AlteredBeast
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Lucky, did you just do some color-balancing there? I could swear the look of your picture changed!
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GAF Photography Assignment 78: Water
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AlteredBeast
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Great job and a gret find, mrkgoo. I love the coloring and the sharpness of the one blade in contrast to the soft focus of the rest. Do you have a hi-res available?
BlueTsunami
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Oh man, I can already tell who has this assignment in the bag 
AlteredBeast
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mrkgoo, I actually like img_3435 a little better from your group of photos in that set, but I understand why you chose the one you did.
Lucky Forward
Member
No change to color balance, just a little tweak to the sky.AlteredBeast said:
AlteredBeast said:
Here's a link to the full-res versions:
(they're on private on FlickR, but I think you can still access them, let me know[edit: no you can't, I opened them up to public]):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10611750@N07/4145958704/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10611750@N07/4145985192/
Yeah, I spend a long time very fussily mulling over which ones to submit. I try to consider what other people will see. I actually like 3435 a bit more too, but it's very busy (deliberate), and doesn't create the same initial impact. I chose the first one, because it's a bit more immediately apparent that the out of focus drops are actually water drops too (the transition between focus and out of focus isn't as abrupt - mostly due to distance between).
Thanks for the comments!
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Lucky Forward said:
Guled said:
More off topic than you think. Try hitting up the Camera Equipment thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144603
AlteredBeast
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captive... I want your camera and lens 
AlteredBeast
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captive said:
how happy are you with it? and if I might ask, how expensive was it?
I always love seeing a fellow 4/3rds system user
Squirrel Killer
Member
Camera model: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII
Focal length: 50 mm
Exposure time: 1/100 second
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 200
Post Processing: Too much for too little in GIMP.
What I was smoking: Once again, procrastination gets the better of me. Tried to accentuate the prism effect from a plain glass of water.
AlteredBeast
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And here they are...
BlueTsunami said:
Code:Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160) Aperture: f/1.8 Focal Length: 50 mm ISO Speed: 200 Processing: Photoshop Black and White conversion, sharpening and resize
Scythian Empire said:Portrait of Walter -
ISO - 100
Aperture - f/1.8
Focal Length - 50mm
Camera - Canon EOS 400D
AlteredBeast said:
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
Dkong said:
aparisi2274 said:
Zyzyxxz said:
D40, Nikkor 35mm @ F2.2, ISO 200, 1/50 sec.
hectorse said:
Camera: PENTAX K-x
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Focal Length: 55mm
Flash Used: No
Post-Proc: Sharpen/Blue filter
aidan said:
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure: 1.3 seconds
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal Length: 25 mm
ISO Speed: 100
ronito said:
Lucky Forward said:
Canon 20D, 35mm 1.4L, ISO 200. 1/320 sec, f/4.0
mrkgoo said:
EF-S 60mm Macro, f/2.8, 1/250s, iso400
captive said:
Olympus E-30
50-200 SWD f2.8
ISO 400
Exposure: 1/8000 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 50mm
g35twinturbo said:
Squirrel Killer said:
Camera model: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII
Focal length: 50 mm
Exposure time: 1/100 second
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 200
Post Processing: Too much for too little in GIMP.
What I was smoking: Once again, procrastination gets the better of me. Tried to accentuate the prism effect from a plain glass of water.
scola said:
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
1st: mrkgoo
Nice macro, got a nice dreamy feeling to it and the water drops look great. I like dew shots.
2nd: Lucky Forward
Orange/blue contrast, fuck yeah.
Nice macro, got a nice dreamy feeling to it and the water drops look great. I like dew shots.
2nd: Lucky Forward
Orange/blue contrast, fuck yeah.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Dkong: Love the different personality of water that is shown here. The side thats strong and fearsome. The two worn structures add lots of impact to the image.
mrkgoo: Absolutely stunning image that exemplifies the beauty of water and one of the many forms and places it can be found. The image as a whole is just straight up lovely eye candy!
~Random Comments~
aidan: Once again I'm in awe of the lush tonality of your image
Lucky Forward: Love the use of the new meme or whatever its being classified as :lol That aside, its an awesome image that nicely contrasts the land and water in both substance and color.
ronito: I dig this, ronito. Has a "beautiful distant memory" feel about
hectorse: I'm digging the cool tone in this image
mrkgoo: Absolutely stunning image that exemplifies the beauty of water and one of the many forms and places it can be found. The image as a whole is just straight up lovely eye candy!
~Random Comments~
aidan: Once again I'm in awe of the lush tonality of your image
Lucky Forward: Love the use of the new meme or whatever its being classified as :lol That aside, its an awesome image that nicely contrasts the land and water in both substance and color.
ronito: I dig this, ronito. Has a "beautiful distant memory" feel about
hectorse: I'm digging the cool tone in this image
1st: Mrkgoo - really liked how the focus of the picture seemed to concentrate on that big water droplet. Nice soft blurred out background as well.
2nd: Captive - its a neat pic showcasing the texture of a large body of water
Honorable Mentions
Dkong - very nice picture, portrays power well but I feel that those towers are the focus of the picture not so much water itself. Thats just how I see it.
Aidan - great picture, I love those long exposure shots of waterfalls and rivers.
2nd: Captive - its a neat pic showcasing the texture of a large body of water
Honorable Mentions
Dkong - very nice picture, portrays power well but I feel that those towers are the focus of the picture not so much water itself. Thats just how I see it.
Aidan - great picture, I love those long exposure shots of waterfalls and rivers.
Metroid Killer
Member
1st: captive - Great effect that the soft texrture of the water gives the picture. Love the black white contrast as well.
2nd: BlueTsunami - Again, I really like the texture effect the thin veil of water gives everything.
Damnit I chose two B&W pictutures again >_<
2nd: BlueTsunami - Again, I really like the texture effect the thin veil of water gives everything.
Damnit I chose two B&W pictutures again >_<
AlteredBeast
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Since I promised to make these threads more critiquing-based and therefore more worthwhile for all participants, I am going to comment on each photo. I count anything added into this assignment as a free-for-all of scrutiny, so if anyone doesn't want to feel bashed, praised, others critiqued, let me know.
BlueTsunami - I thought this was a very weak entry from you. I have seen some truly amazing photos from you, especially your macro shots. Many of your photos have excellent contrast and detail. This photo, however, has nothing to draw me except for the leaf in the middle third of the photo. Even then, with how busy the photo is and how much of the photo is the same shade, my focus gets lost. I would've cropped the top third of the photo off and made the leaf the upper-right quadrant. What did this photo look like in color? Is the water as murky and dark as it appears in this rendition? The activity in the photo is amazing. Looking over it, there is just a ton going on and there is tons to look at.
Scythian Empire - Who is Walter? I love the coloration of your photo. It makes me think of old-timey photos and art, frankly. The viewpoint of the rose stems is definitely interesting and I really like how the focus is the stems' effect on the surface tension of the water. DOF is used nicely. I would really like to see more from this set.
Dkong - I love this photo. The contrast, the setting, the detail, the crop, and the moment. Great job getting this shot and presenting it such. The ragged moss-covered bottoms have a ton of detail in the original size and the shutter speed was just right. Conveying the violence of the waves around the pillars and the unmovable aspect of them. Would love to see the RAW file on this one (if available) to go crazy in post-processing. Did you trying closing down the aperture a bit more and slowing the shutter a bit? I would be interested to see a slow shutter speed on this one. It would be interesting to see how this would look with "calming" misty water versus the hard splashing water of this shot.
aparisi2274 - What much is there to say about a picture taken from the iPhone? The setting of the photo is great and the colors really could have popped under the right circumstances. But, with any crappy-camera phone, you ending up getting a picture that isn't framed exactly well, has blur, blown highlights, and the shutter speed neither softens the water nor freezes it in time. The moss around the tree trunk is nice, though. I appreciate any entry, though. Participation really makes these threads shine.
Zyzyxxz - Overall not a poorly shot photo, just not one that I enjoy looking at. I wish the focus had been on the water, not the cigarette dead center of the bowl. The lighting of the photo is great. Really shows how awfully nasty cigarettes are. I mean, wtf? Why do people smoke? I would love to see this in a clear bowl after another few days, when all the ash starts to fall and the cigarettes will appear to be coming out of nothing.
hectorse - I can see what you were trying to do with the shot, but I just don't much like the results. I would've have held the building or whatever it is in the reflection be in focus and not the dimples in the water. The shot is very abrasive and hard to look at. The highlights are really blown and everything looks overly sharp. Welcome to the wonderful world of SLR cameras! I still have no clue what I am doing 99% of the time.
aidan - a really beautiful shot. The crop and POV is excellent. The colors have just the right amount of pop and the smoothness of the water is excellent. I would have liked to see a little longer exposure just to show a bit more detail on the right-hand side, but that is just my mood. I can't complain about much here, it is really pleasing to look at.
ronito - tell your wife she took a fantastic photo. Probably by mistake, as is largely the case when there is snow in the air and one is using a flash. Photo makes me nostalgic for a childhood that I didn't even live. black and white just works for this photo and, while there are a lot of things going on in this shot that detract from one thing or another. The picture was enjoyable to look at. The interesting this is, to me, the kids in the photo, even in the background and as obscured as they already are, detract from the photo in some ways. In others, they are what make this photo a succes.
Lucky Forward - I think my dad took this photo on vacation 20 years ago or so. I love the coloring on this photo and the cropping was really well done. My eye went on the course intended and then back again. I wouldn't say it's your best photo or anything, but I enjoyed it. I halfway expected to see your dog in the water or in the field or something.
mrkgoo - I don't know where you are, but this picture screams late spring to me louder than anything. The brightness, coloration, depth of field, and excellent crop are really, really, great. As has been mentioned, this would make a great background for a desktop. That one blade being as sharp as it is with all the dew on it is in the perfect place and is pretty much perfectly shot.
captive - I really enjoy this shot even if there is no subject. The contrast is awesome and the water really comes off looking as thick, smooth, and deep black as oil. Depth of field is great on the shot and despite it not having much to it, it really pulled off a sense of fluidity. Liquid. smooth movement. Well done.
g35twinturbo - Pity you didn't have a good camera around, because with a good white balance, exposure and shutter speed, this shot could have been really nice. I love great, open ocean views and this once could have had a very nice reflection off the ocean while still showing off the coloration in the sky well.
Squirrel Killer - I like your take on the shot well. I love how flat the color is on everything except the prism coming from the glass. Your shallow depth of field both aids and hurts the image for me, though. I think it could have been warmer and sharper all around and I would have enjoyed it even that much more.
scola - not much wrong with this shot, just not one that I enjoy much. sharp picture, good contrast, crop, and everything else. It is a fine photo to be sure, just nothing that grabs me about it. I am many are saying that about my entry, but I can't complain about this shot much.
my votes -
dkong
captive
close third was mrkgoo. If you had used the other one from the set, I would have voted for it, hands down. I think you will get a great number of votes, though, it is a great shot.
BlueTsunami - I thought this was a very weak entry from you. I have seen some truly amazing photos from you, especially your macro shots. Many of your photos have excellent contrast and detail. This photo, however, has nothing to draw me except for the leaf in the middle third of the photo. Even then, with how busy the photo is and how much of the photo is the same shade, my focus gets lost. I would've cropped the top third of the photo off and made the leaf the upper-right quadrant. What did this photo look like in color? Is the water as murky and dark as it appears in this rendition? The activity in the photo is amazing. Looking over it, there is just a ton going on and there is tons to look at.
Scythian Empire - Who is Walter? I love the coloration of your photo. It makes me think of old-timey photos and art, frankly. The viewpoint of the rose stems is definitely interesting and I really like how the focus is the stems' effect on the surface tension of the water. DOF is used nicely. I would really like to see more from this set.
Dkong - I love this photo. The contrast, the setting, the detail, the crop, and the moment. Great job getting this shot and presenting it such. The ragged moss-covered bottoms have a ton of detail in the original size and the shutter speed was just right. Conveying the violence of the waves around the pillars and the unmovable aspect of them. Would love to see the RAW file on this one (if available) to go crazy in post-processing. Did you trying closing down the aperture a bit more and slowing the shutter a bit? I would be interested to see a slow shutter speed on this one. It would be interesting to see how this would look with "calming" misty water versus the hard splashing water of this shot.
aparisi2274 - What much is there to say about a picture taken from the iPhone? The setting of the photo is great and the colors really could have popped under the right circumstances. But, with any crappy-camera phone, you ending up getting a picture that isn't framed exactly well, has blur, blown highlights, and the shutter speed neither softens the water nor freezes it in time. The moss around the tree trunk is nice, though. I appreciate any entry, though. Participation really makes these threads shine.
Zyzyxxz - Overall not a poorly shot photo, just not one that I enjoy looking at. I wish the focus had been on the water, not the cigarette dead center of the bowl. The lighting of the photo is great. Really shows how awfully nasty cigarettes are. I mean, wtf? Why do people smoke? I would love to see this in a clear bowl after another few days, when all the ash starts to fall and the cigarettes will appear to be coming out of nothing.
hectorse - I can see what you were trying to do with the shot, but I just don't much like the results. I would've have held the building or whatever it is in the reflection be in focus and not the dimples in the water. The shot is very abrasive and hard to look at. The highlights are really blown and everything looks overly sharp. Welcome to the wonderful world of SLR cameras! I still have no clue what I am doing 99% of the time.
aidan - a really beautiful shot. The crop and POV is excellent. The colors have just the right amount of pop and the smoothness of the water is excellent. I would have liked to see a little longer exposure just to show a bit more detail on the right-hand side, but that is just my mood. I can't complain about much here, it is really pleasing to look at.
ronito - tell your wife she took a fantastic photo. Probably by mistake, as is largely the case when there is snow in the air and one is using a flash. Photo makes me nostalgic for a childhood that I didn't even live. black and white just works for this photo and, while there are a lot of things going on in this shot that detract from one thing or another. The picture was enjoyable to look at. The interesting this is, to me, the kids in the photo, even in the background and as obscured as they already are, detract from the photo in some ways. In others, they are what make this photo a succes.
Lucky Forward - I think my dad took this photo on vacation 20 years ago or so.
I love the coloring on this photo and the cropping was really well done. My eye went on the course intended and then back again. I wouldn't say it's your best photo or anything, but I enjoyed it. I halfway expected to see your dog in the water or in the field or something. mrkgoo - I don't know where you are, but this picture screams late spring to me louder than anything. The brightness, coloration, depth of field, and excellent crop are really, really, great. As has been mentioned, this would make a great background for a desktop. That one blade being as sharp as it is with all the dew on it is in the perfect place and is pretty much perfectly shot.
captive - I really enjoy this shot even if there is no subject. The contrast is awesome and the water really comes off looking as thick, smooth, and deep black as oil. Depth of field is great on the shot and despite it not having much to it, it really pulled off a sense of fluidity. Liquid. smooth movement. Well done.
g35twinturbo - Pity you didn't have a good camera around, because with a good white balance, exposure and shutter speed, this shot could have been really nice. I love great, open ocean views and this once could have had a very nice reflection off the ocean while still showing off the coloration in the sky well.
Squirrel Killer - I like your take on the shot well. I love how flat the color is on everything except the prism coming from the glass. Your shallow depth of field both aids and hurts the image for me, though. I think it could have been warmer and sharper all around and I would have enjoyed it even that much more.
scola - not much wrong with this shot, just not one that I enjoy much. sharp picture, good contrast, crop, and everything else. It is a fine photo to be sure, just nothing that grabs me about it. I am many are saying that about my entry, but I can't complain about this shot much.
my votes -
dkong
captive
close third was mrkgoo. If you had used the other one from the set, I would have voted for it, hands down.
I think you will get a great number of votes, though, it is a great shot.BronzeWolf
Banned
My votes go to
1st - Aidan. Just love the sense of water as life's cornerstone! Where there is water, there is life and your photo really captures that. Beautifully shot and splendid locale, I wish I had waterfalls around me.
2nd - Scythian Empire. Amazing shot, it baffles me and intrigues and I can't stop looking at it.
I am sorry if I seem ignorant, but I don't get what you mean with the abrasive and hard to look part. It's not that I disagree with it but I wonder what else is there to it? I have the RAW, maybe you could show me what you could have done with the shot? I am really eager to learn
1st - Aidan. Just love the sense of water as life's cornerstone! Where there is water, there is life and your photo really captures that. Beautifully shot and splendid locale, I wish I had waterfalls around me.
2nd - Scythian Empire. Amazing shot, it baffles me and intrigues and I can't stop looking at it.
AlteredBeast said:
I am sorry if I seem ignorant, but I don't get what you mean with the abrasive and hard to look part. It's not that I disagree with it but I wonder what else is there to it? I have the RAW, maybe you could show me what you could have done with the shot? I am really eager to learn
Hey guys, thanks for the comments (and votes, I'm honoured!) so far! Sorry I can't find the time today to comment about each photo, I'll do my best to type some stuff up with the time I have:
1st: Scythian Empire
I like the idea for this photo and I'm voting for it because it is the most creative take on the theme in my opinion. The only way I would have liked it more was if the yellow circle was more complete.
2nd: captive
I couldn't really decide between this one and BlueTsunami's shot. I voted for this one because I think the idea is beautifully executed. I like the texture and the shapes a lot.
Lucky Forward: Nice shot and nice colours, although I don't find anything in this shot particularly interesting to look at.
Aidan: This picture has a nice feeling to it, it inspires me to go take a walk in the woods (if only I had nice woods nearby..)
mrkgoo: Perfect execution of an idea (as always), this time I'm just not a big fan of the idea.
Hectorse: I like this photo. I probably would have tried to get just a little bit closer to the water part that's in focus, and holding the camera a bit lower to change the perspective.
BlueTsunami: I love this composition, I wish I could come up with stuff like this. You can clearly make out what you're looking at when viewing this photo, yet it gives me the idea that the whole scene is totally flat.
AlteredBeast: The sharpness of the drop of water and the simplicity of the composition are great, but for some reason the dirty faucet disturbs me in this photo. Thank you for the detailed comment on my photo. I live at two places right now and the RAW files are on a PC at another location but if you'll send me a reminder by PM this friday or saturday I'll upload it to an FTP and PM you the details. I haven't really tried a lot of other settings with this photo because I was trying to get the waves to look like this (and I was partly standing in the sea so my feet were getting wet).
1st: Scythian Empire
I like the idea for this photo and I'm voting for it because it is the most creative take on the theme in my opinion. The only way I would have liked it more was if the yellow circle was more complete.
2nd: captive
I couldn't really decide between this one and BlueTsunami's shot. I voted for this one because I think the idea is beautifully executed. I like the texture and the shapes a lot.
Lucky Forward: Nice shot and nice colours, although I don't find anything in this shot particularly interesting to look at.
Aidan: This picture has a nice feeling to it, it inspires me to go take a walk in the woods (if only I had nice woods nearby..)
mrkgoo: Perfect execution of an idea (as always), this time I'm just not a big fan of the idea.
Hectorse: I like this photo. I probably would have tried to get just a little bit closer to the water part that's in focus, and holding the camera a bit lower to change the perspective.
BlueTsunami: I love this composition, I wish I could come up with stuff like this. You can clearly make out what you're looking at when viewing this photo, yet it gives me the idea that the whole scene is totally flat.
AlteredBeast: The sharpness of the drop of water and the simplicity of the composition are great, but for some reason the dirty faucet disturbs me in this photo. Thank you for the detailed comment on my photo. I live at two places right now and the RAW files are on a PC at another location but if you'll send me a reminder by PM this friday or saturday I'll upload it to an FTP and PM you the details. I haven't really tried a lot of other settings with this photo because I was trying to get the waves to look like this (and I was partly standing in the sea so my feet were getting wet).
First choice: DKong. I loved this shot the first time I saw it. I agree that the posts are more the subject than the water, but that's not a bad thing (it's not a criteria for the theme to BE the subject ALL the time). At any rate, the posts show the power of water with the corrosion.
Runner up: Scythian Empire. This style of processing is all the rage! The image actively engages me to figure out exactly what it is, and soothes me with its tones.
BlueTsunami: I think I may have preferred a colour version, to be honest - the leaves get a bit lost in the image.
AlteredBeast: I really like the inverted reflection in the drop itself, but many flash shots initially turn me away. The faucet itself is too dominating as a subject and is the uninteresting part of this image.
apparisi2274: It's water. There's nothing much else to this image for me. When I went out to capture images of water, I collected a few similar images, but they were equally uncompelling. Has a bit of camera shake too.
Zyzyxxz: I appreciate what you were going for! Disgusting.
hectorse: I flip from liking to not liking this image. I actually like the focus on the water, leaving the reflection blurred. It makes you consider what it is you're looking at, but the focus is clearly on the water. MY beef is that the ground peaking through ont eh lower right is distracting. I like the colour choice.
aidan: I remember you making a comment on someone else's (awesome) autumn slow shutter stream shot in the main thread. You said you were always trying to get similar shots. I don't think this is it. This is like all my own shots on the subject! While processed wonderfully, the composition seems cluttered, like I don't know where to focus on. I think the biggest thing for these shots is that you need to lead the viewers eye with the stream.
ronito: That is snow, right? I still like the image and I considered this for the vote.
Lucky Forward: A nice simple shot done pretty well.
captive: I'm surprised this shot was so late in the entries! A classic, for sure.
g35twinturbo: Heh, looks like my shots I take when I get that scene put in front of me (I struggle to make it interesting, my self). The horizon is tilted.
Squirrel Killer: I appreciate what you were going for, but the prism effect doesn't stand out as much as I'd like, and seems to be coming more from the glass than the water...
scola: Interesting shot. What is it? Just a spout?
jak140: A nice little image. It's apparent what you were going for!
Thanks for the comments people! For those that wanted them, I posted full-res versions above, but here they are again:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10611750@N07/4145958704/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10611750@N07/4145985192/
I may take them down at some stage, so grab 'em if you want 'em.
hectorse, I'm in Eugene, Oregon, so it's very much heading into Winter now... it was bloody freezing, even though it was a clear day yesterday...
Thanks to all the participants!
Runner up: Scythian Empire. This style of processing is all the rage! The image actively engages me to figure out exactly what it is, and soothes me with its tones.
BlueTsunami: I think I may have preferred a colour version, to be honest - the leaves get a bit lost in the image.
AlteredBeast: I really like the inverted reflection in the drop itself, but many flash shots initially turn me away. The faucet itself is too dominating as a subject and is the uninteresting part of this image.
apparisi2274: It's water. There's nothing much else to this image for me. When I went out to capture images of water, I collected a few similar images, but they were equally uncompelling. Has a bit of camera shake too.
Zyzyxxz: I appreciate what you were going for! Disgusting.
hectorse: I flip from liking to not liking this image. I actually like the focus on the water, leaving the reflection blurred. It makes you consider what it is you're looking at, but the focus is clearly on the water. MY beef is that the ground peaking through ont eh lower right is distracting. I like the colour choice.
aidan: I remember you making a comment on someone else's (awesome) autumn slow shutter stream shot in the main thread. You said you were always trying to get similar shots. I don't think this is it. This is like all my own shots on the subject! While processed wonderfully, the composition seems cluttered, like I don't know where to focus on. I think the biggest thing for these shots is that you need to lead the viewers eye with the stream.
ronito: That is snow, right? I still like the image and I considered this for the vote.
Lucky Forward: A nice simple shot done pretty well.
captive: I'm surprised this shot was so late in the entries! A classic, for sure.
g35twinturbo: Heh, looks like my shots I take when I get that scene put in front of me (I struggle to make it interesting, my self). The horizon is tilted.
Squirrel Killer: I appreciate what you were going for, but the prism effect doesn't stand out as much as I'd like, and seems to be coming more from the glass than the water...
scola: Interesting shot. What is it? Just a spout?
jak140: A nice little image. It's apparent what you were going for!
Thanks for the comments people! For those that wanted them, I posted full-res versions above, but here they are again:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10611750@N07/4145958704/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10611750@N07/4145985192/
I may take them down at some stage, so grab 'em if you want 'em.
hectorse, I'm in Eugene, Oregon, so it's very much heading into Winter now... it was bloody freezing, even though it was a clear day yesterday...
Thanks to all the participants!
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
AlteredBeast said:
Hmmm, I'm finding myself agreeing with the fact that the Black and White made it harder to focus on a single thing (everything is the same tone and contrasts are similar). It was a hard choice between the color and Black and White version. I ended up choosing \black and white due to the rocks at the bottom of the image. I ended up liking how they contrasted against the smooth veiling of the water. In color, ones eyes would be drawn more to the rocks and leaves. With that said, I processed it in color and here's how it looks!
Dkong said:
Thank you, Dkong! Fortunately the composition was a light bulb moment when I was processing it. When I had taken the image, it was oriented in Landscape. I then reoriented it as Portrait in post to make the look of the rocks receding into the water more apparent.
BlueTsunami said:
Oh wow. This turned out even better than I thought. As you can see from my comments above, I also wanted a colour version, and I was right to want so... this is great, and I may have voted for it! The green rocks emphasize your composition/framing much better too.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
@mrkgoo, thanks for the comments. I dislike flash photography as well, but with the droplet as sharp as I wanted to get it, there was no way for me to get enough light in my shot to get it as sharp as I wanted it. I really wanted to show how grimy an apparently clean faucet gets over time by all the water splashing on it.
@BlueTsunami - I LOVE the color shot man! Would've gotten my vote for sure.
@BlueTsunami - I LOVE the color shot man! Would've gotten my vote for sure.
AlteredBeast said:@mrkgoo, thanks for the comments. I dislike flash photography as well, but with the droplet as sharp as I wanted to get it, there was no way for me to get enough light in my shot to get it as sharp as I wanted it. I really wanted to show how grimy an apparently clean faucet gets over time by all the water splashing on it.
@BlueTsunami - I LOVE the color shot man! Would've gotten my vote for sure.
Yeah, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I wanted to say, have you tried cropping only to the drop? Those shots never look THAT great, due to pretty low-res (I have one of just a single dew drop on my Flickr), but can be interesting, or at least cropping it so the faucet isn't dominating.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
1. Scythian Empire
2. ronito (not far behind though)
2. ronito (not far behind though)
aparisi2274
Member
Thanks for the feedback all... Like I had said, it was a spur of the moment shot taken with an iPhone camera, and I wasn't even sure I wanted to submit it, but I love the feedback (helps me take better pics) so I submitted it anyway.
Hopefully with the next subject I can submit a better pic.
Hopefully with the next subject I can submit a better pic.
I got it after they price dropped it to 899 at bh.com. Baring my dropping it in water it should serve me well for several years.AlteredBeast said:
Love it, it fits great in my hand its not heavy to me. I can handhold it with my 50-200 successfully under 1/200 shutter.
I use the swivel screen + live view a lot, i used it for the picture i took in this thread.
Really like having separate dials aperture on the front and shutter speed on the back.
And the AF points 11 vs 3 on the 510 make it a lot easier to focus on subjects that aren't centered.
It meters better and handles whites better than the 510.
ditto.I always love seeing a fellow 4/3rds system user
1) Luckyforward - fantastic shot. Sunrise/sunset? You essentially captured what I like about being around lakes and the ocean.
2) mrkgoo - you always produce images i like to look at. And you also stole my idea and did it better than I ever could have.
BlueTsunami - Honestly, I have to wonder what you were thinking going B&W. The color version is the clear winner. For me if there is a question of going b&w vs color i ask myself does the color version add anything to the picture? and then ill do a side by side comparison and choose. The color version definitely adds something in this case. The vibrance of the leaf and the green rocks produce a nice color image while black and white version seems flat. Very good shot otherwise though.
Scythian Empire - I'm going to go against the grain here. Post processing does not make a good picture. and no offense to anyone but the first time i saw Wispy's processing effects on his pictures i thought cool, but when every picture is processed the same way it takes away from the effect. And now people are trying to emulate it, which is fine but I just dont see what it adds to this picture. Also who is walter? I dont understand what it has to do with the picture.
Dkong - Fantastic shot, it just seems like the pillars are the subject and the water is secondary. Also I think the pillars are slightly too far to the left in the frame but thats neither here nor there.
aparisi2274 - great effort, seems like you need to steady the iphone more as there seems to be some motion blur in the top left hand corner.
Zyzyxxz - disgusting picture. But i believe you accomplished what you set out to which was to grab emotion. Not everything in photography has to be pretty or pleasing to look at.
hectorse - very good idea and very good cool tone. I too would have liked to see the building more in focus in the reflection but thats not easy to do.
aidan - I gave some thoughts on your others in the Q4 thread. This one does seem disjointed in its composition. From what you have shown of the shots you took it seems like this place was difficult place to shoot.
ronito - cool picture, would have liked maybe more motion in the water. Not sure, that alone was probably a pretty difficult image to capture.
Alteredbeast - cool droplet. Though i agree with mrkgoo you probably should have gotten a super close up of the droplet and water stream. As it is the faucet dominates the droplet.
g35twinturbo - Was already to give tips and tricks as i've done a few sunset/sunrise pictures over water, but then i read it was taken on an Iphone. Not much you can do about that. Though you do need to level your horizon.
Squirrel Killer - Good concept, i think your procrastination prevented you from properly execute it.
scola - good idea. I was thinking about doing something similar only I didnt know where something like that is around where i live. I would have probably tried to capture the water coming out from the pipe looking into the pipe itself instead of behind it.
Lucky Forward
Member
First - mrkgoo - I probably vote for you too much, but its a lovely composition and has a very ethereal quality to it.
Runner Up - Dkong - I like it simple and effective the off-center placing of the posts accentuates the feel of the sea rushing against them.
Comments:
Blue Tsunami - I like the color version better. Also, I dont think the f/1.8 shallow focus works well here, Id rather see all of it in sharp focus.
Scythian Empire Interesting point of view, but I dont care for the muted color that much.
AlteredBeast - Nice capture of just the right moment, I like how the droplet is suspended against the shadow of the faucet, but maybe you could have cropped it a little tighter and eliminated some of the right side of the pic. I also think a clean and shiny faucet would have more appeal (but my kitchen faucet looks worse.)
aparisi2274 - Theres kind of too much there in the scene, I think going tighter on just the water and moss would have worked better for me.
Zyzyxxz - I like how you went in a different direction and gave us the dirtiest water imagineable, but like Blue Tsunamis pic, Id like to see a little more DOF putting all the butts in sharp focus.
Hectorse - Nice concept, but the particular stretch of ice you've focused on seems unremarkable. Did you try any where you focused on the building reflections and let the ice go out of focus?
Aidan - I like it, but I think the mossy rock competes with the waterfall to be the center of interest. Also, that little twig above the rock is distracting without really being attractive; I know some photographers have a touch nothing ethic, but I would have yanked it out of there.
Ronito - I like the look of the out-of-focus snowflakes, but its kind of hard to make out what is going on otherwise.
Captive - I like it, but I wonder if adding a contrasting element like a floating leaf would provide a center of interest, otherwise my eye just wanders around.
g35twinturbo - Another simple shot that works well, my two nits are the rail in the bottom left and the horizon runs downhill a bit.
Squirrel Killer - Neat idea, but overall the photo has a murky tone, I wonder if better lighting would have made the prism effect pop out a little more.
Scola - Nice, but Id like to see a slightly different angle that eliminates the bit at the top and just shows the discharge pipe against a water background.
Jak140 - I like it, it shows how having a specific point of interest and color in an otherwise monotone setting can make the picture work. Also, idea-wise having a discarded water bottle in a puddle of water works well for the theme.
My shot - This should have been such an easy theme, but I really had trouble feeling inspired. My shot, like a few others Ive critiqued, seems like a nice setting but your eye wanders around without having something to settle on. It was taken right before sunset but the raw image seemed a bit washed out, I adjusted levels and curves to bring out the richness of the colors did I go too far? (Hmmm...thinking further, I wonder if my exposure meter was trying to render the scene at the brightness of ordinary daylight, and I needed to set the exposure compensation to underexpose a bit to give me the sunset feeling? Something to think about next time...)
Runner Up - Dkong - I like it simple and effective the off-center placing of the posts accentuates the feel of the sea rushing against them.
Comments:
Blue Tsunami - I like the color version better. Also, I dont think the f/1.8 shallow focus works well here, Id rather see all of it in sharp focus.
Scythian Empire Interesting point of view, but I dont care for the muted color that much.
AlteredBeast - Nice capture of just the right moment, I like how the droplet is suspended against the shadow of the faucet, but maybe you could have cropped it a little tighter and eliminated some of the right side of the pic. I also think a clean and shiny faucet would have more appeal (but my kitchen faucet looks worse.)
aparisi2274 - Theres kind of too much there in the scene, I think going tighter on just the water and moss would have worked better for me.
Zyzyxxz - I like how you went in a different direction and gave us the dirtiest water imagineable, but like Blue Tsunamis pic, Id like to see a little more DOF putting all the butts in sharp focus.
Hectorse - Nice concept, but the particular stretch of ice you've focused on seems unremarkable. Did you try any where you focused on the building reflections and let the ice go out of focus?
Aidan - I like it, but I think the mossy rock competes with the waterfall to be the center of interest. Also, that little twig above the rock is distracting without really being attractive; I know some photographers have a touch nothing ethic, but I would have yanked it out of there.
Ronito - I like the look of the out-of-focus snowflakes, but its kind of hard to make out what is going on otherwise.
Captive - I like it, but I wonder if adding a contrasting element like a floating leaf would provide a center of interest, otherwise my eye just wanders around.
g35twinturbo - Another simple shot that works well, my two nits are the rail in the bottom left and the horizon runs downhill a bit.
Squirrel Killer - Neat idea, but overall the photo has a murky tone, I wonder if better lighting would have made the prism effect pop out a little more.
Scola - Nice, but Id like to see a slightly different angle that eliminates the bit at the top and just shows the discharge pipe against a water background.
Jak140 - I like it, it shows how having a specific point of interest and color in an otherwise monotone setting can make the picture work. Also, idea-wise having a discarded water bottle in a puddle of water works well for the theme.
My shot - This should have been such an easy theme, but I really had trouble feeling inspired. My shot, like a few others Ive critiqued, seems like a nice setting but your eye wanders around without having something to settle on. It was taken right before sunset but the raw image seemed a bit washed out, I adjusted levels and curves to bring out the richness of the colors did I go too far? (Hmmm...thinking further, I wonder if my exposure meter was trying to render the scene at the brightness of ordinary daylight, and I needed to set the exposure compensation to underexpose a bit to give me the sunset feeling? Something to think about next time...)
BronzeWolf
Banned
Lucky Forward said:
It wasn't ice, it's just water. And I got this shot just by pure luck! It didn't stand out until checking it out on the PC
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Lucky Forward said:
Unfortunately my 50mm lens has been broken for a while (electronic functions between the body and lens have stopped). So I'm stuck at f/1.8. Definitely agree on closing down the aperture to get everything within focus.
Scythian Empire
Member
AlteredBeast said:
aidan said:
I misread the last theme and submitted a photo that had nothing to do with the concept of Angles :lol. But yeah, it was a lame joke, on with the votes -
1. Aidan - Gorgeous photo. The water stream is so smooth and well captured and creates a really appealing contrast of colours between the green and white.
2. Dkong - Really loved this submission. Reminds me of old black and white film photography, which is a rare treat these days. The composition is excellent, and you've captured the destruction of the waves really well.
Mentions
ronito - Great take on the theme. The dark background creates a sinister atmosphere, but is immediately changed to innocence with the appearance of the children.
mrkgoo - Outstanding detail, and just a gorgeous photo overall.
First: mrkgoo Just sublime. Maybe could have used a slightly higher f-stop, to widen the focus slightly, but otherwise it's nearly perfect.
Runner-up:Dkong I really love this photo. It was a perfect choice for B&W. Unlike someone else here, I thought the photo might have enhanced by a slower shutter, but it may have been difficult to do in the middle of the day.
Sorry for the lack of comments this week. I was really happy with the results, so good job everyone!
Thanks for the comments on my photo, I've really got to go back to that location and keep trying to find the proper way to capture it.
Runner-up:Dkong I really love this photo. It was a perfect choice for B&W. Unlike someone else here, I thought the photo might have enhanced by a slower shutter, but it may have been difficult to do in the middle of the day.
Sorry for the lack of comments this week. I was really happy with the results, so good job everyone!
Thanks for the comments on my photo, I've really got to go back to that location and keep trying to find the proper way to capture it.
PistolGrip
sex vacation in Guam
First: mrkgoo Hands down perfect.
Second: aidan - nice stream
Second: aidan - nice stream
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Winner - mrkgoo
Runnerup - dkong
Great job guys! This has been a very successful thread with lots of good critiquing and great entries! let's keep it going into the next thread!
Runnerup - dkong
Great job guys! This has been a very successful thread with lots of good critiquing and great entries! let's keep it going into the next thread!
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