Are we sick of Watson's Bay yet?

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Are we sick of Watson's Bay yet?

Postby rooboy on Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:42 pm

Tough luck if you are, 'cos here's 4 more :P

Many thanks to Stubbsy for the lend of the 10.5. Very fun lens, even if the results aren't fantastic. More practise needed :)

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Not quite happy with the B&W here, but I quite like the shot
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Postby Yi-P on Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:05 pm

#2 works really well for me, you effectively turned a lighthouse into a lightbulb... :lol:


#4 looks good framing but a little more blue channel on the mixing can make things look better IMO

Great shots btw 8)
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Postby Glen on Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:24 pm

Patrick, really like the composition of the last, not sure if B&W is right for it
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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:53 pm

#3 and #4 are clear winners for me personally. I really love #3 the FE is really having fun here.

#4 I like the BW and like the perspective it works well, the long shadows add interest too.. I find it funny that it almost looks deserted at first but it was crawling with people

#1 and #2 are two shots I thought would works well with the FE

#1 needs some work perhaps some De-fishing would help and #2 is cool, just not as cool in my book as #3
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Postby Mj on Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:39 pm

#4 looks to have some real promise... let have a look at it in colour and I also suggest rotating it to as I am thinking it will work better in landscape.
The composite looks to have some real potential.
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Postby rooboy on Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:52 pm

Colour version for Glen & MJ, and rotated. Feel free to rotate/crop/convert to B&W however you like :)

Thanks for the C&C everyone.

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Postby Jonas on Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:15 pm

I love #3 too. There's a real sense of fun with the curves of the lighthouse and the stair railing, like its almost twisting itself in knots.
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Postby nito on Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:16 pm

For some reason I like the lollypop house. No. 3, would benefit with the stairs cropped off, to make it simple. Blue sky with the lollypop's top. :D
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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:46 pm

Nito, I like the original but I did a crop without the stairs and that is cool too, a bit more abstract.
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Postby suzanneg on Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:50 pm

Hey Rooboy,
I like the original orientation of the darling harbour shot. The curve works better for me that way. Love the lighthouse shots. :D
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