brianchapman

Thanks Miguel - you've been one of my favorite photographers on photo.net for a several years now so I take your comment as a great compliment.

 

Brian

Thank you both!

 

Brian

Thanks for any comments - I've been away from photo.net for a while

but just rejoined. This is a daytime long exposure taken in one of

the few sections of the Versailles Gardens that was void of people

(and only temporarily!)

What do you think of this one? It's a two minute exposure at f/16 with the Rebel XT. I

didn't use any noise reduction (I'll try it again when I get my noise reduction software to

work). I tried to reduce the blown out areas using a darker conversion of the original DNG

file but I wasn't able to recover all the detail I wanted (good excuse to shoot it again). I

was considering some other crops, here's a link to two potential crops...what do you think?

 

 

Thanks, Brian

That is an amazing picture. The tonality is perfect all the way through! 6/7

Thanks Randall!

 

Brian

This is from inside a trailer outside the Tullys factory in south Seattle. I converted to b&w

using ACR and merged two different conversions in PS. Any comments or suggestions?

Thanks! Brian

This is a 2x4 panorama of the 1100 4th Ave Plaza building in Seattle.

I stitched it with Hugin. Obviously the there is perspective

distortion and the clouds and building are stretched as a result - but

I actually think I like the effect it creates. Anyway, what do you

think? Comments?

 

Thanks!! Brian

It's not computer generated. There wasn't much texture in the building, the bricks had mostly been covered in a very think coating of paint. I did a local contrast enhancement and some sharpening and this is the effect that happened...I kind of like it. The same effect is acheived by turning up the shadows slider and turning off the saturation in ACR.

 

Thanks for the comment Ryan.

This is a black and white version (slightly different angle) of the

other Tullys Coffee Factory photo. I converted using the channel

mixer and used several levels adjustment layers to create the

different tonal ranges on the building. Anyway, what do you think?

 

Thanks in advance!! Brian

Interesting point Alex! I didn't think about the electronics on the right. Yes there is a dark band on the left, I probably need to take a look at that.

 

Thanks to everyone else for the comments also!

 

Brian

I didn't really know what category to put this in...

 

It's a picture of the Tullys building in south Seattle taken around

8:30PM. I converted from RAW with two different white balances, one

for the windows, one for the rest of the building. I also added

contrast and sharpening.

 

Anyway, what do you think? Comments, suggestions?

 

Thanks! Brian

This is the green channel from a Cosmos with a really deep purple-ish

outline around the petals. I added some contrast and sharpening and

cropped is square. Any comments or suggestions?

 

Thanks, Brian

This is the space needle from almost directly below. Converted to B&W

using the channel mixer. Rebel XT, ISO 800. Any comments or

suggestions? Thanks! Brian

I love this one. The only think I would change is to bring out a little bit of detail in the dark spot on the front left so it is less distracting. The last time I was there is was completely barren with the exception of a few flowers here and there - the park was actually closed...how sad!

I have to agree on the DOF - but I also know it's really hard to do sometimes! The coolpix is great for macro though - that's what I've used for most of my flowers. Great work!!

Actually, I have no idea which one is correct because I don't know if either monitor is correctly calibrated...fun.

Here's one I quickly edited at my office (just saved a copy off the web so this is not quality but serves it's purpose. Does this one resolve the loss of detail problem? Brian

Pawel - Thanks!

 

Jim - Do you mean loss of detail in that it is lost in the shadows? If that is the case, I think it is probably a result of my monitor being incorrectly configured at home - this one looks significantly darker at my office (where I am now) than where I did the editing at home. If that's not what you're talking about could you elaborate?

 

Thanks, Brian

This is Dusty Lake near Quincy, WA. This required quite a bit of work

but still looks to me like there is too little detail, or too much

noise(no noise reduction)...or something. I'm going to try again

this evening to see if I can get "sharper" or "crisper"

results...anyway, any comments or suggestions?

This is great! I love how all three camels are making faces! Very original (and brave!) Brian

This is disturbing on so many levels!! Certainly a unique photo (I like it!)

Actually, never mind, I think I found what I was looking for in another photo's critiques (http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2332819) Anyway, again, wonderful work!!

 

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Tony, I love your infrared stuff!! You seem to have some of the best digital conversions I've seen - do you mind talking about your workflow a little bit? Do you use the channel mixer? A specific software filter?

 

Thanks, Brian

Barbara, Thanks for the comments!! I would like to say I know what you are talking about when you say..."I found out about this photo in the TIA Daily newsletter under the department heading "Things of Beauty". And it certainly *is*!" but I have no idea!!! Please fill me in!

 

Thanks, Brian

Hey Wilson, I was talking about the actual bridge part (my bridge terminology is suffering!) where the cars drive being very close to the line separating the hills from the sky in the background. But I'm glad you pointed out that was part of a fort because I didn't know that either :)!!