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LosOjos

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@CHR1S - really like some of your HDR shots, a lot of people "overcook" them and they come out looking horrendous. I like HDR when it's used to add range to a photo or used to artistically make it look surreal, some people don't seem to get that balance! :)

 

I don't do a lot of HDR, but here are a few of mine (a bit smaller, sorry for the previous, huge posts!):

 

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Port de Sóller by Josh_Wolf, on Flickr

 

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Cornish Coast by Josh_Wolf, on Flickr

 

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Plaza Mayor, Madrid by Josh_Wolf, on Flickr

 

BTW, I don't Photoshop everything but I do like to get a bit creative with it when I do :p

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CHR1S

CHR1S

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I love when someone does PS properly. It can be really artistic.

I prefer to get it right in camera, I may tweak the brightness and contrast but that's it.

 

But yes I do like a good HDR'ing :)

sonofsanta

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Obviously I'm a sinner, any photo I like the look of goes through the digital darkroom, even if it's just for a Curves layer. Why shoot RAW unless you're going to fiddle, I say :)

 

(In case it wasn't apparent from the shots themselves, all mine earlier had been through the PS rinser, albeit some more than others.)

 

@LosOjos & @CHR1S (for the lifeboat station) - that's the kind of HDR I like, simply compensating for the lack of dynamic range in camera. I hate the artificial halo look that was so popular a couple of years back. Good work soldiers salute.gif

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LosOjos

LosOjos

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Obviously I'm a sinner, any photo I like the look of goes through the digital darkroom, even if it's just for a Curves layer. Why shoot RAW unless you're going to fiddle, I say :)

 

(just in case it wasn't apparent from the shots themselves, all mine earlier had been through the PS rinser, albeit some more than others.)

 

Ah yeah I do give nearly everything a curves adjustment and some dodging/burning if required as my aim with the camera is to get a good, even "canvas" in terms of contrastexposure that I can tweak later, but I don't really class that as photoshopping - they've been doing the same for years with various developers, film, tones, and dyes :)

 

It becomes photoshopping, in my mind, when you start doing things to the shot that mere photographic chemicals/techniques could not also produce. Technically, that makes my multiple exposure shot above exempt from my own definition, but I class it as a photoshopped shot as it's not possible on a digital camera (I know some can do it now, but they effectively do exactly what I did in photoshop, just using their own software)

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I said contrast when I meant exposure...
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pcstru

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but I class it as a photoshopped shot as it's not possible on a digital camera (I know some can do it now, but they effectively do exactly what I did in photoshop, just using their own software)

It is sort of possible. Put the camera on bulb setting, and open the shutter. Now ... take the lens cap off, trigger flash, lens cap on. Rinse and repeat. Just like the old days!

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LosOjos

LosOjos

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It is sort of possible. Put the camera on bulb setting, and open the shutter. Now ... take the lens cap off, trigger flash, lens cap on. Rinse and repeat. Just like the old days!

 

True, hadn't thought of doing it like that! Have to say, I enjoyed the freedom doing it in photoshop gave me, allowing me to accent particular areas as I saw fit, but I also kind of like the 'randomness' of doing it on film. That said, I'm not a fan of the totally random double exposures, I always try to make the double exposure a part of the shot and plan it as such, otherwise anything good that comes from it is just pure luck...

 

Oh go on then, I will share some film double exposures :p

 

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Keep an Eye on the Road by Josh_Wolf, on Flickr

 

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Live Music by Josh_Wolf, on Flickr

 

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Going Underground by Josh_Wolf, on Flickr

 

(sorry but the OP did ask for us to share! :p)

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elsiegee40

elsiegee40

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Some wildlife photography from India taken by Mr gee40... Getting to see a tiger in the wild, never mind this close, makes me insanely jealous! The camera was a Panasonic Lumix, nothing special. The bear is a Sloth Bear.

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And just to prove that my family gets out more than I do, my eldest did a placement in South Africa last summer linked to her Environmental Biology studies. I am not allowed to post the rhino pictures she got as they are very sensitive about their exact location. These are warthogs waiting to ambush the person in the food store, baby hyenas and an inquisitive hornbill. SHe is off to China with the university this summer!

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MrKJLS

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Ta. Turn off AF :-)! Short depth of field tends to stretch the capabilities of AF.

 

I will keep it in mind :D

 

DSC03089.jpg <- I like doing the light trail ones!

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sonofsanta

sonofsanta

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Two of my recent ones at the British Wildlife Centre... not sure which one is my favourite...

 

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The badger's my favourite - focus is spot on, it's framed beautifully by the tree (even the branch coming up under its snout), it's on the lower left third and it's looking across the frame.

 

@LosOjos - that sort of photo montage very rarely looks good (it's a lot of work and an excellent eye to blend something convincingly) and isn't really photography anymore, to my mind - it's digital painting, or digital collage, with photographs used only as a material.

 

Curves, sharpening, dodging/burning (my current favourite tool) are just making the most of what you've got, IMHO.

LosOjos

LosOjos

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The badger's my favourite - focus is spot on, it's framed beautifully by the tree (even the branch coming up under its snout), it's on the lower left third and it's looking across the frame.

 

Have to agree, that badger is great :)

 

@LosOjos - that sort of photo montage very rarely looks good (it's a lot of work and an excellent eye to blend something convincingly) and isn't really photography anymore, to my mind - it's digital painting, or digital collage, with photographs used only as a material.

 

Yeah I know where you're coming from, there's certainly a fine line where photography stops being photography and becomes something else. However, I'd like to point out that the 3 shots in my last post were all done on film, no post processing (aside from curves/dodge/burn) ;)

LosOjos

LosOjos

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I will keep it in mind :D

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]24121[/ATTACH] <- I like doing the light trail ones!

 

Very cool :)

 

Not my shot but an online acquaintance, this guy did a 40 minute exposure similar to yours: Hyperdrive

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AlexB

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This is about the only photo I've taken just because of 'the view'. I was walking down the corridor at work and looked up and thought 'I must take a photo of that'

 

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(yes I probably should photoshop out the bin, posters and a few other bits!)

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Norphy

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I went to the Imperial War Museum in Duxford today and one of the old boys there went up in a Spitfire. I got a few pictures but this one was my favourite

 

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