went for a drive

dod · 08-01-2006, 20:11

and got these, C&C welcome as usual

The crop in the third is deliberate, I know it breaks the "rules"

Steep · 08-01-2006, 20:25

I like the first three very much, #3 just proves that rules are there to be broken.

RobertP · 08-01-2006, 20:26

Can't say why but number 2 does it for me. Simple but I like it.

3 is quite good too. 1 and 4 are nicely photographed but don't press my buttons.

thanks for sharing.

Venomator · 08-01-2006, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by dod

and got these, C&C welcome as usual

The crop in the third is deliberate, I know it breaks the "rules"

Matty will 'ave yer Dod !

Anyway - fwiw ...

1 & 2 - I like ... my kinda shots - lovely and so well executed !

3 - I cannot make up my mind about ... the concept is great and generally speaking I do like - but too much blue I think ... and is the tree and foreground slightly on the squiff or is this how it was !

4 - Not as striking as theo thers but as I like close-ups this also I like. Brickwork slightly overdsaturated perhaps ?

And ... btb your kinda drives I like !

Warspite · 08-01-2006, 20:37

2nd for me aswell

1st nice detail, and crisp throughout the tones.

2nd - love the DOF, nice and sharp fore, turning to a nice soft blur for the background. Makes this my favourite of the bunch

3rd I like despite breaking the rules but the trees slight angle make me wonder if that slope its on is natural, or if it was tilted slightly to give you the slope. Other than that query thought I like the wide view and the location of the tree works for me

4th Just doesn't do anything for me if I'm honest - but thats just me

Great pics

Mike Aiken · 08-01-2006, 20:59

Great shots Dod,

Really enjoyed them.

Mike

Ribby · 08-01-2006, 21:57

lovely shots, the second is my fav followed by the third

Gemok · 08-01-2006, 22:05

You'd better start posting some bad shots dod

Starting to really get tired of saying to myself "its ok one day you'll be that good"

***Steve*** · 09-01-2006, 14:32

The first two say “golden summer days” and then the third is a complete contrast with its cold blue colours and wide open empty space. All three are equally good though. I think you need to clone out the slight “blur/blotch” on the bottom left of three though, that’s ever so slightly distracting once you have seen it. You have managed to make that illusive abstract work in number 4, something that I admire and hat you for!!

Really good set of photos again mate.

dod · 09-01-2006, 15:13

Thanks for the comments/feedback folks.

Steve - you're the second to notice that blotch, I didn't and don't know what it is, I'll need to check the RAW file. I suspect it might just be a shadow on the hill side but I'm not sure.

The tree in the third is as it was, the slope is genuine.

Gemok, you should see the ones which didn't work. Despite great light and good locations I still managed to mess up the composition of what could have been some really nice shots. I also missed the first shot of the day because I forgot to cancel the mirror lockup

It was a roe deer about 20 feet from the car and it didn't move even after I stopped the car and put down the window. I tried to take the pic, it heard the click and took off. Never mind, there's always another day

09-01-2006, 17:57

Phew, so I'm not the only one who forgets to disable mirror lockup on an alarmingly frequent basis.

That blotch on #3 I noticed it too and was going to ask if it was either smoke or a smudge or something, but I was in a rush, and never got chance to ask.

IanC_UK · 09-01-2006, 18:12

very nice set of shots dod ! i am seriously going to have to try some landscape shots this year, i am absolutely hopeless at them !

The smudge/blur looks like something on the sensor to me ?

Matty · 09-01-2006, 18:36

sensor is a bit dirty, but so is mine, so im not moaning!

Rules are meant to be broken, and #3 shows that sometimes it works fine!
the first 3 are the best ones for me, not feeling #4 at all!

#1 has lovely colouring, the gradient getting warmer as it comes down the frame
#2 screams summer to me, simple and effective
#3 works cos of the bold tree against the lighter bacground, works good!

camsterfactor · 10-01-2006, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by dod

I know it breaks the "rules"

Being kind of new around here I'm curious to know what the rules are

but other than that I think you've got a very pleasant set of shots there. I'd be inclined to try a conversion to B&W on the final shot to see what might be drawn out in the way of texture.

dod · 10-01-2006, 10:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by camsterfactor

Being kind of new around here I'm curious to know what the rules are

but other than that I think you've got a very pleasant set of shots there. I'd be inclined to try a conversion to B&W on the final shot to see what might be drawn out in the way of texture.

I was just meaning the normal compositional rules where you're expected to place the main subject on the intersection of the thirds, work in triangles, that sort of thing.

This is the original shot of the third, as soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted the final version to look like

That smudge is still there, even more pronounced, the processing has actually hidden it a bit.

barrymoir · 10-01-2006, 10:22

nice set of shots Dod, i think No2 is simply stunning.

weeman · 10-01-2006, 17:02

I really like the first 3, especially number 1

camsterfactor · 11-01-2006, 00:42

08-01-2006, 20:11	#1 (permalink)
dod Feet under the table Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nairn Posts: 1,911	went for a drive and got these, C&C welcome as usual The crop in the third is deliberate, I know it breaks the "rules" Last edited by dod : 08-01-2006 at 20:15.

08-01-2006, 20:37	#5 (permalink)
Warspite Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newcastle Sunderland Middlesbrough (UK) Posts: 1,736	2nd for me aswell 1st nice detail, and crisp throughout the tones. 2nd - love the DOF, nice and sharp fore, turning to a nice soft blur for the background. Makes this my favourite of the bunch 3rd I like despite breaking the rules but the trees slight angle make me wonder if that slope its on is natural, or if it was tilted slightly to give you the slope. Other than that query thought I like the wide view and the location of the tree works for me 4th Just doesn't do anything for me if I'm honest - but thats just me Great pics __________________ Canon EOS 350D + BG-E3 Battery Grip Sigma 10-20 4-5.6 EX\|EF 50mm 1.8 MKI\|EF 85mm 1.8 USM\|EFS 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 MKII\|EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 MKII\|EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS\|Canon 1.4x Extender II

08-01-2006, 20:25	#2 (permalink)
Steep Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inverness Posts: 964	I like the first three very much, #3 just proves that rules are there to be broken.

08-01-2006, 20:26	#3 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	Can't say why but number 2 does it for me. Simple but I like it. 3 is quite good too. 1 and 4 are nicely photographed but don't press my buttons. thanks for sharing.

08-01-2006, 20:59	#6 (permalink)
Mike Aiken Been here a while Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 417	Great shots Dod, Really enjoyed them. Mike

08-01-2006, 21:57	#7 (permalink)
Ribby Been here a while Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 293	lovely shots, the second is my fav followed by the third

08-01-2006, 22:05	#8 (permalink)
Gemok Getting Comfy Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 245	You'd better start posting some bad shots dod Starting to really get tired of saying to myself "its ok one day you'll be that good"

09-01-2006, 14:32	#9 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,111	The first two say “golden summer days” and then the third is a complete contrast with its cold blue colours and wide open empty space. All three are equally good though. I think you need to clone out the slight “blur/blotch” on the bottom left of three though, that’s ever so slightly distracting once you have seen it. You have managed to make that illusive abstract work in number 4, something that I admire and hat you for!! Really good set of photos again mate.

09-01-2006, 15:13	#10 (permalink)
dod Feet under the table Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nairn Posts: 1,911	Thanks for the comments/feedback folks. Steve - you're the second to notice that blotch, I didn't and don't know what it is, I'll need to check the RAW file. I suspect it might just be a shadow on the hill side but I'm not sure. The tree in the third is as it was, the slope is genuine. Gemok, you should see the ones which didn't work. Despite great light and good locations I still managed to mess up the composition of what could have been some really nice shots. I also missed the first shot of the day because I forgot to cancel the mirror lockup It was a roe deer about 20 feet from the car and it didn't move even after I stopped the car and put down the window. I tried to take the pic, it heard the click and took off. Never mind, there's always another day

09-01-2006, 17:57	#11 (permalink)
Marcel Posts: n/a	Phew, so I'm not the only one who forgets to disable mirror lockup on an alarmingly frequent basis. That blotch on #3 I noticed it too and was going to ask if it was either smoke or a smudge or something, but I was in a rush, and never got chance to ask.

09-01-2006, 18:12	#12 (permalink)
IanC_UK Feet under the table Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,137	very nice set of shots dod ! i am seriously going to have to try some landscape shots this year, i am absolutely hopeless at them ! The smudge/blur looks like something on the sensor to me ?

09-01-2006, 18:36	#13 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	sensor is a bit dirty, but so is mine, so im not moaning! Rules are meant to be broken, and #3 shows that sometimes it works fine! the first 3 are the best ones for me, not feeling #4 at all! #1 has lovely colouring, the gradient getting warmer as it comes down the frame #2 screams summer to me, simple and effective #3 works cos of the bold tree against the lighter bacground, works good!

10-01-2006, 10:22	#16 (permalink)
barrymoir Been here a while Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 369	nice set of shots Dod, i think No2 is simply stunning.

10-01-2006, 17:02	#17 (permalink)
weeman Quite Chatty Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Falkirk, Scotland Posts: 51	I really like the first 3, especially number 1

11-01-2006, 00:42	#18 (permalink)
camsterfactor New here Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 7