Deep sunset driving through the city

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Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Justin on Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:44 am

Driving home last night, she said i'd had too many beers so I had to sit in the passenger seat... grumble... so my revenge was taking lots of photos


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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby surenj on Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:31 pm

I love the colours of warm and cold but would be stronger if you have some more detail in the dark areas..
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby gstark on Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:37 pm

Justin wrote: so my revenge was taking lots of photos


Did somebody steal the rest of them? I looked under the post, inside it, turned the computer around but they're not hiding behind it ...

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I'd like to see the contrast on this really, really bumped.
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Killakoala on Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:02 pm

This is a really cool image. Looks fine to me the way it is.
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby wheels on Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:57 pm

I kinda like it the way it is as well. Any PP or filters used?
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Justin on Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:25 pm

A bit of a boost of the colours, a small sharpen. I hear a rumour i am getting photoshop for my b'day so processing becomes a lot easier!

p.s. and a small straightening :D
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Merkyone on Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:39 pm

Still looks a little crooked to me....by my eyes have been know to fool me!
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Mr Darcy on Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:29 pm

so my revenge was taking lots of photo

So what were YOU doing while every one else in the car was busy? :lol:

Still looks a little crooked to me

Ditto. Verticals aren't. But then maybe the buildings had a few too many beers too. I checked the vertical where the sunny face meets the shaded one. Definitely off. I know perspective gets tricky, but this to me is the dominant vertical in the image, and it isn't.
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Justin on Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:04 pm

Well the other person was driving.

You are correct it isn't straight, it's probably .5 degree off at the building corner (I dragged the browser inwards until the scroll bar lines up with the vertical, which I think is a neat trick I just thought of but probably what everyone else has been doing for years)

Hmmm I thought I had straightened it. I must have been leaning slightly on my chair when I thought I was straightening it. :oops: :cheers:
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Merkyone on Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:05 pm

Glad you checked...it is sometimes my eyes! :)
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Re: Deep sunset driving through the city

Postby Mr Darcy on Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:31 am

I dragged the browser inwards until the scroll bar lines up with the vertical


That's how I checked it too. :up:
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