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Postby Hlop on Sun May 08, 2005 1:52 pm

We went this morning to Long Reef to shoot sunrise. Didn't really catch it because of the clouds but they created some dark and dramatic mood

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Postby big pix on Sun May 08, 2005 2:17 pm

You do not always need a good sky to get a fantasic shot........great capture......

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Postby Nicole on Sun May 08, 2005 2:29 pm

Yes these moody shots are great. This is really nice.
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Postby kipper on Sun May 08, 2005 2:41 pm

Nice, but reckon this shot might be better cropped into a low res pano.
Maybe try around 6:2 ratio instead of 3:2.
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Postby Frankenstein on Sun May 08, 2005 3:06 pm

Nice shot - a very dramatic mood. I agree with Kipper - cropping most of the forground sand might improve it - it would give even more emphasis to the sky.

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Postby sirhc55 on Sun May 08, 2005 3:33 pm

I like - was fast asleep when this was taken so it is really nice to know what a dawn looks like :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby dhess on Sun May 08, 2005 3:47 pm

I really like the sand. I would leave it as is.
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Postby flipfrog on Sun May 08, 2005 3:54 pm

excellent shot....

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Postby kipper on Sun May 08, 2005 5:08 pm

Heres my idea for pano crop. Hope you don't mind.
Slight contrast, brightness and saturation adjustments.

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Postby cyanide on Sun May 08, 2005 5:43 pm

I really need to learn how to use Photoshop.... :oops:
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Postby big pix on Sun May 08, 2005 5:57 pm

I like both images ........ but I am leaning to the pano crop as I think it is a bit more dramatic....... still a great pix

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Postby Hlop on Sun May 08, 2005 5:59 pm

kipper wrote:Heres my idea for pano crop. Hope you don't mind.
Slight contrast, brightness and saturation adjustments.



Don't mind at all :) Your made my shot much better! :)
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Postby beetleboy on Sun May 08, 2005 6:26 pm

Bugger sunrise, you've captured a ripper there!

I personally prefer the original, has a better feeling of space..but I also don't mind the pano. Now how do I get a cup of tea to balance on this fence I'm sitting on?!!

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Postby stubbsy on Sun May 08, 2005 6:36 pm

Mikhail
You've just demonstrated exceedingly well how you can get great shots even when they're NOT what you planned for.

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You've just demonstrated the utility of postprocessing.

While I like both variations, I must say the rework by Darryl is just ahead by a nose.
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Postby kipper on Sun May 08, 2005 6:55 pm

Hlop, if you want any info on what I did just send me a PM and I'll walk you through it. This would be a great peice of work to print and hang on the wall.
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Postby mudder on Sun May 08, 2005 8:39 pm

The dramatic sky looks great, nice composition, that needs printing and hanging!
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Postby Geoff on Sun May 08, 2005 9:32 pm

Fantastic shot Hlop, and I really like what Kipper has done to it as well :) I suddenly wish it was my turn to select the POTW!
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Postby Geoff on Sun May 08, 2005 9:34 pm

kipper wrote: This would be a great peice of work to print and hang on the wall.


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Postby Hlop on Wed May 11, 2005 4:03 pm

kipper wrote:Hlop, if you want any info on what I did just send me a PM and I'll walk you through it. This would be a great peice of work to print and hang on the wall.


Hi Kipper,

I sent you a PM but got no reply at all :(
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed May 11, 2005 4:55 pm

The pano crop that Kipper has done makes the photo more dramatic but I am not sure that I like the halation on the horizon :(
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Postby kipper on Wed May 11, 2005 6:05 pm

Not much I could do with that Chris seeing as I wasn't working with the original. Also taking a JPEG and resaving to a JPEG = bad.

Hlop, sorry dude. Monday was my birthday so I was kind of busy, and lastnight I was busy too. I'll give you a hand tonight.
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Postby Hlop on Wed May 11, 2005 6:28 pm

kipper wrote:Hlop, sorry dude. Monday was my birthday so I was kind of busy, and lastnight I was busy too. I'll give you a hand tonight.


Aw, sorry for my impatience. I just noticed that PM announcements aren't working properly with new hosting and thought that maybe you didn't notice PM

P.S. Happy Birthday :)

Chris,

I'll take in account Kipper's method but will go my way anyway :)
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Postby darb on Wed May 11, 2005 8:43 pm

fantastic shot mate, love the moody feel. I shot the 12 apostles recently (who hasnt) and had cloud cover that infact "made" the shot ... something different, dark and moody colours, love em!
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