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Some nights shots around Sydney

Postby rokkstar on Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:30 pm

Hi,

I took some night pictures recently with my McTripod which I got free in a happy meal!
So here are two views of the ANZAC memorial and a wee tower on Pyrmont bridge. Honest C&C very welcome.

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Postby marcotrov on Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:38 pm

Gorgeous reflections and compositiuons Matt :) They are all sweet but #1 is my pick in this set. Smooth tonal change, beautifully exposed and the colour just adds another dimension. :)
#2 has great balance. Just wondering why the light/hotspot on the post on right side of the image didn't reflect back in the water or did you clone it out?
I assume the D200 here Matt. Lens? What ISO? Noise levels seem very low :)
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Postby radar on Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:58 pm

Gorgeous images Matt,

same here love all three. The first one is beautifully exposed and also really the composition on the last two.

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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:19 pm

Matt - throw away the MacTripod as all of the shots are wobbly :lol:

Seriously - fine, sharp shots but I can’t see you in them. . .
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Postby antman on Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:23 pm

Very nice shots.

The 1st is just electric.
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Postby myarhidia on Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:05 am

The first is my pick, I find the lights from the office building too distracting in the other two.

Now, for the ignorant amongst us, what the hell is a McTripod?
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Postby asaroha on Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:22 am

Nice shots. Like others, 1 is my favourite. Simple yet striking.

OK don't bash me for this but whereabout is the anzac memorial ? :oops:
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Postby huynhie on Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:40 am

First two are fantastic Matt.
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:00 am

Matt

I also think #1 is an excellent image, but for me #3 is the pick. I like the B & W conversion and the landscape crop. The shrine is a dominant, but not overpowering element in the shot which anchors the eye yet allows time to take in the serene reflection in the water and the dusting of city lights.
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Postby Nogshale on Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:44 am

Please enlighten me as to what a McTripod is???
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Postby radar on Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:53 am

Nogshale wrote:Please enlighten me as to what a McTripod is???


A cheap one :D :D

and the Anzac memorial is in Hyde Park.

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Postby BBJ on Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:22 am

Hi Matt, well well done on these i like them all but #1 does it for me, maybe it's the colour but anyhow i wouldn't complain about them.
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Postby moggy on Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:40 am

I like them all as well Matt, I think it's the symmetry in the shots, brilliant! :wink:

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Postby Justin on Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:44 am

These are all fantastic shots, inspiring and not a lomo filter in sight!

But it may be just the monitor or mctripod but in#1 do the central structure appear to be leaning back and slightly to the right?

Also the horizons about 0.2 off in #3

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Postby rokkstar on Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:59 pm

Many thanks everyone.

TO answer a few questions, a McTripod is something that you can get from:
a. a cracker
b. free with a happy meal
c. as the consolation prize in most under 11 painting competitions.

Needless to say it is a very very poor excuse for a tripod and I am investigating some proper ones as of now!!

Marco, the lens was the good ole 18-70. Pretty sharp when it needs to be.

Thank you for the postitive comments everyone.
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Postby Matt. K on Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:30 pm

Matt
Your black and white conversions are excellent! How did you convert the images?
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:30 pm

WOW, breathtaking, and inspirational! Well done, and thank you for sharing.

After a few minutes on each, the feedback i could give is cropping and horizons. They appear to be slightly off horizontal, and the first one feels off centre.

Those are easy adjustments, YOUR WORK IS GREAT!
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Postby rokkstar on Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:41 pm

Matt. K wrote:Matt
Your black and white conversions are excellent! How did you convert the images?


Matt, trial and error really.
I use the channel mixer in mono mode and then bump up the contrast slightly.

The horizons seemed off to me. 3 is definately off but 2 I can't make my mind up. When i scroll the horizon down to the bottom of the browser it seems to line up - I think it might be the buildings behind?
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Postby obzelite on Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:15 am

rokkstar wrote:
The horizons seemed off to me. 3 is definately off but 2 I can't make my mind up. When i scroll the horizon down to the bottom of the browser it seems to line up - I think it might be the buildings behind?


i think its the white line on the edge of the water.
in photoshop with the grid lines on the building and flag poles look vertical, but that white line slopes.
Correct for the white line and the picture feels alright.
no 2 its so slight, but 3 its a bit.
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Great framing

Postby zafra52 on Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:16 pm

Great framing rokkstar. I also like the sharpness of the colour photo and the nostalgic black and white of a bygone era.
Honestlly guys the more pictures I see the more I realise how much I need to learn and pratice.
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Postby christiand on Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:11 pm

I like both,

I recognise the first location.
Where is the second location (the B/W) ?
Is it Hyde Park ?

Thanks for showing,
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