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Tin City pictures from the Stockton Beach excursion.
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Comments appreciated.

Nick, nice, particularly like the way you have composed the shots

Nick

#2 (bus stop) is great and the PP is spot on for the shot. (you do seem to have quite a few dust bunnies though)

#4 - like the angle and treatment of this one too. Also db's plus I notice you're getting vignetting in the corners. I noticed this in some of your other shots too. Not sure if it's the lens or the CP filter

#5 - good catch this one, although the building detracts a little from the foreground object that's the real star of the shot, I'd have been more than pleased to have spotted a shot like this one (maybe crop or clone out the building?)

#6 - my pick of these. I think it's the only shotI've seen where we get a good look at a front of one of the huts. You've composed this well and risen well to the challenge of keeping the detail in the foreground while not blowing the sky. Excellent.

#7 & #8 - I like the composition of both of these shots, but think they're a smidge too dark

What a strange and unreal place. I like how you didn't try to do too much, you've done it justice, and coveyed the feeling of what it must have been like to have seen it.

Is this near the coast? What a strange place. Why on earth someone would decide to put up shop on all that sound seems crazy. Thanks for sharing they're wonderful.

dooda wrote:What a strange and unreal place. I like how you didn't try to do too much, you've done it justice, and coveyed the feeling of what it must have been like to have seen it.

Is this near the coast? What a strange place. Why on earth someone would decide to put up shop on all that sound seems crazy. Thanks for sharing they're wonderful.

Dave

They are fisherman's huts that have been there since the thirties in the middle of a strip of long coastal sand dunes. Originally built around a radio tower. The location featured in the first Mad Max movie with Mel Gibson if you know the movie.

dooda,
The people who live there have anything as broadban internet, hot cold water, TV, satellite, STP, plasma screen.
No council rates, No water or electricity bills but they must buy the pass to drive into and accross the sand dunes to access to their properties, two minutes walk to the beach, heap of fishes and other shellfish.
Only a dozen of houses there and they're not allowed to extend or build another property in that area.

Ahh. I actually really like Mad Max one. Sort of Raw and out of control with the police chief guy. THe others were more typical post apacolyptic sci-fi.

Would love to check this out.

The last couple of pictures would lend themselves well to composites, as they are slightly underexposed.

Stubbsy, once again, thanks for the detailed comments. Yeah, I do have a bunch of dust bunnies, need to give it a clean soon.

Not sure on the vignetting. Could be CPL, but more likely my fingers, as its not in every shot. Fingers didn't appear in viewfinder, but D70 doesn't have a 100% viewfinder, so they may have been just in shot.

I had a version without the building, but obviously different angle.

Brighter versions of the last two:

Nick

I think the brighter versions are better. I also still think it could be vignetting because of its shape in the corners (and your skill with the gear). To check, look at the exif data for the"vignetted" ones. Vignetting will be most apparent at the widest angle so most likely in the widest shots. Its also most noticeable in bright corners so shots like these are the worst case scenario.

I like what you have done with these Pippin, colours are good, and interesting subject.
I think the bus stop does it for me the most

Ben