TB's 52 in '15

{SAS}TB · 10 Jan 2015 at 13:41

I thought i'd have a go at this in an attempt to use the camera a bit more.

As well as giving me a bit of a push to use the camera a bit more it will hopefully make me look at different subjects, compositions and processing and C&C is welcomed on all the pics.

Ive also started a 52 in 15 Flick album HERE

So Week #1

Taken during a few days in London with work.

Week # 1 by Jon°, on Flickr

First time attempting this kind of pic and lots wrong with it.

Was hand held, auto focus and no long exposure. White balance could be better and I need to get my head around bracketing

Thanks for looking

E: Rest of the set HERE

E2: BIG edit - changed the pic !

{SAS}TB · 15 Jan 2015 at 12:55

And here's Week #2 (Pocket Watch)

Week # 2 by Jon°, on Flickr

The rest of the set are here

syn3rgy · 16 Jan 2015 at 12:58

Im intrigued by the pocket watch photo. I take it that you have used photoshop to create the reflection? i honestly cannot see how (at that angel) the pocket watch would reflect with those numbers visible?

if i am wrong, please do let me know your process as I do think it is a lovely photo, just the reflections screams "something wrong" to me

{SAS}TB · 16 Jan 2015 at 13:47

Thanks for the comments

No photoshop involved at all (plenty of Light Room though

)

The watch is sat on a black polished granite slate and angled by resting / snagled on a piece of blue tac. The the image taken from a ~45 degree angle to get the reflection

Lightroom is then used to adjust whites, blacks, presence and clarity to "whitten" the black tile and sharpen the relection.

There are more from the set here (all with similar process and no creation of the reflection):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_parry/sets/72157647981389523/

I dont have any pics of the "set up" but can mock it and take an ipotato pic as well as the original image straight of of the camera

syn3rgy · 16 Jan 2015 at 13:50

where about did you place your lighting to et such a clear reflection etc?
the only thing i think i would change would be the dark "rim" at the bottom, sort of looks like the end of the slate?

otherwise, very nice photos

{SAS}TB · 16 Jan 2015 at 13:58

Thanks

No lighting

And yes, the "rim" is the edge of the slate, I might clone it out

{SAS}TB · 16 Jan 2015 at 17:20

This is the "setup"

You can see the rflection when you get down low / level with the tile

And an export of the RAW / straight out of the out the camera shot

{SAS}TB · 25 Jan 2015 at 18:35

And Week 3

Week #3 by Jon°, on Flickr

MrWhippy · 25 Jan 2015 at 22:04

I like that.

{SAS}TB · 25 Jan 2015 at 22:35

Thank you

{SAS}TB · 1 Feb 2015 at 16:43

Week 4

Week #4 by Jon°, on Flickr

lolage · 1 Feb 2015 at 16:45

Subscribed! Especially like week 3's image!

{SAS}TB · 1 Feb 2015 at 16:47

Thank you kind sir

{SAS}TB · 7 Feb 2015 at 17:20

Week 5

Week #5 by Jon°, on Flickr

{SAS}TB · 15 Feb 2015 at 00:32

Weeks #6

Week 6 by Jon°, on Flickr

Tachyon · 15 Feb 2015 at 19:24

Great job so far. I don't use LR but can you clone out the dirty marks on the sensor on the last one? Think its a cracking shot otherwise.

{SAS}TB · 15 Feb 2015 at 19:43

Thank you, very much appreciated

Yes, there was a load of dirt on the sensor (cleaned now) and i hadn't gone and touched the pics up

Ive cloned out the spots and replaced the pic above and in the Flickr gallery

Thanks again and for pointing it out

Week 6 by Jon°, on Flickr

{SAS}TB · 22 Feb 2015 at 16:10

Week #7

Week #7 by Jon°, on Flickr

{SAS}TB · 27 Feb 2015 at 16:34

Week #8

Week #8 by Jon°, on Flickr

Genoma · 27 Feb 2015 at 16:40

very nice, lovely DOF, what lens?

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