[PIC_THREAD] Landscapes, Architecture, Seascapes

After seeing the star shots from you guys, I had a blast myself. Being a noob I forgot to shoot in raw, forgot to turn on noise reduction and forgot to buy a tripod

This is what I ended up with. 30 seconds ISO 2500 at 11mm

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Clown said:
I just like doing panoramas as you have probably worked out :)

I wanted to get closer to the sky scrapers so I have cropped one of my other panoramas.
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Yeah panoramics are awesome, I shoot film exclusively and I have a 6x12 roll-film back so I can shoot 120 film on my large-format back, which is great because it's cheap and easy to get velvia 50 panoramics with relative ease. Although I don't use it anything like as much as I should

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Really need to get rid of the reflections on the top right of the frame, but I'm not a fan of Photoshop and haven't leanred how to use LR properly yet.
 
The quality of the work in this thread is immense. If the little London meets turn into a regular event I'd definitely be up for that as I'll be going down to see my mrs (shes at queen mary uni for the year) and shes a photographer also, although her camera choice gets more people staring than a DSLR ever would (bright pink nikon J1!).
 
V-Spec, cracking image and well worth the walk up.

Ad, Thats a good shot too and should be an easy fix to get rid of the reflections.
 
Strax said:
Ad, Thats a good shot too and should be an easy fix to get rid of the reflections.
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Any tips on how would be greatly appreciated. As I might be away with work this week so will mre than likely not look at it/forget about it.

:)
 
-Ad- said:
Any tips on how would be greatly appreciated. As I might be away with work this week so will mre than likely not look at it/forget about it.

:)
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For something like the above I'd probably just use the clone tools in PS to lightly paint over the reflection lines, just enough to break up the clear lines between the dark and light parts.
 
V-Spec said:
Next time you go out to docklands or whatever, gimme a shout - I live in Shoreditch but don't often get out due to being busy/etc, would love to shoot some of the docklands in 5x4 :)
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Likewise, more than up for shooting around the wharf and now it's getting dark much earlier it's easy enough to come straight out after work.
 
GSXRMovistar said:
For something like the above I'd probably just use the clone tools in PS to lightly paint over the reflection lines, just enough to break up the clear lines between the dark and light parts.
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I would agree with that, it wouldn't take much to disguise it.
 
Strax said:
Heres another image. One I found going through my old files and hadn't processed, nearly exactly 5 years old (where does the time go:rolleyes:)

A sunrise at the Black mount in Rannoch Moor.

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I really like that one, although I think that bit of sky is overexposed, but maybe it's the small jpeg that makes it look that way? Would love to get some time shooting in Scotland.

V-Spec said:
Yeah panoramics are awesome, I shoot film exclusively and I have a 6x12 roll-film back so I can shoot 120 film on my large-format back, which is great because it's cheap and easy to get velvia 50 panoramics with relative ease. Although I don't use it anything like as much as I should

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Great light :)

I was trying to look through your old Mid-West threads but the images are not loading, have you pulled them? Found them really interesting. I've recently bought a medium format film camera which was mainly spurred on from your shots I saw.

Do you do your own scanning or do you send all your's off? IIRC you shoot on slide film, I'm using normal 120 film, any recommendations on where to get them processed? I'm thinking to try Peak Imaging unless anyone thinks otherwise.
 
One from this weekend, took a trip to Llanddwyn island on Anglesey.

Andy90 has been helpful with this on flickr, I was having issues with the colour profile and exporting with Lightroom, think it's OK now unless anyone can see any glaring issues. It should be a warmish sunset look with detail visible in the shadows on the rocks. I'm aware the histogram is mainly to the left but that was how it was on the day.

Really need to calibrate my monitor properly...

 
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siliconjim said:


View from Corn Du - Brecon Beacons

Hope I'm not bringing the immense quality of this thread down too low, but I'm just starting out. So, go easy on me.
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The standard in this thread really is quite frightening isn't it? so well done for having the guts to post something!

What I would say about your shot is if your going to have that much sky in the frame it really needs to pop and yours looks a bit flat. Easy to fix in photoshop with a couple of layers and a blend and if your going to really get into this I can't recomend a polarizer and maybe some nd grads highly enough! Keep shooting and keep posting it's the best way to improve.

Loving this thread it is making me want to spend hours sat on a cold hillside waiting for the perfect light!
 
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