Dreamy Sydney Streets [B&W]

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Dreamy Sydney Streets [B&W]

Postby Yi-P on Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:32 pm

A couple from yesterday's walk around the CBD.

I had this Nikon Soft-2 Filter for a long while and didnt get it get much chance to use it, so I left it on all day and see what I can achieve with it. Results are sharp but dreamy, very cool.

Keep clear
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We've got a street for everyone:
4 wheeled, 2 wheeled and 2 legged
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Virgin blue's Austin car.
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Walking in line
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Still learning to use this filter, C&C welcomed :)
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Postby Grev on Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:44 pm

Very nice and cool, except for the last one, I can't really connect with it, just doesn't work for me.
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Postby colin_12 on Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:40 pm

I like #1 Yi-P.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:54 pm

nice, the softness works well.

Just wondering, does the filter do anything different than softening the images in PP afterwards?
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Postby Yi-P on Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:14 pm

Thanks all for the comments :)

Oz_Beachside wrote:Just wondering, does the filter do anything different than softening the images in PP afterwards?


This effect can totally be reproduced in photoshop, tho might require some time and effort to do it. I find the filter tend to blow up the white and any high reflectance surface, retaining detail of those on the mid-tone or darker areas. It is cool to play around, but the process is not reversible in PP if you used the filter on a lens.
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:29 pm

Yip, I think these are great shots. I like 1 & 2 the best, although, for 1, I would recommend cropping just below the bottom of the down pipe.

Nice use of the filter.

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Postby jethro on Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:10 pm

great stuff nice and smoothe images
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Postby fishafotos on Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:55 pm

Number 1 is definatley my pick. It looks great, the glow/soft effect really suits it, nice angle too.
I'm not really connecting with the rest.
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