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04-04-2007, 7:34 PM
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3 completely different and totally unrelated photos do keep you amused. Is it me or is the forum a bit slow at the moment? Dont lurk, post!
Newark Priory near Ripley in Surrey.
Some blue flowers from Wisley Royal Horticultural Society.
A wrecked car.
All with a 350D and cracking 17-55 F2.8IS lens.
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04-04-2007, 7:43 PM
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Nice shots Tober. Not sure if it's just me or could the flowers benefit from a slight lift in brightness? Great composition and DOF on that shot, and I like the car shot too.
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04-04-2007, 8:10 PM
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You're probably right re. the brightness. I took it down a bit to make the background less pronounced - maybe took it a bit too far. It's being printed at A2 to go on the wall so didn't want it too garish.
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04-04-2007, 8:49 PM
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Nice shot Tobers.
Like the car picture........USSR ralli lada by the looks of it! 
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04-04-2007, 8:50 PM
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I really like the car shot, it reminds me of one of the closing pictures after an insane Top Gear feature! 
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04-04-2007, 9:10 PM
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Great shots.
I really like the last one, great light and colour.
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04-04-2007, 9:31 PM
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great shots, it's a good advert for the lens!
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04-04-2007, 10:04 PM
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I really really like the last one, its brilliant! Great composition, colours, lighting, everything is perfect 
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04-04-2007, 10:09 PM
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like the reflection in the first one
drove past there earlier today, shame im not allowed in that field 
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04-04-2007, 11:54 PM
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The car ones excellent mate but I love the colouring coming from the brickwork of the abbey reflecting the sun
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05-04-2007, 7:48 AM
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Thanks for the comments everyone.
The car is two exposures (from a single RAW) with the darker one on top of the lighter one. I put a layer mask on the darker one, with a circular gradient over the car to show a gradual lightening centered around the car as the gradient exposed a section of the lighter exposure beneath the layer mask. Quote:
Originally Posted by Sicknote10  like the reflection in the first one
drove past there earlier today, shame im not allowed in that field | I just jumped the gate and walked in there. It was pretty near sunset and nobody around | |
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05-04-2007, 7:50 AM
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Nice shots
The lighting in the last shot really helps to create the mood.
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