Blue Sky, White Squares

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Blue Sky, White Squares

Postby daniel_r on Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:24 pm

While the Sydney proceedings were underway on the AW, a couple of the Canberra members met up for a nano-AW meet in the Parliamentary triangle area.

Here's a few of National Science and Technology Centre, aka Questacon. all taken with the D2h and 18-70DX.

Comments most welcome.

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1. Vents
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2. Black the Sky
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3. Blue and White
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4. How many squares?
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Postby jben_net on Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:44 pm

Interesting stuff. The sky contrasts nicely. However there's no way I'm counting those squares!
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Postby macka on Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:53 pm

These make interesting asbstracts/architecture shots. Nice contrast and patterns. Would be good in this month's ES.
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Postby huynhie on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:15 am

Great images Daniel.
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Postby radar on Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:04 am

Well done Daniel,

I like this series. #2 and #3 have the sky a tad too dark for my taste. It would be nice in #3 not to have the satellite dish in there.

thanks for sharing, like them all, #3 and #2 being my favourites, even with the dark sky :D :D

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Postby wendellt on Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:18 am

very nice angles and tone of sky in the last 3
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:47 am

Great contrast and interesting perspective. #1 really appeals to me :) cheers
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Postby bonou2 on Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:55 am

Awesome photos a beautiful contrast!!

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:05 pm

Daniel

I like this series of images, but like André, think the sky is a little overpolarised in #2 and #3.

Of these #1 has the most appeal to me, but all are good.
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Postby daniel_r on Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:24 pm

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Typically I would call these "over polarised" too :)

These were from my kenko polariser which does have a tendency to really heavily polarise the sky - a deliberate effect for a bit of a bold look. The kenko could best be described as "special" :D (though still not as unpredictable as my US $12 quantaray linear polariser... that's a whole other category of special)
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Postby rokkstar on Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:35 pm

Daniel,

I like the over polarised look here and my pick would be the butterfly like #2.

Great shots./
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