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07/17/2005 05:18:24 PM · #1 |
Hi to all!
I'm new in dpchallenge, and I hope that I'm not spoilling your time!
I recently visited the ancient temple of Afaia, on Aigina island. Here are the photos:
   
   
   
For the finishing, the tree at the exit (or entrance :p )
Hope to receive your comments :)
Thanks :)
Message edited by author 2005-07-17 17:19:35. |
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07/17/2005 05:23:11 PM · #2 |
Great shots. I love Greece, been there 4 times already over the last 13 years.
Some of my shots from last year's trip to the Islands. |
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07/17/2005 05:23:47 PM · #3 |
i like //www.xanthopoulos.gr/photogallery/afaia/afaia_10.htm the most
Message edited by author 2005-07-17 17:24:51.
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07/17/2005 05:31:04 PM · #4 |
Very lovely photos - thanks for sharing :). I might suggest possibly adjusting them in Levels to bring a little more contrast - some of them seem a bit gray (with few blacks and whites) as it is. Nevertheless, you certainly have an eye for interesting compositions :)
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07/17/2005 06:30:35 PM · #5 |
In geenral your light and composition are excellent. You have consistently found "descriptive light" for the shot, important in architectural images. The post-processing is a little flat; a small amount of additional effort would pay dividends in increased sense of luminaosiy.
Welcome to DPC!
Robt.
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07/18/2005 12:06:50 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Welcome to DPC! |
Thank you all very much for the remarks and welcoming!
The truth about the contrast of the photos is that I am always a bit nervous on increasing it too much, in fear of loosing the detailed tones of the photos...
I hope I'll do better next time! thanks again!
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07/18/2005 12:35:56 PM · #7 |
| I've seen that temple! I was there in 1986! Wow, thanks for sharing those. I have friends that live on Aigina. |
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07/18/2005 01:25:03 PM · #8 |
Cool shots. I'm a newbie at post editing and here are some tutorials that have changed my world.
Look forward to seeing more of your work!
Contrast Masking Tutorial
More tutorials in this thread
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07/18/2005 01:29:58 PM · #9 |
spoiling our time? i don't think so.
great b/w study. something about photographing historic buildings that gets me. you did a wonderful job making these powerful yet simple.
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07/18/2005 01:43:22 PM · #10 |
Here's a photoshopping of one of your images.
I made bright mask layer and dark mask layer, set bright to screen and dark to multiply, and faded them each to get contrast that looked right. Then I flattened this image.
On a duplicate layer of the flattened image I created a black-to-transparent gradient, applied it to a selection of the sky alone, and faded this to take care of the bright sky appearing above the temple, very noticeable in a higher-contrast rendering.
Robt.
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07/18/2005 02:33:11 PM · #11 |
Great job with creating interest with unusual perspectives. You've got a good eye for composition. I do agree with previous posters regarding contrast; get some true blacks in there.
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07/21/2005 01:58:09 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Here's a photoshopping of one of your images.
Robt. |
Hey! Thanks for you very interesting and helpful post!
The reality about me is that I'm not so keen in PS (yet), and I like to keep the photos my eyes saw them the time I shot them.
Nevertheless, your photoshopping is excellent! Thanks!
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07/21/2005 02:06:07 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Here's a photoshopping of one of your images.
Robt. |
Ok Bear, when are you having us all out to Cape Cod for the PS classes? |
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07/21/2005 05:26:32 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by jbsmithana:
Originally posted by bear_music:
Here's a photoshopping of one of your images.
Robt. |
Ok Bear, when are you having us all out to Cape Cod for the PS classes? |
Any time, I keep open house.
Harris, I believe if you look back at your original, before B/W conversion, or is you shot in B/W if you look back at what the mind saw, you'd find that the modified contrast of the reworked image is closer to perceived reality than the flatter version you have posted. I've seen temples like this, I know how deep & blue the Aegean sky is, I know how stark and contrasty they stand against it.
However, that's just MY perception and you're the shooter of these. By all means, if YOU prefer the versions you posted, then that's the way it should stand. I just want to be sure there's no suggestion or feeling that the altered version is somehow "trickery"; IMO, the flatter version is the "unreal" one, there's a LOT more contrast in that scene than you're showing, I think. In any case, it's all subjective.
Robt.
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