theambo Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I finally made it down to the beach when the sun was setting and it clouded over. Good Excuse for another mono to bring out the detail in the clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Here's a few from of late: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manshimajin Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Fantastic! Thanks for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Pleasure! Thanks for the compliment. I never imagined I would ever get so much enjoyment from this as I do - I just hope the enthusiasm continues. I don't get much time at all to get out taking pictures unfortunately, but maybe that's a good thing in one respect as it keeps me wanting to get out doing it. Added a couple of extra ones I forgot about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theambo Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I know what you mean Cret, problem seems to be when you do have the chance to get out the light never seems to look half as good as it does when your stuck in work ! Heres a nosey resident of Cregneash. Shame about the wire cutting across, I may have a go on photoshop to remove it. ETA: That was easier than I thought ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I do love that pic mate - it's ace. The clone & content aware tools etc do wonderful things in terms of getting rid of crappy bits in your pics. Clever stuff! Yep though, you're absolutely right. I can see the sunset out of my window at work and it always seems to be great when I'm stuck in there. Get to the weekend though and it always seems to be shoyte. Either that or I can't get out snapping for one reason or another. I must try harder to get the wife & kids into it as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I absolutely love this one Jim ...do you have a public gallery so we can see your other stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bush Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 They are fabulous photographs Cret and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Very kind of you to say so, thanks. Here's a couple from Sunday, from the other thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langweilig Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Cret, your images are marvellous! I love the one of the sunset over the Calf taken near Cregneash. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks very much. Appreciate the comment. ...do you have a public gallery so we can see your other stuff? Only just noticed this bit sorry mate. I set up a basic Clikpic site a short while ago, although it's limited what I've got on there and they're only in a small size. My humble photography site - www.iomscapes.com There's a few pics on there now that I think I'll remove as I've gone off them, and I have some others to add. I suppose that's how it goes since I'm quite new to this stuff, ie that I get a better grasp of why some pics I liked at one point actually aren't that great looking back! Hopefully in due course it'll have a bit more of interest on there, but I wanted to just get something online so I can at least give a link to people instead of photobucket links etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Cret, your pictures really are very good. Would it be much bother to post the technical data in future, like the aperture and shutter speed etc? Stuff like that's very useful for noobs like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 If I remember then I'm happy to, but generally I tend to use an aperture of F13-16 for landscapes (usually 13, but maybe 16 or even higher if there's something significant very close to the camera), iso as low as I can do so generally 50 or 100, and then the shutter speed to suit the rest as a rule of thumb. I'll always use either Aperture priority or Manual mode for landscapes, and tend to use a soft grad ND filter of one strength or another to balance the ground/sky exposure slightly better. Then in photoshop I'll tweak the odd thing here & there in camera raw like a little more contrast and possibly a bit more saturation (sometimes less instead), as well as geometric correction for whatever lens I'm using (commonly the 17-40L F4). Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bush Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 If I remember then I'm happy to, but generally I tend to use an aperture of F13-16 for landscapes (usually 13, but maybe 16 or even higher if there's something significant very close to the camera), iso as low as I can do so generally 50 or 100, and then the shutter speed to suit the rest as a rule of thumb. I'll always use either Aperture priority or Manual mode for landscapes, and tend to use a soft grad ND filter of one strength or another to balance the ground/sky exposure slightly better. Then in photoshop I'll tweak the odd thing here & there in camera raw like a little more contrast and possibly a bit more saturation (sometimes less instead), as well as geometric correction for whatever lens I'm using (commonly the 17-40L F4). Hope that helps! That's really helpful for me. I've recently purchased a Canon 450 so I have started to do some snapping. Nothing brilliant but the fact I enjoy it is the main part for me. However, didn't realise it could all be so technical so your post here is great as I can understand it! Has anyone ever done some of the evening classes at the colleage for photography? Are they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Has anyone ever done some of the evening classes at the colleage for photography? Are they any good? I started one on using Photoshop - it was rubbish. After a couple of weeks almost everyone who had started on the course had left. The guy taking the course didn't have a clue and couldn't even work the PC. Luckily, the college refunded the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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