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River Of Lights

Postby Cre8tivepixels on Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:59 pm

Lol........korny i know....took this last night.

Thanks for looking :D

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A straggler from last night as well.....

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Postby michael_ on Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:25 pm

2nd shot is just WOW!!!, taken from double bay area? what time of day was it?
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Postby Yi-P on Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:14 am

Wow that is incredible PP applied!!

1st one is overdone IMO... 2nd one is wowzer at an acceptable level :D
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Postby fishafotos on Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:10 pm

I don't like #1, the PP is too fake to be effective.
Number 2, the HDR works a treat, I love it.
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Postby bloop on Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:25 pm

Awesome PP on the second one.

First one... just doesn't look right.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:30 pm

As most have said the last one is stunning, and all credit to your powers of PP, and a great vanatage spot to take the originals..

With number 1, if I may suggest that maybe a more subtle gratuated blur may work on the external areas of the shot ?
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:03 pm

Thanks guys for the advice re the first one - First of, i blurred it that much because i really hated the signs on the right they made the image look ugly - BUT - you guys are dead right.....after fresh eyes viewing it in the morning i hated it! (it often happens, whats that saying "sleep on it" well thats me)

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Postby NJ on Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:11 pm

i think if you only blurred the signs in the forground in the first shot it might work better, its just the blurred buildings putting me off.
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Postby ekynox on Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:19 pm

g'day dan,

I really like your HDR image. I am new to taking HDR images was wondering if you could please tell me how many brackerted shots did you take for develop a HDR image. Also what was your exposure interval .

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