The second one is great! In the first one, I am not so crazy about the super-strong flare, and the two-tone colours, but otherwise it is also really nice. Are those redwoods or are you just very close?
That reminds me of the copper mines near the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
CampX wrote:
92 shots of the open pit copper mine I work at. Shot in small jpeg to facilitate easier number-crunching for my old hamster-driven computer. Full-size output saved as TIFF; when opened in CS5 it was 30 inches by 70 inches!!!!!! "slightly" downsized for use in here......the window in the top left is below the main pano, to show some size and detail.
The haul trucks are 240-tonners, Cat 793's. The height of each of the benches are 15 metres.
Yashica 50mm (of course, what else do I use?) at f8 on Canon 7D, hand-held.
carstenw wrote:
The second one is great! In the first one, I am not so crazy about the super-strong flare, and the two-tone colours, but otherwise it is also really nice. Are those redwoods or are you just very close?
the trees are cypresses if memory serves. one of the most photogenic trees imho. they are short but can get quite wide around the trunk as this one has. they also have a much tighter bark pattern than redwoods. i can never get shots of redwoods i like, they're just too big and usually to close to other trees. i do have 6" high one at home though maybe i should practice on that one.
i'm not surprised you're not a fan of the flare shot given you appreciation of the zeiss look. i've always been a fan of flare used appropriately (debatable in this case), and really like patrick trautfield's use of it in portraits.
it's not two tone color, it's a desaturation with a white balance shift towards yellow for a faded look that i find i quite like for tree shots (also it emphasizes the flare). here's the shot with minimal processing after stitching (i used quite a bit of fill light prior to the stitch to contain dynamic range): http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6594786475_64d389f4e1_o.jpg
i'm guessing you won't care much for this one either, same lens wide open ~40 shots: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6595403807_58b530e1ca_b.jpg
sebboh wrote:
i'm not surprised you're not a fan of the flare shot given you appreciation of the zeiss look. i've always been a fan of flare used appropriately (debatable in this case), and really like patrick trautfield's use of it in portraits.
I agree about Patrick's photos, but apart from being portraits and not nature shots, they also have some other nice characteristics
it's not two tone color, it's a desaturation with a white balance shift towards yellow for a faded look that i find i quite like for tree shots (also it emphasizes the flare). here's the shot with minimal processing after stitching (i used quite a bit of fill light prior to the stitch to contain dynamic range):
I do prefer this, and the presence of real greens and browns are much more to my taste. I still find the flare too strong (I don't mean it should go away, it is just quite dominant, rather than supportive), but it is less objectionable for me in this shot.
The last shot is interesting, and I do like it, but it has more of a sepia look to it, for which I have a weak spot. I find the focus slightly disconcerting, since the stump at the bottom is somewhat innocuous. First I thought it just wasn't in focus
Anyway, all meant in good spirits, and IMO only. Good shots though.
Wow shelt, looks almost like something from lord of the rings, just potentially better. Envy that landscape - I'd print it on a canvas to hang over the living-room sofa. Possibly I'd look for slight more clarity or structure in the most light parts. It's that good. Awesome. Welcome to the forum.
Funny you should mention that, I did print it on my Epson 3880, although on traditional semi-gloss. I spent a lot of time trying to pull contrast out of the fog, and it looks pretty good in the final print. I just framed it this week, and it is going on the family room wall (14"x32", or 35cm x 81 cm framed). Very happy with the finished product!
carstenw wrote:
I agree about Patrick's photos, but apart from being portraits and not nature shots, they also have some other nice characteristics
true. i'm afraid it might cause some friction with my wife if i started shooting models in their underwear though, so most of my experimentation with flare will be confined to nature shots.
carstenw wrote:
I do prefer this, and the presence of real greens and browns are much more to my taste. I still find the flare too strong (I don't mean it should go away, it is just quite dominant, rather than supportive), but it is less objectionable for me in this shot.
i quite prefer the desaturated shot, but agree that there is a bit more flare than i'd like in the shot in general (i like the flare except for the bit on the bottom left). it's difficult to visualize flare for a stitch.
carstenw wrote:
The last shot is interesting, and I do like it, but it has more of a sepia look to it, for which I have a weak spot. I find the focus slightly disconcerting, since the stump at the bottom is somewhat innocuous. First I thought it just wasn't in focus
Anyway, all meant in good spirits, and IMO only. Good shots though.
i'm always happy to receive criticism as long as it is thoughtful. i agree that the eye is not drawn to the stump. in retrospect, i think the image actually works better with the blown sky cropped out making the stump more dominant. i'm so fond of square shots that i have trouble bringing myself to crop them. this is made worse by the fact that you probably look at the top of the image first as you scroll down, starting at the bottom and scrolling up the stump stands out more.
Funny, I didn't even notice that ring-flare at the bottom left Doesn't really bother me. You are right that visualizing flare in a stitch must be quite tricky, I guess.
I tried scrolling up from the bottom and you are right, the stump becomes more visible I am also a sucker for squares, but some photos just work better in 4:3. I think this might be such a shot.
RustyBug -- thanks, I think. Here's one from tonight -- a 75MP, five shot Pano from the NEX-7 and Rokkor-X 28 f/2.8 at f/11. It's Corinthian Island in Tiburon, CA. Angel Island, SF, and the Bay Bridge are in the distance...
shelt wrote:
RustyBug -- thanks, I think. Here's one from tonight -- a 75MP, five shot Pano from the NEX-7 and Rokkor-X 28 f/2.8 at f/11. It's Corinthian Island in Tiburon, CA. Angel Island, SF, and the Bay Bridge are in the distance...
Your welcome ... I was diggin' the 'extreme hills' kinda thing and how you presented it (bridge is cool too). I don't think I'm gonna find any landscape scenes like that around "cornfield country" ... I get sooooo tired of seeing corn & beans ... important as they are.
Thanks Gunzorro! Its a stretch of the Thompson River in my home town of Ashcroft. Elephant Mountain is in the middle, Rattlenake Mountain on the right.
i've always been a fan of flare used appropriately (debatable in this case), and really like patrick trautfield's use of it in portraits.
of seeing corn & beans ... important as they are
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