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Some pics from today in Blackrock

  • 25-03-2006 6:26pm
    #1
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭


    Took a wonderful pic of a Swan today in Blackrock Park inbetween showers... Thought I'd share it with you guys :). And a few other pics from today. I will later add a few more in this thread but haven't had the time to convert the RAWs yet. Anyway, here goes

    1.
    117671837_f459083de6.jpg

    2.
    311201.jpg

    3.
    311202.jpg

    4.
    311203.jpg

    Oh that last pic was taken while walking with the camera hanging to my side, kinda liked the effect it created!

    Some more will come later, comments welcome as always.

    Cheers,
    Dimy


Comments

  • #2
    Rockee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Rockee


    Well done! The first picture is beautiful!


  • #3
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    They are really good pictures, Dimy :)

    I like the swan


  • #4
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    The swan is excellent, great subject for pictures.


  • #5
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    There were two really big swans there... I was taking pictures for about 5 minutes of them, this was one of the last. They got really close to me so was really cool. I was only 2 meters from this swan when I took the shot. I'll post some more of the swans tomorrow, I think I have about 30 pics... will delete a few though.


  • #6
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    I can't make up my mind about this picture... Color or B&W? Advice please..

    5.
    311251.jpg

    6.
    311254.jpg


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  • #7
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    black and white tbh is the best


  • #8
    ARGINITE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    Really like the pic of the swan, it seems so big.


  • #9
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Love the swan picture :) yeah leave the trolley in black and white.


  • #10
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    The don't just seem big, they really were big... here's two more pics from the swans

    7.
    311296.jpg

    8.
    311298.jpg


  • #11
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    **Timbuk2** wrote:
    black and white tbh is the best


    Yup, but up the contrast! No point in having black and grey :P


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  • #12
    edunon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 446 ✭✭edunon


    Dimy wrote:
    I can't make up my mind about this picture... Color or B&W? Advice please..

    I love it in B&W but... more black and more white ;)

    3112517uw.jpg


  • #13
    EireRoadUser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭EireRoadUser


    I like your photo's ,didn't think it was that bright lately to get good colours.


  • #14
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    edunon wrote:
    I love it in B&W but... more black and more white ;)

    image


    How do you get the orange graffiti in the far righthand corner look so dark? I've been experimenting myself a bit to get a better conversion, but it turns out very bright in mine (using channel mixer and brightness/contrast adjustment layers).

    Still I think I've been able to improve on the previous version:

    311577.jpg


  • #15
    Dimy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭Dimy


    Here's two more pics from the tunnel. As I was experimenting in Photoshop I kinda discovered this effect by accident but really like the result of it... especially in the 2nd pic this worked out great:

    8.
    311581.jpg

    9.
    311582.jpg

    Here's what I did:
    Duplicate the original color layer and convert it to B&W. Add a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer and highered the contrast till satisfied. I applied a Sepia Tone Style to the B&W Layer and then lowered the Opacity of this layer to let the colors from the underlying layer come through.


  • #16
    EireRoadUser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭EireRoadUser


    I really like image 9. ,don't know why .Looks surreal or dreamy.


  • #17
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Nice photos, tag for info :D


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