Nikon Wednesday 2019: #2

How much have you cropped, is the entire reflection in the unedited frame? It is a very nice photo as it is and I do know it is difficult to frame action shots, but I think that the reflection would make it even better.

When you watch a movie, typically you don't ask for all the NG (no good) footage that is edited out. :cool:

 

I was using a 600mm lens on a tripod capturing at 12 fps, and there were several cranes taking off together. Therefore I had to quickly choose which one to follow. As the wings go up, the reflection go lower. Wish I had a shorter lens in that occasion.

 

Below is the uncropped frame.

 

Oops, ran out of edit time, It occurs to me to ask how the modification was done, as it does not seem that ordinary perspective control gets all the way there.

Localized warping in photoshop.

 

Phase 1 was selecting an area containing all the weir and a tiny bit of bridge and dragging the left (middle section of warp) down to horizontalize the water 'top'

 

Phase 2 was selecting an area containing all the bridge and no weir and dragging the bridge segment up from the left hand side to level it.

 

I think if I tried to do both in one go, I'd stretch the trees too much.

 

Like all things in photoshop there may well be different/better ways but that's how I did it..;)

Hope you don't mind Shun....;)

Just a reminder to all that if you like to do post processing of images other than your own, there is the Weekly Post Processing Challenge under the Digital Darkroom Forum. There should be a new image to work with tomorrow.:)

Family Christmas party goofing around. Available light (room light) D7100 iso 3200 50mm AF D lens at f 1.8 at f 1.8 Edited January 11, 2019 by sjmurray

Family Christmas party. D7100 18-70 lens at 55mm f 4.5 with bounce flash off ceiling (SB 28)

Family Christmas party. D7100, (room light) iso 3200, 50 mm AF D lens at f 1.8

When you watch a movie, typically you don't ask for all the NG (no good) footage that is edited out. :cool:...

Photo.net is a photography community, where sharing and commenting on photos for inspiration is a key reason for coming here, equal to discussing equipment. Hence my question, I am sorry if I offended you in any way.

 

Since the posted image was not 3:2, I was curious about what was left out when cropped to (nearly) 1:1. I do photograph birds myself so I am well aware of the challenges and the difficulty in getting a photo that is both aesthetically pleasing, sharp and perfectly framed. I always keep the tripod collar lock screw loose so I can change from vertical to landscape or vice versa in an instant. Sometimes it helps, but more often that instant is still too long and the moment has passed.

 

Mike's edit makes it really fly, that makes it a photo I would make a large print from and hang on the wall.

If one or the other, I'd level the dam...water seeks its own level, bridges do not

Odd angle. Do you level the dam or the bridge?

 

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I would say level the dam...water usually falls straight down by gravity when flowing over a wall...