The "Ive taken a pic and I kinda like it" thread

[Brazo]

Blea Tarn sunrise...when the light started to break on the far fells, it made it totally worth that 4am start.

Blea Tarn sunrise by Martin Steele., on Flickr

I do like the colours in that shot mate, looked a bit dark on my phone but now on my lappy I can appreciate it properly!

 

[adele_90]

I like this one i got of my brothers car

Skyline. by adele_90, on Flickr

 

[Jay_A]

One from yesterday

IMG_1355 by Photos_by_Jay, on Flickr

 

[Revels]

That watermark is possibly the worst I've ever seen

 

[Jay_A]

That watermark is possibly the worst I've ever seen

Oh no, I don't think I can sleep at night now.

 

[Dunx90]

Took this the other day. still not sharp enough tho

Inside 172 clio. by Duncan_Williams, on Flickr

 

[timuss]

Took this the other day. still not sharp enough tho

Inside 172 clio. by Duncan_Williams, on Flickr

That looks great how did you mount the camera???

 

[Dunx90]

That looks great how did you mount the camera???

Had my camera bag straped in on my passenger seat so just mounted the camera on a tripod and slipped the tripod behind my bag.

 

[Scott™]

So tonight I took a drive out to Preseli Mountains, Pembrokeshire.


My plan this year is to revisit all my locations from last year when I was learning the camera and to better my shots. So below please find my first image taken on March 5th 2011 and my new image taken this evening.


Sadly the cloud came in and I was let down with a sunset but never mind. It was also my first use of my 10 stop and Hi-tech grads. As you can see I have suffered with a dark cast around the image that I am unable to rectify but I'm always learning. I am extremely please with my progress one year on.


March 5th 2011

Preselli Mountains by scott.thomas21, on Flickr


April 7th 2012

Preselis Mountains by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Nice shot Scott.

Again, for me it has a very cool white balance. I've noticed my Hi-tech grads create a slightly cooler WB than my Lee filters (hence why they're cheaper), so I have to do more corrections in post. I would also guess the Hitech 10 stop is much cooler than the Lee filter too.

Not sure what's causing the dark edges though.

 

[Scott™]

Cheers Dan.

I don't know if it's just me but I prefer a cooler feel to my images. I really don't know why. I do like blue... lol. And It was a Lee 10 stopper and hi-tech ND.9 grad. Epically better than anything I've ever used.

 

[Brazo]

It is too blue Scott, try a reverse vignette as I too find a 10 stopper can darken the corners.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

There's nothing wrong with it per se, it's just for a shot which I'm guessing was taken not long before sunset, you would expect a warmer tone to the image.

That looks very wintery to me.

Glad you're liking the new filters! It's the only way to take proper landscape shots.

 

[Martin!]

Here's one from today....quite a surreal/strange location at high tide....low tide, it all makes sense lol

The bridge to nowhere...

The bridge to nowhere by Martin Steele., on Flickr

 

[Scott™]

Lovely shot Martin

 

[Dunx90]

Broughty Castle on a cold night. by Duncan_Williams, on Flickr

 

[Scott™]

Nice shot mate.

Not so blue?

REEDIT by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Getting there

The colour of the grass is starting to look a bit more natural.

 

[Martin!]

Lovely shot Martin

Thanks Scott....

Here's another much better take on the bridge (in my opinion anyhow lol)

The bridge that wants to be a boat... by Martin Steele., on Flickr

 

[Heez]

That bridge is dope.

 

[Feirny]

Pistonheads Specialist Cars of Malton by feirny, on Flickr

 

[Laura]

s-9 by laurataylor225, on Flickr

 

[Habitual]

Went and saw "Dream" in St. Helens on Saturday:

Dream, St. Helens by Tom Cash, on Flickr

 

[bomber]

Laura, absolutely love the idea behind that one!! I have an old photo of my mother sitting on some steps in the 60/70's, I'd love to return and do a similar attempt

 

[Laura]

Laura, absolutely love the idea behind that one!! I have an old photo of my mother sitting on some steps in the 60/70's, I'd love to return and do a similar attempt

its really difficult to get it right , theres now a f**king great raised flower bed there and i couldn't get far enough back to get it quite right. But the ideas there. My grandma that i never met... i know where i get my crazy hair from now though haha.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Crappy weather and boredom =

 

[Scott™]

Nice hand. Great work as always Mr Freeman.

 

[bomber]

The hands of an office boy

 

[Šįk]

^ cool pic!

I quite like this one a lot.

Event by PSJHodgson, on Flickr

 

[Jason_E]

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Supra. Westferry Circus, Isle of Dogs. by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

Two of my "Surprise" shots from London. Ones that I thought looked s**te on my camera but actually came out okay on the big screen. I know the supra isn't even in focus really, but I like the moving shots I got of it.

 

[Pint]

Crappy weather and boredom =

How!?! Lol

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Honestly that couldn't have been easier to take.

5 minutes.
iPhone
Camera to take that photo.

All you need.

 

[v15ben]

Really like that, Dan.
I've seen plenty of shots using the same technique, but that one is really striking!

 

[v15ben]

My local pub just had a re-fit and they extended their front window to give this view while you have a pint. Not half bad!

East Sea in the Moonlight by v15ben, on Flickr

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

^Nice!

I'd love to go back to Korea someday. I hope I can through work soon.

 

[Jay_A]

My tattooist at work on a client

IMG_1406_bw by Photos_by_Jay, on Flickr

 

[Turkish]

Not a patch on the stuff in this thread but a recent one from me aka photography noob.

 

[Martin!]

Not a patch on the stuff in this thread but a recent one from me aka photography noob.

This is my kinda shot, i'm a sucker for a nice sky and watery reflections....and this has both, nice

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

^ I wouldn't say that. Looks great!

I'd love to try a twist on that shot and put the horizon bang in the middle, then flip it horizontally, so the reflection is upright.

 

[Turkish]

I do intend on posting some more (and actually using the camera more for that matter) this year. I do have a handful of "ok" shots from Trax last year that I may have a fumble with doing some PP on and post them up.