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Blue, Darling!

Postby stubbsy on Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:39 pm

Three shots taken at the weekend at Darling Harbour with my trademark blue (reading this Heath!). Click a pic for a larger version

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Postby Glen on Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:43 pm

Like the series, Stubbsy :D
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Postby Manta on Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:51 pm

They're really great Peter! Interesting composition, terrific colour and sharp as a great big sharp thing.
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Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:52 pm

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The first 2 are stunning! Shades of jeffery Smart.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:33 am

Thanks for the comments guys. Matt I hope Jeffrey Smart is a good photog :shock: will have to go do a google.
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Postby Glen on Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:34 am

He was Maxwell Smart's younger brother :lol:



ps that 2nd shot is really haunting, I love it more and more. Was it that blue naturally or did you standardise the series?
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:30 pm

Glen wrote:<snip> ps that 2nd shot is really haunting, I love it more and more. Was it that blue naturally or did you standardise the series?


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It's my fave of these three (just - I really like #1 too)

After a slight curves adjustment I bumped the blue slightly and sharpened it. Below is the original before blue adjustment & sharpening. As you can see I didn't have much work to make the finished product. All this was done in NC

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Postby Glen on Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:33 pm

Very little work indeed. Great shot with great composition.
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Postby rokkstar on Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:36 pm

Peter,

I really like #2. It's a great shot. The patterns on the building lead my eye left and then right and then left and then right............................ad infinitum.

I like the simplicity and colours of #1 but it seems a little out of proportion to my eye. Cant put my finger on it.

The curve of the monorail track in #3 is wonderfully prominent but I would have perhaps tried framing it portrait mode to get more of it in.

Nice blue feel overall though - really works here.
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Postby Aussie Dave on Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:40 pm

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again, great photos. I REALLY like #3...it has that futuristic feel about it....and I love the composition of it, though as Rokkstar eluded to, a portrait view may enhance this shot even further.

They would have been great entries for last months ES:Blue :lol:
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:05 pm

Matt & Dave

Thanks for your comments. Especially re: the portrait crop. I've done it and no question this makes for a stronger image. Don't know why this didn't occur to me :cry:

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:59 pm

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Re: your comments on #1 - I may have cropped it a little tight, or it may be the steep angle I took the shot at.
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Postby mudder on Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:32 pm

That shot of the mono-rail is a corker and the portrait crop makes it... Real eye catcher...
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Postby Aussie Dave on Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:11 pm

stubbsy wrote:Matt & Dave

Thanks for your comments. Especially re: the portrait crop. I've done it and no question this makes for a stronger image. Don't know why this didn't occur to me :cry:

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Print large and smile big....fantastic photo (would certainly be my pick for POTW next week)

Truly sterling effort Stubbsy !
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Postby stubbsy on Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:49 pm

Thanks Andrew

Aussie Dave wrote:Print large and smile big....fantastic photo (would certainly be my pick for POTW next week)

Truly sterling effort Stubbsy !

Thanks Dave
Of course if I was fortunate enough to be chosen I'd also have to share the spotlight with my two cropping advisers in Matt and yourself :wink:
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