Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

I wasn't satisfied with my previous version of this image so I revised it. I went for more abstract this time by rotating the image.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/257q​CLX

digital_AM wrote in post #18583474
I wasn't satisfied with my previous version of this image so I revised it. I went for more abstract this time by rotating the image.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/257q​CLX King Kong Was Here by Alfredo Mora, on Flickr

Excellent decision on the framing. Looks great.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #18583272
The abstract works well for me.

Thank you. I've been enjoying your beautiful seascape images!

vinmunoz wrote in post #18583452
Nice. I'm imagining compositing a surfer on that sky. it looks likes waves.

Looks overprocessed to me but that's just me.

mystik610 wrote in post #18583471
Thank you!

Thanks vinz. Yes the mods attach really quickly. Easy to put a setup together on the fly and it really stays on

Awesome shot Carlo! I need to get that magmod. I have a potential shoot for a dentist office. In addition to shots of the office, they also want shots of the staff. I need a speedlight too. Feel so unprepared!

David Arbogast wrote in post #18583475
Excellent decision on the framing. Looks great.

Great to hear this feedback David. Thank you! Yeah I woke up this morning with the idea. Much better than my first attempt.

SF streets

digital_AM wrote in post #18583477
Looks overprocessed to me but that's just me.

oh yah for sure but sometimes i'm just having fun playing with photoshop. I'm a former graphic designer that's why.

digital_AM wrote in post #18583479
Awesome shot Carlo! I need to get that magmod. I have a potential shoot for a dentist office. In addition to shots of the office, they also want shots of the staff. I need a speedlight too. Feel so unprepared!

Goodluck. A black foamy thingy also helps when shooting in a small space with walls. The following links shows you photos of my shots on a massage clinic where I used black foamy thingy bouncing on the wall. See how directional are the lights.

You can buy a black foamy from michaels. Steal one of your partner's hairband and you're good.

here's the link just for your reference.
https://www.flickr.com …/albums/7215769​4406325835

vinmunoz wrote in post #18583503
Goodluck. A black foamy thingy also helps when shooting in a small space with walls. The following links shows you photos of my shots on a massage clinic where I used black foamy thingy bouncing on the wall. See how directional are the lights.

You can buy a black foamy from michaels. Steal one of your partner's hairband and you're good.

here's the link just for your reference.
https://www.flickr.com …/albums/7215769​4406325835

Thanks Vinz. I'll check it out.

Vinz/Carlo, which speedlight are you using?

Godox V860II. it's really nice using Li-On battery. long life, faster recycling and never overheats. powerful too and has built-in radio receiver.

digital_AM wrote in post #18583474
I wasn't satisfied with my previous version of this image so I revised it. I went for more abstract this time by rotating the image.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/257q​CLX King Kong Was Here by Alfredo Mora, on Flickr

David Arbogast wrote in post #18583475
Excellent decision on the framing. Looks great.

I agree, the rotation really works on this one, makes it stronger and much more impact.


I will second or third the Magmod...works really good, really fills a space with light.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18583503
Goodluck. A black foamy thingy also helps when shooting in a small space with walls. The following links shows you photos of my shots on a massage clinic where I used black foamy thingy bouncing on the wall. See how directional are the lights.

You can buy a black foamy from michaels. Steal one of your partner's hairband and you're good.

here's the link just for your reference.
https://www.flickr.com …/albums/7215769​4406325835

I’m a big fan of the BFT! Been using one on speedlites for years.

Another vote for the V860II from me. Great speed lite. Love the built in receiver! I have an ad200 coming today. Stoked!

Here's a shot with on camera speedlite equipped with the BFT bounced off wall to my right. I took one without the BFT and there was light spilling everywhere. This one looks much nicer. I took this shot last Sunday....one day before the "Low" theme was announced. A day later and I might have used it instead of the ski shots.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/22mD​LZ3

digital_AM wrote in post #18583268
Thanks Gene. I would like to see your version. I tried the 8 point perspective correction as well as the rectangle correction in ViewPoint3 and still couldn't quite get it looking right. Whenever I got the vertical and horizontal lines correct, the image looked pinched on the bottom although the lines were straight. Very weird.

I opened your image in ACR and in the 'Transform Tool' section, I selected the 'Guided' tool in the 'Upright' section on the right. I used two vertical and then two horizontal lines which got me 95% there. After I got back to PS, I opened the image in ACR a 2nd time and used the 'Auto' alignment tool for the remaining correction.

I have the grid lines on in the Transform window but wish I could change their color to separate them from the image more. I have DxO ViewPoint2 but for me, the tools in ACR work best.

And, I think your angled abstract is an even more powerful version as well.