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Old 14-10-2007, 7:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Been out playing with my new lens

Like the title says I went out to play with my new lens and fist impressions are good even if I did catch a UFO in one of them and a Prairie Dog in another LOL
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Old 14-10-2007, 8:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Been out playing with my new lens

In the ufo photo you slightly cut of that big distraction to the right.
The second one is a nice contrast against the blue background.
The swan to me is lacking in colour and contrast. But I know that swans can be a pain to photograph. I've tried and failed miserably.
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Old 14-10-2007, 8:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
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LOL I like the almost mono feel of the swan
I didn't say before but these were my fist attempts at raw conversions
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Old 14-10-2007, 9:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Been out playing with my new lens

I think the Swan shot has the most potential of the three.
The ripples make a very nice pattern behind it.
The swan looks a bit grey to me although also seems to have blown highlights at the same time. I suspect those bright reflections have confused the meter in the camera.

Did you use a polariser?

Good thing is you shot RAW so can play around with the exposure, maybe even output two files from the same RAW with different exposure values and then blend them together in photoshop or other software.
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No didnt use a polariser its just a straight forward conversion no jiggery pokery I will have a play around with it when I get time
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Ok guys Ive had another go at the swan what do you think I will get to understand photoshop one day
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