Soaking up the evening light

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Soaking up the evening light

Postby macka on Sun May 06, 2007 8:41 pm

A few assorted shots from the weekend. C&C always appreciated. :)

Night Skater:
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Ice Cream @ La Perouse:
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Taken with the new toy (had to wrestle Pat for it, but it was worth it :P ):
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Postby Geoff on Sun May 06, 2007 9:54 pm

All good Kris but no.2 is awesome!
You've been posting some great stuff lately - keep it coming :)
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun May 06, 2007 10:02 pm

#2 is my favourite out of these series, it really works well Kris.
#1 doesn't do much for me, a little too cluttered
#3 I like but not as much as #2.
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Postby NJ on Sun May 06, 2007 10:04 pm

that second one is like... wow! very cool! so well exposed, great silowhettes but also enough detail on the back of the van to make out that its a mr whippie! the bird in the sky just tops it off so perfectly! :)
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Postby Alex on Sun May 06, 2007 10:33 pm

No. 2 is great. Nos 1 and 3 don't really have anything that grabs me. No.1 is a bit blurry and cluttered, whilst No. 3 doesn't really have an object of interest. The silhouettes in no. 2 and the colours are fantastic though.

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Postby macka on Sun May 06, 2007 10:35 pm

Thanks for the comments, guys.

NJ wrote:so well exposed, great silowhettes but also enough detail on the back of the van to make out that its a mr whippie!


Had a bit of help from a layer mask on that one, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out so I'm glad you like it.

The bird was just one of those serendipitous moments. :)
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Postby Killakoala on Sun May 06, 2007 10:37 pm

I like the first one, the tunnel under the railway. It has a nice dirty-urban look to it.
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Postby marcotrov on Mon May 07, 2007 4:39 pm

#2 is a gloriously timed ripper image. Great colour and exposure Macka.
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Postby the foto fanatic on Mon May 07, 2007 6:05 pm

I think #2 reminds me of summer holidays at the beach as a kid, when you could make the daylight last forever, and the prospect of an ice-cream at the end of a hard day in the sun was as close to bliss as you could get (legally of course :) ).

In other words, it's a ripper.
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3 different, but nice shots

Postby zafra52 on Mon May 07, 2007 6:06 pm

I think number 2 is the winner by common consent, then number 3 and last number 1. As Killakoala mentioned the first one has a urban feel about it and it is the type of picture I would expect in some billboard with some slogan like "Get fit, start now!"
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon May 07, 2007 7:32 pm

Pro’s

Love the ”grunge” colour of #1
#2 is a wonderful composition and the contre jour is just right


Con’s

#1 - my eyes are being drawn to the left hand side and would love to see this cropped to the pavement

#3 - distortion on left hand side is distracting and right hand side needs a curves adjustment to give more contrast or ”brightness”

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Postby Slider on Mon May 07, 2007 8:33 pm

Very nice Kris. Number 2 is my pick :D
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Postby Matt. K on Mon May 07, 2007 8:36 pm

All good Kris! I note constant improvement in your imagery so it is starting to get exciting. Keep pushing the boundaries.
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Postby macka on Mon May 07, 2007 10:47 pm

Thank you very much for all of your comments. All have been read and are currently being absorbed. :D
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Mon May 07, 2007 10:49 pm

Love the first one!
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Postby devilla101 on Tue May 08, 2007 7:44 am

I'll go against the majority and say no. 1 for me. It has a sorta film look to it.

I like number 3 as well for the wide angle shot and composition
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