War & Peace Show Today.

[Shutterman]

Hi

Here are my first edits from batch today taken at the War & Peace show at the Hop Farm near Maidstone.

Really good day out if you are looking for something to do at the weekend. Lots of boys and their very big toys...

Also plenty of Battle re-enactments going on throughout the day.

Here they are then my first 7....

1.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361048.jpg
2.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361049.jpg
3.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361050.jpg
4.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361051.jpg
5.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361052.jpg
6.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361053.jpg
7.
http://www.pbase.com/nwheal/image/100361055.jpg

Thanks for looking tried something new with the processing as I thought it would give them some drama and atmosphere...

As ever comments and criticism's welcome..

Shutterman

[Trevor]

Wow, I love the atmosphere you have captured here, I'm off the the air raid shelter.

[Shutterman]

Wow, I love the atmosphere you have captured here, I'm off the the air raid shelter.

Thanks for the comments Trevor.... It could be a long night so do not forget your tin hat and your five a day...

Shutterman

[Trev Rich]

great shots.. really great.
and the processing is awesome..
any tips on the processing? looks really nice!

[Preacher]

Absolutely LOVE these shots. Very cool... wish I could have been there. Out local re-enactors are crap.

I would be hard pressed to choose a favorite, but if I must, I would choose #3 because the front man is representing my old battallion, the 82nd.

[Shutterman]

great shots.. really great.
and the processing is awesome..
any tips on the processing? looks really nice!

Trev

Thanks for the comments....

The processing consist of my normal raw conversion in Aperture then I push to CS3 from within Aperture and do my normal retouch, close and save the file which is then Pushed back into Aperture where I have applied a colour mono conversion to tint and washout the colours.

Hope that helps..

Shutterman

[Trev Rich]

Nope.. still none the wiser.. you may as well be talking russian :bonk:

[Shutterman]

Absolutely LOVE these shots. Very cool... wish I could have been there. Out local re-enactors are crap.

I would be hard pressed to choose a favorite, but if I must, I would choose #3 because the front man is representing my old battallion, the 82nd.

Preacher

Glad you found something you like... I must admit I liked that shot as well, the show is really good and I try and attend every year, Its the 26 year this year and it keeps getting better, It is the biggest show ad display of it type in the world they say.

Shutterman

[Shutterman]

Nope.. still none the wiser.. you may as well be talking russian :bonk:

Я могу сделать то также если вы любите оно помогаете вам нисколько.

translated means....

(I can do that as well if you like does it help you any.)


Shutterman

[jgs001]

Great set of shots, and I love the processing. I'm afraid I didn't really follow it that much either. It's tough to choose a fave.

[Trev Rich]

Я могу сделать то также если вы любите оно помогаете вам нисколько.

translated means....

(I can do that as well if you like does it help you any.)


Shutterman

haha.... touche!!!!
Ok don't tell me then :naughty:

[Shutterman]

Great set of shots, and I love the processing. I'm afraid I didn't really follow it that much either. It's tough to choose a fave.

Sorry chaps I do all my conversion work from within apple software called Aperture.

The CS3 works I carried out on all images consist of Levels, Contrast, Highlight Detail, Sharpening, and noise reduction.

Then images is closed which moves it back into Aperture where I applied a colour mono conversion (which is basically a mono conversion with a tint) I then reduced the strength of the tint so it bought back some of the original colour of the image.

Does that help at all.

Thanks for the comments JGS

Shutterman

[EdinburghGary]

This is a PERFECT set, so amazing. Really impressive stuff!

Gary.

[Trev Rich]

That does help :)
And has been fun getting your secrets.
thanks :)

[Shutterman]

haha.... touche!!!!
Ok don't tell me then :naughty:

See the next post does that help....
Shutterman

[Shutterman]

This is a PERFECT set, so amazing. Really impressive stuff!

Gary.

Thanks for the comments gary...

Shutterman

[Shutterman]

That does help :)
And has been fun getting your secrets.
thanks :)

Not secrets.... want to know something just pop the question...

These are only things I have picked up along the way whilst being a member of this forum... everyone shares or they have to sit in the naughty corner with the dunce hat on....


Shutterman

[Trev Rich]

Not secrets.... want to know something just pop the question...

These are only things I have picked up along the way whilst being a member of this forum... everyone shares or they have to sit in the naughty corner with the dunce hat on....


Shutterman

Well I could take all the advice and still need the hat!!

Truely though.. your work is great.. the shots.. processing... the lot.

Love reading your posts. :thumbs:

[Galaxy66]

Wow these look so real, and your processing technique is spot on for the subject. Trying to pick the best one but they are all good.:thumbs:

[Trev Rich]

Wow these look so real, and your processing technique is spot on for the subject. Trying to pick the best one but they are all good.:thumbs:

They do make you feel like you really are in the thick of the original action dont they?
I keep coming back to this post to look again :)

[Galaxy66]

They do make you feel like you really are in the thick of the original action dont they?
I keep coming back to this post to look again :)

Yeah he is good ain't he:)

[Shutterman]

Well I could take all the advice and still need the hat!!

Truely though.. your work is great.. the shots.. processing... the lot.

Love reading your posts. :thumbs:

Argh... your making my head swell and starting to blush now....

Going to have to leave the room now before head is bigger than door way....
:nuts: :coat: :thankyou:

[Trev Rich]

Argh... your making my head swell and starting to blush now....

Going to have to leave the room now before head is bigger than door way....
:nuts: :coat: :thankyou:

haha... yeah get lost and stop posting awesome pix!!:suspect:

[Shutterman]

Wow these look so real, and your processing technique is spot on for the subject. Trying to pick the best one but they are all good.:thumbs:

Thanks galaxy really appreciate the comments..

Shutterman

[Preacher]

Preacher

Glad you found something you like...

Shutterman

I hope you didn't misunderstand.

I had a hard time choosing a favorite because I like ALL of them!

[Shutterman]

I hope you didn't misunderstand.

I had a hard time choosing a favorite because I like ALL of them!

Not at all Preacher.... did not mean it that way... meant it as glad you found something you liked, out of the group... I like it when people find a particular image they just like or can relate to...

Make it interesting and worthwhile...

Sorry for the misunderstanding..

Shutterman

[romper stomper]

Great pictures shutterman, I love my WWII stuff and from what you have potrayed in the pictures it looks like a very well done renactment (sp) :thumbs:

[rh1944]

Great set, the colouring is spot on. I wasn't going to pick a favourite until I saw the last one. Now I have, that's fabulous, well spotted and captured. Brilliant composition.

[Shutterman]

Great pictures shutterman, I love my WWII stuff and from what you have potrayed in the pictures it looks like a very well done renactment (sp) :thumbs:

Thanks for the comments Romper... it was a very good day and they did a very good job..

Shutterman

[Shutterman]

Great set, the colouring is spot on. I wasn't going to pick a favourite until I saw the last one. Now I have, that's fabulous, well spotted and captured. Brilliant composition.

Thanks for the comment Rh... I do like to try and isolate some items and try to make them work by on there own, I just thought that was rather striking and would work rather well.

Shutterman

[Buttkicker]

Must say they a real nice set you have posted here.. and a very unusual theme, one that we dont see to often
well done
Chris

[P-E]

Excellent set.

[Shutterman]

Must say they a real nice set you have posted here.. and a very unusual theme, one that we dont see to often
well done
Chris

Thanks for the comments Chris...

Shutterman

[Shutterman]

Excellent set.

Cheers

Shutterman.