12.11.05 Night Shoot. Part I (2 photos)

[Potatis]

Due to the amount of duplicate photos I took, I don't really have a lot of photos from last night's outing. I'm dribbling them out over a few posts to make it seem like I was more productive than I really was.

I want to thank Mattk for giving me the idea of photographing this. Actually he didn't give me the idea so much as I STOLE it, after I saw him photographing the water. Anyway, full credit to Matt, I wouldn't have this shot otherwise.






I don't know if it works in BW, but I gave it a go. I usually favour colour photographs.

[Nnnnsic]

Great image and I prefer the colour.

[stubbsy]

Doug

What the freak said

[gstark]

What Peat said.

[stubbsy]

What Peat said.

I think I've created a monster

[Potatis]

Oh, you two!

Thanks for the feedback, I'm pleased you like the photo.

[gstark]

What Peat said.

I think I've created a monster

That would have been your parents, I suspect.

[moggy]

Nice photos Doug, I like both of them.

Bob.

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[Killakoala]

The colour is much better. The purple tinge really looks nice.

[Potatis]

Thanks Bob for your comment.

Thanks Steve. I like the colour more too.

[Alpha_7]

I prefer the colour Doug, and really like the magical properties you've captured here, I wouldn't be surprised if the land of the lake didn't arise from the water herself.... I'd certainly prefer it to a Peat Monster

[Geoff]

I too prefer the colour one Doug.
Matt. K sure is an inspiration to many of us.
A great teacher and a great guy.
Looks like you guys had a fun night of shooting.

[Potatis]

Thanks Craig. Do you mean "Lady" of the lake?

Geoff, you are right in all you say about Matt. Thanks for your comments, I appreciate them.

[Matt. K]

Good job Doug! Here's a take on my version. The lesson is that 2 photographers can point their cameras at the same subject and end up with prints that are quite different. I intend to rework the other versions later on. PS I love the intense blue that you've accentuated in your inmage.

[Potatis]

That's very interesting, thanks for posting that Matt. I'm puzzled why mine is so much more blue than yours. Was that the photo you used flash for? I didn't use flash.

Mine's very blue out of the camera. I just tried to post-process again, and it keeps coming out blue. In fact I have to select the blue channel and reduce the saturation of the blue to stop it looking garish after increasing the contrast. I didn't really accentuate the blue (other than what happened when I increased the contrast), but I did try to bring out the red in the rocks by adding saturation to the red channel.

I hope that I'll be able to see your reworked versions in the future, I'm very interested.