one from the maldives.

jchiver · 20 May 2007 at 15:30

Some from the maldives.

C&C please.

Was on honeymoon to the maldives just last week and these are the first images i have got round to converting and uploading. There has been a bit of editing on the image but not a great deal.

Also does anyone know how i can correct the curve on the horizon i did have a how to guide but cant find it. I think its been caused due to the wide angle lens. IF anyone can point me to an article that can fix this then great.

More images to follow soon.

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Thanks

machinist · 20 May 2007 at 15:32

As Bernard Matthews once said, "Bootiful !"

ChroniC · 20 May 2007 at 15:45

You dont need a tutorial, its very simple, assuming you have PS. Just use the liquify tool, in filters menu. Then use a very large brush size and effectively just push the left and right edges down.

jchiver · 20 May 2007 at 15:52

machinist said:
As Bernard Matthews once said, "Bootiful !"

Thanks indeed it was

jchiver · 20 May 2007 at 16:00

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wez130 · 20 May 2007 at 17:30

sorry to be harsh, but all of them except the gas canister one and the bike one are just too much of nothing, i see my self looking for the subject, but there isn't one, The bike is just a snap and i actually like the gas canister one, technically quite a good photo. If you weren't looking for a critique then i apologise but with you posting them here then i assume you do.

glitch · 20 May 2007 at 18:03

They're all a bit dull I'm afraid. Nice enough snapshots for a reminder of the honeymoon (many congratulations by the way) but nothing you'd really call serious photography.

The problem with the first pair is the lack of a subject. You've got the sun lounger in both which ought to be enough, but there's a massive expanse of flat water and plain sky which renders the shots a bit lifeless. There needs to either be some movement in the water (longer exposure), a punchy sky (more variation of colour and texture) or something else in the shot to pull it all together.

The problem with shooting in that sort of light is you'll find it tricky to get interest in the whole frame. You really need an early morning or later evening shot to get the colour in the sky and the reflection on the water.

3, 4 and 5 are interesting enough but more snaps than anything. Nice dramatic shot in 4 but it's blurry and a bit untidy. Well, it seems blurry to me - does the water look okay to you lot?

6 is interesting but isn't framed at all well. There's too much going on close to the edges all round the frame which is pulling my attention away from the tap that's in focus.

7 is just a picture of a bicycle. Nothing more, nothing less.

My apologies if you're reading this and thinking I'm being a bit harsh but I've just tried to be honest with you. If you're really after those 'wow' shots you need to think about your photography a little deeper.

However, I'd still like to see more as I'm very interested in the Maldives and want to go at some point before I get too much older. Bring them on!

jchiver · 20 May 2007 at 19:19

glitch said:
They're all a bit dull I'm afraid. Nice enough snapshots for a reminder of the honeymoon (many congratulations by the way) but nothing you'd really call serious photography.

The problem with the first pair is the lack of a subject. You've got the sun lounger in both which ought to be enough, but there's a massive expanse of flat water and plain sky which renders the shots a bit lifeless. There needs to either be some movement in the water (longer exposure), a punchy sky (more variation of colour and texture) or something else in the shot to pull it all together.

The problem with shooting in that sort of light is you'll find it tricky to get interest in the whole frame. You really need an early morning or later evening shot to get the colour in the sky and the reflection on the water.

3, 4 and 5 are interesting enough but more snaps than anything. Nice dramatic shot in 4 but it's blurry and a bit untidy. Well, it seems blurry to me - does the water look okay to you lot?

6 is interesting but isn't framed at all well. There's too much going on close to the edges all round the frame which is pulling my attention away from the tap that's in focus.

7 is just a picture of a bicycle. Nothing more, nothing less.

My apologies if you're reading this and thinking I'm being a bit harsh but I've just tried to be honest with you. If you're really after those 'wow' shots you need to think about your photography a little deeper.

However, I'd still like to see more as I'm very interested in the Maldives and want to go at some point before I get too much older. Bring them on!

thanks a lot for your comments. still playing with photography and getting to grips with it.

with regarding subject there really is not much when your looking out from the island expect sea and sky but i do like the views.

I will upload a few more and i think maybe they will intest you move. Always happy to take critisisum as long as its constructive.

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jchiver · 20 May 2007 at 19:23

wez130 said:
sorry to be harsh, but all of them except the gas canister one and the bike one are just too much of nothing, i see my self looking for the subject, but there isn't one, The bike is just a snap and i actually like the gas canister one, technically quite a good photo. If you weren't looking for a critique then i apologise but with you posting them here then i assume you do.

be as harsh as you like the only way i will learn. i think i was trying to make the subject the nothing ness if you get what i mean.

Messiah Khan · 20 May 2007 at 20:47

I quite like the first two. What you could do with though are some colourfull fishing boats in the foreground to add interest.

alexthecheese · 20 May 2007 at 20:48

#4 looks like a nuclear explosion in the sky. Very cool.

wez130 · 20 May 2007 at 23:01

#11 has some potential, though it's framed a bit wrong, i've just had a little play and couldn't get a decent frame without it being too small, With digital photography, like film, taking the picture is only half the story, like film, it has to be processed, do you have any photo manipulation software? Photoshop or paintshop pro?, if not download gimp, it's free and capable. Just to show you how much difference a minute makes, i simply adjusted the levels and increased saturation with this and it's a lot less 'bland'.

glitch · 20 May 2007 at 23:12

Nice effort there, wez. A little of the above on some of those shots, jchiver, and you'll have a lovely album to remind you of your honeymoon.

jchiver · 21 May 2007 at 08:17

wez130 said:
#11 has some potential, though it's framed a bit wrong, i've just had a little play and couldn't get a decent frame without it being too small, With digital photography, like film, taking the picture is only half the story, like film, it has to be processed, do you have any photo manipulation software? Photoshop or paintshop pro?, if not download gimp, it's free and capable. Just to show you how much difference a minute makes, i simply adjusted the levels and increased saturation with this and it's a lot less 'bland'.

yeah i have photoshop i see what you have done there but does it not look a but unnatural?

jchiver · 21 May 2007 at 08:18

actually looking at the before and after i see what you mean. the first is very bland and the 2nd stands out a lot more.