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

[Martin!]

Yeah it's not tooo bad really.

I was indeed using grads....the sun was so intense last night, never seen it as bad to be honest. This was taken using a 0.9 and 0.6 ND grad stacked, and it still totally blew out lol. I will admit I didn't have much success last night, 6 hours sleep in 3 days had me not thinking too much for filter work.

 

[v15ben]

Concrete Block by v15ben, on Flickr

 

[Pint]

Nice shot Pint. Should be great night tonight as well.

Took this when walking the dog yesterday.

Cheers Dan, yours isn't bad either I suppose Lol

Forgot to put my camera in the car this morning so will miss tonight chance!

 

[Brazo]

Soaring high over London by Brazo76, on Flickr

 

[Feirny]

Corsa D SRi by feirny, on Flickr

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Ahhhh another dreaded fake rig shot! Make it stop!!!!

 

[Feirny]

Ahhhh another dreaded fake rig shot! Make it stop!!!!

Don't worry, it's not going to happen again.

Got no way of transporting my rig at the minute, the 10ft pole is too long.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

lol ok

That's why I made mine in 1m sections. I even fit the thing in my VX lol!

 

[Scott™]

This was a shot I had been planning for a while. A little disappointed tbh.

But anyways, the story.

This is St Govans Chapel, built into the cliff face at Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. I drove 40 minutes to get here one night and the cloud set in, and the other time I drove the area was closed as it's based on a tank range. So third time lucky.

St Govans by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Nice shot Scott! Shame about the dark bit on the right.

By the way, do you work out where Polaris is first, then frame the shot around that? As, correct me if I'm wrong, the stars rotate about Polaris?

 

[Feirny]

lol ok

That's why I made mine in 1m sections. I even fit the thing in my VX lol!

That's the plan! Just need to figure out how to fix it together after chopping it

 

[Scott™]

Depending what effect you want mate yes. I knew where the North Star was thanks to my star gazing app then tried to squeeze it in the frame.

 

[Brazo]

Dunraven Bay by Brazo76, on Flickr

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I really like that Scott. I need to get out still and do a star trail but the nights that I've been free have been clouded over!

Took a few that I like recently.

This gull looked tired. He was sat on the roof of the boat for about an hour! Quite like this shot of him.

Side on by A_Cro, on Flickr

Went over to Anglesey yesterday for a walk around Plas Newydd and stumbled upon this fungi, converted to B&W as I think it works better.

Week 12 - Fungi Bokeh by A_Cro, on Flickr

 

[Rhod.L15]

 

[Brazo]

Is it just me or is Flick 'Argh' blurring shots?

My Dunraven Bay shot above is pin sharp back to front in Lightroom but on Flickr it just doesn't appear sharp!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I was going to say that photo looks a bit soft.

I've given up with flickr.

 

[Martin!]

That star trails shot is a belter Scott.

Brazo i've noticed that if you share it large, it seems to soften them a helluva lot mate.

Here's one from today, Peticco Wick bay, St. Abbs.

Splash! by Martin Steele., on Flickr

 

[Brazo]

Rhod, love the waterfall, Martin you wouldn't be shooting for the comp now would you

It's weird, I have just uploaded that shot into my gallery on dpreview and it's tack sharp! I will repost it smaller

Dunraven Bay by Brazo76, on Flickr

 

[Martin!]

Rhod, love the waterfall, Martin you wouldn't be shooting for the comp now would you

It's weird, I have just uploaded that shot into my gallery on dpreview and it's tack sharp! I will repost it smaller

Dunraven Bay by Brazo76, on Flickr

I actually forgot about the comp....I shall enter it now lol!

 

[adele_90]

Test shot out of my bedroom window with some welding glass

Welding glass test shot. by adele_90, on Flickr

 

[v15ben]

Some good stuff in the last couple of days!
Love the wave shot, Martin and also really like the Dunraven shot, Brazo!

 

[Martin!]

Test shot out of my bedroom window with some welding glass

Welding glass test shot. by adele_90, on Flickr

EXIF? Been meaning to try welding glass for ages! I like that shot.

Cheers Ben

 

[adele_90]

Thanks EXIF:
Exposure- 30s
Aperture- f/9.0
focal length- 14mm
ISO- 200

And then played with on photoshop to get rid of most of the green colour cast

 

[v15ben]

I'll grab some welding glass when I'm next back home I think.
Really want to try it out

 

[TOGUSA]

i grabbed some welding glass the other week but havnt had a chance to try it out yet. what did you use to hold it? or was it just placed in front?

 

[adele_90]

elastic bands :approve:

 

[TOGUSA]

so simple! lol cool

 

[Pint]

Ooooh that's looks interesting. Where could I pick up welding glass from?

 

[adele_90]

ebay, mine cost a pricey £1.50 :approve: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-3-Rep...OI_ProtectiveGear_RL&var=&hash=item76c19fec0d

 

[Martin!]

Absolutely love this spot up near St. Abbs.

Pettico Wick bay by Martin Steele., on Flickr

 

[Scott™]

I tried welding glass. Hated the stuff. The glass has imperfections and as seen by Adeles picture you get bad colour cast. Thats why I just bought this

Lee Big Stopper by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

 

[Rob]

I entirely forgot about the existence of this photo, but I was really happy with it at the time. No photoshop, no nothing.

 

[unofficialPete]

Taken in 2006, a little slow at processing me. Plenty of rookie errors to enjoy :approve:

 

[adele_90]

I tried welding glass. Hated the stuff. The glass has imperfections and as seen by Adeles picture you get bad colour cast. Thats why I just bought this

Lee Big Stopper by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

I couldnt justify spending so much on something i'd hardly ever use. It's pretty rubbish living in the furthest town away from any beach!

 

[v15ben]

I actually bought a HiTech 10 stop but decided to sell and put the money towards a wide angle lens which I'll definitely use all the time! I'll probably get another, or some welding glass in the future though.

Here are a couple from my wanderings last weekend:

Reflections by v15ben, on Flickr

On The Rocks by v15ben, on Flickr

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Thanks EXIF:
Exposure- 30s
Aperture- f/9.0
focal length- 14mm
ISO- 200

And then played with on photoshop to get rid of most of the green colour cast

setup a custom white balance on your camera and save alot of PP! Also in photoshop if you hit Auto colour i found that gets rid of the rest of the green cast!

 

[adele_90]

setup a custom white balance on your camera and save alot of PP! Also in photoshop if you hit Auto colour i found that gets rid of the rest of the green cast!

I did set up a custom white balance, its was a bit of trial and error cus tbh i didnt know what i was doing lol

 

[Martin!]

Somewhere tropical? Nah, just bonny Scotland! Coldingham Bay.

Somewhere tropical.... by Martin Steele., on Flickr

 

[Cup_Phil]

Yellow by Phil_Barker, on Flickr

Green by Phil_Barker, on Flickr