OK, Colin (& Curtis), here is my final processing (for now, until I become much better). when you posted your Hong Kong skyline with your Nikkor 50mm f2 H Auto, I said I would complement it with one of San Fransisco with my 50mm f2 HC Auto. And, since most people voted for "with trees", that is what I have done. As per George, I tried to make the sky as dark as possible. This was a bit trickier, as it was a bit misty (hence being lit up by the city lights.) . I couldn't figure our how to do a grad filter without it affecting the top of the bridge, so it is what it is:
This second image is a pano cropped from 3 landscape images (aka "skinny" pano), also with the Nikkor 50 f2. This was from a different location, so no trees.
I also have a sequence with my 105 f2.5, but these will suffice here. These are from some pretty common locations so nothing particularly innovative about these 2. It is getting harder to get access to view points at night on either Yerba Buena or Treasure Island as more and more chain link fences go up. It seem to be the way of the world these days, unfortunately.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Promise to keep it and it is yours for the shipping cost. The glass is perfect on it. Only caveat is the one I bought is truly perfect so that I will keep it.
Rafael, that is such a generous offer and it underlines the reason this thread has survived and prospered for nearly 10 years.
What a wonderful gesture. Enjoy it Laura and let's see some more from you.
graytrekker wrote:
OK, Colin (& Curtis), here is my final processing (for now, until I become much better). when you posted your Hong Kong skyline with your Nikkor 50mm f2 H Auto, I said I would complement it with one of San Fransisco with my 50mm f2 HC Auto. And, since most people voted for "with trees", that is what I have done. As per George, I tried to make the sky as dark as possible. This was a bit trickier, as it was a bit misty (hence being lit up by the city lights.) . I couldn't figure our how to do a grad filter without it affecting the top of the bridge, so it is what it is:
This second image is a pano cropped from 3 landscape images (aka "skinny" pano), also with the Nikkor 50 f2. This was from a different location, so no trees.
I also have a sequence with my 105 f2.5, but these will suffice here. These are from some pretty common locations so nothing particularly innovative about these 2. It is getting harder to get access to view points at night on either Yerba Buena or Treasure Island as more and more chain link fences go up. It seem to be the way of the world these days, unfortunately.
With the grad filter tool you could try turning on the range mask. Select a dark area(s) of the sky. The mask should then try to even out the grad. You have color and luminance options.
Alternatively you could use the brush within the grad tool, select erase and go brush out the bridge. If you over do it then holding 'alt' will swap the mask erase function into addition. Auto mask will help.
Turn on the selected overlay (toggle keyboard 'o' or click on the radar button lower left screen) to highlight the mask you are working with.
It is more complicated to write about than it is to do.....
There are plenty of great videos out there on using these neat LR functions.
This is one of the better videos from a well respected trainer.
Thanks! Let me have your PP addy. I can't remember the last lens I sold
rafaelcasd wrote:
Promise to keep it and it is yours for the shipping cost. The glass is perfect on it. Only caveat is the one I bought is truly perfect so that I will keep it.
You got that right, Peter. I haven't been shooting much lately, thanks to oddball work hours and sleep schedule (up at 1AM most nights, clock in at 4AM, and once a week up at 10PM and clock in at 130AM. Hopefully converted to a regular employee soon and I'll have a regular schedule and can then make real plans...
Oosty wrote:
Rafael, that is such a generous offer and it underlines the reason this thread has survived and prospered for nearly 10 years.
What a wonderful gesture. Enjoy it Laura and let's see some more from you.
single shot with the 18mm 3.5, this lens is quite sharp even at 3.5, but the far edge needs care with field curvature,. we'll see what the 18mm 4.0 dpes.
Some sunny pics to cheer you up in the frozen North
I didn't take many shots with mf lenses on our road trip at xmas, the D500/200-500 combo for birds was mainly used.
Here's a few though, mainly a small place called Seventeen Seventy, named because Captain Cook stopped there briefly on his way up the east coast on his voyage of discovery, and another place called Rainbow Beach due to the different colours of sand that make up the cliffs, popular as you can drive your 4 wheel drive along it. Australians love that sort of thing
cadman342001 wrote:
Some sunny pics to cheer you up in the frozen North
I didn't take many shots with mf lenses on our road trip at xmas, the D500/200-500 combo for birds was mainly used.
Here's a few though, mainly a small place called Seventeen Seventy, named because Captain Cook stopped there briefly on his way up the east coast on his voyage of discovery, and another place called Rainbow Beach due to the different colours of sand that make up the cliffs, popular as you can drive your 4 wheel drive along it. Australians love that sort of thing
cadman342001 wrote:
Some sunny pics to cheer you up in the frozen North
I didn't take many shots with mf lenses on our road trip at xmas, the D500/200-500 combo for birds was mainly used.
Here's a few though, mainly a small place called Seventeen Seventy, named because Captain Cook stopped there briefly on his way up the east coast on his voyage of discovery, and another place called Rainbow Beach due to the different colours of sand that make up the cliffs, popular as you can drive your 4 wheel drive along it. Australians love that sort of thing
