Landscapes

[surya@64]

@Kris, Beautiful landscapes. The first picture is a good poster material.

[vaishak]

Continuing with my series from my 2011 visit to the South of India:

Kerala Backwaters

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/536/MG_3513.jpg


Very nice shot bro ...

The Furka Pass in the central Swiss Alps.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5193672029_6d036b84f2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5193672029/)
Furka Pass (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5193672029/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

superb shot there .. the place looks amazing ...

[KrishnenduKes]

@Kris, Beautiful landscapes. The first picture is a good poster material.

Thanks Surya.

Very nice shot bro ...



superb shot there .. the place looks amazing ...

Thank you vaishak. :)

[arijit]

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/196275_1893292488315_1121619145_32269186_4940675_n .jpg

[amvj]

Bliss
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/5818675312_5ff212b829_b.jpg

[Nakul]

Hi,

Been out of touch for a very long time, hope to catch up with everyone soon.

Adding a picture that was captured recently at Alleppey ( Kerala )

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu97/VenomInc2009/DSC_0121.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

Hi,

Been out of touch for a very long time, hope to catch up with everyone soon.

Adding a picture that was captured recently at Alleppey ( Kerala )



Hi I am Ashish Tamhane from Nashik, Maharashtra. Your photo is nice but it is not really sharp, not even the structure.

Is the photo intended to be that way or it it an error?

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

@nakul it seems blurred to me.

Anvancy

[Nakul]

Hi I am Ashish Tamhane from Nashik, Maharashtra. Your photo is nice but it is not really sharp, not even the structure.

Is the photo intended to be that way or it it an error?

Intended to be that way, Oh no !

What could be wrong ? Camera shake can be ruled out as its at 1/2000. I feel that there is a problem with the AF system, but again I might be just putting the blame on the camera.

[surya@64]

@nakul, Nice picture, but soft overall. Does not look like a camera shake...!! must be a focus error...The Eye strains...!!

One reason may be you were on center point focus aimed at the sky...!!

Regards.

[hensil]

Hi Nakul,
That is surely miss focus. If you look carefully the water in the foreground is in focus.
Henry
PS: Maybe Surya is right, the focus could be on sky.

[Nakul]

@nakul, Nice picture, but soft overall. Does not look like a camera shake...!! must be a focus error...The Eye strains...!!

One reason may be you were on center point focus aimed at the sky...!!

Regards.

I am not cent percent sure about the focus point, but I believe It was to the right and on the structure.
The reason I doubt whether its a problem with the AF system is because I damaged my 18-55 lens after an accident. Had to change with AF system on my 18-55, I was assured it was a Nikon AF system, but again I am not sure about it.

[hensil]

Nakul,
Here is a very good article to check your lens/camera auto focus. Down load the printable chart. It's very helpful. I have adjusted my D700 and D300 for all my lenses with this chart. Your camera may not have this focus adjusting feature, however, at least you'll know how much the focus is off if that's the problem.

http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/focus-chart

Even others can benefit from this chart.
Henry

[Nakul]

Nakul,
Here is a very good article to check your lens/camera auto focus. Down load the printable chart. It's very helpful. I have adjusted my D700 and D300 for all my lenses with this chart. Your camera may not have this focus adjusting feature, however, at least you'll know how much the focus is off if that's the problem.

http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/focus-chart

Even others can benefit from this chart.
Henry

Thanks Hensil :)

[KrishnenduKes]

Thanks Hensil :)

And your conclusion is???

[Nakul]

And your conclusion is???

Bad news ! The AF system can't focus subjects at a distance. I can't get the focus locks at at times. ! Time for a new lens I guess ( looking at the Nikkor 16-85.) fault
Its not just the lens though, I should be blamed too. !

[robin234]

Bad news ! The AF system can't focus subjects at a distance. I can't get the focus locks at at times. ! Time for a new lens I guess ( looking at the Nikkor 16-85.) fault
Its not just the lens though, I should be blamed too. !

yaar thats why you need to check 10 times to be sure you got the picture or not .If you aren't sure take two -three pictures of the same place .

[Nakul]

yaar thats why you need to check 10 times to be sure you got the picture or not .If you aren't sure take two -three pictures of the same place .

On the camera display it looked fine to me.
Planning on giving the camera to Nikon Service Center so that they can have a look at it.

[robin234]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/5887008445_93f23f3348_z.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

@Robin:

Your photo is not visible at my end.

Is the photo visible to other members?

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/FromTrain.jpg

Shot from the train while passing Lonavala.

[zwaltek]

very nice one ashishtamhane
once said I love this waterfall accent

one from january 1st 2010 that i've run into last night

http://www.matthieu-nopsir.org/images/photos/11/suite/mkII_20100101_169.jpg
it's a place named Bombay Beach

[ashishtamhane]

very nice one ashishtamhane
once said I love this waterfall accent

one from january 1st 2010 that i've run into last night

it's a place named Bombay Beach

Thank you!

Surreal shot yours...

[KrishnenduKes]

very nice one ashishtamhane
once said I love this waterfall accent

one from january 1st 2010 that i've run into last night

it's a place named Bombay Beach

And people shoot landscapes in COLOUR!!!

Brilliant shot Zwaltek. Everything about this shot is excellent. What a landscape shot!

[zwaltek]

thank you sir !

[Bishal]

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2411&stc=1&d=1312186185

[7-methyltheophylline]

Very nice composition, Bishal!

Mind posting the EXIF info along with camera and lens details?

[Bishal]

Very nice composition, Bishal!

Mind posting the EXIF info along with camera and lens details?

Thank you :) This was clicked using D5000 with 18-55mm kit lens.

EXIF :

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D5000
Image Date: 2011-07-07 12:37:16 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 18.0mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
Aperture: f/13.0
Exposure Time: 0.0016 s (1/640)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Light Source: Unknown
Flash Fired: No
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB

[7-methyltheophylline]

Thanks!

Here's one from my side : the Lonar crater lake, near Aurangabad in Maharashtra.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/5998494742_4c560af343_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5998494742/)
Lonar Crater Lake : Aurangabad, India (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27286306@N07/5998494742/) by akshay_ac (http://www.flickr.com/people/27286306@N07/), on Flickr

[Bishal]

nice one !!

[KrishnenduKes]

Good shots Bishal and Methyle!

[Bishal]

Thank you Ken da !

[nelson_sanjoy]

Enroute ...
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc136/nelson_sanjoy/Ladakh%20trip/IMG_9170.jpg

[shreeda]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6257629953_4bb7f2a824_b.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Enroute ...


Looks like you had a nice ride Nelson.

But you have to bump up the contrast to make your photos look more striking!



Good shot shreeda. Nice one!

And your tag has changed to "programme mode"! :)

[shreeda]

Looks like you had a nice ride Nelson.

But you have to bump up the contrast to make your photos look more striking!



Good shot shreeda. Nice one!

And your tag has changed to "programme mode"! :)

Thank you! And yeah, now that's a step forward :)

[nelson_sanjoy]

Looks like you had a nice ride Nelson.

But you have to bump up the contrast to make your photos look more striking!


I agree - I am getting no time to PP them and these are SOOC .But I think photobucket is also playing a trick here.They were not these bad...

[synn]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6266449325_eb5e3db7f7_z.jpg



Fire 'n Ice.

[KrishnenduKes]

Fire 'n Ice.

Good composition.

HDR I presume!

[synn]

Single RAW. HDR. Wanted a Bruce Percy-like look to it. He uses a single exposure on Velvia, us "Digital noobs" have to resort to HDRI. :D

[powerslave]

I like whatever you've done to it! Tone mapping is the word I presume?

[synn]

Thanks, Manas. Technically, all HDRs are tonemapped, but the trick to the "Look" of it lies in the direction of the light. In Dynamic HDR for e.g. it's called the "Light tuner". If you make it follow the direction of light in the original light source (The sun here), you get the most natural results. I basically used this to bring out the gradations in the sky a bit further as well as lifting the shadows on the bench and the floor a bit. The final image isn't drastically different from the pre-HDR image.

Of course, set the light tuner to diametrically opposite the original light source and you end up with the technicolor nightmares that pollute Flickr these days. :D

[powerslave]

I was kind of referring to the idea of an image being considered HDR if it's made from multiple exposures or multiple SDRs and then tone mapped. Manipulating a single SDR file would supposedly be classified as a tone mapped image right, which technically enhances the look enough to look better exposed than the original SDR, but is still classified as an SDR?

About the 'Light tuner' style of HDR, yes, that's the one I like! I didn't know it had a name but yeah, that's the one. The other one kills a photo for me.

[synn]

Tonemapping is the process of adjusting the dynamic range of an HDR image to within what's offered by normal file formats (TIFF, JPEG etc.) because 99.99% of monitors can't display the dynamic range offered by an HDR image. So yes, one has to do a tonemapping for every HDR image to make it "Usable" be it a single RAW or 5 RAW file. *.HDR is the source code, "Tone mapping" is the compiling process and *.TIFF is our executable. Hope that makes it clear.

For a single RAW, the software gives two options. One is the pseudo HDRI, which is similar to going bonkers with the shadow/highlight controls in Photoshop. The other is proper HDRI treatment, where the software internally creates two copies of the file at +2 and -2 EV respectively and use them to create the HDR file. Of course, it's not as perfect as having 3 (or more) exposures, but still gives you more freedom than pseudo HDRI.

[powerslave]

Okay, my doubt was regarding the second issue you've mentioned. How can you obtain a higher dynamic range from a medium that is standard dynamic range using only one file, in either cases - psuedo or proper HDRI. Even pushing and pulling, by say, -2 isn't going to give you the same information as what two more exposures would, in terms of the 'information lost by the medium.'

So by definition the best you can do with one image is tonemap it right? Or try to come close to real HDR but it's still just a fancier tone map, because the detail lost in the limited dynamic range of a given medium can never be regained by software, maybe guessed a bit.

I've fooled around with all three, I think it's time to start dabbling in it again. Synn, I'm going to bug the **** out of you.

[synn]

You are absolutely right in saying that a single RAW HDR won't deliver the true dynamic range that a 32bit HDR generated from 3 or more files has. Single RAW HDRs are best suited to get a bit more info out of the shadows and highlights (What film would have captured in the first place) rather than try to extract out data that's impossible to be captured in a single exposure (Where even a single exposure on film would prove futile). Possible uses are like the image I posted and even portraits where you wanna bring out facial features a bit more. My portrait of DJ Hokus is an example.

Of course, you can do this with some careful work on the shadow/highlight sliders in photoshop or even NDs in Lightroom, but this gets the job done a bit more tastefully, IMO.

Feel free to ask away if you have any queries. HDR done right is a very tasteful artform.

[powerslave]

Yeah I love the ones where the HDR actually makes it look as realistic enough to question how well exposed the image is. Not the over the top shit.

[KrishnenduKes]

Interesting discussion.

May be one can also have a look here (http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/showthread.php?t=76).

[robin234]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6309369221_3b88b38451_z.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6309369221_3b88b38451_z.jpg

Looks more like parched cracked ground instead of the lush green carpets of the tea plantations!

You making me feel like taking out some more of my plantation shots!

[powerslave]

Interesting discussion.

May be one can also have a look here (http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/showthread.php?t=76).

Completely forgot about that thread. Anvancy is missing in action it seems.:D

[KrishnenduKes]

Completely forgot about that thread. Anvancy is missing in action it seems.:D

I think he has becoming a working man... :D :D

[powerslave]

I think so too as he has started cribbing about Petrol prices a lot :D:P

[robin234]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6311865847_5ae6fc161d_z.jpg

bit of warming etc done

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

I think he has becoming a working man... :D :D

Some people remembered me it seems.

Anvancy

[Bibudesh]

Kala and safed landscape
12mm with an ISO of 200, aperture f/14 and shutter 1/320.

I used the Legendary Matrix Metering of Nikon D300.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qR0EkUtFbk0/TrlUeEgr75I/AAAAAAAAGlI/IOjMBT1lBeM/s800/BW_HIM3096.jpg

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Interesting comp as usual. for both Robin and you.

Anvancy

[Cyclops]

Kala and safed landscape
12mm with an ISO of 200, aperture f/14 and shutter 1/320.

I used the Legendary Matrix Metering of Nikon D300.


Simply Wow! A good sample for exhibiting the Zone Theory of Ansel Adams! :)

[synn]

SP, which UWA are you using these days?

[KrishnenduKes]

bit of warming etc done

Kala and safed landscape
12mm with an ISO of 200, aperture f/14 and shutter 1/320.

I used the Legendary Matrix Metering of Nikon D300.



Two good shots. Though I am a bit uncomfortable with the pink sky! :) A little.

[Bibudesh]

Interesting comp as usual. for both Robin and you.

Anvancy
Thanks buddy :-) ..

Simply Wow! A good sample for exhibiting the Zone Theory of Ansel Adams! :)

Thanks Cyclops :-) ..

SP, which UWA are you using these days?

synn, man how are u not aware of my current equipment being a Nikonian.

My current set has-
Nikon D300
Nikon 50mm f/1.8
Nikon 70-300 VR
Nikon 12-24 mm f/4 DX
Manfrotto DX55PROB and 804RC4.
A lousy lowepro Microtrekker bag

And on demand I am able to use-
Nikon 85mm f/1.8
Nikon 50mm f/1.4

Devaiah ;-) ;-) ;-)

Two good shots. Though I am a bit uncomfortable with the pink sky! :) A little.

Thanks Ken :-) .

[powerslave]

One I found tucked away amongst the noise.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6349870656_489868b2f4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagenoise/6349870656/)
Another One (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagenoise/6349870656/) by power slave (http://www.flickr.com/people/garagenoise/), on Flickr

[synn]

That's lovely. The exif says a 2 sec exposure. Is this exposure blended? The water looks extremely smooth for a 2 sec exposure.

[powerslave]

Nope, just the angle the light reflects off of the water. :)

[KrishnenduKes]

The water looks extremely smooth for a 2 sec exposure.

It is all about light! :D :D

[7-methyltheophylline]

That's a very nice, serene landscape! Excellent work, powerslave.

[Cyclops]

Nope, just the angle the light reflects off of the water. :)

Awesome shot there, PS!

[powerslave]

Thanks Caffeine and Cyclops.

[Bibudesh]

Very nice shot Power. I am loving the tint.

[shreeda]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6472028383_0f1d0698b0_b.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

This is where a GND would have come in handy.

[shreeda]

This is where a GND would have come in handy.

I couldn't agree more. I did try to fake GND filter with PS using gradient tool, but didn't quite like the result because no matter what I tried, the reflection seemed blur compared to the version without gradient. Just wondering if there is a better way to tackle this!

[synn]

That's a great shot and you need to use the Grad ND tool in Lightroom to fix this. In photoshop, you can use the lasso to select the desired parts and use the exposure command in the image>adjustments menu to fix it.

[shreeda]

That's a great shot and you need to use the Grad ND tool in Lightroom to fix this. In photoshop, you can use the lasso to select the desired parts and use the exposure command in the image>adjustments menu to fix it.

Thanks a lot for the tip. I will try that out today.

[KrishnenduKes]

If you shoot RAW, you can use the GND tool on CS5.

[shreeda]

If you shoot RAW, you can use the GND tool on CS5.

Yes I do shoot raw. I don't have raw extension for CS5, so either I have to use LR or CS5's Lasso tool on the converted tiff. I did give a quick try to both, and felt Lasso tool could be more effective. If I get satisfactory result, I will post it.

[shreeda]

Thanks a lot Ken da and synn. So it seems like LR works better unlike what I thought before. Updating the original post with the new image (I personally like it much more). Here is a comparison-

[shreeda]

Ettina bhuja - Dharmasthala, Karnataka
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6588860113_af01ec5232_b.jpg

[powerslave]

Awesome dude! BTW, just out of curiosity, did you use a gradient or something for the sky or was it naturally that blue?

[shreeda]

Awesome dude! BTW, just out of curiosity, did you use a gradient or something for the sky or was it naturally that blue?

Thanks a lot powerslave. Yes I used the gradient tool to get that effect. In reality, the sky was dull just like a blue screen.

[powerslave]

Cool, just a small personal preference, I would tone it down a notch. :) But again, whatever pleases your eye!

[shreeda]

Cool, just a small personal preference, I would tone it down a notch. :) But again, whatever pleases your eye!

Thank you very much for the feedback. I appreciate it. Honestly, I had overlooked the blue tones on the hill range since my concentration was on the sky :)

[surya@64]

Ettina bhuja - Dharmasthala, Karnataka
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6588860113_af01ec5232_b.jpg

Beautiful image showing the depths of the valley. I can see the Kudhremukh peak in the BG. One of the best part of the Western Ghats Range.

[shreeda]

Beautiful image showing the depths of the valley. I can see the Kudhremukh peak in the BG. One of the best part of the Western Ghats Range.

Thank you Surya, and yes Kudremukh is one of the best! The western Ghats have a huge number of peaks that attract adventure enthusiasts. I feel life is too short.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

It looks awesome on a CRT!

Anvancy

[shreeda]

It looks awesome on a CRT!

Anvancy

Thank you anvancy.

[Bibudesh]

Ettina bhuja - Dharmasthala, Karnataka


This is really beautiful shreeda. I am loving the depth of hills in background.

[Cyclops]

Beautiful shot, Shreeda!

[shreeda]

Cyclops and Bibudesh, thank you very much. Glad you guys like it :)

[zwaltek]

http://www.nopsir.org/public/img/0_matthieu/2012/01/mf6_20111106_501.jpg
windmill on film.
california

[powerslave]

Nice shot!

[shreeda]

windmill on film.
california

Nice capture.

[Cyclops]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6678818015_1bfd0ae3cc_b.jpg

[Vicky]

/\ love the photo... but please loose that frame!

[Cyclops]

/\ love the photo... but please loose that frame!

Will remove it and post it too! Thanks a lot, Vicky!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Now thats a lovely shot. Nice reflections.

Though what is the haze type on the 2/3rds of the frame?

Anvancy

[amvj]

Nice one Cyclops.

One from my recent Ooty trip.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6702225371_df39d6ff2a_b.jpg

[zwaltek]

great.
the character brings some to the scene.

[amvj]

Thank you Zwaltek.

[Cyclops]

Now thats a lovely shot. Nice reflections. Though what is the haze type on the 2/3rds of the frame? Anvancy

Morning haze/mist & fog!

[Cyclops]

For those who wanted to see this image without any frames:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6709244391_b851080ccc_b.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

@Cyclops

Lovely shot there.

[Deltaone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/MasterMD/DSC_2824.jpg

evening/night/landscapeish ...

[shreeda]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6718501455_8911d22641_z.jpg

[Cyclops]

Beautiful shot, Shreeda!

[amvj]

Ketti Valley (Ooty) - second largest valley in India. One of the largest in the world.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6715940097_a5959f8a45_o.jpg

[shreeda]

Beautiful shot, Shreeda!

Thank you man!

[amvj]

Ooty Tea estates
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6693674689_1e990b6afb_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6693674681_6bb2ab9eb3_o.jpg

[surya@64]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6718501455_8911d22641_z.jpg

This image looks familiar...must be Kumaraparvatha or Kodachadri...Nice image a wider perspective will enhance the scale of things.

@ gokul...very nice images of the tea gardens. I am sure you have not used any filter. If so brilliant exposure.

[amvj]

^ Thank you sir.
I am still using my Panasonic LS85 so no filters and waiting for my new cam.

[shreeda]

This image looks familiar...must be Kumaraparvatha or Kodachadri...Nice image a wider perspective will enhance the scale of things.


Yes sir, it is KP. I tried the widest angle possible with my setup :)

OT: It is really disheartening to see how much more KP is polluted now compared to say, 6 years back. So much for awareness :(

Ooty Tea estates


Like the second image. Nice colours.

[amvj]

Ooty - Coonoor Narrow gauge railway track. The 'teeths' in the track prevent the trains from going backwards in hills.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6702230055_3796a11c3f_o.jpg

Ooty Botanical garden
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6702233281_110bd42099_o.jpg

[Cyclops]

Wow! I miss those narrow gauge rail lines... Brings back memories from the childhood... The teeths b/n the track are used to pull the trains up the hills as ol' steamers aren't too powerful up a gradient & prevent rolling back downhill...

[Cyclops]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6731099693_b87d48fac6_b.jpg

[Cyclops]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6765426415_63939e6b7f_b.jpg

[Nakul]

The birds added a lot to the overall character of the frame.. Loved the way you have taken the reflection as well.
Assuming the white dot is the moon..

Can you please share the EXIF data ?

[Deltaone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/MasterMD/DSC_4476_1.jpg

[Cyclops]

The birds added a lot to the overall character of the frame.. Loved the way you have taken the reflection as well.
Assuming the white dot is the moon..

Can you please share the EXIF data ?

Thank you very much for the comment/like, Nakul! Yes, that white dot is the moon (early winter morning 0630hrs)!

Nikon D40 with Sigma 18-200
Av - F/8
Tv - 1/10 (HH)
ISO - 400
18-200@65mm
Raw file edited in PS
Exposure - -0.25
Recovery - 19
Fill Light - 22
Blacks - 65
Contrast - +4
Clarity - 0
Vibrance - +50
Saturation - +25

[ashishtamhane]

@Cyclops:

Nice shot and processing there.

@Deltaone:

Amazing colors there.

[Cyclops]

@Cyclops:

Nice shot and processing there.

Thank you! :)

[rajr]

Beautiful shot Cyclops, just loved the vivid colors.

[Cyclops]

Beautiful shot Cyclops, just loved the vivid colors.

Thank you, Raj!

[shreeda]

Cyclops and Deltaone, beautiful images guys. Keep'em coming!

[Cyclops]

Cyclops and Deltaone, beautiful images guys. Keep'em coming!

Thank you, Shreeda! :)

[Nakul]

Something to kick life back into this thread :

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu97/VenomInc2009/DSC_0037-2.jpg

[shreeda]

One more to keep it rolling :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6815330939_7ca741c075_b.jpg

[7-methyltheophylline]

[QUOTE=shreeda;30400]One more to keep it rolling :)

Nice shot! The bikes really add a punch to the landscape.

[Nakul]

[QUOTE=shreeda;30400]One more to keep it rolling :)

Nice shot! The bikes really add a punch to the landscape.

+1

[Cyclops]

One more to keep it rolling :)

Wow! That's a real neat capture with the bikes & landscape, Shreeda! Which place, btw?

[shreeda]

Thank you everyone.
@Cyclops, the place is backwaters of Banasura dam in Wayanad district, Kerala.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Looks nice Shreeda.

Unfortunately winter sun doesnt help much but create again harsh shadows post 10am.

And yes mountains dont stand slant.:p

Anvancy

[shreeda]

Looks nice Shreeda.

Unfortunately winter sun doesnt help much but create again harsh shadows post 10am.

And yes mountains dont stand slant.:p

Anvancy

Agree with you about shadows. May be it also has something to do with my PP(Contrast and vibrance bumps you know). But mountains, well, I was referring to the tree while composing :P
I was not sure which was the best reference there :D

[KrishnenduKes]

Thank you everyone.
@Cyclops, the place is backwaters of Banasura dam in Wayanad district, Kerala.

Good shot shreeda! :)

[rajr]

One more to keep it rolling :)



Enjoyed this shot for the vivid colors.

[shreeda]

Good shot shreeda! :)

Enjoyed this shot for the vivid colors.

Thanks a lot, glad you guys like it :)

[synn]

From my apartment, again:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6869394869_d63b56c8de_z.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

From my apartment, again:



Have you shot this over several takes?

[synn]

You mean multiple exposures? Nope. A single exposure. :)

[KrishnenduKes]

You mean multiple exposures? Nope. A single exposure. :)

No, I meant several times of the year. Or you just shot it once and that one shot made you famous?

[synn]

I don't think I can call myself famous, haha.

I've shot from the same location a few times as it's a nice vantage point. I had posted another shot from the same location a while ago, with different framing. As they say, no two sunsets are the same.

[7-methyltheophylline]

Synn my man, this shot is just not doing it for me. My eye is wandering all over the frame with nothing to anchor it. I really liked the earlier sunset shot from your balcony.

[synn]

No issues, I get what you're saying. When I look back though, I find the older shot very cluttered, so I wanted to try something minimalist this time. My aim was to bring out the interplay of shadows and highlights on the unique architecture of the building with the sunset acting as a backdrop. :)


Incidentally, the shot is in the running for Ken Rockwell's photo contest and have made it to the first page. Do vote for me if you guys think its worthy. You can vote once a day, every day.

http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/189277/voteable_entries/44455336

[dipdawiz]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N6FY4fGq27k/T0SxTLpiewI/AAAAAAAAOxU/fRFZ5647vGs/s912/DSC00904_2.jpg

[Nakul]

dipdawiz : loved the way you have composed this shot.. Thanks for sharing..

[anirban]

Surreal! Made my day! Thanks for sharing!

[dipdawiz]

dipdawiz : loved the way you have composed this shot.. Thanks for sharing..

Surreal! Made my day! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks guys.

[robin234]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n6fy4fgq27k/t0sxtlpiewi/aaaaaaaaoxu/frfz5647vgs/s912/dsc00904_2.jpg

:):):)


:)

[KrishnenduKes]

Do vote for me if you guys think its worthy. You can vote once a day, every day.

http://promoshq.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/189277/voteable_entries/44455336

ROTFL!!! Typical Synn humour! :D :D

[Deltaone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/MasterMD/DSC_6021_2.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Lovely Delta... (Pun intended!) :D

[synn]

Fully aware that this may not be everyone's cup of tea:

http://g1.img-dpreview.com/17AAD403E8454742893DA9F041AC1179.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Fully aware that this may not be everyone's cup of tea:



This is really good Synn. My cuppa.

[shreeda]

Mine too! Brilliant!

[Vicky]

I'm in too! Loving it:)

[synn]

Thanks, folks! Here's another:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6999751943_1429e0c040_z.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

Fully aware that this may not be everyone's cup of tea:



Good to have you back posting photos Synn!

Thanks, folks! Here's another:



Yup brilliant again but I wish you had a friend or someone sitting on that bench.

[synn]

Thanks, Ashish. I actually didn't want anyone in the shots because I was depicting landscapes in their element. Especially in the second shot, which emphasizes on desolation.

[KrishnenduKes]

Thanks, folks! Here's another:



Very good shot again. And the desolation aspect got well conveyed!

How did you get the bright green? PP?

[synn]

Indeed. Film emulation.

[KrishnenduKes]

Indeed. Film emulation.

True. Which SW is this?

[Vicky]

Loved the lush green forests of Madhya Pradesh!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6985047825_104dc25290_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikash49/6985047825/)
IMG_1086 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikash49/6985047825/) by Viky's (http://www.flickr.com/people/vikash49/), on Flickr

[KrishnenduKes]

Loved the lush green forests of Madhya Pradesh!



Very soon these would turn dry and desolate.

[synn]

True. Which SW is this?

At the core, film emulation is just setting a tone curve, shifting colors and adding grain; therefore can be done in any software that you want. For this example, I used DxO filmpack, but there are times when I do it in LR or PS itself.

[synn]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7031556027_9a289213d8_c.jpg

Single exposure.

[Cyclops]

Single exposure.

Awesome Synner!

[rajr]

Simply beautiful.

[amvj]

Very well done.

[kaushik07]

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425224_364814083541231_268927429796564_1115142_607 895040_n.jpg

[synn]

Thanks, all. Good to know that my ol' D70s can still kick some ass at times.

Kaushik:The highlights are blown out. Otherwise. nice frame.

[KrishnenduKes]

Single exposure.

Oh... this is BRILLIANT! Difficult to believe that this is a single exposure.



Good one Kaushik. But unfortunately Synn's photo blows yours out of contention!

[synn]

Thanks, Ken. It's ETTR working its magic again. Deliberate underexposure would have ruined this shot.

I'm pretty much "Over" HDRI now. A single RAW is all you need most of the time, when exposed properly, IMO.

[KrishnenduKes]

Thanks, Ken. It's ETTR working its magic again. Deliberate underexposure would have ruined this shot.

I'm pretty much "Over" HDRI now. A single RAW is all you need most of the time, when exposed properly, IMO.

And what other PP did you do to the shot?

Do not tell me just ETTR!

[ashishtamhane]

when exposed properly

By 'exposed properly' you mean ETTR na?

[KrishnenduKes]

By 'exposed properly' you mean ETTR na?

And I still believe that if you ETTR, you would get overexposed images!

[synn]

ETTR doesn't mean overexposing. It means getting as close to the right of the histogram without blowing the highlights. It takes patience and you have to do a lot of PP to "Normalize" the image, but it's worth it. I've used a grad ND in Lightroom to bring back the detail in the sky plus some color tone adjustments in this image.

Not one highlight was harmed during this shoot. :p

[KrishnenduKes]

ETTR doesn't mean overexposing. It means getting as close to the right of the histogram without blowing the highlights. It takes patience and you have to do a lot of PP to "Normalize" the image, but it's worth it. I've used a grad ND in Lightroom to bring back the detail in the sky plus some color tone adjustments in this image.

Not one highlight was harmed during this shoot. :p

Ah! Out it comes. "A lot of PP" :)

[synn]

I don't see why you're throwing an accusatory tone at that.

I've mentioned many times in the past how an SOOC RAW is not representative of how your eye sees or how film captures the scene. To get the most details out of an image, you do need to work hard on every RAW, after exposing it in a way that's optimal for a digital workflow. Else, don't bother with your CR2s and your NEFs, go all Ken Rockwell and shoot only JPEG.

Personally, I only want to do fine art photography now. If I get one good picture a month, I'm happy with that. Yes, I'll spend days or weeks working on that one RAW and if that doesn't make me a "Purist", so be it. I'd much rather be an artist than a misguided purist.

[powerslave]

There are mainly two kind of PP:

1. One done by the camera.
2. One done by the user.

There is no pure image. If the next camera came with built in instagram/film emulation filters as shot setting options, would that make it SOOC?

[7-methyltheophylline]

What is SOOC anyway? There's a Bayer filter over the sensor, and even the RAW image is a product of an interpolation algorithm that differs between manufacturers.

And let's not forget that even the old film masters like Ansel Adams spent a lot of time working their black magic in the darkroom.

[KrishnenduKes]

I don't see why you're throwing an accusatory tone at that.



Ah no. There is no accusatory tone. I was just wondering "how much" of PP would have gone into that shot. And when you said "lot of PP", I got pretty lost.

Besides, I have nothing against PP if it produces great images. (Other than journalistic lying which we have discussed enough on that digital manipulation thread.)

[synn]

All my shots involve a lot of PP. At least, the ones I publish.
I thought that was common knowledge by now. :)

[KrishnenduKes]

All my shots involve a lot of PP. At least, the ones I publish.
I thought that was common knowledge by now. :)

And you are very good at it. I mean it looks pretty subtle in most of the cases.

[Bibudesh]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/7031556027_9a289213d8_c.jpg

Single exposure.

Nice composition synn, but somehow I have a slight different opinion than others...
Somehow the sky has gone awry with PP, I mean the purplish sky is not what we see at dusk..

[Cyclops]

Yes, I'll spend days or weeks working on that one RAW and if that doesn't make me a "Purist", so be it. I'd much rather be an artist than a misguided purist.

Weeks!!! :eek: *logins into eBay to sell off his gear, pc & PS3 combo*

Guess, I'm not even a starter or amateur now!

[synn]

@SP: It's just an old landscaping style, really. A lot of the classic landscapers used to use a purple grad for dusk shots. I kinda like that style. Again I don't intend to document real life with my shots, I intend to produce what *I* see there. That said, I'm still tweaking the shot, so I'll try some reduced vibrance and see how it goes.

@Cyclops: I spend weeks on images where I have a vision for it that takes some time to achieve. You don't have to and the time I spend on an image shouldn't bear any reflection to your shooting capabilities at all!

[KrishnenduKes]

@SP: It's just an old landscaping style, really. A lot of the classic landscapers used to use a purple grad for dusk shots. I kinda like that style. Again I don't intend to document real life with my shots, I intend to produce what *I* see there. That said, I'm still tweaking the shot, so I'll try some reduced vibrance and see how it goes.

@Cyclops: I spend weeks on images where I have a vision for it that takes some time to achieve. You don't have to and the time I spend on an image shouldn't bear any reflection to your shooting capabilities at all!

I suppose here we are talking about digital art through photography?

[synn]

No, I'm talking about fine art photography in general. It existed a long time before digital. Coffee grads, sunset grads, dodging, burning, it all predates digital to the best of my knowledge.

[KrishnenduKes]

No, I'm talking about fine art photography in general. It existed a long time before digital. Coffee grads, sunset grads, dodging, burning, it all predates digital to the best of my knowledge.

Yes of course... I know what you are talking about.

Ps; (We are so deeply into digital that we forget that we lived without digital for a very long time, over a century!!!)

[synn]

Yes indeed. And I am rediscovering the joy of that past world, little by little. ;)

[synn]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6973900244_6ce8cf9cda_z.jpg

[robin234]

Black and White of the one already posted earlier in coloured

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7125313229_c1b79f0532_c.jpg

[rajr]

Early morning at Subramanya.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7127644557_b5fcd971b5_z.jpg

[shreeda]

Early morning at Subramanya.



Nice mist there. Did you climb KP Raj?

[ashishtamhane]

Black and White of the one already posted earlier in coloured


Very well processed there!

[KrishnenduKes]

Synn, shot by a boss!

Black and White of the one already posted earlier in coloured



Robin, déjà vu!

But nice.

Early morning at Subramanya.



Your shot is nice, spoilt by the loud watermark in that one.

[rajr]

Thank you Shreeda and Kenda.

This one was shoot from a moving train near Honnavar.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/7138161665_7a81ca0b00_z.jpg

[Deltaone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/MasterMD/DSC_6875_Fin.jpg

[kaushik07]

The MIghty Brahmaputra

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/425633_361799183842721_268927429796564_1107012_105 2249670_n.jpg

[Deltaone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/MasterMD/DSC_6877_Fin.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Wow Delta! Excellent shots.

The MIghty Brahmaputra



Very good shot Kaushik. When did you go there?

I only wish that you had managed to get the heads of the boatmen against a clearer BG. It would have had an even better effect.

[kaushik07]

Wow Delta! Excellent shots.



Very good shot Kaushik. When did you go there?

I only wish that you had managed to get the heads of the boatmen against a clearer BG. It would have had an even better effect.

I am from Assam :) so i was there during feb for vacation

http://i48.tinypic.com/29z78yg.jpg

you mean something like this ?

[robin234]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/6992223672_7e7a38cd13_c.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

I am from Assam :) so i was there during feb for vacation

you mean something like this ?

This is not bad too. Though I preferred the monochrome shot. But yes, I meant something like this where one can see the heads of the people in the boat.

Your sensor has some dust on it. But it does not matter.