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This is most probably the last of my NZ images. Arrived home yesterday from 5 weeks in the land of the long white drizzle...actually it was better weather over there than this side of the ditch I believe. Here's a few for perusal:

Wellington City


Mt Egmont (Taranaki)


Anglican church in New Plymouth taken with Canon 10-22mm, hand held


Ditto

Stunning, there is so much to photograph around Wellington, looks like the weather behaved for you aswell.

i like these ozimax....what lens was used for the first.

Thanks Pa, all except the mountain shot were made with the Canon 10-22mm

ozimax wrote:Thanks Pa, all except the mountain shot were made with the Canon 10-22mm

What did I tell you?


Great images, all. Did you shoot these in raw? if so, you might like to play with the last of these and layers, to try to bring out a little more detail in the ceiling. I'd love to see that. You're covering a huge contrast range in this image, and it's a tough shot to capture as well as you have.

Thanks Gary,

Yep, you told me so!

Actually, I'm surprised at just how good the colour is in the 10-22. It is superb, I think easily as good as the 17-40.

Funny thing is, I think it's sometimes TOO wide for great landscapes, you get so much image in, even at 22mm, that much of the detail (eg mountain peaks, trees etc) is lost.

I was surprised at how well it took indoor low light shots without a tripod.

As for shooting in raw, I can't remember. I started off shooting raw/jpg but my macbook HDD/ext HDD is getting full and I haven't had much time to cull the ordinary shots as yet.

I love the difference in composition in #3 and #4. That would probably have to be the best example I have seen of how different composition can change the feel of the shot. Nicely done.

gstark wrote:Great images, all. Did you shoot these in raw? if so, you might like to play with the last of these and layers, to try to bring out a little more detail in the ceiling. I'd love to see that. You're covering a huge contrast range in this image, and it's a tough shot to capture as well as you have.

Here's a relevant question Gary: (I'm fairly confident with basic PS manipulations, but bringing out the best in images using layers requires some skill.)

Can you recommend any (free) online PS tutorials for non-pro-PS users?

Ozi.

love the last shot. I think the protrait composition is much nicer than the landscape of the same shot. I'm going to NZ in about a month. Wondering if I'll be able to get my hands on a D300 before I go

The first and second images are stunners! That's what it's all about!

ozimax wrote:
Here's a relevant question Gary: (I'm fairly confident with basic PS manipulations, but bringing out the best in images using layers requires some skill.)

Can you recommend any (free) online PS tutorials for non-pro-PS users?

Ozi.

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