · 1st July 2009, 21:49

Have you taken your D90 outdoors ? I really waited somany days to see some day time outdoor snaps from your new tool. Infact my traget was to buy the D90, I think I posted that earlier too. But compromised on the price part and got myself D60 with 2 lenses (18-55 and 55-200).

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jaygeetee BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 106 Thanked: 121 Times	Bellisimo Hey guys, those are some really great pics. I am a newbie to this forum and am really glad to see some great artists in our team. I thought I'd also add one photo of my own and find out your reactions. This was taken using my soapbox(Nikon S51). Hope to catch a lot of good photos and share some too. Attached Thumbnails

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Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@TSEA I have not worked on GIMP or Corel, I do my pp is PS alone and when in bulk, I prefer Lightroom to quickly process tonnes of images. OK so for my sky shots, I do exposure blending. I had prescribed the r ecipe for that before in this same thread, citing a horse pic as an example! @clevermax Brilliant Black and white! Was out in the evening at the San Francisco Piers Regards, TG Last edited by Torqueguru : 1st July 2009 at 01:18.

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Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@clevermax Yeah, it was a little hay, the Sanf Francisco Bay area always is a little foggy, sometimes its so foggy that you dont see the sun whole day! A really high high 5! Regards, TG.

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sj_koova BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 677 Thanked: 625 Times View My Garage	Few more from today's collections You can see the drizzle in this one.

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kalpeshc BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 544 Thanked: 141 Times	Beautiful photograph - Did you actually ask them to do this for you?

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clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,113 Thanked: 2,903 Times View My Garage	@TG: Great capture. It is like you've given life to the characters in my earlier composition! Care to share the exif?

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sj_koova BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 677 Thanked: 625 Times View My Garage	Another one from me. Experts, comments please.

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TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 425 Thanked: 866 Times	@sj_koova: Good colors! Beautiful! @clevermax: Interesting shot. Nicely done! @TG: Let me try my luck with exposure blending. Thanks.

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shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,808 Thanked: 832 Times View My Garage	Hi SJ, you are painting different images on the same frame (same viewing angle from your house as earlier) !! Very interesting and awesome work. Are they done in panorama mode or you are cropping them to get that effect ? Keep it up, great work.

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shajufx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,808 Thanked: 832 Times View My Garage	Have you taken your D90 outdoors ? I really waited somany days to see some day time outdoor snaps from your new tool. Infact my traget was to buy the D90, I think I posted that earlier too. But compromised on the price part and got myself D60 with 2 lenses (18-55 and 55-200).