Woodland series (56k warning) 7 pics

KenCo1964 · 15-01-2006, 21:24

Won't be around much at all next week, so hope you don't mind me uploading these...all taken last weekend and all bracket shots blended together.
Sorry in advance about the manotony of the borders...part of an action I made myself to relieve some of the work.

Thanks.
Ken.

CT · 15-01-2006, 21:30

First class work Ken.

No2 and No3 are superb. I'll take framed prints from both.

Boon · 15-01-2006, 21:31

Brilliant, shear brilliance, i really love your work Ken, i always get the feeling that you can just walk straight into your pictures, and these are no exception. Right then, i'm off to pack my lunch and flask, and going for a walk through the forest.
cheers

P-E · 15-01-2006, 21:32

Excellent work Ken.

Joe T · 15-01-2006, 21:34

Very nice indeed!

No. 3 is my fave!

KenCo1964 · 15-01-2006, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by CT

First class work Ken.

No2 and No3 are superb. I'll take framed prints from both.

OOOH! CT they are the most expensive ones

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Venomator · 15-01-2006, 21:55

Fabulous set of shots ... nuff said !

RickMezza · 15-01-2006, 22:13

Ken,
Lovely shots. No 3 and No 6 stand out to me. When you say "bracketed shots blended together", do you mean to over and under exposed a shot either side of the metered reading in the camera, then overlayed and flattened them together in PS? ...probably a daft question, but I had to ask!
Rich

CT · 15-01-2006, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenCo1964

OOOH! CT they are the most expensive ones

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I sorta guessed that.

Seriously, some of those are highly saleable.

KenCo1964 · 15-01-2006, 22:19

Thanks for the comments again everyone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickMezza

Ken,
When you say "bracketed shots blended together", do you mean to over and under exposed a shot either side of the metered reading in the camera.

Hi Rich, that's right but I used a program called Photomatix which blends them as in HDR. Then further processed in CS2.

RickMezza · 15-01-2006, 22:35

Ken, thanks for answering so quickly.
What is the purpose of this method? Is it to give a greater impression of depth in the image (3D type depth, not colour depth?). Your images have an incredible depth of field, so I presume you used a small (f22+) aperture, or the bracketing and blending increased the apparent depth of field?
Thanks,
Rich

KenCo1964 · 15-01-2006, 22:42

Rich it stands for High Dynamic Range, try this thread http://www.thephotographyforums.com/...ead.php?t=3682
There is another link in there to the software I used, which in turn explains HDR better than I could.
Thanks for your interest.
Ken.

RickMezza · 15-01-2006, 22:48

Thanks Ken, I'll check it out.
Rich

***Dave*** · 16-01-2006, 09:45

Great series Ken

dod · 16-01-2006, 11:24

Not too keen on 1, just the scene.
2 maybe looks a bit oversaturated?
3,4,6,7 are absolutely gorgeous
need to come back to 5, can't make my mind up, not that it matters

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more really nice stuff

jewel · 16-01-2006, 19:25

What an excellent series Ken. I love the work you do too, fantastic. I think their all great but I do agree that #2 might be slightyly oversaturated. Nevertheless great shots!

Jewel