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St. Albans, Narrabeen and Blue Mountains

Postby ozczecho on Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:43 pm

Here are some of my images from Jan/Feb. Comments good or bad are welcome and appreciated, esp. on colour, composition and any improvement one could make.

All shots except for the Seagull were taken with the D70 kit lens 18-70.

#1 Stallion - Went for a drive through Wisemans Ferry upto St. Albans, a village time forgot. I cant believe its that close to a city of 5 million. (large)
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#2 One morning @ Narrabeen Pools(large)
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#3 Narrabeen rocks(large)
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#4 Seagull (shot with my xmas present 70-200 vr thank you santa :D) (large)
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#5 Waterfall in the Blue Mountains (large)
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Re: St. Albans, Narrabeen and Blue Mountains

Postby Willy wombat on Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:07 pm

#1 Stallion - I really like the horse, but Im not sure the high contrast BG works in this shot. Others may disagree. I certainly dont dislike the image but i would like to see how it worked with a more subdue BG?

#2 One morning @ Narrabeen Pools - WOW, you nailed this shot. Colours are fantastic. Well done. Well done on getting up so early too!

#3 Narrabeen rocks - Lacking a little in the composition (no strong focal point and not enough of the area to be a great landscape shot, however the technical aspects are good in this shot. Nice effect.

#4 Seagull - Good light and sharp image. A little bit hot on the white gull. The subject is a tad dull, but it is good image.

#5 Waterfall in the Blue Mountains - This image was really nice when i viewed it at larger size. The yellowy background in the top left detracted a little bit but i think you have a really nice image here.
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Postby jethro on Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:09 pm

No2 whoah very nice indeed
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Re: St. Albans, Narrabeen and Blue Mountains

Postby ozczecho on Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:01 am

Willy wombat wrote:#1 Stallion - I really like the horse, but Im not sure the high contrast BG works in this shot. Others may disagree. I certainly dont dislike the image but i would like to see how it worked with a more subdue BG?


I used spot metering of the horse so the background was nearly white (was also shot around 11am...) so I upped the contrast and played with levels and made it all white :D

Willy wombat wrote:#2 One morning @ Narrabeen Pools - WOW, you nailed this shot. Colours are fantastic. Well done. Well done on getting up so early too!


Cheers mate

Willy wombat wrote:#3 Narrabeen rocks - Lacking a little in the composition (no strong focal point and not enough of the area to be a great landscape shot, however the technical aspects are good in this shot. Nice effect.


Agree, I just wanted to see how people got that "dreamy look" of the water washing over the rocks. More play required.

Willy wombat wrote:#4 Seagull - Good light and sharp image. A little bit hot on the white gull. The subject is a tad dull, but it is good image.


Yep agreed. I just wanted to take my 70-200 out and check it out...

Willy wombat wrote:#5 Waterfall in the Blue Mountains - This image was really nice when i viewed it at larger size. The yellowy background in the top left detracted a little bit but i think you have a really nice image here.


Thanks for mentioning the yellow b/g I'll see what can be done about it...

Thanks for your comments WW and jethro...
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Postby drifter on Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:10 pm

Mike #2 and #4 are excellent . Love the colour of the morning sky in it ,tranquil .
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Postby ozczecho on Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:02 am

Thanks drifter for commenting...

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Postby LostDingo on Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:30 am

Sorry i missed these earlier, you have a good series here

the warmth of the Narrabeen shot is great :!:
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Postby ozczecho on Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:45 am

LostDingo wrote:Sorry i missed these earlier, you have a good series here

the warmth of the Narrabeen shot is great :!:


Thanks lost dingo - it was quite a unique scenario where you have the sunrise from one end and a huge spotlight illuminating the pool from behind - hence the glow. Thanks for commenting.
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Postby sydneywebcam on Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:41 pm

They are all good images Mike, you have done a great job. The Narrabeen one is a standout for me. Love the deep colours. I must get up there to have a look at it, I've never been.
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Postby petermmc on Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:47 pm

Narabeen shot is in a different league to the others. By themselves all the others are great shots but the excellence of No.2 takes the edge off the others.

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