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Swan C&C

  • 30-06-2008 10:54pm
    #1
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭


    1.
    58672.jpg

    2.
    58673.jpg

    3.
    58674.jpg

    Which should I go with?


Comments

  • #2
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    3rd one works best for me mate.


  • #3
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    I like the second one best. Olympus E410 is a nice camera. You altered the photos after taking I guess as the camera settings show same for all photos.


  • #4
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    Eirebear wrote: »
    3rd one works best for me mate.

    Reasons? I think I like the second one myself. I like the darkness of the water.


  • #5
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    DjDangerousDave wrote: »
    Reasons? I think I like the second one myself. I like the darkness of the water.

    It could just be my monitor but it looks like there is a slight red cast on the second one?

    The water in the third looks great to me also.


  • #6
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    pixbyjohn wrote: »
    I like the second one best. Did you use different white balance in all 3?

    Yeah. I cant remember what the settings for the first image are. But the second and third ones are both converted to the direct positive preset in lightroom then the WB are as follows. I used the flash in this shot by the way.

    2. 8400 K (Shade)

    3. 5500 K (Daylight)


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  • #7
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    Eirebear wrote: »
    It could just be my monitor but it looks like there is a slight red cast on the second one?

    The water in the third looks great to me also.

    I cant see it but you could be correct, I played with the saturation of the orange slightly (+13).


  • #8
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    Thanks for the comments. I put No. 3 on Flickr & added it to the boards group.


  • #9
    conkeroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭conkeroo


    I think the 2nd works best, looks more natural without the blue tint but its still slightly underexposed.


  • #10
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    conkeroo wrote: »
    I think the 2nd works best, looks more natural without the blue tint but its still slightly underexposed.

    Yeah, I was kinda going for that to contrast the water and the swan. I dont know if its even about how the swan looked anymore, just which one people like the better. Apparently we like images with a cool feel about them more than warm images.


  • #11
    conkeroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭conkeroo


    DjDangerousDave wrote: »
    Apparently we like images with a cool feel about them more than warm images.
    It has to be in context with the scene though. It looks like its around dusk so obviously the dying light would give off a more orange tint... I reckon! Ive just had a look and if you tweak the highlight level and add a cooling filter at about 15% it looks great. Just helps the exposure. Hope you dont mind.
    Swan_by_Weasels_Revenge.jpg


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  • #12
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    No I dont mind at all. When you say tweak the highlights, what did you use to do that?

    This is what I have now:

    58710.jpg


  • #13
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    thw wb is off in the first two, the third is closest to correct

    conkeroo@ nice but the highlights are blowing out on the feathers slightly


  • #14
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    Figured out you used photoshop to mess with the highlights and gave it a go myself.

    58713.jpg


  • #15
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    melekalikimaka wrote: »
    thw wb is off in the first two, the third is closest to correct

    conkeroo@ nice but the highlights are blowing out on the feathers slightly

    What about my last attempt? Slightly less on the highlights I think.


  • #16
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    aye tis better indeed


  • #17
    conkeroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭conkeroo


    DjDangerousDave wrote: »
    Figured out you used photoshop to mess with the highlights and gave it a go myself.

    58713.jpg

    Thats great. The tweaking I did was probably a little too much but swans feathers have that kind of quality that even to the naked eye theres a kind of glow, if you know what I mean. But yes this is pretty much spot on. Guess im an extra contrasty kind of guy!

    EDIT: Just had another look and if you take your edit and up the contrast and bring down the brightness a tad, it looks cool aswell. Guess its everyones personal taste. :) Anyway, great shot.


  • #18
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    conkeroo wrote: »
    Thats great. The tweaking I did was probably a little too much but swans feathers have that kind of quality that even to the naked eye theres a kind of glow, if you know what I mean. But yes this is pretty much spot on. Guess im an extra contrasty kind of guy!

    EDIT: Just had another look and if you take your edit and up the contrast and bring down the brightness a tad, it looks cool aswell. Guess its everyones personal taste. :) Anyway, great shot.

    Thanks fot the input though, I learned about adjustment layers in photoshop from what you said. Any new information is good.


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