Sucking along on the road less traveled

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/17/2009 03:54:37 AM · #1526

Originally posted by Senay:

I'm glad I don't have any other pictures in my portfolio haha. I'm the guy on the right, which hat should be cloned, dog or human hat?

How's this, cheesy enough?

That's REALLY good photoshop work.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

12/17/2009 07:24:22 AM · #1527

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Senay:
I'm glad I don't have any other pictures in my portfolio haha. I'm the guy on the right, which hat should be cloned, dog or human hat?

How's this, cheesy enough?

That's REALLY good photoshop work.

I think he just put on a hat and reshot! LOL! Just kidding...

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

12/17/2009 08:20:51 AM · #1528

Originally posted by Kelli:

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Senay:
I'm glad I don't have any other pictures in my portfolio haha. I'm the guy on the right, which hat should be cloned, dog or human hat?

How's this, cheesy enough?

That's REALLY good photoshop work.

I think he just put on a hat and reshot! LOL! Just kidding...

haha! that was my thought -- but only because I could never do that (not in a million years!) I never could figure out how you can get seamless edges.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/17/2009 08:52:43 AM · #1529

I went out to shoot rural decay this morning at this place I found about a month ago. I went back a few days ago just to make sure it was still there but was waiting for a nicer day. Today there was a construction crew there and it was already razed to the ground! Aarrghhh!

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/17/2009 09:38:59 AM · #1530

Originally posted by Kelli:

poor Kelli! Had the same kinda thing happen to me, twice! In both cases they were old rental houses, in different locales by the sides of major roads, so it wasn't like getting to them was difficult. Both had really cool lines to them and I saw them enough driving by thinking Yeah, someday I'll stop and shoot them...

Instead in came the wrecking ball and both houses came down within about 6 moonths of each other. Still kicking myself.

meyers

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

12/17/2009 10:44:02 AM · #1531

No, I wanted a bug light!

12/17/2009 12:21:49 PM · #1532

Anyone care to give me an opinion on some rural decay? I have 5 that I really like. Kelli gave me her choice but I still can't decide!!

Lots of rural decay around here!

Message edited by author 2009-12-17 12:23:56.

Senay

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/17/2009 12:27:28 PM · #1533

Haha thanks guys, you can tell if you look at the shadow near the hat its not as dark as the other shadows. I never notice till after of course.

12/17/2009 12:32:57 PM · #1534

Originally posted by Hipychik:

Anyone care to give me an opinion on some rural decay? I have 5 that I really like. Kelli gave me her choice but I still can't decide!!

Lots of rural decay around here!

I'll be happy to offer my opinion.

12/17/2009 12:33:26 PM · #1535

Originally posted by Senay:

Haha thanks guys, you can tell if you look at the shadow near the hat its not as dark as the other shadows. I never notice till after of course.

I was very impressed that you included the shadow in the first place! I'd never have thought to do that.

12/17/2009 12:36:44 PM · #1536

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Hipychik:
Anyone care to give me an opinion on some rural decay? I have 5 that I really like. Kelli gave me her choice but I still can't decide!!

Lots of rural decay around here!

I'll be happy to offer my opinion.

Should I just put them in a PM?

12/17/2009 12:41:33 PM · #1537

Originally posted by Hipychik:

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Hipychik:
Anyone care to give me an opinion on some rural decay? I have 5 that I really like. Kelli gave me her choice but I still can't decide!!

Lots of rural decay around here!

I'll be happy to offer my opinion.

Should I just put them in a PM?

PM sent

12/17/2009 12:52:11 PM · #1538

Left you some comments. :-)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

12/17/2009 12:55:02 PM · #1539

Originally posted by Melethia:

Left you some comments. :-)

Thanks, Deb. Appreciated!

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

12/17/2009 12:58:45 PM · #1540

I've got a similar problem......I seem to be accumulating more and more for Rural.

At least I'll have a load of outtakes!

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/17/2009 01:24:23 PM · #1541

Ditto. Just shot a couple more places. Lots of great old structures around, either just adandoned but full of junk or truly falling in on themselves. Choosing is going to be very difficult!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/17/2009 01:26:36 PM · #1542

Originally posted by snaffles:

Ditto. Just shot a couple more places. Lots of great old structures around, either just adandoned but full of junk or truly falling in on themselves. Choosing is going to be very difficult!

Not for me. I got a shot that is *the one*, it just shrieks to me "Use me! Use me!", so I have entered it. I doubt it will score very well, but the voice in my head could not be ignored.

R.

Message edited by author 2009-12-17 13:26:51.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

12/17/2009 01:43:13 PM · #1543

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Yep, definitely useful when one shot just keeps cropping up in your mind as THE one to use.

For those stuck with a ton of choices, this *highly scientific* method seems to work. After pping the finalists from each shot, put them all up on the screen at the same size, percentage-wise. Then go do other things, glancing at the screen every so often.

Usually one pic will just keep jumping out all but waving its arms in the air and yelling 'Choose me! Choose me!' It's the pic that you never get tired of looking at, the pic that you see more in each time you see it. Even if you shuffle the pics around on the screen, it still grabs your eye and you always see it first.

That's how I chose Chassis for Painting with Light, and that was the first pic to ever break 6, so I think this method is proven to work :-)

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/17/2009 01:52:10 PM · #1544

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

but the voice in my head could not be ignored.

R.

Uh huh. And has this voice been there long? What other things does it tell you? :-)

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

12/17/2009 02:05:49 PM · #1545

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
but the voice in my head could not be ignored.

R.

Uh huh. And has this voice been there long? What other things does it tell you? :-)

"Deb needs to get an RV and do a serious road trip...."

R.

Senay

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/17/2009 02:07:57 PM · #1546

Posthumous told me to post who I am and why I suck in here and then I'm a part of Team Suck.

I am Andrew Senay, most people just call me Senay (rhymes with penne). I'm a 20 year old university student who loves photography, horror movies, heavy metal and pre WWII jazz. I suck because I haven't taken as much time as I should to learn how to use my camera and photoshop better. Also I suck because I'm a huge procrastinator, I have two exams this weekend so I might not be on so much till Sunday. After that though I promise to upload some other pictures and maybe just maybe a picture of me from highschool when I used to have an enormous afro hehe. Oh and right now I have back to back 4.6 scoring challenges!

I signed up for the Free Study Marathon and I'm looking to start entering a lot more challenges and also to start commenting more.

Ramble over.

12/17/2009 02:13:53 PM · #1547

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
but the voice in my head could not be ignored.

R.

Uh huh. And has this voice been there long? What other things does it tell you? :-)

"Deb needs to get an RV and do a serious road trip...."

R.

Dang. There's a voice in my had saying that, too, but another voice saying "you're nuts - GET A JOB!"