GKPE: General Ramblings thread

ok thanks ill give that a try.. thanks tim...

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NZShrimper, let me introduce you to the histogram. Your 2nd effort is horribly underexposed, worse than your first.

Here's my effort, not near as good as I could do sobre, from a color photo, and experimental rather than what i'd call a final effort. I fixed the levels, did a lasso around the boy with a 150px feather, inverted the selection, use levels to apply a mild vignette, then applied a 2px gaussian blur. Then I used the lens correction filter to apply a stronger vignette. Then I did levels again to fix what I broke, and increased the brightness. Probably other stuff I forgot too. Then I applied a layer style of inner glow, normal blend mode, black, and fiddled a bit. Then I made it sepia. I took a lot longer to type what I did than to do it. Final result attached. If you reproduce with a high res image use a 300px feather and I guess a 10-15px gaussian blur.

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Cheers Tim .. I am now going back to photoshop 101 ...... Thank you for your time and help, its much appreciated.

Look for scott kelby cs2 books, they're worth far more than you pay for them. Parts of the technique I used I learned from David Williams, an aussie photography, at an NZIPP conference recently. Amazing photographer, funny guy, I highly recommend seeing him or others speak if you get the chance, even if it costs you $100 per "show".

Nice shots all.

I suppose it's time for bed..

After all, need to write a complaint, and also take some photos somewhere.
4:46am.. Oh damn..

Funny, we spend all this money on expensive glass to avoid vinetting (amoung other things), then have to buy CS2 to add some back to our pictures

Try the public library for these books.

Looking that way! I may have to order in two lots to avoid the GST Police

Shona still hasn't popped. The mid wife stuffed up, she told us on Monday it would be the next three days, so we put life on hold, it has now been five days and we are not happy campers

scotttnz wrote:
Funny, we spend all this money on expensive glass to avoid vinetting (amoung other things), then have to buy CS2 to add some back to our pictures

I think if we did a poll on who owned what software they used, there would be some "interesting" results

Battery Update
OK these were more popular than I thought! We are into the 'GST Zone' now so it will be at least two orders to avoid that

Here is the list so far:
BP511 NB-2LH
FlyingPete - 2 BP511s
rabsoft - 3 BP511s
scottnz - 1 NB-2LH
weka2000 - 2 BP511s
tim - 4 BP511s
DiscoLizard - 1 NB-2LH
joeseph - 2 BP511s
NordieBoy - 2 BP511s
forsaken - 2 BP511s
Wazza - 2 BP511s
iKirst - 2 BP511s
IainB - 2 BP511s
dgcorner - 2 BP511s

I can add some more of you out of town guys as well, it will just be an extra Courier/postage charge from here.

Will put this order though early next week...

Just shout when you want the money

Yeah, just a pm with the bank account details

PM with ac and details.

Scott when do you want to grab your CD with photos on it

FlyingPete wrote:
Battery Update
OK these were more popular than I thought! We are into the 'GST Zone' now so it will be at least two orders to avoid that

Here is the list so far:
BP511 NB-2LH
FlyingPete - 2 BP511s
rabsoft - 3 BP511s
scottnz - 1 NB-2LH
weka2000 - 2 BP511s
tim - 4 BP511s
DiscoLizard - 1 NB-2LH
joeseph - 2 BP511s
NordieBoy - 2 BP511s
forsaken - 2 BP511s
Wazza - 2 BP511s
iKirst - 2 BP511s
IainB - 2 BP511s
dgcorner - 2 BP511s

I can add some more of you out of town guys as well, it will just be an extra Courier/postage charge from here.

Will put this order though early next week...

put me down for 2x BP511 thanks..

Just ordered a 17-55 F2.8 IS from WPS - $1699 including hood, a better price than Auckland camera! Just hope they can get one from Canon NZ before my wedding in two weeks.