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Paul_Y
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In reply to: although I like it a touch better cropped just below the shoulder instead of just above
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kriso9tails
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Yeah. Just as my eyes start to follow the curve of the shoulders there's an abrupt halt to the image. It makes it feel a bit cut off to me, though not in any dramatic sense.
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Paul_Y
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Great, thank you. I still have a lot of problems deciding where to make a crop.
Man you have a cramped space to work with ,but obviously you have found a way to maximze it!
Here's a shot of Doug Robinson of "Moving Over Stone" fame. This 2 part video series was one of the early, very successful videos about rock climbing movement.
Doug was one of a bunch of climbing luminaries at the 50th anniversary celebration of the first ascent of El Capitan last November.
Doug Robinson
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Paul_Y
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Struttin' their stuff.
D3, 160mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec
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rockforlife
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Any good?
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TheHawk
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TheHawk
Jan 4, 2009, 4:02 AM
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Some Black and white
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macblaze
Jan 4, 2009, 4:07 AM
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I left my Nikon at home when we went canal boating in Burgundy and took my new Panasonic Lumix LZ7 point and shoot. Man I love this little camera.
The second last one was taken at the base of Le Saussois. I took my shoes so we spent the day bouldering on classic French limestone; the rope and gear unfortunately stayed home with the Nikon...sigh.
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Paul_Y
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rockforlife,
To me the first thing my eye is attracted to is the diagonal log, but there doesn't seem to be anything special about it. It also acts as a visual brake, dividing the frame into a top half and a bottom half, keeping my eye from running through the photo from bottom to top or top to bottom.
I like the grass you used for the foreground, it adds depth to the photo and pushes my eye upwards. I also think you did a nice job of capturing the combination of golds and greens, in this peaceful scene.
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Paul_Y
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TheHawk,
Nice couple of sets. What treatment did you use on the wildflower, electrical towers?
Thanks
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TheHawk
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I used this really terrible photo editing software, before i got photoshop. i used some kinda fire filter or something. and then increased the blacks and the shadows to get the black vignette. Other than that, i would have no idea how to reproduce it on photoshop, and to be honest that one was pure luck that it came out so good, i was just messing around.
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TheHawk
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rockandlice
Jan 4, 2009, 3:36 PM
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There is some great stuff here. Thanks for sharing everyone!
Here are a few from myself...
And a panoramic to cap it off...
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Paul_Y
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Really like the muscisians and that abstract light shot.
I got inspired to try something different today.
The Time Keeper
D3, ISO 200, 110mm, 1/250, f22
Three flashes. Mixed Nikon CLS and PocketWizard triggers. Camera is set for tungsten white balance. Clock flash has a double dose of CTO gels to make it orange. Backlight flashes left at daylight balance to make them blue.
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TheHawk
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Paul, that picture is rad.
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Paul_Y
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Thanks Hawk.
Warm sun on a winter's day.
Used cloudy white balance to warm the picture up a bit.
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pico23
Jan 11, 2009, 8:27 AM
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Paul_Y wrote: Thanks Hawk. [image]http://paulhara.com/images/rockClimbingDotComImages/life_is_good.jpg[/image] Warm sun on a winter's day. Used cloudy white balance to warm the picture up a bit.
paul,
way too much good stuff. I like the Doug Robinson black and white, and the clock shot quite a bit.
actually this last page is pretty good all around from everyone involved.
well, I'll try to sneak a few in...
These first few are from August. Yeah, I just got to them recently. Really some decent stuff for a day that was largely spent hiking. We covered about 14 miles and 10,000 feet. I carried my carbon tripod, the 21mm DA, the 35mm DA, and a 55-300mm. Nice light kit.
This is from Beale St in Memphis over New Years weekend (more shots eventually to follow, perhaps by next January)...
Pentax K20D, ISO 800, 1/8th second hand held, f/4, DA 21mm Limited.
This is from Thanksgiving. Obviously it was run through the post processing washing machine since the base image was cute, but not what I wanted.
the base image was a K10D, and a 43mm Limited at f/2.8, bounce flash.
By the way, have I mentioned recently how much I hate the way rockclimbing.com resamples the images, EVEN when they are only 500px wide to begin with.
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Paul_Y
Jan 11, 2009, 5:37 PM
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Thanks Pico,
I like the atmosperics and the composition of your Catskills Mountain shot a lot.
Also it looks like the Memphis shot looks very clean at ISO 800, want to see more of those.
Could you divulge your secret for processing the Thanksgiving shot? I really like that look.
Thanks!
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chanceboarder
Jan 11, 2009, 5:43 PM
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Wow lots of good stuff being posted over the past couple weeks. It's inspiring me to get out and shoot more instead of climbing so much ;) I've been wanting to go out and get more shots of Los Angeles at night so that's going to be my next project when I can make some time.
Great shots everyone, I'm loving them!
Jason
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dlintz
Jan 11, 2009, 6:21 PM
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Awesome stuff here, some much talent! I have a lot to learn to come close to you guys.
d.
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pico23
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chanceboarder wrote: Wow lots of good stuff being posted over the past couple weeks. It's inspiring me to get out and shoot more instead of climbing so much ;) I've been wanting to go out and get more shots of Los Angeles at night so that's going to be my next project when I can make some time. Great shots everyone, I'm loving them! Jason
A project of mine, on a long list, is Albany at night. My goal is parking top views of the city (and anything else that gets me broad scenes).
Unfortunately downtown Albany is largely 2 things at night, a place you don't want to be, and a place that goes home.
The capital area is fine for walking around, so is pearle st, but beyond that it's not a place to get intimate shooting up close scenes.
So that was where my Albany From Up High idea came into play...but like I said, it's on a long list of to-dos. Now that I have a real panoramic head, I should be able to do some interesting single and multiple row panoramics. Of course all this means I need to get out on the street/parking garages and shoot!
That's what I love about photography, no shortage of subjects or projects to get bored with.
A few more:
Adirondack Balloon Fest 2008. K10D and a Sigma 10-20mm @ 20mm.
Adirondack BBQ Festival:
Pentax K20D, and Pentax DA 35mm Limited
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Still trying to decide if I like this one or not. Just playing on the see-saw in the park. Braced the camera by hand on the handle at my end, set the shutter to a longish exposure, and started firing away while moving the see-saw. Obviously my bracing could have been a little better (perhaps if I feel enthused I'll make up a jig to attach the camera properly) but I still think it works, in an abstract sort of way.
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kriso9tails
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blondgecko wrote: Obviously my bracing could have been a little better (perhaps if I feel enthused I'll make up a jig to attach the camera properly) but I still think it works, in an abstract sort of way.
I'm not sure that it will be a horribly efficient effect if you have to drag the see-saw with you every time you want to use it.
I love the pose. I think you should repeat it, but use a bit of flash at the beginning to freeze a little bit of the action in the middle.
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blondgecko
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Jan 13, 2009, 5:33 AM
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I tried a couple of shots with flash, but my subjects started to get a little fidgety... I need to play with that approach a little more to get it right.
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Paul_Y
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Pico, that balloon shot is wonderful. Great timing and expression.
Blodgecko I agree about the flash. Using it will up your percentage of useable shots plus still give you motion blur. I like your picture because most of the picture is blurry but the baby's eyes are relatively sharp and caught my eye immediately!
Here's a shot of my neighbor, who put up with me while I tried out an Octabox. The Octabox is basically an umbrella with diffusion material on the front. The inside is coated with a very shiny aluminum coating. The whole effect is to have a light that is soft but still hard enough to be punchy, and directional.
Good Neighbor Joe
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