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April 20, 2010 at 7:37 pm

Critique is a good learning process to go through.. but I swear I never want to see this photo again.. :lol:
OK, here goes a final colour version taking on board all critique to date on the saturation.
Oh & if you don’t think its an improvment then please keep it to yourself as I have to move on… :wink:

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April 19, 2010 at 8:34 pm

Thanks Doug,
Believe it or not I am with the ‘less is more’ camp when it comes to post processing.. Quite often I use HDR as a processing tool but try to be subtle with it so the result is still ‘realistic’ & not too ‘cartoony’ (although that has its place too). The difficulty with an image like this is how close the tones are, so I used a hdr process to give it punch. For me the sky was more important than the position of the towers but you are right, there are multiple crop options in there.
Now you have me thinking alternative processing & crops :wink:
Completly valid commentary & good tips – thanks :!:

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April 19, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Thanks Miki. Here is a B&W conversion (green filter). Not sure which I prefer.. The B&W adds character & drama but I also like the subtle colours that make the 1st one interesting. Or I could be just babbling now :roll:

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April 18, 2010 at 5:43 pm

Thanks Solus – I also like the sun peeking over in number 2 but the colours in number 1 make it my favourite 8) Balscadden is another option alright..

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April 7, 2010 at 8:27 pm

Hi Bren, 2 great suggestions – thanks. Unfortunately the recovery slider doesn’t rescue it & I am using DPP camera raw so don’t think I can work on a specific area :(
(That reminds me, I must invest in Lightroom methinks..)
Anyway, as a quick & dirty solution, I closed the clouds in around the blown out sun spot by cloning in the surrounding area. Hope its not cheating too much.. :wink:

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April 7, 2010 at 1:19 pm

Hi STU, I also would have liked something in the foreground but its a wide open space & the tide was out so wasn’t much on offer.. It works great as a desktop background on my PC though :-)

Hi Dick, That blown sun spot is annoying alright – must touch that up.. & yes its HDR (5 images blended)

Thanks,
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January 28, 2010 at 10:57 am

Hi Alessia, I also have a 40d & it is a really nice camera, but being a crop sensor & with limited iso capability, it’s not ideal for indoor low light shots.. better glass always helps – depends what you have in your arsenal. 70-200 f/2.8 could work but pricey (still may need that external flash). Are you shooting in RAW? – if so you have some room to play with exposures post processing. The 2 flashes I looked at were the Speedlite 430EX & 580EX (with the 2nd being the more powerful). Good luck :wink:
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August 26, 2009 at 9:38 pm

Mark wrote:

Thanks Fiacre, I’ll have it in the post next working day.

Cheers

Hi Mark, silly question maybe but do I need to IM you my address or do you have it from the Paypal transaction?
Thanks,
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August 14, 2009 at 7:11 pm

Mark wrote:

Plenty left Fiacre :)

Thanks

Hi Mark, Just paid €23 by PayPal.

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July 14, 2009 at 8:57 am

Very creative Gary. I like the way the writing is an extension of the flashing red light.

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July 14, 2009 at 8:06 am

Soo jealous, I saw this on Sunday (from Baldoyle) & pointed out the colours of the water & sky to my wife, and what a great photo opportunity it was. Unfortunately we were on our way out to a family thing & I didn’t get to shoot it :cry: You did a great job capturing it!

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July 14, 2009 at 7:59 am

Thats funny, I just found myself tilting my head looking at this without realising until I read Mikka’s comment. (For me that doesnt take away from the shot). Great capture with nice shallow dof.

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July 14, 2009 at 7:53 am

Hey branoc, Welcome! I am only new here too but so far so good. I could spend the day here if I didn’t have to actually work too :-)
Enjoy,
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July 13, 2009 at 11:17 am

Hi Mark, Any left?
Thanks,
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July 11, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Nicely captured – You should have setup beside the tourist office & charged more for your image :wink: