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08/29/2004 03:10:33 PM · #1 |
I have a very good net friend (Francis) who was invited to participate in a new photography website. The site is made up of 7 of the most talented landscape photographers that I've ever come across. If their images don't make your jaws drop, I don't know what will. Take a moment to check out their work. Please leave them a comment in the guestbook, as well. They would really appreciate it.
Let me know what you think of Time Catcher's World.
Jen
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08/29/2004 03:37:05 PM · #2 |
Beautiful site Jen, some exceptional landscape photography there. Landscape is one thing I need a LOT more practice at, LOL! I feel a bit limited in WA right now with a 1.6 crop cam, so I'll use that as my excuse.
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08/29/2004 03:39:15 PM · #3 |
Excellent website with some wonderful inspirational photography. Thanks for posting it!
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08/29/2004 03:46:20 PM · #4 |
Wonderful, thanks for posting, anyways I bet my a$$ they photoshop alot too!
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08/29/2004 04:29:56 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by frumoaznicul:
Wonderful, thanks for posting, anyways I bet my a$$ they photoshop alot too! |
Actually, they don't. They are big on filters and low light/night photography. Other than minor tweaks and maybe some sharpening, I don't think they use PS much. See Adam's guestbook comment below.
In reply to Geoffs message - thanks for your comments Geoff. I will speak from my experience, which I am confident will reflect the other guys work also. The colours have alot of impact due to a number of reasons. A major factor is the kind of film - most of us here use transparency films, which provide punchy saturated colours. Another very important factor is the quality of light. In attempting to record the landscape is its best light I will usually restrict my photography to the early or late hours. Some shots on this website (mainly Pat's) are taken at very low light levels with extremely long exposures - which maximises any colour within a scene and helps to create the unusual colours you are referring to. I use Photoshop, but only to balance the colours of the digital image to the original slide, never to enhance the image over the original. From looking at the other photographers work, I imagine they do exactly the same.
I hope this goes some way to answering your question. Thanks very much again to you, and everybody else for visiting the site and leaving messages. It really is encouraging to us all.
kind regards,
Adam Burton
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08/29/2004 06:48:36 PM · #6 |
| I don't think their disclaimer on the front page is worded nearly strongly enough .... : ) |
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08/29/2004 06:51:47 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I don't think their disclaimer on the front page is worded nearly strongly enough .... : ) |
I'm sorry what did you say Paul? I was packing my bags. ;)
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08/29/2004 07:01:10 PM · #8 |
| Wow! Some great shots there, thats for sure. |
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08/29/2004 07:04:13 PM · #9 |
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08/29/2004 09:51:54 PM · #10 |
WOW! These photos are really inspirational. I think I pack my camera next weekend and go hunting.
Message edited by author 2004-08-29 21:52:42.
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08/30/2004 06:51:20 PM · #11 |
Thanks for all of your replies. Special thanks to Christi and Kavey who left comments for them. I know they will appreciate it. I'm glad you all enjoyed their work.
Thanks again,
Jen
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08/30/2004 06:53:44 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by jonr:
WOW! These photos are really inspirational. I think I pack my camera next weekend and go hunting.
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That's awesome, Jón! I've never seen anything like it. What a great capture! Thanks for sharing.
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08/31/2004 08:48:35 PM · #13 |
Firstly I would like to thank Jan for posting this thread. I really appreciate your gesture and flattered that someone would take the time to do this. Francis really has some nice friends. Also I would like to thank everyone for posting comments and visiting the site. Your time is greatly appreciated also. Jen I think you have answers some questions really well by posting Adam̢۪s comment for a reply to frumoaznicul. I cannot speak for the members using digital cameras but I personally know that all of us using slide always make sure we get the desired results straight from the start. After we try to come as close as possible to the original slide after scanning it. I have nothing against photoshop and think it is one of the greatest tools any photographer can have but I am still stuck with the old mentality that if I alter the colors in a way where it won̢۪t look like the original anymore, I will be cheating. As far as the digital photographers in the team, well I can̢۪t actually comment their process because it is unknown to me but what I really know is the end results are Awesome. Because of them I am thinking of switching to digital seriously.
Again a big thank you to everyone who have visited the website and very special thanks to Jen for posting this thread. You are very kind.
Take care and keep shooting
Pat Di fruscia
Experience the Beauty
//www.Timecatcher.com
pat@timecatcher.com
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09/01/2004 12:33:11 PM · #14 |
| MAN! I'm sitting here at work about to start crying. I need to get out more. |
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09/01/2004 12:37:44 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Originally posted by frumoaznicul:
Wonderful, thanks for posting, anyways I bet my a$$ they photoshop alot too! |
Actually, they don't. They are big on filters and low light/night photography. Other than minor tweaks and maybe some sharpening, I don't think they use PS much. See Adam's guestbook comment below.
In reply to Geoffs message - thanks for your comments Geoff. I will speak from my experience, which I am confident will reflect the other guys work also. The colours have alot of impact due to a number of reasons. A major factor is the kind of film - most of us here use transparency films, which provide punchy saturated colours. Another very important factor is the quality of light. In attempting to record the landscape is its best light I will usually restrict my photography to the early or late hours. Some shots on this website (mainly Pat's) are taken at very low light levels with extremely long exposures - which maximises any colour within a scene and helps to create the unusual colours you are referring to. I use Photoshop, but only to balance the colours of the digital image to the original slide, never to enhance the image over the original. From looking at the other photographers work, I imagine they do exactly the same.
I hope this goes some way to answering your question. Thanks very much again to you, and everybody else for visiting the site and leaving messages. It really is encouraging to us all.
kind regards,
Adam Burton |
Wow...I was blown away when I first looked at this web site. Then I got cynical and thought that they looked too photoshopped (Being at this site for a month already has me jaded!).
After reading the above post, I am blown to bits by the captures presented on that website with the knowledge that those are real colours and real tones and textures.
Wow. Wow. Wow. |
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09/01/2004 04:15:42 PM · #16 |
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Jen for doing this. That was a very nice thing you did. But then again, I am not surprised, as that is just the way you are.
Thanks also to those who visited and left comments at the site and here as well. All your words are very encouraging indeed.
Even though I use a digital camera (Nikon D100), I also try get things right out of the camera. Velvia and similar types of slide film are not 'conservative', so for my digital camera, I use the 'extreme' settings. I often shoot using the highest contrast settings or a custom curve that results in contrasty images with vivid colors...I almost never used normal or auto contrast settings. As illustrated below, other relevant camera settings are always at the 'extreme settings'as well. The only automatic setting is auto-focus :-)
Through numerous trials and errors, I have learned that the following settings have an enormous effect on my images:
Tone/contrast: I almost always use the 'more contrast' setting, or the custom curve installed in the camera.
Sharpening: set at maximum because the D100's 'normal' and 'auto' settings are too soft for my taste. IMO, sharp images 'look' more contrasty.
White Balance: set manually to achieve the desired results...automatic doesn't work well enough for me. Within each white balance option, I almost always use the extreme settings of +3 or -3 to achieve the desired results. "Cloudy" enhances the warm tones/colors, "Shady" does the same thing except the results are even more pronounced, "Sunny" enhances the cool tones/colors.
Color mode: III Nikon sRGB
Filters: circ. polarizer and graduated ND filters.
The only post-processing performed are: some dodging/burning (very, very seldom) when exposures are impossible given digital's narrow exposure latitude; cloning to remove vignetting caused by the circ. polarizer when shooting at extreme wide-angle focal lengths; cloning to remove hot pixels caused by the aging CCD sensor; image rotation to fix tilted horizons (minimized since the purchase of a bubble level); cropping for composition; resizing and sharpening of images to be posted on the web.
But the key ingredient is the quality of the light. I was told once that landscape photography requires a commitment...a commitment to do whatever it takes to capture the right light. This means a lot of anticipating, planning and waiting to get the perfect light. This also means giving up a shot if the perfect light is not there.
I hope this answers some of the questions raised. Again, my sincere thanks to Jen and those who visited and left comments on the site and here as well.
Happy shooting!
Francis |
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