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Bondi #1 - Fully Sick Sky!!

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Postby admajic on Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:05 pm

Hey! LostDingo wanted a shot with More colourful clouds and some rocks in the foreground. So here goes-

2 different crops. Same pic

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Let me know what u think? And enjoy!!
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Postby terminator on Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:32 pm

That cloud is SENSATIONAL.
Great exposure and wonderful lighting as well.....
Think I like the first crop..
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Postby MATT on Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:32 pm

3D 8) 8)

Excellent images, The first one not cropped is great. I think the wall on th eleft gives it a feeling of size.

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Postby antman on Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:44 pm

A very dramatic picture. Very nice.
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:03 pm

A masterpiece! Absolutely beautiful work of art. Image #1.
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Postby admajic on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:15 pm

Thanks Guys! :up:
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Postby johnd on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:18 pm

I agree, great image. The cloud really does look 3D.
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Postby jethro on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:18 pm

TOO GOOD!
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Postby Yi-P on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:18 pm

Absolutely stunning!!
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Postby Dug on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:26 pm

#1 is great #2 not as good.

#1 everything just comes together well 10/10
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Postby optogamut on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:41 pm

yep, awesome catch with the cloud! almost looks painted in!?
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:44 pm

Image 1 and as Matt has stated, 3-dimensional - a wonderful photo :)
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Postby admajic on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:46 pm

optogamut wrote:yep, awesome catch with the cloud! almost looks painted in!?


I wish I could paint that well :P
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Postby leek on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:53 pm

Well done...

I prefer #1 for compositional reasons...

POTW material...
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Postby storm on Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:54 pm

the depth of this photo is exceptional. I love it. what were your settings?
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Postby myarhidia on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:00 am

I'd like to know what lens you used, stunning shot btw.
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Postby admajic on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:04 am

This was 4sec and f/18 - 18mm - 200 ISO

I was basically trying for a 4 sec shot so just upped or is it downed the f stop.

Hey Im really, really ecstatic with the comments guys thanks alot!!

I wasnt even happy with this shoot as 5 mins in I got splashed, and had to wipe the salt water droplets off the camera with my jacket as I had left my bag in the car :oops: hehe! I think you can still see a smear in the photo from the water on the filter.

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Postby Big Red on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:27 am

#1 is awesome 8)
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Postby admajic on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:36 am

For those interested I PP'd the shot taken 1 sec after.

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This has more fluff in the water but maybe the first shot is better somehow the sky is darker in the cloud!!
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Postby Grev on Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:56 am

Wonderful contrast and lighting. :shock: But surely good pp skills as well. :)
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Postby Greg B on Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:07 am

I like the first crop better, absolutely sensational shot, everything works, fantastic. Congratulations. :D
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Postby DionM on Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:57 am

Excellent capture!

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Re: Bondi #1 - Fully Sick Sky!!

Postby LostDingo on Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:51 am

admajic wrote:Hey! LostDingo wanted a shot with More colourful clouds and some rocks in the foreground. So here goes-

2 different crops. Same pic

Image

Let me know what u think? And enjoy!!


That is excellent :!: Look at the exposure, the comp and the DOF.....Adam I think you have just shown everyone and proven it's not the gear...it's the man (or lady) behind the lens

Excellent work and well worth the recoginition
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Postby big pix on Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:09 am

people take pictures, not cameras......... well done, great shot
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Postby hangdog on Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:42 am

Beautiful composition and execution. I prefer the first crop also.

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Postby Hlop on Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:08 am

First one! Great composition and colours. Bloody well done!
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Postby rokkstar on Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:08 am

Very nice Ad, very nice indeed. I prefer 1. What a fantastic cloud
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Postby daniel_r on Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:58 am

#1 is excellent.

Goes to show what the D70/18-70DX can do in the right hands - and you've certainly proven that.

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Postby LostDingo on Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:05 am

daniel_r wrote:#1 is excellent.

Goes to show what the D70/18-70DX can do in the right hands - and you've certainly proven that.

Well done!


D50...not D70....D70 should be twice as good :shock:

Someone should donate their D2xs to Adam :idea: :idea:
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Postby daniel_r on Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:16 am

LostDingo wrote:
daniel_r wrote:#1 is excellent.

Goes to show what the D70/18-70DX can do in the right hands - and you've certainly proven that.

Well done!


D50...not D70....D70 should be twice as good :shock:

Someone should donate their D2xs to Adam :idea: :idea:


oops, my Sony. I made the fatal assumption of 18-70 Kit = D70 :oops:
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Postby admajic on Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:22 am

LostDingo wrote:Someone should donate their D2xs to Adam :idea: :idea:


:oops: :oops: :oops: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Over the weekend Im going to make a Photoshop tutorial on the steps involved in how I got the most out of this shot. I think this will help some with PP! I credit this forum for the end result in this shot...
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:27 pm

admajic I am so tempted to say that the horizon is not straight, but I will not :wink:

Lovely images. Like them very much :D
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Postby avkomp on Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:41 pm

number 1 is outstanding.

as for cropping, the second doesnt do it for me.
If anything perhaps crop a bit of the bottom of the first to make it slightly more pano.

works as it is though

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Postby marcotrov on Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:14 pm

#1 is excellent colour, depth and composition :)
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Postby wendellt on Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:40 am

ha ha ah chooooo, this is fully sick

i prefer the square crop but i think you need to crop further to make it landscape

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