Water pic - near Tumut. Slow shutter speed

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Water pic - near Tumut. Slow shutter speed

Postby Willy wombat on Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:54 pm

[img]http://www.fototime.com/{9E792002-60A5-4585-AC8C-FB86A4EE208D}/picture.JPG[/img]
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Postby Catcha on Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:55 pm

WOW that is nice, postcard picture quality in my opinion, what setting you use to capture that ?
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Postby Willy wombat on Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:09 am

Exif data - Kit lense at 34mm.
Manual mode
F20
1.6 sec
CWA metering

Shot with tripod - on dusk.

Thanks for the nice comments mate - glad you think my image is quality.

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Postby Willy wombat on Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:54 pm

Another version. Same location, slightly different perspective. More detail in the foreground.

[img]http://www.fototime.com/{9D1D31EF-2BA3-4C20-BE4A-F44637C9FC3F}/picture.JPG[/img]

The more I stare at the full sized version of this image the more i fall in love with it.
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Postby mic on Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:57 pm

I like the 2nd Willy,

I think I can see Merlin walking over the mist :roll:
& Excallibur sticking up in the background.

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Postby Catcha on Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:04 am

Second one is nicer if the plant was not in the way..
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Postby sheepie on Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:10 am

Willy - second one is much nicer, although I'm not fully sure why. I think it's because there's more of the scene shown. The first one is a little too close, and doesn't really show much other than the water - while the second gives you more of a feeling of being there. I also find the first a bit dark.
I think that's it - am sure others will put this much more elequantly ;)
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Postby Willy wombat on Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:16 am

Thanks guys - Sheepie - I hear where you are coming from and when i compare the images i can see that they are quite different in their qualities. I also prefer the second one. Like i said full sized version has a mesmerising quality (perhaos it is the booze?).

Anyway - last pic from this series - something a little different. Bit of PS work.

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Postby oli on Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:52 am

I like the second one best, there isn't enough detail/colour in the areas outside of the water in the first one for me...

Third one is an interesting crop - I'd have gone a bit tighter around the right since the dark area on the right doesn't really add anything, unlike the rocks at the bottom which balance the bright white foam at the top of the image...

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Postby kipper on Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:09 am

I like the 2nd shot better and just a tip from what I've found my personal tastes seem to like. Try and get more of the surrounds (eg. greenery) as I don't think the silk effect of the water should be the only thing on display.
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Postby Oneputt on Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:33 am

I really do like that second shot. It is a pearler :D
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Postby nito on Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:05 am

I think the second one is excellent. Well done!!! It has more colour and captures your imagination more.
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Postby kamran on Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:06 pm

Nice work Willy! 2nd shot really does look like a postcard shot. Keep it up.
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