Looking like a terrorist...

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Looking like a terrorist...

Postby Ronza on Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:53 am

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Canon EOS20D, 10-20mm at 10mm ISO100 f/11 0.8s

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Canon EOS20D, 28-135mm at 75mm ISO100 f/11 4.5s - 6 exsposure pano

Awesome sunset tonight in Adelaide; been meaning to head down to Pelican Point for a while with my gear ever since being told to move a parked car from "high security area" by a glorified babysitter with too much power in his head. Fired a few shots at two locations trying not to look too suss. First photo looks East at the powerlines from Pelican Point Power Station; second two images are toward the ocean overlooking Outer Harbour.

Third image is my first pano; quite amazed in how easily Photoshop merges the files but looking for a way to join photos and still work in RAW across the entire stitched image range. Wouldn't mind some C&C, especially on the size ratio and what dimensions usually work best....[/img]
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Postby Laurie on Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:49 am

i dont think a terrorist would be able to take such awesome shots ;)
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Postby admajic on Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:11 am

Great shots there! I like the 2nd one the most. Awesome! I dont know what advice to give here. Where the clouds really that black? Almost looks surreal?
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Postby avkomp on Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:29 am

2nd is my favourite also. well done

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Postby marcotrov on Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:35 am

#2 my pick here too. Terrific lighting and exposure Ronza
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Postby nat on Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:40 am

Love the colour in the first and last, but I agree with everyone else - the second one is stunning.

I saw this sunset last night too, but didn't have my camera with me. I'm very glad that you did! Thanks for sharing.

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Postby Ronza on Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:39 pm

And to think I wasn't even going to post the second one :lol:

Thanks for the comments :)
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Postby Willy wombat on Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:26 am

First two are awesome. Love them

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Postby nito on Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:15 am

The shots are not much use to the terrorists. The first one, the type of tanker cannot be assessed for explosive potential. The next two are of commercial significance to the adelaide economy but the lighting is terrible. How on earth can you pick security petrols with such photos.

In terms of photography, first shots is excellent. The colours and the movement of the truck works.
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Postby obzelite on Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:55 am

wow, thats all i can say, great colour, great composition.

#3 i'm sure the horizon is straight, but i get the feeling its going uphill towards the right. nice colour but i feel like tilting my head to look at it
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Postby Dug on Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:13 pm

Great shots!

I hope you dressed to fit the task :wink:

balaclava camo suit etc :roll:
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Postby blacknstormy on Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:36 pm

 LOL = hope you made sure that you wore black and hid in the shadows while taking the shots, all the while talking into a mobile phone and looking around you in a dodgey fashion !!!! ;) You could really finish off the overall terrorist look by getting one of those really really dodgey 'gun' looking camera bracing things (sorry, Codral has kicked in and can't for the life of me remember what they were called :cry: )

Great shots- I'm with most, love the second !!!!

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Postby Murray1006 on Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:58 pm

The first shot is my pick. The colours and movement are great. The ultra wide angle does tend to distort the picture though. The tower looks like it's going to fall over. In this case I think the distortion helps the picture by giving the tower a little more presence.
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