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Dread Head posted:Once again, Dread Head delivers. That's a new addition to my favourites of your work. The colours are sensational.
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Dread Head posted:Is it ever sunny where you live?
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William T. Hornaday posted:Is it ever sunny where you live? Ha! Yes, it was actually sunny the day that photo was taken it just happen to be taken after sunset. That said it is usually raining/cloudy all winter here (probably october to nowish). Starting to see some sun but even so, plain skies tend to be a bit boring I find, I like a few clouds to add some interest/variety.
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Hotwax Residue posted: Nice reflection. I love that the water isn't still.
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aliencowboy posted:Stop making me like New Zealand so much. 
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I've been having a lot of fun in the forest.  . . . 
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aliencowboy posted:I've been having a lot of fun in the forest. Great shots, and those black boarders really bring out the cinematic quality, expecting some orcs to come running though.
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aliencowboy posted:I've been having a lot of fun in the forest. these are beautiful, great stuff. would love to see a full series like this in different settings. This is a cross-post from the PAD thread. Went for a hike in the San Jacinto mountains above Palm Springs yesterday morning. 
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aliencowboy posted:I've been having a lot of fun in the forest. You NEED to do a tutorial on your processing.
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Thoogsby posted:You NEED to do a tutorial on your processing. I agree! Those pictures make we want to get my tripod and 50mm out of the closet where they are collecting dust...
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Just got back from another trip. Glad I brought the powershot with me when we went bike riding. Nice view from bridge by MRBWorth, on Flickr
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This is lovely! Early morning fog is awesome. I went away with the family for Easter to a small town just outside of Sydney, which meant I had to clone the stupid city out of the shots. 2 hours per photo later, someone reminded me of the content aware filter.  EFFYOUCITYedit by Peita Louise., on Flickr  _MG_2589 by Peita Louise., on Flickr  _MG_2502 by Peita Louise., on Flickr
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I went hiking to a spot with a great view yesterday... totally clear sky and sun almost directly overhead - not ideal lighting conditions. I took a bunch of telephoto shots of the distant horizon to stitch together, but they look like absolute crap. I've seen how the atmosphere will tint far-away mountains blue, but I guess the lighting conditions + extreme distance of my subject made this effect much much worse. The colors are completely off, everything is extremely low contrast... they are probably the worst photos I've taken since owning my DSLR. Is there a trick to shooting mountain ranges like this? Do I just need to have better lighting conditions or am I missing something else? I don't carry a UV filter anymore, would this have been a time to actually bring one along? My polarizer did nothing to help - it may have made the scene even more grey and dull.
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Gambl0r posted:I went hiking to a spot with a great view yesterday... totally clear sky and sun almost directly overhead - not ideal lighting conditions. I took a bunch of telephoto shots of the distant horizon to stitch together, but they look like absolute crap. I've seen how the atmosphere will tint far-away mountains blue, but I guess the lighting conditions + extreme distance of my subject made this effect much much worse. Was it hot out? I find heat haze will cause a lot of problems. Usually the morning is best of these types of shots as the light is better and there is less haze/smog around as it seems to build up during the day. Some shots from today.  
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Gambl0r posted:I went hiking to a spot with a great view yesterday... totally clear sky and sun almost directly overhead - not ideal lighting conditions. I took a bunch of telephoto shots of the distant horizon to stitch together, but they look like absolute crap. I've seen how the atmosphere will tint far-away mountains blue, but I guess the lighting conditions + extreme distance of my subject made this effect much much worse. I know exactly what you mean. As Dread Head said, your ideal time to do this will be morning. You can salvage a bit by doing some creative color mixing in photoshop, but it will only get you so far. I believe I brought down the blue channel in these a bit: Before (I don't have lightroom in front of me, but I think this was cleaned up a little bit as well, out of the camera it was much worse):  After:  Just don't ever try to take photos from an airplane in these conditions. You will hate yourself. 
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You know why Yosemite is one of the most photographed landscapes in the world? Cause the scenes and the light are loving awesome. I know these features have been shot millions of times. But these are mine, and only I was in this spot, at this time, shooting with this kit. I was in Yosemite in late February, shooting with Bob Evans of Scenic Light (http://www.sceniclight.com/) for a three day workshop. Day 1 was snow, and more snow; about 15 inches worth, and made keeping the lens dry a challenge. Day 2, the wonderful variable Yosemite clouds came out. Day 3 was all sun and blue sky, and a different challenge; bright, harsh, high contrast shooting. The full set can be viewed here: http://phononphotography.com/p300629364 Comments and critiques are welcome.    
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Except for the watermarks those are very nice.
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Col. Mustard posted:But these are mine, and only I was in this spot, at this time, shooting with this kit. Nice shots. It's always nice to find new shots, but I agree that one should never feel guilty about getting the classic shots.
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Col. Mustard Awesome Yosemite photos. I live 4ish hours from there and I have yet to visit. I think it needs to be in the cards this fall. A couple phtoos from my Utah/Arizona road trip.  IMG_0550 by Shane Duff, on Flickr  IMG_0616 by Shane Duff, on Flickr  IMG_0641 by Shane Duff, on Flickr  IMG_0686 by Shane Duff, on Flickr
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Falco posted:Col. Mustard Yeah, wait until Oct or so. The summer months there, it's just a zoo. How did you get the sand to fall? Just dump a bucket up there? I like it!
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Col. Mustard posted:How did you get the sand to fall? Just dump a bucket up there? I like it! Yeah, people scoop up sand in their hands and throw it on the ledges. The low-light in the canyon allows for some nice long-exposure "sand falls." The summer months at noon, when the sun is high over head, are the ideal time to go. I was there about two weeks before the solstice in 2006 at noon. This makes the iconic sun pillars all the more dramatic, and the extra light filtering in doesn't hurt for hand-held shots of the contours. The guides limit the number of people per session (I forget the number, ~25?), but the tight spots are still a zoo to navigate. There's a lot of competition for tripod placement if even a quarter of the people are "photographers."
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Leviathor posted:Yeah, people scoop up sand in their hands and throw it on the ledges. The low-light in the canyon allows for some nice long-exposure "sand falls." Yup Leviathor nailed it. The guides scoop up the sand and throw it up there. In my group alone there were 8-9 people with tripods trying to fight for space. Those of us that had tripods that could go low did so, and then had people above us. I was there in mid March and it was still a zoo. Probably around 150 or so people in there while I was there. I still had a few light beams but not a ton. I guess the place is becoming a lot more popular in recent years.
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Those are some nice lines, Dread Head. pouch cove by scottch, on Flickr
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Col. Mustard posted:You know why Yosemite is one of the most photographed landscapes in the world? Cause the scenes and the light are loving awesome. I know these features have been shot millions of times. But these are mine, and only I was in this spot, at this time, shooting with this kit. Landscapes are difficult because a lot of times when you go out hiking everything looks awesome and then frustratingly enough you try to capture that and it just does not do it justice, tons of poo poo I took looks bland, the camera is not like the eye where everything is given context and you can shift focus in an instant.  What do you guys actively think about or look for when you shoot landscapes? Something that would separate what you took from a what other landscape "pros" are taking for some digital photography magazine, or whatever else. I'm kinda disappointed in myself that I have an idea about what I can isolate from an image to make it look better but often don't think much about what I should be looking for. Haven't even looked at all that much landscape photography to rip-off. Then there's the other end of the spectrum where you'd want to get something, anything so you have an image to look back to when you can't remember the location so well, technical skill be damned. There's probably a middle ground... Waiting for the weather to break here in upstate ny currently, so here's some older poo poo. Always like these because  
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Col. Mustard posted:I'm learning more and more that less is more with most landscapes. Really look at a scene and then the photo and try to discern what really made you think "This is a photo right here." I suspect a lot of people grab a wide lens and say "the more I include the more it will make people feel like they are there" but I just don't get that feeling most of the time. Be selective.  Slot Canyon in Tent Rocks 1 by Bryan Cook, on Flickr
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Falco posted:A couple phtoos from my Utah/Arizona road trip.
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Ugh, the images on this thread make a person feel... even more amateur. So, for content not quite so breathtaking (or timestealing... egods, 30 pages in an afternoon. Will have to go back and do a second, slower run-through), South Africa has rocks too -  stuff101-29 by sildargod, on Flickr  stuff101-28 by sildargod, on Flickr  stuff101-34 by sildargod, on Flickr Sand is rocks too, merely smaller.  stuff101-39 by sildargod, on Flickr  stuff101-35 by sildargod, on Flickr I suck at post, so there are sensor spots, dust on the lenses and general poor colour malarky. Must .. Learn ... Improvement!
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sildargod posted:I suck at post, so there are sensor spots, dust on the lenses and general poor colour malarky. Must .. Learn ... Improvement! Spot healing brush, normal/spot healing brush or clone stamp, and RGB curves. Get at it!
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