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New Zealand Odyssey Mk V

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New Zealand Odyssey Mk V

Postby ozimax on Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:14 am

This is most probably the last of my NZ images. Arrived home yesterday from 5 weeks in the land of the long white drizzle...actually it was better weather over there than this side of the ditch I believe. Here's a few for perusal:

Wellington City
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Mt Egmont (Taranaki)
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Anglican church in New Plymouth taken with Canon 10-22mm, hand held
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Postby Handlebars on Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:45 am

Stunning, there is so much to photograph around Wellington, looks like the weather behaved for you aswell. :D
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Postby Pa on Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:14 am

i like these ozimax....what lens was used for the first.
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Postby ozimax on Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:13 am

Thanks Pa, all except the mountain shot were made with the Canon 10-22mm
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Postby gstark on Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:17 am

ozimax wrote:Thanks Pa, all except the mountain shot were made with the Canon 10-22mm


What did I tell you? :) :) :)


Great images, all. Did you shoot these in raw? if so, you might like to play with the last of these and layers, to try to bring out a little more detail in the ceiling. I'd love to see that. You're covering a huge contrast range in this image, and it's a tough shot to capture as well as you have.
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Postby ozimax on Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:25 am

Thanks Gary,

Yep, you told me so!

Actually, I'm surprised at just how good the colour is in the 10-22. It is superb, I think easily as good as the 17-40.

Funny thing is, I think it's sometimes TOO wide for great landscapes, you get so much image in, even at 22mm, that much of the detail (eg mountain peaks, trees etc) is lost.

I was surprised at how well it took indoor low light shots without a tripod.

As for shooting in raw, I can't remember. I started off shooting raw/jpg but my macbook HDD/ext HDD is getting full and I haven't had much time to cull the ordinary shots as yet.
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Postby matt-chops on Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:31 pm

I love the difference in composition in #3 and #4. That would probably have to be the best example I have seen of how different composition can change the feel of the shot. Nicely done. :D
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Postby ozimax on Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:44 pm

gstark wrote:Great images, all. Did you shoot these in raw? if so, you might like to play with the last of these and layers, to try to bring out a little more detail in the ceiling. I'd love to see that. You're covering a huge contrast range in this image, and it's a tough shot to capture as well as you have.


Here's a relevant question Gary: (I'm fairly confident with basic PS manipulations, but bringing out the best in images using layers requires some skill.)

Can you recommend any (free) online PS tutorials for non-pro-PS users?

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Postby JeffGlue on Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:32 pm

love the last shot. I think the protrait composition is much nicer than the landscape of the same shot. I'm going to NZ in about a month. Wondering if I'll be able to get my hands on a D300 before I go :)
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:20 pm

The first and second images are stunners! That's what it's all about! :D :D
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Postby Bandit on Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:54 pm

ozimax wrote:
Here's a relevant question Gary: (I'm fairly confident with basic PS manipulations, but bringing out the best in images using layers requires some skill.)

Can you recommend any (free) online PS tutorials for non-pro-PS users?

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