Red Arrows in Travel & Landscapes?

[rudgej]

I took these two shots at the Airshow in Leuchars last September, but as the majority of the photos are sky, and as that is the main detail, I thought that I would post them here. ;) All that I've actually done is a levels adjustment and a little saturation increase.

http://www.johnrudge.f2s.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/redarrows1.jpg

http://www.johnrudge.f2s.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/redarrows2.jpg

[MacksQu]

coool!

[Mike Bell]

WOW! You kept those ones up your sleeve for a while, John! Fantastic PP! :D

[Miyagi-san]

incredible photos....very nice work :)

[Stavhp]

VERY nice
care to share hte originals?

[rudgej]

Thank you Max, Mike, Andrew, and Stav. The originals are below: ;)

[Dorman]

The PP'ing you did here is just awesome, the colors and detail are stunning, much more impact than the originals.

[asolie]

Those look great! Nice timing!

[MarkoPolo]

Very nice, especially the first one. Thanks for sharing.

[adam*]

Great PP work there.

[Dimitri_V]

WOW! You kept those ones up your sleeve for a while, John! Fantastic PP! :D
I`de say the same,very artistic work and the colours suit the images,good work.;)

[J T]

Wow, John, those look terrific. The first one is a winner and should be printed. However, am I seeing a little extra noise due to the PP'ing, or is that from file size compression?

[rudgej]

The PP'ing you did here is just awesome, the colors and detail are stunning, much more impact than the originals.
Thank you Brad, although I didn't do that much PP-ing, so I guess I just got lucky with my levels. ;)
Those look great! Nice timing!
Thanks ags. The timing wasn't really a problem as the planes were doing a display and (generally) making sweeping turns.
Very nice, especially the first one. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure Mark. :)
Great PP work there.
Thanks Adam.
I`de say the same,very artistic work and the colours suit the images,good work.;)
Thanks Dimitri, I was very pleased with the way these turned out.
Wow, John, those look terrific. The first one is a winner and should be printed. However, am I seeing a little extra noise due to the PP'ing, or is that from file size compression?
Thanks Jim. I've not noticed noise on the originals, but I dare say that the PP has enhanced things given the extremes between before and after.

[AdamJL]

Amazing PP! Great work, you've turned them from zeros to heroes instantly :lol:

[Canonada]

You fooled me. When I first viewed these images I got the impression that the pp was minor. Now that you have posted the originals, I see that you have essentially created the images in pp. I don't have a problem with that. I'm impressed. Excellent job. I have tried photographing air shows. They are tough. The action takes place at a distance and it occurs very quickly. You have to anticipate.

Thanks for posting.

Joe

[rudgej]

Thanks Adam and Joe. All the congratulations must really go to Photoshop though as the colours appeared when I chose auto-levels, and I just tweaked that slightly afterwards. ;)

[Miniflash]

Nice work on the pics ~

[ScruffyJohn]

that's kind of cool, never seen them use colored smoke before

[rudgej]

Thank you Miniflash and John. The coloured smoke is a common feature, and not something new, or at least not for the last several years. ;)

[Frank_Hollahan]

Quite a difference in the originals John. I would never have guessed the first two were products of the originals. Excellent work on PP.

[Anthony J Howe]

Magnificent display of the airplanes but a much better magnificent display of shots John, well done, the colours are gorgeous in your edits.

[Elisabeth-Ann]

I love what you did with those images John, they would make fantastic posters to advertize events the Red Arrows are taking part in.

[Henrylw]

Oh my goodness, how did you do that, John? What a great job on PP! Fantastic!
Thanks for sharing!

Henry

[rudgej]

Thank you Frank, Tony, EA, and Henry. It is almost embarrassing to say, but the PP I had to do was minimal and took me literally about 30 seconds. :D

[weemannie]

Super shots, John. Love 'em :D

[rudgej]

Thank you Trevor. :)

[mws3]

1st one for me John

it just has a really dramatic feel to it - the colours justify the tailstream too

[rudgej]

Thank you for your kind comments Mark.

[dsc_1972]

V nice - like these a lot! :D

[rudgej]

Thank you dsc. :)

[HrcRacing]

Wonderful results you've gotten here John. Your post processing, as little as it was, really gave the shots a major punch. Very well done. :grin:

[rudgej]

Wonderful results you've gotten here John. Your post processing, as little as it was, really gave the shots a major punch. Very well done. :grin:
Thank you Robert. I was pleasantly surprised by the way they turned out.

[mrclark321]

Cool shots John

Dan

[rudgej]

Thanks Dan. I'm guessing that my shameless pulg mode in CousinMadness' thread worked then? ;) :lol:

[Raindancer]

Great shots John, the PP worked really well!!!!!! :)

Takes me back to when I was stationed there in the 70's. My outlaws still live there and don't know if you went anywhere near the church but it has the oldest (or one of the oldest) knaves in Scotland.

Beautiful old building.:)

Rog

[Velocity]

Realy cool shots, well done on getting these. I'ts a long time since I have been to any airshows. At one time I used to get to see these for free as I served in the RAF for 7 years. :)

[4mr4do4sho]

Awesome. I am new to photography and still working on PP'ing. Seeing that kind of work, just drives me to learn more and work towards something like that. Thanks for posting.

[rudgej]

Great shots John, the PP worked really well!!!!!! :)

Takes me back to when I was stationed there in the 70's. My outlaws still live there and don't know if you went anywhere near the church but it has the oldest (or one of the oldest) knaves in Scotland.

Beautiful old building.:)

Rog
Thank you Rog. I didn't see the old church - and I'm assuming that you meant on the Leuchars base?

Realy cool shots, well done on getting these. I'ts a long time since I have been to any airshows. At one time I used to get to see these for free as I served in the RAF for 7 years. :)
Thanks V. :) You would probably have gotten good access too an the ability to get better shots than wold be possible from the public areas.

Awesome. I am new to photography and still working on PP'ing. Seeing that kind of work, just drives me to learn more and work towards something like that. Thanks for posting.
Thank you 4mr4do4sho, and I'm glad that my photos have inspired you. These ones were luckily easy to achieve, and in any case, I've also got a lot more to learn about processing too.

[cyber-rat]

I'm guessing that my shameless pulg mode in CousinMadness' thread worked then? ;) :lol:

Worked for me. :)

Love the post processing effect, it really gives them huge impact.

[rudgej]

Thanks Linda. :)

[Raindancer]

John, the church is in the village and just along from the main entrance to Leuchars on the right as you go towards Dundee. It's up on small rise and the road in front runs eventually down to the beach.

Next time you go, go and have a look in.

Cheers

Rog

[rudgej]

John, the church is in the village and just along from the main entrance to Leuchars on the right as you go towards Dundee. It's up on small rise and the road in front runs eventually down to the beach.

Next time you go, go and have a look in.

Cheers

Rog
Thanks Rog. Will do. :)

[Jettin]

Great pp!

[rudgej]

Thanks Jettin!

[chander]

Very nice shots John...I really like the colors in both the shots:D ...But i feel that the yellow spot on the clouds above the planes in the 2nd one makes it look a bit odd...Would removing that in some way help? :confused: It is a question & not a comment - do tell me what do u think about it?

Moreover which lens out of ur arsenal, did u use for these shots?

[rudgej]

Very nice shots John...I really like the colors in both the shots:D ...But i feel that the yellow spot on the clouds above the planes in the 2nd one makes it look a bit odd...Would removing that in some way help? :confused: It is a question & not a comment - do tell me what do u think about it?

Moreover which lens out of ur arsenal, did u use for these shots?
Ta very much Chander! :D

I see what you mean about the yellow in the second shot, and yes, I think that the photo would be improved by removing it. What I liked about both of these when I played with the originals was that an automatic levels gave me these colours. I guess that since I got quite an impact so quickly, I never considered doing a little bit more to it.

The photos were taken at about 75-78mm with my trusty 70-200 lens.

[tim1960]

Great shots.

Tim

[crazyea]

fantastic. I prefer the edits. top notch.

[lomond]

Lovely piece of work, John.
Just goes to show that sometimes less is more when it comes to processing in PS..
Love it and I love that old church Raindancer mention.
It's a fine old building.
I took some shots of it a few years back. :?

[gigungle]

I've tried capturing some F-16's at a nascar race, the fact that you even captured these images is impressive.

[rudgej]

Thank you Tim, Elton, Cameron, and gigungle.
PS..
Love it and I love that old church Raindancer mention.
It's a fine old building.
I took some shots of it a few years back. :?
Have they been posted here? Feel free to stick them in this thread too if you would like. :)
I've tried capturing some F-16's at a nascar race, the fact that you even captured these images is impressive.
I took these with my 70-200 lens where closer in-focus shots of planes are more of a challenge, but with these ones I was photographing a comparatively large area of the sky, so it was quite easy to do. ;)

[dahlia]

Your editing on these is amazing. I have a few "meh" shots from a Blue Angels show several years ago, and now I'm feeling inspired to dig them out and play around in Photoshop. If your good shots can get so amazing, maybe my so-so shots can ramp up to decent.

[rudgej]

Your editing on these is amazing. I have a few "meh" shots from a Blue Angels show several years ago, and now I'm feeling inspired to dig them out and play around in Photoshop. If your good shots can get so amazing, maybe my so-so shots can ramp up to decent.
Thank you dahlia, and welcome to the forums. I just got lucky with these ones, and the processing outcome was a nice surprise. Perhaps you'll also get lucky with yours too. :D

[kingsown]

yes great p-p we make to our minds eye and to hell with the fudy dudys

[rudgej]

yes great p-p we make to our minds eye and to hell with the fudy dudys
Thanks. :) A good photograph these days is now more than ever significantly due due to how the photographer chooses to process it, and how they see it in their mind's eye.

[Merlin_Toronto]

Beautiful shots! Quite stunning!

[Poster Of U]

I love the PS work.........

[rudgej]

Thank you Merlin and James. :)

[zebedee]

John, Wow, what a difference from original to PP, love the finished product.

[rudgej]

John, Wow, what a difference from original to PP, love the finished product.
Thanks Dave, the processing made these shots for me, as the originals are certainly not memorable.