Random Photo thread XVIII - DO NOT QUOTE PHOTOS 800PX SIZE LIMIT.

pete4130

Kbeg3

patrick74

^^^^very cool.

Jackobyte

Think there may have been a few rain drops on my lens! :P

AnimalRights

Maybe but the Sun coming thru the tennis racquet makes up for the other shortcomings in the picture.

Really love nooSixty's flower shot ,also 8cellsSandymount shot- I used to hate the Sandymount Chimneys but now I love them and I also really love Byran Wall's Tim Burton type shot.

eightcell

AnimalRights wrote: »

Maybe but the Sun coming thru the tennis racquet makes up for the other shortcomings in the picture.

Really love nooSixty's flower shot ,also 8cellsSandymount shot- I used to hate the Sandymount Chimneys but now I love them and I also really love Byran Wall's Tim Burton type shot.

Thanks! You might start hating them again now after this one!
Same shot with a Hoya R72 infrared filter. Went on a filter test earlier today!

Byron85

AnimalRights wrote: »

Maybe but the Sun coming thru the tennis racquet makes up for the other shortcomings in the picture.

Really love nooSixty's flower shot ,also 8cellsSandymount shot- I used to hate the Sandymount Chimneys but now I love them and I also really love Byran Wall's Tim Burton type shot.

Thanks for the kind words. My posts always seem to be at the end of the page though so most people end up missing them.

patrick74

One question ..how do you put your name in the Thanks from: box...
new to this forum any havnt seen it on another,:):)

Byron85

patrick74 wrote: »

One question ..how do you put your name in the Thanks from: box...
new to this forum any havnt seen it on another,:):)

The thumbs up icon that you see in the bottom right of someone else's post.

patrick74

do I have to go into quote ..dont see symbol on post.

Jackobyte

AnimalRights wrote: »

Maybe but the Sun coming thru the tennis racquet makes up for the other shortcomings in the picture.

Do you mind if I ask what the shortcomings are? I just got the camera for Christmas so I'm a newbie and would like to know how I could improve that shot?

Jackobyte

patrick74 wrote: »

do I have to go into quote ..dont see symbol on post.

Down in the right hand corner, beside the quote, quick-reply and multiquote buttons.

NothingMan

patrick74 wrote: »

do I have to go into quote ..dont see symbol on post.

you can't thank people til you have 20 posts I think.

patrick74

Ok thanks there is no icon there..will try 20 posts somewhere.


edit.found out I have to have 10 posts.

patrick74

post no. 10



now I can give thumbs up.

AnimalRights

Jackobyte wrote: »

Do you mind if I ask what the shortcomings are? I just got the camera for Christmas so I'm a newbie and would like to know how I could improve that shot?

Hi!
1) dirt on the sensor (shows up in the blue sky)
2) Normally it's a no no to shoot into the Sun and if you are you stand a better chance using a lens hood.
also some more contrast and saturation would be nice too.

Brian

Saw this today, still smouldering...

keps

AnimalRights wrote: »

Hi!
1) dirt on the sensor (shows up in the blue sky)
2) Normally it's a no no to shoot into the Sun and if you are you stand a better chance using a lens hood.
also some more contrast and saturation would be nice too.

Agree with AnimalRights- but the photo works for me!

Morrisseeee

Celtic vision.....

sprinkles

Jackobyte

AnimalRights wrote: »

Hi!
1) dirt on the sensor (shows up in the blue sky)
2) Normally it's a no no to shoot into the Sun and if you are you stand a better chance using a lens hood.
also some more contrast and saturation would be nice too.

Is it possible the dirt is on/in the lens? I can find the spot in the pictures taken with my kit lens but not the ones with my zoom lens.

ThOnda

pixbyjohn

Jackobyte wrote: »

Is it possible the dirt is on/in the lens? I can find the spot in the pictures taken with my kit lens but not the ones with my zoom lens.

In that photo you have 1 spot which is sensor dirt but it is very minimal and because your aperture was at f22 it will show any speck that may be on your sensor. The little round mark in your photo which is central and about 32millimeters down from the top is sensor dirt. Nothing to worry about. You can clone it out with software.

dudara

For the day that's in it...

Jackobyte

AnimalRights wrote: »

Hi!
1) dirt on the sensor (shows up in the blue sky)
2) Normally it's a no no to shoot into the Sun and if you are you stand a better chance using a lens hood.
also some more contrast and saturation would be nice too.

Before and After

AnimalRights

keps wrote: »

Agree with AnimalRights- but the photo works for me!

I did say the photo still came thru!



Jackobyte - After I like but you lost a bit of detail in the statue, hand mostly but the pic works, I love the Sun glare or whatever u call it now.
I far prefer the reworked version, more dramatic which goes hand in hand with the subject.
Good to see the dirt spot gone too, they do me head in.

keps

A Moment in Time

Trev M

Jackobyte

AnimalRights wrote: »

I did say the photo still came thru!



Jackobyte - After I like but you lost a bit of detail in the statue, hand mostly but the pic works, I love the Sun glare or whatever u call it now.
I far prefer the reworked version, more dramatic which goes hand in hand with the subject.
Good to see the dirt spot gone too, they do me head in.

Same. It usually never crosses my mind to edit things like contrast, saturation, etc. I usually tend to take the picture straight from the camera and not even consider reworking it. Thanks for the tips.

ColmDawson

A couple of my cousins — great lads!