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pete4130 wrote: »

needs to be bigger.
as in, the 800px width limit does not do this shot justice i think.

pete4130

I knew I had a trip out towards this quarry and checked it out on google maps. The quarry in the direction I was looking out stretches 5km. I was a bit in awe of the size when I got my drone in the air.

redape99 wrote: »

803_7633-Edit by redape99_, on Flickr

that should go in this thread:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055338830&page=329

No, it should go on the cover of Nat Geo.

you need to click on it to get the bigger version. definitely needs moar bigger. it's a cracker.

redape99 wrote: »

803_7633-Edit by redape99_, on Flickr

Yeahhh buddy.

redape99

Thanks both! It's a great place to visit if you're ever up near Inverness... very impressive watching them swooping down and feeding mid-air.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/tollie-red-kites

fixxxer wrote: »

2018_1213_19514600 by Simon Smyth, on Flickr

Zoomed way in then pulled back out?

fixXxer

ED E wrote: »

Zoomed way in then pulled back out?

Start at 18mm, zoomed to 55mm then pulled back to 18mm over 15 seconds

m-i-m-m- wrote: »

This photo means alot to me, because I've been having a hard time with mental health recently.. and venturing out today because the weather was so drab and overcast was a struggle. I'm so glad I did, amazing how photography, and all creativity, can lift the spirits. It's easy to forget its importance sometimes.

Excellent shot m-i-m-m. Love the striking orange grass constrasted against the sky.

Where was it taken?

Looks a little like the scree at the bottom of Glenmacnass Waterfall. Maybe.

m-i-m-m-

awec wrote: »

Excellent shot m-i-m-m. Love the striking orange grass constrasted against the sky.

Where was it taken?

Cheers, it's in Connemara. Close to delphi

PaulieC wrote: »

Where'd you take this from Paulie?

TomSweeney

awec wrote: »

Where'd you take this from Paulie?

+1, fantastic angle!

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Sun Up Bohernabreena reservoir by Anthony Murray, on Flickr

Always get interested when I see you posting in the pics thread Mike.

Another cracker.

Mike Litoris

awec wrote: »

Always get interested when I see you posting in the pics thread Mike.

Another cracker.

Ah man, I'm not worthy!!

NEW WAVE wrote: »

Shopped?

NEW WAVE

awec wrote: »

Shopped?

Lightroom and Affinity Photo
Still learning.

Wailin

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=109259016&postcount=352

Where is this pete? Not Ireland anyway!

Wailin wrote: »

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=109259016&postcount=352

Where is this pete? Not Ireland anyway!

Psst, look again, its in the title

Wailin

Not on my phone there isn't!

cnocbui wrote: »

IBB its intermittently loading. Imgur/Flickr etc might be better.

Adrian.Sadlier

NEW WAVE wrote: »

Pheasant in flight

Something weird going on in the background here. Selection for background looks like it is feathered too much giving a halo around the edge. Shows up in the blurring. Also something funny going on in the selection of the feathers.

Hard to be sure on the small size posted.

NEW WAVE

Thanks for your comments Adrian. As I said previously I use Lightroom, and Affinity Photo, and I’m still on a learning curve with both of these programs as I’m sure you were once as well. I feel that I still have a long way to go to catch up with you and the many other excellent posters on this thread.:)

Adrian.Sadlier

NEW WAVE wrote: »

...... I’m still on a learning curve with both of these programs....... I feel that I still have a long way to go to catch up .......

I'm still learning, which is why I love photography. And as for catching up - forget about it; it's not important. But improving is.

I found a good way for me to improve was to post shots for constructive criticism. I learn nothing from praise, thanks or prizes. But I learn a lot from people giving their opinion on my shots. Once I learned not to be defensive about my photos (after all, they are the best I can do - at the moment) I really began to learn.

I normally post photos at http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/forums in the appraisal gallery. They don't pull punches and you should expect people to have a go at re-editing images. However, anybody who is rude or who provides criticism that is not constructive is very swiftly dealt with. It's a nice community, open to all levels. And the guys there like to help.

Photography is a journey, not a destination.

Enjoy the ride!

Adrian

I'd view that as the instagram vs photogs divide.

With us, sometimes less is more. With instagram folks want filtered out the wazoo HDRx11 stuff.

If you have the raw maybe try fixing exposure and colour only, then add a tiny bit of contrast and leave it at that. At a guess you added a rake of Clarity/similar which is adding that haze.

GBX wrote: »

Tulips by Gary Byrne, on Flickr

First time messing around with HDR. (Might be slightly too much for some peoples liking )

one minor thing - needs a tighter crop; you can see a line of what i assume is the table just at the bottom of the frame.
re people not liking HDR, a lot of the time it's because they can see the puppet strings, so to speak. that's not really a factor in your shot.

GBX

magicbastarder wrote: »

one minor thing - needs a tighter crop; you can see a line of what i assume is the table just at the bottom of the frame.
re people not liking HDR, a lot of the time it's because they can see the puppet strings, so to speak. that's not really a factor in your shot.

Thanks for the feedback MB. I failed to notice that.