Kiwi - GKPE - New and Improved General Ramblings (5)

Thanks Brother, ummm did some subtle HDR (sorry dave, PLEASE don't think any less of me) very subtle duplicate layer with slightly increased saturation on the water layer masked out. A desaturated layer on the grass in the forground and a bit of dodge and burn on the clouds

Sancho wrote in post #5298815
Ohhh, that reminds me, I processed two the other night, the one with my scintilly clad friend and this one ...

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Very 'The Beach'

Nice, but where's the other one?

Sancho wrote in post #5298830
Thanks Brother, ummm did some subtle HDR (sorry dave, PLEASE don't thik any less of me) very subtle duplicate layer with slightly increased saturation on the water layer masked out. A desaturated layer on the grass in the forground and a bit of dodge and burn on the clouds

* Nods his head in a feable attempt at making it seem like he knows what Sancho is on about *

Here's something I did last week... shot this quite a while ago , but only did the final processing lately.

Hopefully this works ...

Raikyn wrote in post #5298125
Was playing with water a bit last night.

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Cool. I hope you didn't fake it.......

akiwi wrote in post #5298364
I had some incidents last year.

I won a driver training course late last year, and it was on a Friday.
On the following Monday I was able to put it to full use when the 4 cared in front of me all slammed into each other in a tunnel. I managed to use my newly learnt skills to slam on the brakes & steer clear of the car in front of me. I stopped next to him.
Very shortly after I got my new car & after driving just 15 KM Someone did a sudden lane change into me whilst traveling about 120 KMH. Again my training probably saved my neck & resulted in some light scratches rather than a write-off.

Someone mentioned to me that these things happen in threes! I drove like a gibbering idiot for the next few weeks keeping an eye on every car anywhere in the near. A big safety distance between me and the car in front.

Then when I was in Austria I was in a town when I suddenly saw a car coming towards me swerve off the road then back onto the road and come straight at me. I slammed on the brakes & when I saw he wasn't stopping threw in reverse & backed out of his path at the last second. Lucky there was no one behind me. He then went off the road & crashed through a fence. He was stone dead after a heart attack!

OK, you win on the story front Although I could add that the other driver in my incident was prosecuted (and rightly so for being so damn out of her depth).

lil_miss wrote in post #5298405
Oh and I won a 3 day pass to the V8's today

You poor thing. Oh well, I guess you'll have to go now. Bummer.

bjkiwi wrote in post #5298638
OK quick hello - just got broad band installed - sick of trying to get on here with dial up. photo upload so fast!! unfortunatley I find that it hasnt improved my photo taking capabilities - note to self, check camera settings before taking photos. This was a quick session with my pups - forgot had been playin with ISO etc. Wanted to post something tho to test new connection!!

That deserves a caption competition me thinks.

tongmaster wrote in post #5298785
I forgot to download the photos from my camera the other day! Added another 7 photos to the Flick set.

Here is my favourite - Mount Cook from the Lake Pukaki lookout - bet you have never see this view before - Not!

As Ash from 'Army of Darkness' says: "Groovy"

Sancho wrote in post #5298815
Ohhh, that reminds me, I processed two the other night, the one with my scintilly clad friend and this one ...

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Dramatic.

Flick wrote in post #5298828
I've just realised something today.

I've spent FAR too much money this year.

Ah, learn to love it.

klippe wrote in post #5298847
Ah, learn to love it.

LOL!

If people in Somalia can be poor... SO CAN I!

Dodge and burn on the clouds may be a little strong?

Met a really interesting guy at the shooting range tonight. He brought in this old french rifle (circa 1910 apparently). What an interesting dude. In his fifties, completed a marine biology degree recently (after finding out he was severly dyslexic).

Had a real cool conversation about the guns, armour piercing rounds etc etc.

There is something very cool about meeting people who have passion and energy. It makes a nice change.

Cliff

klippe wrote in post #5298858
There is something very cool about meeting people who have passion and energy. It makes a nice change.

Cliff

I should introduce you to Phloss.

Flick wrote in post #5298844
Here's something I did last week... shot this quite a while ago , but only did the final processing lately.

Hopefully this works ...

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I think you've been to too many raves......hehe.

Flick wrote in post #5298828
I've just realised something today.

I've spent FAR too much money this year.

And I havnt spent enough

Sancho dont take this the wrong way as it is an observation of landscape photography generally

To me it is way to over processed. Clouds are not black and white while the rest is saturated colour. I guess you caught me after this months Ausy "Better photography" Mag.

Maybe Im a bit of a pureist or frustrated that "natural" landscape photos dont pop untill they are over processed.

I loved your "Nude" the other day and assume the PP wasnt much different.

I know after spend 15yrs working outside in all sorts of weather you become used to seeing certian colours as "natural"

Flick wrote in post #5298860
I should introduce you to Phloss.

Thanks anyway, but I brush my teeth.

Oh, not that 'phloss'?

Oops.

klippe wrote in post #5298863
I think you've been to too many raves......hehe.

I know you're right...

I am tainted for life. Sitting here in fairly much the "rave" uniform... and Zebra striped hair, with the stereo pumping out weird bleepy music.

There's no hope...

klippe wrote in post #5298847
You poor thing. Oh well, I guess you'll have to go now. Bummer.

Yeah that's what I thought :P

Flick wrote in post #5298860
I should introduce you to Phloss.

BAHAHA

weka2000 wrote in post #5298865
And I havnt spent enough

Sancho dont take this the wrong way as it is an observation of landscape photography generally

To me it is way to over processed. Clouds are not black and white while the rest is saturated colour. I guess you caught me after this months Ausy "Better photography" Mag.

Maybe Im a bit of a pureist or frustrated that "natural" landscape photos dont pop untill they are over processed.

I loved your "Nude" the other day and assume the PP wasnt much different.

I know after spend 15yrs working outside in all sorts of weather you become used to seeing certian colours as "natural"

It's funny you mention that Tony. Cause I have some shots from Muriwai a while back that look fake - despite no post processing at all. Sometimes it's just bizarre.

Cliff