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mr. burns · 06:58 PM

color might be off on these. haven't been able to look on a good monitor yet, only this glossy pos macbook screen from the hotel room.

tanker peeking through the fog.

the sierra nevada and another aircraft.

Oisín · Oct 24, 2009, 07:13 AM

Yes, it’s chaotic and weird, but I like it. (Straight from the camera)

OreoCookie · Oct 24, 2009, 03:13 PM

@mr. burns
What mountains are those? They look impressive.

imitchellg5 · Oct 24, 2009, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

@mr. burns
What mountains are those? They look impressive.

Well, it says above the picture that they're the Sierra Nevadas...

mr. burns · Oct 25, 2009, 09:47 PM

hehe. here are the better edited versions.

waxcrash · Oct 28, 2009, 12:38 AM

richwig83 · Oct 28, 2009, 05:22 AM

(Will leave comments for above this afternoon)

waxcrash · Nov 3, 2009, 05:19 AM

Laminar · Nov 3, 2009, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by waxcrash

This is the only one that doesn't look like a random snapshot. The colors aren't too exciting. Needs more red. Needs to pop.

ghporter · Nov 3, 2009, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

This is the only one that doesn't look like a random snapshot. The colors aren't too exciting. Needs more red. Needs to pop.

I agree the bulldozer picture needs more color-but I'd emphasize the sky.

As for the other pictures, I like the sunrise/sunset over the city picture. It looks like more than a random snapshot to me, especially the way the sun is caught between buildings. Maybe not "high art," but pretty nice.

paul w · Nov 3, 2009, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by waxcrash

This is lovely. Perhaps it could use better cropping - I'm thinking the top left corner - but I appreciate the that the log in the foreground gives it depth and plunges you into the foliage.

calverson · Nov 14, 2009, 04:19 PM

My first day with my D90:

(same as the above, at 100%)

This is my first DSLR, and second camera owned ever (first is my Coolpix L6).

All are straight off the camera, minus the cropping, and were taken with the 18-105 kit lens.

Spheric Harlot · Nov 14, 2009, 04:29 PM

Is my display mis-calibrated, or is there a really sick turquoise tinge to the sky in that tree photo?

The greens/blues look *totally* off.

calverson · Nov 14, 2009, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot

Is my display mis-calibrated, or is there a really sick turquoise tinge to the sky in that tree photo?

The greens/blues look *totally* off.

It was set to Vivid, with a polarizing filter on. Believe it or not, the sunny summer South African skies are actually that blue when viewed through polarized glasses.

And there is no turquoise on my 17" MacBook Pro matt display, with the default Snow Leopard color profile...

calverson · Nov 17, 2009, 11:20 AM

Wow it's dead in here.

Jawbone54 · Nov 17, 2009, 12:02 PM

I'll join back in...

I usually try to not post pictures from clients; I'm sure that's not the kind of photos that people want in here. Buuuuut, since I have little else to post...

mattyb · Nov 17, 2009, 04:31 PM

^that last one would get it.

Lots.

Jawbone54 · Nov 17, 2009, 04:58 PM

She's a student of mine. Careful.

calverson · Nov 17, 2009, 05:02 PM

Changed your mind on that one, eh?

Oisín · Nov 17, 2009, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

^that last one would get it.

Lots.

I have to disagree. Numbers three and five are lovely; the rest, while nice pictures, don’t tell me much.

The first two seem (though that may just be the size playing tricks) to be sharpened far too much. The boy’s face actually looks downright scary.

calverson · Nov 17, 2009, 05:37 PM

It's when you use the highlights/shadows filter on Aperture.

Example:

mattyb · Nov 17, 2009, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

She's a student of mine. Careful.

You're the one that needs to be careful, I'm several hundreds of miles away !!!!!

Jawbone54 · Nov 17, 2009, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by calverson

Changed your mind on that one, eh?

Ha...yeah, you could see how easily that one could've been volleyed back.

Originally Posted by mattyb

You're the one that needs to be careful, I'm several hundreds of miles away !!!!!

Jawbone54 · Nov 17, 2009, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

I have to disagree. Numbers three and five are lovely; the rest, while nice pictures, don’t tell me much.

#3 was probably my favorite from the whole bunch. They were genuinely being like that. I just had to point and capture the whole day; very little direction was necessary.

The first two seem (though that may just be the size playing tricks) to be sharpened far too much. The boy’s face actually looks downright scary.

Yeah, I've been experimenting with a "sharpening for the web" action included in the Boutwell's action packs. Usually they're a little soft when uploading, but now it's getting a bit eeee...

I'll include one other one my wife took of me about an hour ago. I don't like being on the "wrong" side of the lens much, but she did a pretty good job with this one...

calverson · Nov 18, 2009, 08:56 AM

I guess that's why your handle is Jawbone.

Jawbone54 · Nov 18, 2009, 11:34 AM

I asked my friends why they started nicknaming me Jawbone.

Their response: "Jawbone of an ass."

OreoCookie · Nov 18, 2009, 12:13 PM

@Jawbone
I like the reaction, but the bouquet is very unsettling.

Regarding the other pics, I also like #3 very much (nice use of space and composition), but I also happen to like the pic of the kid in the pool: the pattern of the waves is great. It would be even better if the woman (?) in the background wasn't there.

Oisín · Nov 18, 2009, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

@Jawbone
I like the reaction, but the bouquet is very unsettling.

The … what? What bouquet?

Jawbone54 · Nov 18, 2009, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

@Jawbone
I like the reaction, but the bouquet is very unsettling.

This one lost me too...

Regarding the other pics, I also like #3 very much (nice use of space and composition), but I also happen to like the pic of the kid in the pool: the pattern of the waves is great. It would be even better if the woman (?) in the background wasn't there.

Thank ya. That's actually a small statue in the background.

Or an apparition.

imitchellg5 · Nov 18, 2009, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I asked my friends why they started nicknaming me Jawbone.

Their response: "Jawbone of an ass."

Someone in a book called the Bible killed a crapload of people with one of those...

OreoCookie · Nov 18, 2009, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

This one lost me too...

Gee, what the hell kinda spell checker was running in my head this morning?
I meant to write: I like the expression in your face, the way it is portrayed, but the nervous bokeh makes the picture unsettling to look at.

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Thank ya. That's actually a small statue in the background.

Or an apparition.

Kinda hard to tell

Oisín · Nov 18, 2009, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

Gee, what the hell kinda spell checker was running in my head this morning?

A Chinese one, apparently.

Jawbone54 · Nov 18, 2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

Someone in a book called the Bible killed a crapload of people with one of those...

Exactly. My friends couldn't explain the connection to me though. 10+ years later, still nothing.

It's made for a consistent handle on 'NN, XBL, PSN, etc.

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

Gee, what the hell kinda spell checker was running in my head this morning?
I meant to write: I like the expression in your face, the way it is portrayed, but the nervous bokeh makes the picture unsettling to look at.

I gotcha now.

waxcrash · 04:29 AM

OreoCookie · Nov 19, 2009, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I gotcha now.

Any reason why the bokeh is that nervous? Did you apply too much sharpening? Perhaps using layer masks would help here.

Jawbone54 · Nov 19, 2009, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

Any reason why the bokeh is that nervous? Did you apply too much sharpening? Perhaps using layer masks would help here.

Definitely too much sharpening after resizing for web-prep. Gotta find (or make) a different action.

calverson · Nov 19, 2009, 07:55 AM

calverson · Nov 19, 2009, 08:02 AM

Jawbone54 · Nov 19, 2009, 12:50 PM

I always love me some insect photos.

Why don't you crop that one just a bit further right?

calverson · Nov 19, 2009, 05:25 PM

Like so?

That was taken with the kit 18-105mm lens on my D90. I am actually VERY impressed with it. While it is my first DSLR – I have used D2xs, D3s, 1Ds, 5Ds etc and I thought I was going to have to get a few more lenses before I could take decent photos.

calverson · Nov 19, 2009, 06:59 PM

Another two:

(just a cropped version of one of the above)

Jawbone54 · Nov 20, 2009, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by calverson

Like so?

MUCHO better.

Jawbone54 · Nov 20, 2009, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by calverson

(just a cropped version of one of the above)

Also much improved over the original.

Side note: as much as I hate bees flying around my face, they're actually really beautiful.

calverson · Nov 20, 2009, 03:15 AM

Yeah, they pretty hard to shoot, too. They move around a lot more than you'd think, and only stay in one place for about 4-8 seconds before moving to another flower or something, so you have that long to focus on something that is moving and damn small.

It is summer here so they are all over the place, in ur treez, pollenating ur flowaz.

calverson · Nov 24, 2009, 03:00 PM

Some HDRness. Pretty crazy.

Shaddim · Nov 24, 2009, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I was browsing this thread and my wife (who was looking over my shoulder) said, "he looks like he stepped out of Twilight". I suppose that's a compliment of sorts.

Jawbone54 · Nov 24, 2009, 03:12 PM

Very cool.

Jawbone54 · Nov 24, 2009, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

I was browsing this thread and my wife (who was looking over my shoulder) said, "he looks like he stepped out of Twilight". I suppose that's a compliment of sorts.

Yeah, I'm conflicted as to whether or not I should be offended or flattered. I'm offettered.

My wife thinks this one is a bit more Twilight-like:

Shaddim · Nov 24, 2009, 03:23 PM

Kim's a crazy Twilight (and Vampire Diaries) fanatic, so take it as praise.

*bonk* <she whacked me on the head>

Jawbone54 · Nov 24, 2009, 03:38 PM

Twilight gets a lot of attention for being a "tween" phenomenon, but I've known a ton of married women and long-term girlfriends that were crazy about it.

I just don't understand it...