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Torqueguru · 3rd January 2010, 21:09

@clevermax
If you liked that shot, please do check this too!

Beach buddies on Vimeo

Regards,
TG.

clevermax · 4th January 2010, 10:24

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Originally Posted by ArunV

Few attempts from my side. I am new to photography. so expecting ur comments.

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Originally Posted by ArunV

Thanks Clevermax. Please comment on post 7187. I am new to photography and don't know what all i need to look at. Got a lot to learn. Commente always helps in improving....

The first shot, is a bit over-saturated IMO. Even the lowlights are influenced by the blue color cast. Composition is very nice. It has some good scope for PP.

The second shot could have been straightened up a bit, like 1 degree rotation CCW. Looks to be a bit blurred or shaken.

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Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@clevermax
If you liked that shot, please do check this too!

Beach buddies on Vimeo

Regards,
TG.

That's amazing. I had to wait over a slow connection to buffer it up.

Torqueguru · 4th January 2010, 10:54

@clevermax
Thanks, only downside to it was that I got drenched by the wave that u just saw sweeping across as the video just nears its end!

Moonrise on the Blue moon evening. the last day of 2009.

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Regards,
TG.

clevermax · 4th January 2010, 11:00

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Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@clevermax
Moonrise on the Blue moon evening. the last day of 2009.
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Regards,
TG.

Looks like sunrise! The flare at the lower left corner is a PP or natural?

Torqueguru · 4th January 2010, 11:26

@clevermax
I never do pp flares ever since i got into serious photography, they look so CG(Computer Generated) . Thats the natural flare of the lens you are seeing. I didnt feel like removing it actually. Only pp done is bring the curve down a little bit for the sky as it was further blown out.

tsk1979 · 4th January 2010, 12:12

Some recent shots. Taken with 50mm 1.8 since the 18-55 has terrible hotspots.
Please excuse the composition. Firstly 50mm on APS-C is terrible for landscapes, secondly,. I could not see what I was shooting, and in the bright sunlight, even LCD was pretty useless!

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Torqueguru · 4th January 2010, 12:25

@Tsk
Wow, those colors look awesome! No excuse for composition, through a 50 mm, things can still be composed well..

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Regards,
TG.

clevermax · 4th January 2010, 14:50

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Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Tsk
Wow, those colors look awesome! No excuse for composition, through a 50 mm, things can still be composed well..
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Regards,
TG.

TG, the sky doesn't look natural. Its too much blurred / smudged on the top portion. Please excuse me if it was because of long exposure. Beautiful picture otherwise.

@Tsk: Nice colors on the IR shots. I have no idea about IR photography. I think there is an IR attenuator over the sensor, that needs to be removed for IR photography? You might be using an IR filter in front of the lens which allows only IR to pass through?

Torqueguru · 4th January 2010, 14:59

Long exposure + wind = blurred clouds...i like it! Its aparticular look u set to achieve in a long exposure, a long exposure of moving water or clouds by itself, is not natural right?

tsk1979 · 4th January 2010, 15:09

Yes, I am using an unmodified camera, and an IR filter in front of lens. this means, in the full light of the noonday sun, at Apertures like F8, I need to give a 2-3 second exposure

Bumble Beast · 4th January 2010, 15:24

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Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Tsk
Wow, those colors look awesome! No excuse for composition, through a 50 mm, things can still be composed well..

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Regards,
TG.

Love this shot.
Could you please share the Exif with the Filter and lens used.
Thanks

Torqueguru · 4th January 2010, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Bumble Beast

Love this shot.
Could you please share the Exif with the Filter and lens used.
Thanks

Exposure: 210
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 640

Ideally ISO speed must not be that high, I wanted to check how the camera was performing and hence tried it at that ISO. Also...I had no remote release, so wanted to minimize the exposure time since i was manually holding the shutter button down for the entire length of the exposure.
Regards,
TG.

rjstyles69 · 4th January 2010, 15:43

mukul an excellent shot pal. However I still need to learn how to get get the skies to look so soft and not grainy. Any suggestions on how to achieve this in PS ?

tifosikrishna · 4th January 2010, 15:48

TG.... exceptional stuff.... most of them. Wow.

Torqueguru · 4th January 2010, 15:49

@ Riju
Well, in the above cases, there is no PS involved to get the grain free sky...so if that is the kind of look u want, try long exposures at isos of around 200. Another work around is using a blur filter ( which I dislike, because to me it looks very procedural...very CG)

Have you tried long exposures at ISO 200 on your camera? Generally long exposures with moving clouds naturally will give you such skies, you dont have to do much pp.

@tifosikrishna
thanks mate..

Regards,
TG.

4th January 2010, 10:54	#7203
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@clevermax Thanks, only downside to it was that I got drenched by the wave that u just saw sweeping across as the video just nears its end! Moonrise on the Blue moon evening. the last day of 2009. Regards, TG.

4th January 2010, 11:26	#7205
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@clevermax I never do pp flares ever since i got into serious photography, they look so CG(Computer Generated) . Thats the natural flare of the lens you are seeing. I didnt feel like removing it actually. Only pp done is bring the curve down a little bit for the sky as it was further blown out. Last edited by Torqueguru : 4th January 2010 at 11:35.

4th January 2010, 12:12	#7206
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,730 Thanked: 23,287 Times View My Garage	Infra red..... Some recent shots. Taken with 50mm 1.8 since the 18-55 has terrible hotspots. Please excuse the composition. Firstly 50mm on APS-C is terrible for landscapes, secondly,. I could not see what I was shooting, and in the bright sunlight, even LCD was pretty useless!

4th January 2010, 12:25	#7207
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Tsk Wow, those colors look awesome! No excuse for composition, through a 50 mm, things can still be composed well.. Regards, TG.

4th January 2010, 15:49	#7215
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@ Riju Well, in the above cases, there is no PS involved to get the grain free sky...so if that is the kind of look u want, try long exposures at isos of around 200. Another work around is using a blur filter ( which I dislike, because to me it looks very procedural...very CG) Have you tried long exposures at ISO 200 on your camera? Generally long exposures with moving clouds naturally will give you such skies, you dont have to do much pp. @tifosikrishna thanks mate.. Regards, TG. Last edited by Torqueguru : 4th January 2010 at 15:50.

4th January 2010, 14:59	#7209
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Long exposure + wind = blurred clouds...i like it! Its aparticular look u set to achieve in a long exposure, a long exposure of moving water or clouds by itself, is not natural right?

4th January 2010, 15:09	#7210
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,730 Thanked: 23,287 Times View My Garage	Yes, I am using an unmodified camera, and an IR filter in front of lens. this means, in the full light of the noonday sun, at Apertures like F8, I need to give a 2-3 second exposure

4th January 2010, 15:43	#7213
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	mukul an excellent shot pal. However I still need to learn how to get get the skies to look so soft and not grainy. Any suggestions on how to achieve this in PS ?

4th January 2010, 15:48	#7214
tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 828 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	TG.... exceptional stuff.... most of them. Wow.