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Marilyn Nagy
{K:6008} 6/1/2005
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Ade, Thanks for letting me know about that browse button. Never noticed it. Here's my idea. Marilyn
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ade mcfade
{K:12388} 5/31/2005
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ha ha ha
That was the point of the shot !!!
I was showing Nige how to meter using Manual mode (in at the deep end - the only way IMHO) and pointed it at those balconies and said "That's bout 2/3 stop above black, so set it to "-1 1/3" and it'll come out about right!
did dodge it a little though
Cheers
Ade
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Den Thompson
{K:30432} 5/31/2005
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I think the whole compo is spot on Ade. The only thing I find slightly distracting are the shadows from the balconies of the central building. Just make that face of the building dark. Neat shot mate.
Den
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ade mcfade
{K:12388} 5/31/2005
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Cheers Marilyn - fair comment about the building. It's actually an old pub called the red Lion I think??
Never been in as it's full of men who like men, so not really my scene.
You can post up your edited versions you know - just below the comment box there's a Browse button, clikc on that, select your photo (has to be 500 pixles though) and away you go.
Cheers
Ade
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 5/31/2005
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Fantastic sky and composition, Aide!
Excellent use of the railing to lead the eye in!
Best regards, Chris
P.S. The 20D was never an option for me ~ I could never have got two of those past the wife!!  )
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Marilyn Nagy
{K:6008} 5/31/2005
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Abe, I love the photo esp. the clouds. Looks like a painting. I love how the eye travels from the railing up the canal. Only thing I would suggest is cloning out the that white building to the right or coloring it the same as the other buildings. Looks like a robot. I did it and looks fine. Sorry can't show you because not a donor yet, but soon I hope. Always help on my photos is appreciated as well. Marilyn
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ade mcfade
{K:12388} 5/31/2005
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always glad to be of help Ken!
the other tip is.....
when you're doing a B+W shot in Photoshop and want the clouds to REALLY stand out, add a red filter layer first. That makes the blues in the sky go virtually black when you add a Channel Mixer layer afterwards.
:-)
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ken krishnan
{K:19102} 5/31/2005
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Ade,
Interesting. Learnt some thing technical today !
regards,
ken.
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 5/31/2005
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great composition Ade, lovely colours, so many things to see, but not too busy as the railings, with the gorgeous bright yellow flowers, keep the eye focused - and you travel round the image. Love the little balconies on the left
Margaret
THanks for all your comments
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 5/31/2005
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Beautiful Ade , very nice colors & composition , well done .
Galal
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ade mcfade
{K:12388} 5/31/2005
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I've just been working on another shot - taken 3 minutes before the above.
Decided to go B/W on this as the contrast between the sky and foreground was so high I thought it'd come out better B+W.
Put a red filter layer on in PS then B+W with Channel Mixer
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Tarek Al Kaaki
{K:2181} 5/31/2005
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wonderful colors and reflections.
TK :)
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Larry Monserate Piojo
{K:10780} 5/31/2005
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wow! beautiful colors here! Great job!
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ade mcfade
{K:12388} 5/31/2005
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Cheers for your kind comments P.J.
I think the thing that impressed me most about the 20D yesterday was the 5 frames per sec - sounded like a machine gun firing when he hit the shutter!!!
you're right about the polaiser effect on this - I was facing away from the sun at a 70 degree angle so was getting a changeable polarising effect. Sometimes it works for me, others I try to balances it with a ND grad filter on the lighter side.
I was debating over the balcony as well funnily enough.
in the end I left it there to give a feel of enclosure - to show there wer buildings close by. But now you mention it, it probably would be better removed.
Thanks for your interest - very helpful comments
Ade
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