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...and for those who don't mind postcard photos of one of the world's most photographed landmarks... from the same viewpoint as about 90% of the other photos of this landmark, I present this:

Look, we were there. IT was there, what was I supposed to do?

You could've used the IR filter, turned it to black and white with heavy contrast OR made it really blurry.

But that's what I'd have done.

Otherwise, great shot.

Sucked in - dare I say it - nice shot

Its a good shot ... even if it has been done before

Thanks Leigh. You can see how inexperienced I am.

Let's see.... I'm not sure this is arty farty enough, But I'm giving it a try.

Chris! What are you doing in here!

Thanks for the compliment though, it means a lot coming from you... hehe. I know what you think about these sorts of photos.

Dave, thankyou very much, I'm glad you like it.

Hi Doug, a nice shot you have there, i think all the shots i see of the op house are all very nice.
Well done.

At least you've got some great landmarks down there..... I'd be photographing the crap out of them if I lived in Sydney!

All we've got up here are parrots and the occasional visiting Airbus, or maybe you hadn't noticed...

Nice shots (both of them) Potatis.

Nice example of this landmark Doug... out of interest, what lens and exif?

Doug - the B&W treatment is superb - makes it look just like an old acid wash

Doug, the second image is much better.

Potatis you did what you had to....and may I say it, very well at that

Cunning Stunt Doug or was that st........! Terrific image all the same
cheers
marco

Dougie boy! Brilliant - it IS the Opera House and a very impressive shot of it! Well done mate!

Thanks everyone for your comments, I appreciate them. Now I'm interested to see what acid washed photos look like.

The settings for the shot were very standard. Kit lens, which always does the job for me, F/8 for 8 seconds, ISO 200. Benro tripod, and Photoshop CS2. I used Fred Miranda's Velvia Pro plugin for the colour photo, and used anything I could find in Photoshop for the BW job.

Nice shot Doug and I like both versions. I personally don't see a problem taking this shot, once you get your shot you move on to something else, just because it's the subject of others photo's and countless postcards shouldn't stop you getting your "own" version. Well done.

Hi Craig, Thanks for your comment. Nobody was stopping me taking the shot, I was just having fun with Chris who I know is tired of cliched photos. I don't blame him. My subject line was just for a laugh and I'll always photograph what I like.

Potatis wrote:Hi Craig, Thanks for your comment. Nobody was stopping me taking the shot, I was just having fun with Chris who I know is tired of cliched photos. I don't blame him. My subject line was just for a laugh and I'll always photograph what I like.

Good to hear, then post some more images ... this is my third Night shoot I've had to miss, so I want as many ideas as I can get for when I get my tripod (hehehe).

So I see you kept yourself busy while I was away

LittleB,
He was a good boy and behaved while you're away.
We had him yesterday at the mini meet same as night shooting.
Hope to see both of you at the next mini meet.

Nice shot Potatis, it's a good capture

Craig, a couple more photos coming soon.

LittleB wrote:So I see you kept yourself busy while I was away

Yes Dear.


(Thanks Birddog... shh! The cheque's in the mail. )


LostDingo, thanks for your comment. I was really hoping you'd be at the night shoot, but knew you were on call. We'll get an early morning shoot organised at the Northern Beaches. That'd be fun.

yeah I wanted to go but had some issue about 15 minutes before going out the door.
I'll make it next time

1 extra nice shot and one good filter shot
J

Thanks Jethro, I appreciate that.