The Photography Thread

[MontyVeda]

[QUOTE 2096770, member: 9609"]...
I only have a small compact and I doubt I could be bothered to carry anything that didn't fit in my pocket, love the concept of it though![/quote]

I'm with you all the way Reiver, most of my photos simply wouldn't exist of the tool wasn't pocket sized... I often wish my camera had a bigger sensor though

 

[ianrauk]

@MontyVeda
@Reiver
Like you chaps I only use a very small compact camera (Samsung) that fit's in the palm of my hand.
All the photo's above were taken with it.

 

[Cyclist33]

Wow, you really get a sense of how stark and lonely it is there. No likey. Likey the photos, no likey the nothingness.

Something much more homely - looking north west (I think) from the top of the Stiperstones:
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Like this lots. Agriculture!

 

[Cyclist33]

@MontyVeda
@Reiver
Like you chaps I only use a very small compact camera (Samsung) that fit's in the palm of my hand.
All the photo's above were taken with it.

Ditto - Panasonic fs10, various image software and a sprinkle of imagination.

 

[Cyclist33]

[QUOTE 2098028, member: 9609"]There we go exposure control -

So, I have had my first go at an HDR today, three pictures, three different exposures then joined them together using layers in psp. Certainly achieved a picture I would never have otherwised managed. Captured all the shaded area under the trees and in the pond that would have otherwise been black and yet kept that bit of blue sky and didn't overexpose the rocks. - pity I hadn't moved the wheelie bin and the washing whirly.
Anyway - my frog pond

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Nice one. Which release of psp you got? The newer ones have got a HDR wizard on the file menu...

 

[HovR]

[QUOTE 2098028, member: 9609"]pity I hadn't moved the wheelie bin and the washing whirly.
Anyway - my frog pond

[/quote]

What wheelie bin?

 

[john59]

Some great photographs on here. A few more from myself.

John

 

[Oldspice]

I don't like the way that leopard is looking at that Robin! The picture of the building by the water is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Wow, you really get a sense of how stark and lonely it is there. No likey. Likey the photos, no likey the nothingness.

Something much more homely - looking north west (I think) from the top of the Stiperstones:
View attachment 13877

This is a great shot, but I may be slightly biased.

 

[coffeejo]

Thank you for sharing

+1

 

[mcshroom]

My photography skills are legendary by their absence, but sometimes I get lucky

 

[HovR]

[QUOTE 2098736, member: 9609"]very impressive, much better than I ever achieve, how did you do it?

I normally copy stuff from nearby and paste over the top, it takes ages and it is quite obvious when I zoom in - I also have the advantage of doing so with the full size then some of the editing is dissolved when shrinking down and sharpening.

It is difficult to tell you have even touched that![/quote]

Thanks.

I did it in Photoshop CS5, primarily using the healing brush tool. I start out using "Replace" mode to remove the object, by taking texture samples from nearby and "painting" them over the object to be removed. After this initial phase I will switch the tool to "Normal" mode to blend the new and original textures together to remove any harsh unnatural edges (if needed).

Finishing touches can then be applied using a mixture of the two modes to edit the little features (like the shadows under the fences beams) and fix anything that looks unnatural. It's this step which takes the longest.. If you're like me you can spend hours "fixing" things which no other person in the world would ever notice.

Some times things can be removed using the "Spot Healing Tool", which requires much less work on the users part, however for large jobs it often doesn't work as well.

 

[The Brewer]

John

There's some really good pictures on this thread and I've like them, but this floats my boat

 

[Cyclist33]

Some great photographs on here. A few more from myself.

John

Fantastic!

 

[on the road]

I don't like the way that leopard is looking at that Robin!

Don't worry, he'll only use it as a toothpick