November's "Post You Latest Picture" Thread

[blitz]

I upgraded from CS2 to CS5 last night. Not a big difference since I don't know how to use either. But the Photomerge works a lot better so I reworked some tilt/shift panos:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/5138172485_4e474e0f15_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5138172485/)
Lake Hennessy-5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5138172485/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5138245611_82aaffb003_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5138245611/)
Nosehill-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5138245611/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1056/5138800208_53884e329e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5138800208/)
Napa-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5138800208/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

[lison]

Those are NICE! Good Job! I especially like the nosehill one!
:thumbsup: :clap:

[Melinda]

Really love that first one!

[Gibson]

I'll put a copy of it up here in a bit, but if anyone has the Nov. 01 issue of the Edmonton Sun I have a photo on the last page, the weather section.

[quazimoto]

Have to admit Cake Smashes are a lot of fun! This was my first attempt doing a cake smash using no lightning at all. I think I could do these all day long and never get sick of it. The kids going haywire once all the sugar hits them.

http://www.khphotography.ca/smash1.jpg
http://www.khphotography.ca/smash2.jpg

[blitz]

Originally posted by Melinda
Really love that first one!

Thanks guys! This I'm sending the first one in for a metal print. I've wanted to try one for a while.

Quazi, the baby's skin looks sort of mottled? Is that a processing thing?

Went out and shot some stuff at lunch today:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1386/5140963137_e1f0aa4cf3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5140963137/)
Narrow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5140963137/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/5140963189_0b3a62eba0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5140963189/)
Westward (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5140963189/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5140963077_75d4957bb5_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5140963077/)
Indecisive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5140963077/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

[wildrice]

^^ where is that guy on chess table located?

[Go4Long]

I believe that's the park at 8th and 8th...a block away from the corner of crack and smack...

and yeah, Quazi, not sure what's going on with the baby's skin...

[msommers]

Bingo. Love that chess shot, Ryan.

[Go4Long]

took a 30 second stab at one of those shots quazi, hope that's ok, if not, lemme know and I'll kill it.

went up 1/3 stop exposure, did some softening of the skin, touched up the eyes, and the weird dark spot just over his right knee.

before:
http://www.khphotography.ca/smash2.jpg

after:
http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/1075594258_eQKNx-O.jpg

[maxomilll]

^^ IMO i like the first one better.

[Go4Long]

I don't claim to be a pro editor, I just took a stab at it to try to get rid of the strange look of the kids skin...lol

[maxomilll]

word. You defiantly cleaned it up the look, I think it's the just 'realness' of the original that does it for me. If that's how the kid looks, then that's how I wanna see the kid.

take away opinion. Editing, you did fine.

[Gibson]

"Weird dark spot" definitely looks like sensor dust.

[quazimoto]

Oddly it's not uncommon for baby skin. I find it happens when they get cold or too hot, either way its something that needs to be worked with. The photos I posted were basically untouched for the most part. The one below is one of the more finished versions. I have 3 more cake smash sessions this week. Time to pull out the pink back drop!!

http://www.khphotography.ca/smash3.jpg

[EvolizePhoto]

1.3x + 70-200 2.8 is awesome sauce :D
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/5144247806_7931c3f12d_o.jpg

[EvolizePhoto]

Needs a sensor cleaning real bad. anything over f5 and there is dust, but so far i'm really happy with my 1d.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/5144069472_f74c7e3316_z.jpg

[Go4Long]

next time tell her to get off the phone.

[EvolizePhoto]

It's a test shot.

[EvolizePhoto]

It's hard to focus on this little guy while trying to shoot wide open, I love his shadow :D

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/5143776109_292f3710d4_o.jpg

[soupey]

messin around with my pentax lens

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs409.ash2/68778_610024804447_120601584_36002809_2996256_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs955.snc4/74834_610024814427_120601584_36002810_4548902_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs467.ash2/74058_610024839377_120601584_36002812_7782657_n.jpg

[Go4Long]

needs MOAR light.

[soupey]

lol was all at f1.4 MF, jus was messing around in low light.

[EvolizePhoto]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5146319791_4ffb54b138_z.jpg

[Go4Long]

the horizon in that one looks a little odd, was the background changed in post?

[EvolizePhoto]

yeah it was, and i posted it half asleep. thx for pointing that out lol i fixed it

[ericchoweg]

hey evolize is banned lol

[Mitsu3000gt]

Lol, what was the last straw? I'm curious.

[Scat E46]

no bad last post that can be found?

[davidI]

That's too bad. Sometimes his attitude was whack but I liked seeing all of his pics.

[syeve]

He will be back.

EDIT - I hope he had a few accounts registered lol.

[Go4Long]

I would say it has something, if not everything, to do with this:
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&postid=3537308#post3537308

[Go4Long]

another rework of an older shot. settings on the flickr page...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/5147517279_4bd3463874_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5147517279/)
Twin Brothers Racing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5147517279/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Go4Long
I would say it has something, if not everything, to do with this:
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&postid=3537308#post3537308

Ahh good call - that's probably it.

If mods can't read PMs though, wouldn't that mean they were banned due to heresay?

[Go4Long]

meh...my guess is someone complained...although there's a couple other people on here that I can think of that do business via PM...

I as a rule don't, but that's not to say that if someone that knows what I do PM's me I won't help them out.

[GTS4tw]

I think him and quazimoto got banned at the same time.

[Kavy]

I guess quazi answered the question with his pic.

[Dodobird]

I can't really touch most of the stuff in here, but I'm quite proud of this one I just took recently.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh304/milkwad/TreeWatermark.jpg

And this one isn't so much professional as cute, but I figured I'd give my cat some attention. Ragdolls are a tad ridiculous.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh304/milkwad/TessaWatermark.jpg

Both were shot with my T1i w/18-55mm

[Seahorsepower1]

Originally posted by Dodobird
I can't really touch most of the stuff in here, but I'm quite proud of this one I just took recently.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh304/milkwad/TreeWatermark.jpg

And this one isn't so much professional as cute, but I figured I'd give my cat some attention. Ragdolls are a tad ridiculous.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh304/milkwad/TessaWatermark.jpg

Both were shot with my T1i w/18-55mm

I like both pics, I miss my T1i :(

[streetarab]

I went to the Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear (if you guys watch the daily show), this is just a huge handheld 360 degree pano i put together, there are obvious problems i know but like i said it was handheld in the middle of a rally
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/6667/panooq.jpg

[89coupe]

An edited version of one of the photos she chose from our shoot.

http://bradstaylor.com/jessica/sample250.jpg

[Go4Long]

so I was working on my shot from today in lightroom...and decided it might be time to clean my sensor :poosie:

http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/1083283082_ceJjC-XL-1.jpg

[wildrice]

Originally posted by Go4Long
so I was working on my shot from today in lightroom...and decided it might be time to clean my sensor :poosie:

http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/1083283082_ceJjC-XL-1.jpg
By any chance was this taken yesterday?

[Go4Long]

nope...it was taken today at like 11:15...

[davidI]

Is there a function that circles all of the sensor dust or how did you do that?

[Go4Long]

it's circles from the heal tool ;) you have to do it manually...

[davidI]

Gotcha. I haven't noticed any sensor dust but thought there may have been a function that recognized it for you.

The 5D MKII's auto-clean seems to work well.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by davidI
Gotcha. I haven't noticed any sensor dust but thought there may have been a function that recognized it for you.

The 5D MKII's auto-clean seems to work well.

Today's auto sensor cleaning works very well in conjunction with care while changing lenses IMO. I haven't had to physically clean my sensor in more than 3 years (so, never).

[Go4Long]

:dunno: The D3s has auto cleaning too, and I'm careful when cleaning the sensor, it's just a dust magnet :-P

[Phihalo]

Wedding Shot in HK
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs914.snc4/72739_10150338371435417_623800416_16962768_8189516_n.jpg

[Go4Long]

I really want a little more foreground in that shot...

[blitz]

Yup, a little more foreground and a level railing would do a world of good.

[Go4Long]

got mah new toy in the mail today...105 2.5 AI-S...probably going to be sellin it, but I like it a lot, manual focus with this little DOF is tricky:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1366/5162076746_04548cc45c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5162076746/)
Manual Focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5162076746/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[Go4Long]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/5162797540_577f30103c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5162797540/)
Flowers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5162797540/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

random flower in our yard...manual focus is tricky but fun.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Go4Long
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/5162797540_577f30103c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5162797540/)
Flowers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5162797540/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

random flower in our yard...manual focus is tricky but fun.

Try shoot some 10FPS action with the D3s with that lens :D There's a challenge for you.

Cool lens though. I never had the patience for MF stuff. I have a PN-11 extension tube I use sometimes, and having to MF pisses me off.

[Go4Long]

I could do 10fps of that flower...on a tripod...boo ya :poosie:

[blitz]

You guys need to get some split prism focus screens :poosie:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1130/5163469634_0ae315a7f9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5163469634/)
Sad Gerber (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryankarr/5163469634/) by ryankarr (http://www.flickr.com/people/ryankarr/), on Flickr

[89coupe]

One more

http://www.bradstaylor.com/jessica/sample270.jpg

[davidI]

^ I like the photo, but the light on the legs draws my attention to them. I'd prefer to be drawn to her upper body. Just my thought - still love the shots of her and much better than I could do!

[Phihalo]

Originally posted by Go4Long
I really want a little more foreground in that shot...

Yea, couldn't have agree more, but I was leaning against the wall to take that shot, give me a break guys haha

Got a request from the bride-to-be, think someone can help me to Photoshop her legs just a bit slimmer? I don't have the skills to do so unfortunately, thanks

[Go4Long]

went back to the same spot as yesterday today because the clouds looked like they were co-operating...2 shots merged

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/5164641882_a331bef28c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5164641882/)
Sunrise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5164641882/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Go4Long
went back to the same spot as yesterday today because the clouds looked like they were co-operating...2 shots merged


What do you use for merging? I assume you just had one pic to expose the sky, and one for the foreground?

I'm always trying to find ways to make HDRs look more natural. I find that difficult using Photomatix.

[Go4Long]

that one I did manually in CS5 actually...put the lighter exposure on top of the dark one, then create a layer mask and use a gradient to make the two exposures merge...ummm...I'm not very good at explaining it :dunno:

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Go4Long
that one I did manually in CS5 actually...put the lighter exposure on top of the dark one, then create a layer mask and use a gradient to make the two exposures merge...ummm...I'm not very good at explaining it :dunno:

I think I got it - I'll give that a try. Thanks. I was wondering how you made it nice and seamless but forgot about the gradients.

[Go4Long]

yeah...I'm workin on another one that I just can't get right...here's the other one that worked the way I wanted.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/5164129949_1c4b8edd94_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5164129949/)
Calm Waters (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5164129949/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[zipdoa]

Just out of curiosty, why disable downloading of your photos? One only has to hit Print Screen to get them anyways...

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by zipdoa
Just out of curiosty, why disable downloading of your photos? One only has to hit Print Screen to get them anyways...

The print screen resolution is way worse than if someone can download an original file, or even a huge version of a file, and print it on photo paper on a proper printer. It's just one level of security. Also large image files are going to be bigger than your monitor's resolution, so you would have to print several screens.

If you wanted to make a little 4X6 of someone's photo including water mark by printing the screen on photo paper, yeah you could probably get an average print out of it.

[Go4Long]

^that
I'm fully aware there's plenty of ways around it...but realistically a screen capture is only going to get you maybe 4 x 6" at 72 ppi, which is kind of a whatever in my books. I just try to protect my images as best as I can, and if people want to work around that and get whatever they can get for free, then that's their choice. I've seen people ON MY FRIENDS LIST on facebook with watermarked versions of my images as their profile pic, and I'm not talking the corner watermark like I put on the ones that I'm sharing, I'm talking about the big one right across the middle like I use on my actual site.

[blitz]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt


The print screen resolution is way worse than if someone can download an original file, or even a huge version of a file, and print it on photo paper on a proper printer. It's just one level of security. Also large image files are going to be bigger than your monitor's resolution, so you would have to print several screens.

If you wanted to make a little 4X6 of someone's photo including water mark by printing the screen on photo paper, yeah you could probably get an average print out of it.

Who prints 4x6's anymore?

I don't get the no-download thing either. Just post a max size of 800x600 with a watermark and call it good. Especially if you're trying to promote yourself comercially. People are more likely to download it (for enjoyment purposes) and look at it again, and be reminded about your website/work.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by blitz


Who prints 4x6's anymore?



Only the odd P&S user I would imagine, I am not disagreeing with you :) .

I personally don't watermark my images or limit file size to super small. I just don't care, at least at the point I'm at. Lots of people on this forum have asked me for originals of various pics for backgrounds or whatever and I have no problem sending them if they aren't going to use them for any commercial purpose.

[89coupe]

Does this work? Not trying to step on your toes, I just noticed you can access it?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/5164129949_1c4b8edd94_b.jpg

[Go4Long]

yeah...I don't really care about that size ;) if I did I would just host it smaller. The original is still 3 times that size, I just don't even put it on flickr that size.

[95EagleAWD]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/nov11-1.jpg

[Go4Long]

cool shot...did you think of maybe making the red of the poppy ummm "pop" more? I think it might change the feel of the image a little bit...

[Go4Long]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/5168040109_9632572f86_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5168040109/)
Chateau Lake Louise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5168040109/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[95EagleAWD]

Originally posted by Go4Long
cool shot...did you think of maybe making the red of the poppy ummm "pop" more? I think it might change the feel of the image a little bit...

Yeah, I did, but it didn't look "right".

I have one that isn't so dreary.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/nov11.jpg

[Wrinkly]

I "think" he meant a B&W image with a brighter Poppy.... (If that's the case - I would definitely agree). Great shot though - very apt. :thumbsup:

[95EagleAWD]

Originally posted by Wrinkly
I "think" he meant a B&W image with a brighter Poppy.... (If that's the case - I would definitely agree). Great shot though - very apt. :thumbsup:

Oh I know what he meant. I just didn't like how it looked.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Really like that one Steve...is that Château Lake Louise?

EDIT: The photo is clearly labelled...my bad.

[Go4Long]

yup yup...went out there today with the fiance and did some playing around:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5168847606_3dd0854312_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5168847606/)
Cabin By The Lake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5168847606/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[msommers]

Did some climbing at the back of the lake there, so gorgeous from up on the wall! Crazy how much snow is out there already.

[bcylau]

did you use a polarizer in those?

[Go4Long]

no. no polarizer in either. the one of the chateau I used the 18-35 and two different cokin filters for a total of 4 stops(one graduated)...the second one has no filters, it's an HDR...I assumed it was me you were asking...sorry if that's incorrect.

I also always list the basics of what I did to create it on my flickr...

[Tomaz]

Some shots from the weekend. Straight from the camera:

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/1058/dsc07251o.jpg

http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/4271/dsc07235u.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4368/dsc07205n.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4379/dsc07156k.jpg

[seer_claw]

Mountain biking out past Bragg, shot with a Olympus Tough 6020. Not my favourite camera to use (slow, blue hued screen, but tough). Second shot is the start of the ride, river wasn't bad once my legs went numb. lol

http://shaunhook.smugmug.com/Sports/Cobble-Creek-Biking-1/PB130010/1090260661_oQAzZ-L.jpg

http://shaunhook.smugmug.com/Sports/Cobble-Creek-Biking-1/PB130019/1090249085_9KkTy-L.jpg

[Go4Long]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/5180434549_daa1f096b6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5180434549/)
Downtown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5180434549/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

Straight out of camera except for the crop.

[Go4Long]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/5185739818_47fa7fda80_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5185739818/)
First Taste of Winter (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5185739818/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[Freeskier]

^ I always really like the composition of your shots. Sick shot

[Go4Long]

thanks :D That was done with a manual focus 105 2.5 :D

[89coupe]

another she picked.

http://bradstaylor.com/jessica/sample232.jpg

[Go4Long]

putting the parts of her skin that are the furthest apart in color that close together just highlights the issue. and the light fall off on her arms makes it look even worse.

[89coupe]

Originally posted by Go4Long
putting the parts of her skin that are the furthest apart in color that close together just highlights the issue. and the light fall off on her arms makes it look even worse.

She picked it...lol. It's her money, her choice.

[swak]

Originally posted by seer_claw

http://shaunhook.smugmug.com/Sports/Cobble-Creek-Biking-1/PB130010/1090260661_oQAzZ-L.jpg

Looks like a fun ride!

Care to share exactly where this is located?
Always looking for new trails.

[Melinda]

A few from tonight

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Thomas1asmall.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Thomas2small.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Thomas3small.jpg

[Eride]

So have been shooting for about a month now here are a few I like... Still learning.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5205125532_09bf12609e_z.jpg

These two were shot around 10:00pm in the dark.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5204528855_da4f2ac1fc_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5204542907_0357aa712b_z.jpg

[Go4Long]

just got back from Vegas last night...this is the first shot...taken out the window of our hotel room...straight out of camera:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5208906493_934b4d1e5c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5208906493/)
Vegas Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5208906493/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[Go4Long]

Komodo Dragon from the aquarium at the Mandalay Bay...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5210737924_2614452aa4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5210737924/)
Komodo Dragon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/go4long/5210737924/) by Steven Szabo (http://www.flickr.com/people/go4long/), on Flickr

[mboldt]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/SEMA2010/DSC_2222.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/SEMA2010/DSC_2257.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/DSC_3032.jpg

[dooman24]

Just Got A camera to!
http://members.shaw.ca/nguyentuan/calgary.jpg

[Go4Long]

it's december., all your buildings are leaning left and you may not want to eat that snow.