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Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED

06/28/2005 03:14:49 PM · #1

So yesterday i went to this huge monostairy, very beautiful too...
I took some photos of the monostairy and was hoping to see what people think of them and if they feel this makes a little guide throught the monostairy i know it's not the same thing as being there but can you visualize how it is?
Are the photos any good what could be changed?
Monostairy Of Batalha

arpita

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/28/2005 03:31:03 PM · #2

A lovely place, and a great collection of pictures! A pity you're two days late for Leading Lines...
One thing is that some of them seem to need sharpening.. perhaps you didn't sharpen after resizing.. A little bit of curves might also help a couple of them come out better.
Once again, very nice work!

inspir8tion

Nikon D90

06/28/2005 03:35:20 PM · #3

Looks like a beautiful place. What I get from your pictures is a sense of scale of actually how big the place is. I commented on a few of your pictures. Many of them are bendy (I don't know the photographic term) and I am not sure if that is what you meant to do. If so, then good job. If not, then when you learn how to make everything look straight - teach me!

Originally posted by Discraft:

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

06/28/2005 03:36:21 PM · #4

What's a monostairy? A place with a single step? Or non stereo stairs? I am sure you meant monastery.

06/28/2005 03:37:58 PM · #5

Originally posted by Alienyst:

What's a monostairy? A place with a single step? Or non stereo stairs? I am sure you meant monastery.

Yep that's right... Sorry but my english is not the best but thanks for the correction...

ergo

06/28/2005 03:47:45 PM · #6

Very nice shots, and I enjoyed looking at the bunch. Generally, I feel the perspectives and compositions are very good. If there's a suggestion to make, in my opinion, it's for a bit of a darker, more gothic feel to the shots. Sometimes more contrasts, darker tones, etc. Thanks for sharing.

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

06/28/2005 03:52:36 PM · #7

Originally posted by rgo:

Thanks for your comments they were very appreciated...
I changed the outside photo and went with the crop...
About dodge/burn it is a little more difficult since i am no expert but i will try and go over the shots when i have some time.
About the lens yes it's minimized due to the crop factor or the magnification of 1.6X But still is a great distortion...
I tryed the 8mm but it was too round....

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

06/28/2005 03:54:02 PM · #8

Just looked at the shots - very nice. Looks like a place to get absorbed in/by.

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

06/28/2005 03:58:52 PM · #9

Originally posted by Alienyst:

Just looked at the shots - very nice. Looks like a place to get absorbed in/by.

It truely is... I am from portugal and i never visited this monument and i was just amazed by the beauty of it...
I had seen it from outside but never from the inside..

Canon EOS-60D

06/28/2005 04:02:29 PM · #10

Wow... awesome shots. What a beautiful place! Your images really show off it's beauty well! :o)

ergo

06/28/2005 04:22:26 PM · #11

took liberties and applied a layer of black paint over the walls for texturing. adjusted color balance and hue/sat. it's a terrible job, but you get the idea.

the original is below

Message edited by author 2005-06-28 16:23:02.

06/28/2005 04:26:47 PM · #12

Originally posted by rgo:

took liberties and applied a layer of black paint over the walls for texturing. adjusted color balance and hue/sat. it's a terrible job, but you get the idea.

the original is below

That really gives a gothic feel to it.. Thanks for sharing i'll try that in another photos... thanks once again

06/28/2005 08:14:01 PM · #13

Bump for the night people.