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Postby big pix on Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:19 am

I have not posted a pix for a while, so here is an old one as it has been raining all week up here, and my new lens does not arrive till monday......

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Postby owen on Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:54 am

Great shot bp. I can see the curves of a woman in there.
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Postby SteveGriffin on Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:56 am

Nice pix Bernie but you have to tell us how you managed to colour the smoke!
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Postby Bob G on Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:00 am

There is definately a naked woman in there somewhere.

Smoke and mirrors?

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Postby Manta on Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:09 am

I'd love to see a tutorial on how you did this Bernie. Very nice.
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Postby rokkstar on Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:36 am

Very nice bernie, I'm also a fan of smoke shots.
Lovely curves and colours
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Postby Geoff M on Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:56 am

Great shot Bernie, OK now reveal the 'how to do it' .........please.
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Postby DJXtreme on Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:22 pm

great shot - i'm seeing the woman in it as well! please tell us how you did it.
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Postby Laurie on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:30 pm

excellent shot i friggen love it..
i would love to see a high res image. very very nice!
well done, i cant see the women though :(
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:34 pm

Wowsa! Sexy smoke, did you hand shape that, or was it just a random women in the smoke ?
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:39 pm

Excellent Bernie - what’s the new lens???
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Postby Matt. K on Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:05 pm

Bernie
Very whimsical, light and airy. Something beautiful about the smoke that kills.
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Postby big pix on Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:05 pm

craig, steve & others..... shot in raw inverted and a curves ajustment...... just play with the sliders, no magic...... just out of camera image

chris...... after using a 55mm manual Nikon micro for years, I am getting a 105mm AF Nikon micro, it is about time that I left the house to shoot a few pix's..........
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:17 pm

big pix wrote:craig, steve & others..... shot in raw inverted and a curves ajustment...... just play with the sliders, no magic...... just out of camera image

chris...... after using a 55mm manual Nikon micro for years, I am getting a 105mm AF Nikon micro, it is about time that I left the house to shoot a few pix's..........


Let’s see some macro shots ASAP Bernie - congrats on the soon to be new lens :D
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Postby daniel_r on Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:29 pm

I like what you've done with this Bernie. The colours and the high key feel really work here.
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Postby suzanneg on Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:09 pm

That's the beauty of abstract art, you can see whatever you want. Definitely some womanly curves in this one. It should be large, beautifully framed, and hanging on a wall. Lovely picture, Big-Pix.
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Postby avkomp on Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:07 pm

amazing stuff, well done.

I see the woman also :lol:

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Postby big pix on Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:03 am

thankyou all....... now waiting on the doorstep for my new toy.........
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Postby Manta on Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:49 pm

suzanneg wrote:It should be large, beautifully framed, and hanging on a wall.


Have you got any more room on those walls of yours Bernie? Looked pretty chockers when I was there but I'm sure you can squeeze one more in!
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:54 pm

Wow Bernie - I missed this the other day :)
Stunning !!!!!!!
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Postby 99 on Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:23 pm

Ah Men! :roll:

You guys could see a woman in a cuppa soup!

Wonderful photo!

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Postby Manta on Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:38 pm

99 wrote:Ah Men! :roll:

You guys could see a woman in a cuppa soup!

Wonderful photo!

My first post here. I've been watching as a guest for sometime and have finally got the courage to join. I look forward to the journey.


Have you got a cuppa soup? Be happy to look into it for you. :lol:

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Postby avkomp on Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:43 pm

welcome to the forums 99,
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:44 pm

wow thats impressive!

I am learning soo much each time I log in here, a big thank you to all who share, and I hope I can share more in the future!

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Postby Link on Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:56 pm

I hadn't seen that shot, such a great image... Yeah, I can see some female curves in there too! :o It would be interesting to know how you shot it, and to what extent you actually "managed" the smoke into this sexy shape...

99, welcome to the forum!

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Postby blacknstormy on Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:58 pm

It would be interesting to know how you shot it, and to what extent you actually "managed" the smoke into this sexy shape...


Come on guys - anyone who has met Bernie knows that he would never never do that !!!! LOL ;)
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Postby Link on Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:08 pm

Haven't had this chance yet :wink:

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