1st attempt at long exposure revisited, and this time, with tripod!!

[Prize78]

Hi all, well following on from my last batch of long exposures, which, frankly, were rubbish, i've got my Olympus dslr on a tripod this time, and this is what I got.....

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Hopefully, these are significantly better. They're straight out the camera, so I may see if a bit of PP may improve them a bit too.

 

[paulyoung666]

looks good but you need to get to an unlit stretch of road for the best effect , the colour balance on yours needs adjusting due to the effect of ( i suspect sodium ) the overhead lights

 

[Prize78]

Yeah, unfortunately i'm not sure where there's a good bit of unlit road with a bridge near me, so i'm stuffed on that front until I find one. However, i'm pleased with the results, especially compared to my last batch.

 

[mark1000]

I like em the way they are, except i would have levelled the tripod or levelled them in PP and took a white card to adjust the WB manually.

Mark.

 

[Prize78]

I'm just about to have a stab at a bit of PP....bear with me....

 

[shotokan101]

I'm just about to have a stab at a bit of PP....bear with me....

OMG

<taps fingers impatiently>

Jim

 

[Prize78]

bloody cheek!!! ha ha....

 

[shotokan101]

bloody cheek!!! ha ha....

You just be quiet and get on with your PP'ing

Jim

 

[Prize78]

Ha ha, ok......sorry boss!!!

 

[RajP]

Nice shots....

 

[Prize78]

I've tried a bit of PP, but I can't seem to do a lot with it?....any suggestions guys??




PB201278b by Prize78, on Flickr

 

[shotokan101]

Quick tweak of WB and Contrast - little exposure drop and colour saturation tweaked on Red... LR3

JIm

 

[Prize78]

That's better mate. Not only do I need to get to grips with my camera, i need to get to grips with the PP'ing!!

 

[shotokan101]

That's better mate. Not only do I need to get to grips with my camera, i need to get to grips with the PP'ing!!

Try the demo version - 30 days - Lightroom 3 - you'll like it

Jim

 

[Prize78]

Yeah, i think i will mate. Are there any vaguely decent free ones? Is Picasa worth a look do you think?

 

[shotokan101]

Yeah, i think i will mate. Are there any vaguely decent free ones? Is Picasa worth a look do you think?

Picassa is definitely worth a look - gets some good recommendations but I've never been very comfortable with it

LR3 is actually pretty cheap (especially for what it does) if bought through the Adobe Educational Discount scheme if you have a family member at school/college etc...

Also check out "The Gimp" and "Paint.Net" both free

Jim

 

[paulyoung666]

Quick tweak of WB and Contrast - little exposure drop and colour saturation tweaked on Red... LR3

JIm

yeah but , the trails are the wrong colour now

not that i could do better you understand

 

[Prize78]

not that i could do better you understand

You and me both mate!

 

[Darthchaffinch]

great effort Prize78! Just needed the touch of PP!

@Jim- must it be a family member to get the student LR?? I have lots of students working with me at work at the mo!!

 

[shotokan101]

great effort Prize78! Just needed the touch of PP!

@Jim- must it be a family member to get the student LR?? I have lots of students working with me at work at the mo!!

...not strictly sure as it's the student or teacher who is elegible - obviously for children it's the parenmt who would be purchasing....

Adobe - Education: Qualifying for education pricing

JIm

 

[shotokan101]

yeah but , the trails are the wrong colour now

not that i could do better you understand

...I thought I'd upgrade the headlights to Xeon - but I've adjusted that a bit more in the latest version :-

Jim

 

[Prize78]

Very nice mate...i reckon this is the best version so far!!

 

[shotokan101]

Very nice mate...i reckon this is the best version so far!!

Thanks - It's certainly my last

Jim