The Official non-auto Image thread

vivekiny2k · 16th November 2007, 08:49

from my office window

RajaTaurus · 16th November 2007, 11:06

Sand Flower

This is not a man made sculpture.
We got this in one piece from one of our construction sites in Saudi Arabia, while excavating at around 7 meter depth.
This is fine sand solidified due to prolonged presssure and heat, probably under the earth for hundreds of years and became such a wonderful flower bouquet.

Rudra Sen · 16th November 2007, 11:22

vivekiny2k, try that shot again with 1 stop down. It'll be magic!

Very nice picture.

vivekiny2k · 16th November 2007, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

vivekiny2k, try that shot again with 1 stop down. It'll be magic!

Very nice picture.

thank rudra, thankfully the leaves are still there. will try it.

I shot it late in evening, so low light and window glass relfections were creating problems.

PS: it's not DOF issue, the leaves were shaking violently, only the trunk was stationary.

kpzen · 16th November 2007, 22:18

Nice pic Vivekiny2k............

Rudra Sen · 16th November 2007, 22:22

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Originally Posted by vivekiny2k

PS: it's not DOF issue, the leaves were shaking violently, only the trunk was stationary.

I did not say anything about DOF.

vivekiny2k · 18th November 2007, 04:56

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

I did not say anything about DOF.

I guess I was convincing myself

.
There were a couple shots which were giving a false impression of shallow DOF.

Nitin · 18th November 2007, 05:48

Nice pic,vivek.Nothing to beat fall colors! I so miss the scenic drives in Ohio.
Was this pic taken recently?

vivekiny2k · 18th November 2007, 07:33

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Originally Posted by Nitin

Nice pic,vivek.Nothing to beat fall colors! I so miss the scenic drives in Ohio.
Was this pic taken recently?

yes, last week. my photos really don't do justice to the scenery here.

I noticed your ohio background in school and college.
here are a couple more, from smokies and some from my office.

falll colors pictures from friends & fun photos on webshots

Torqy · 19th November 2007, 14:31

Burning clouds over Ramamurthy Nagar...

IMP · 19th November 2007, 17:37

Wow Torqy, great capture!
I almost thought it was fire until i read the caption.

IMP · 19th November 2007, 17:55

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Imp, that's a great set of photos. Where did you shoot it?

@Samurai - I shot them from my terrace

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Originally Posted by Venkatesh.C

@IMP - picture perfect dude. I would have liked to see the full pole in the second shot which is a brilliant exposure nevertheless. Did you PP to get the blues and yellows right? Or was it OTB?

@Venkatesh.C - Thanks, It is not OTB (here i am presuming OTB to be 'Out of The Box') played around slightly with the curves, but the OTB looks close to what I have posted. About the composition, i'll try next time, it would look good IMO too.

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Originally Posted by navin_bhp

@ IMP Great pic dude..I Love your composition..

@navin_bhp - Thanks buddy.

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Originally Posted by Torqy

Yeah. You've literally pulled power lines from the sun.

Nice shot.

-- Torqy

@Torqy - I'm glad you loved it.
Excuse me for my sporadic presence guys

guyonblackybx · 19th November 2007, 20:00

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Originally Posted by Torqy

Burning clouds over Ramamurthy Nagar...

Nature captured at its best

Cheers keep clicking!!

Samurai · 19th November 2007, 20:30

Torqy,

Although your image has some amazing color effect, it can't be called as good composition. You have to include other elements to the image to make it more compelling. Look at the images the follow yours, their sky is less dramatic than yours, but they are much better compositions since they have included lot more elements to acheive a much better result. Don't ignore the background or foreground, they can always provide the contrast that can breath life into your image, the last image by guyonblackybx is a good example of that.

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Originally Posted by Torqy

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Originally Posted by SRShrikanth

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Originally Posted by IMP

Harnessing the sun's energy......

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Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Rehaan · 19th November 2007, 21:52

Samuraiji,

Although i do agree with your concepts of composition, i do also think that there is more than just one universal aesthetic.

Torqy's photo is more like an "abstract painting", whereas most of the other pictures in this thread are like "landscape paintings" etc. .. ie my opinion.

cya
R

ps - Torqy, i loved the very first 2 pictures you posted in this thread (candid people in a feild / woman on beach.. or something like that). They had a certain "stock photo" quality (thats a compliment in this case

)...almost like you would see them on corbis or gettyimages.

16th November 2007, 11:06	#1847
RajaTaurus Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tenkasi, TN Posts: 1,118 Thanked: 484 Times View My Garage	Sand Flower This is not a man made sculpture. We got this in one piece from one of our construction sites in Saudi Arabia, while excavating at around 7 meter depth. This is fine sand solidified due to prolonged presssure and heat, probably under the earth for hundreds of years and became such a wonderful flower bouquet. Last edited by RajaTaurus : 16th November 2007 at 11:12. Reason: spelling correction

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IMP BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 123 Thanked: 30 Times	Wow Torqy, great capture! I almost thought it was fire until i read the caption. Last edited by IMP : 19th November 2007 at 17:56.

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vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	from my office window

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Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,738 Thanked: 6,860 Times View My Garage	vivekiny2k, try that shot again with 1 stop down. It'll be magic! Very nice picture.

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kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,609 Thanked: 1,882 Times View My Garage	Nice pic Vivekiny2k............

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Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	Nice pic,vivek.Nothing to beat fall colors! I so miss the scenic drives in Ohio. Was this pic taken recently?

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Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 967 Thanked: 244 Times	Burning clouds over Ramamurthy Nagar...

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Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,199 Thanked: 36,012 Times	Samuraiji, Although i do agree with your concepts of composition, i do also think that there is more than just one universal aesthetic. Torqy's photo is more like an "abstract painting", whereas most of the other pictures in this thread are like "landscape paintings" etc. .. ie my opinion. cya R ps - Torqy, i loved the very first 2 pictures you posted in this thread (candid people in a feild / woman on beach.. or something like that). They had a certain "stock photo" quality (thats a compliment in this case )...almost like you would see them on corbis or gettyimages.