bruni wrote:
George - thank you, that is very interesting, actually I'm shocked. To me, that's minimal cropping, I've got lenses that vignette worse than that. That last one at 150mm really shows how the background melts away. That is a sensational performance for such a "cheap" lens. Wonderful to see these lenses have survived from film to digital, mirrorless and even medium format Fuji
digital.
ben
I agree. I think if you shot with an in camera 4x5 crop you would never see it.
I took another trip to the Princes Pier area in Port Melbourne last night. It was blowing a gale and the sea was pretty wild so didn't stay long.
This is one of 2 beacons that used to guide ships in, the other is about 200 yards inland. The ships would keep the 2 inline on the way in, presumably to avoid sand banks as we're in the vast Port Phillip Bay.
cadman342001 wrote:
I took another trip to the Princes Pier area in Port Melbourne last night. It was blowing a gale and the sea was pretty wild so didn't stay long.
This is one of 2 beacons that used to guide ships in, the other is about 200 yards inland. The ships would keep the 2 inline on the way in, presumably to avoid sand banks as we're in the vast Port Phillip Bay.
Andy, to my eye, the dark has more drama. I prefer it slightly over the light version. Cool that the top of the base of the beacon is perfectly aligned with the horizon. Nicely done!
EDIT: Andy the third image you posted is my choice now. The touch of color is very nice.
mp356 wrote:
Andy, to my eye, the dark has more drama. I prefer it slightly over the light version. Cool that the top of the base of the beacon is perfectly aligned with the horizon. Nicely done!
Thanks Scott, yeah, aligning the base to the horizon was my #1 priority ! Ended up kneeling on the floor to get it right.
cadman342001 wrote:
I took another trip to the Princes Pier area in Port Melbourne last night. It was blowing a gale and the sea was pretty wild so didn't stay long.
This is one of 2 beacons that used to guide ships in, the other is about 200 yards inland. The ships would keep the 2 inline on the way in, presumably to avoid sand banks as we're in the vast Port Phillip Bay.
Lieutenant Z wrote:
I was this morning at the ceremony of the WW1 victory.
While there, I again thought that I am the first male member of my family who didn't fight against the Germans for 4 generations.
Andy,
I prefer the third option. Though your horizon is level the beacon looks to me to be leaning to the right of vertical a bit, but on second thought my eyes are messed up. Perhaps a Photoshop suggestion - ctrl + A, Ctrl + C, ctrl +V - then select "multiply" blend mode and adjust opacity to suit would give it more dramatic darker version of #3.
Jim
cadman342001 wrote:
I took another trip to the Princes Pier area in Port Melbourne last night. It was blowing a gale and the sea was pretty wild so didn't stay long.
This is one of 2 beacons that used to guide ships in, the other is about 200 yards inland. The ships would keep the 2 inline on the way in, presumably to avoid sand banks as we're in the vast Port Phillip Bay.
Lieutenant Z wrote:
I was this morning at the ceremony of the WW1 victory.
While there, I again thought that I am the first male member of my family who didn't fight against the Germans for 4 generations.
Hopefully you are a trend of many generations that don't have to fight the Germans. Today I stopped at the North Bend, Oregon visitor center and they had a boxcar that was used in WWI given to the city by France.
Philippe,
I really like your series, but your words are more stark and impactful than the images. Four generations is just too much. I recently learned that the US has been at war for 225 out of 243 tears of our existence. Years and years of peace would be a welcomed change by me. There are so many sociopaths that gravitate to leadership positions that until we can come up with some test to weed them out - war will continue to hold us all back.
Peace
Jim
Lieutenant Z wrote:
I was this morning at the ceremony of the WW1 victory.
While there, I again thought that I am the first male member of my family who didn't fight against the Germans for 4 generations.
pbraymond wrote:
James, that pie looks scrumptious.
David, spider tree is wonderful, I like how you let the parts of the tree just leave the frame in various place, including the left edge.
Ani, wonderful eye and angle with the new shot processing.
Phillipe, that reflection shot with the motorcycle is a highlight for me from the past few pages.
Kav, the full spectrum IR shot down the canyon just draws my eye due to the color; somehow the IR color shot makes the leaning of the trees OK.
Thank you for the comment. To be honest, I missed the lefthand crop. The top crop was intentional as to remove the rogue highlights caused by the sunlight making thru the tree canopy. I hiked the other way and found another tree. I used the 16mm f3.5 for grins. Way too many rogue highlights to even try to process as they just distract. Sometimes removing dust spots and rogue highlights can be like a zen-like meditation, so I will save it for the to-do list.
cadman342001 wrote:
I took another trip to the Princes Pier area in Port Melbourne last night. It was blowing a gale and the sea was pretty wild so didn't stay long.
This is one of 2 beacons that used to guide ships in, the other is about 200 yards inland. The ships would keep the 2 inline on the way in, presumably to avoid sand banks as we're in the vast Port Phillip Bay.
Andy - I prefer this version of all of them but I think the water is too light, especially near the horizon line where there is a very bright thin strip, which looks out of place to me. It's also hard to read as water. Did you de-saturate it?
This is Ponte Fabricio, one of the oldest bridges in Rome, maybe the oldest, from 62 BC (I know a lot of sites say it's the oldest but I don't trust them).
Andy,
That looks better to my eye. I am my own worst enemy imaging my own photos. I can't help thinking - "what would improve this image?". Sometimes it leads to lengthy sessions that add nothing. However, if I am not brutal with my own work - who will? Thanks for being so gracious as to let me offer an unsolicited opinion. I do have a question about one thing in that image. There is a streak of light on the water and hitting the right edge of the platform of the beacon from a direction that no light should hitting the platform. Did you try lighting with a flood light or car headlights?
Curious Jim
Ben,
I love the guy in the upper left corner watching "chin diaper man" walk away.
Jim
bruni wrote:
Andy - I prefer this version of all of them but I think the water is too light, especially near the horizon line where there is a very bright thin strip, which looks out of place to me. It's also hard to read as water. Did you de-saturate it?
This is Ponte Fabricio, one of the oldest bridges in Rome, maybe the oldest, from 62 BC (I know a lot of sites say it's the oldest but I don't trust them).
cadman342001 wrote:
I took another trip to the Princes Pier area in Port Melbourne last night. It was blowing a gale and the sea was pretty wild so didn't stay long.
This is one of 2 beacons that used to guide ships in, the other is about 200 yards inland. The ships would keep the 2 inline on the way in, presumably to avoid sand banks as we're in the vast Port Phillip Bay.
Beautiful shots. I like the third one the most. Although interesting, the perfectly aligned horizon to the base disappears with the dark one, and it makes me want to see more detail of what is there. Third one just feels right.
Now I see the #4, hm. Dunno. May stick with #3 for the moment.
bruni wrote:
Andy - I prefer this version of all of them but I think the water is too light, especially near the horizon line where there is a very bright thin strip, which looks out of place to me. It's also hard to read as water. Did you de-saturate it?
This is Ponte Fabricio, one of the oldest bridges in Rome, maybe the oldest, from 62 BC (I know a lot of sites say it's the oldest but I don't trust them).
