[PIC_THREAD] Landscapes, Architecture, Seascapes

aMb · 25 May 2014 at 16:24

A couple of recent shots from Maldives and Budapest!

ET0A7937.jpg by amb24, on Flickr

ET0A8213.jpg by amb24, on Flickr

Phal · 25 May 2014 at 17:05

Nice shots

colinuk · 25 May 2014 at 17:20

Phal said:
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Water Trough Sunset by Phal44, on Flickr

I do love the framing on this shot. Nicely done.

Phal · 25 May 2014 at 17:54

Thanks

It kinda did itself though! I saw the sun was fairly low and just wanted a shot where the sun was visible in the reflection. The Trees just happened to be in a good spot!

BF-Bert · 25 May 2014 at 19:05

_DSC0230 by DJMorgan66, on Flickr

Devrij · 25 May 2014 at 19:16

Love the contrast on that shot bert. Wish I could replicate that look! There is a bit of a halo where you have blended the shots and makes the transition a bit jarring, but otherwise faultless.

BF-Bert · 25 May 2014 at 19:25

Yeah still quite new to lightroom, but it's one I plan to reprocess once I know the software better.

Phal · 25 May 2014 at 19:44

The halo probably came from when you selected all the green stuff by hand and the feathering went over the edge in places. Then you bump the exposure for that and it exposes tiny bits of the sky more too.

If you do like me anyway

And yes, tis a nice shot

mingeroonie · 31 May 2014 at 10:02

One from Dubai which I quite like

dubai by Paulos72, on Flickr

Steve M · 31 May 2014 at 10:25

Mr.Stu said:
South Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge park.

x100 + 30s exposure on Gorilla Pod.

Love this shot.

LOAM · 1 Jun 2014 at 11:45

I still have lots to process, but a few early grabs from a week in Florence.

DSC_1679 by lipsofamoose, on Flickr

DSC_1616 by lipsofamoose, on Flickr

DSC_1570 by lipsofamoose, on Flickr

The_Abyss · 1 Jun 2014 at 22:36

Placa d'Espanya, from earlier in the month.

Placa Espanya by Greg Kingston, on Flickr

Phal · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:23

Not entirely sure this shot works and if it does, I'm not entirely sure whether it should be B&W or colour. The colours are a bit weird since the sun was very low and made it all very hazy. The haziness seemed nice when I took the shot but I'm finding it difficult to process it in a way I like.

B&W

Framed Grey Horse by Phal44, on Flickr

Colour

Framed Horse by Phal44, on Flickr

The_Abyss · 4 Jun 2014 at 00:51

The horse's tail makes the colour work better for me. The black and white looks too shallow on the contrast.

doodah · 4 Jun 2014 at 10:18

aMb - love your Budapest album. Noob question - is one of the main aspects of getting such rich and colourful evening shots a very slow shutter speed?

Phal · 4 Jun 2014 at 10:57

Long exposures on a very stable platform and some processing after would be my guess

doodah · 4 Jun 2014 at 11:20

Cool, thanks Phal. I found a tripod (strangely next to some condoms :eek:

) at my previous flat when I moved in. Purchased my first DSLR and have Lightroom - now I just need the skills

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What kind of post processing are you talking about? A common technique with shots like that?

Phal · 4 Jun 2014 at 13:06

Well if you just want livelier colours then a bit more vibrance/saturation and maybe contrast/clarity.

Obviously taking pictures of something colourful in the first place also helps

doodah · 4 Jun 2014 at 13:32

Thanks Phal

Phantom Shadow · 5 Jun 2014 at 14:59

Tynemouth by hglossop, on Flickr

Got bored so thought I'd head to the beach (at 4am!). First attempt doing anything like this but the low light gave me the opportunity to try out a long exposure time. Sky was perhaps not the best but overall I'm fairly happy with the result, and then I see some of the stunning pictures above