weekly DK's 2012 '52' - UPDATED 28-12-12

jgs001 · 5 Sep 2012

Been busy DK

...

Body, it's good plenty of drama in that sky

Dark, is good, looking at it though, I'm wondering if you can lose the left hand most lights... Very nicely done

Liquid, both nicely done, but I prefer the first... much more natural... looks to me like it's slanting a little though.

Dark Knight · 5 Sep 2012

Arlandria said:
I do 99% of my PP in LightRoom - it's really easy for things like this. You just "paint" over the area you want to change, then fiddle with the sliders until it looks right. It's easy to change it later, too. I've always found PS a little hard to use for things like this, maybe give it a try? I think you can download a trial/demo/beta.

Hhhhmmmm I use LR 4.1 but didn't realise you could edit selectively - I'll have to look harder :thinking:

jgs001 said:
Been busy DK ...

Hey John... Just a tad :LOL:

Body, it's good plenty of drama in that sky

Thanks... I do feel it needs a bit of umph though

Dark, is good, looking at it though, I'm wondering if you can lose the left hand most lights... Very nicely done

Hmmmmmm let me look....

Ermmm from where, the last little mountain ??

Liquid, both nicely done, but I prefer the first... much more natural... looks to me like it's slanting a little though.

Thanks again

I have just checked, not that I am paranoid now

but I have 19 different shots of them falls and the all have the rocks sloping at that angle, so it must be an illusion

jgs001 · 5 Sep 2012

Dark Knight said:
Hmmmmmm let me look....

Ermmm from where, the last little mountain ??

I have just checked, not that I am paranoid now but I have 19 different shots of them falls and the all have the rocks sloping at that angle, so it must be an illusion

Where... I'm not so sure now.. I think my laptop must have been playing silly games with me on the image rendering... I've viewed it now on both my phone and mac and the image is showing more on the RHS.. so doesn't need a crop ... :thinking:

:bonk:

Aha.. one of those illusory slopes

... yeah, probably... I think the angles confuse the eyes

Allan.H · 6 Sep 2012

Welcome back
BODY with you on that for a theme foeground a little dull though

DARK can't fault it just the right amount of light

Liquid not sure of either like the light and colour on the water in number 2 but there are a lot of other things distracting me from that

superpippo · 8 Sep 2012

Good catch up DK

Body - Like the comp but agre with others about the 'flatness' of the shot

Dark - really like that

Godd comp, for me just the right amount of detail whilst keeping the sky very dark. Cracking moon. :clap:

Liquid - #1 - good comp - angles going every which way. Nice water capture. Again does not look as if you were blessed with the best of light.

#2 - that has grown on me. Wasn't sure of the sodium lighting at first but now think that it adds to the atmosphere. Again, very good water. Maybe just a bit wonky, which matters more on this i feel than the first.

blondie606 · 8 Sep 2012

Hi DK

Oh , thats lovely......my 1st words when I saw your Liquid shot (alternate) , such well captured movement in the water & great subtle tones , love the refelction in the water as well...I'd have been tempted to crop down to the top of the water or lose the green in the grass to give a total sepia feel....love it :clap:

Body.....liking the idea but seems a little flat in terms of colors in the water , not quite sure how to overcome that as it looks like the lighting wasn't the best .Totally love the sky though

Dark....really like this type of image , very appealing especially with the moon & it's reflection

I do thnk however, I'd be tempted to crop it to just below the reflection of the hills in the water , more sort of letterbox style ?

Scotland is beautiful...weather has a tendancy to be iffy though.....looks like you had a good holiday anyway

The goblin · 9 Sep 2012

Hi DK, apart from the weather I hope you had a lovely holiday?

Body, love it! But agree with everyone about it being a little flat! So I had a really quick tweak on my phone, mostly contrast increasing selectively in areas and brightness in the sky on the right reduced, what do you think?

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Ok and I had to try a b&w!

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Just some little tweaks done in Snapseed on my phone.

Dark, very nice. Maybe a bit more light needed to just show the mountains a bit more.

Liquid. I like the waterfall but feel this kind of shot needs to be sharp, you get as much movement from the white foam. The second shot however really suits the slower shutter speed and the lighting is amazing.

Glad to see you still plodding along.

Let me know if you want my edits removing. Cheers.

Dark Knight · 9 Sep 2012

jgs001 said:
Where... I'm not so sure now.. I think my laptop must have been playing silly games with me on the image rendering... I've viewed it now on both my phone and mac and the image is showing more on the RHS.. so doesn't need a crop ... :bonk:

Aha.. one of those illusory slopes ... yeah, probably... I think the angles confuse the eyes

Cheers John - thanks for looking and suggesting anyway

alsjazzera said:
Welcome back

Thanks Allan

BODY with you on that for a theme foeground a little dull though

Yep

DARK can't fault it just the right amount of light

Thanks

Liquid not sure of either like the light and colour on the water in number 2 but there are a lot of other things distracting me from that

Thanks Allan... I may try an alternative crop then

Dark Knight · 9 Sep 2012

superpippo said:
Good catch up DK

Cheers Alan... not quite there but feel i'm getting on top of it at last

Body - Like the comp but agre with others about the 'flatness' of the shot

Yep... can't argue with that

Dark - really like that Godd comp, for me just the right amount of detail whilst keeping the sky very dark. Cracking moon.

Many Thanks

Liquid - #1 - good comp - angles going every which way. Nice water capture. Again does not look as if you were blessed with the best of light.

Thanks... for this one I had the other problem, in Body poor light, for this one too much harsh light, I wanted a slow shutter speed as I wated the motion, but haven't yet got any Decent stoppers, something I need to invest in before I go on a scenic holiday again that's for sure

#2 - that has grown on me. Wasn't sure of the sodium lighting at first but now think that it adds to the atmosphere. Again, very good water. Maybe just a bit wonky, which matters more on this i feel than the first.

Thanks Alan... I will give it a tweak on a re-crop I think

Dark Knight · 9 Sep 2012

The goblin said:
Hi DK, apart from the weather I hope you had a lovely holiday?

Hi Marsha, I think it was the best holiday we have had for a long time to be honest

Body, love it! But agree with everyone about it being a little flat! So I had a really quick tweak on my phone, mostly contrast increasing selectively in areas and brightness in the sky on the right reduced, what do you think?

Oooo Good I like that - Thanks

Ok and I had to try a b&w!

I prefer the colour, but still a nice edit

Just some little tweaks done in Snapseed on my phone.

Works well imo

Dark, very nice. Maybe a bit more light needed to just show the mountains a bit more

Thanks... I have many shots with different exposures, once caugh up I may post a few alternates

Liquid. I like the waterfall but feel this kind of shot needs to be sharp, you get as much movement from the white foam. The second shot however really suits the slower shutter speed and the lighting is amazing.

That's typical, I just checked, I scrapped all my shots that I thought were too fast a shutter speed

Been trying to filter them quicker initially before editing, so as to speed things up, I 'remove from disk' now too to keep things tidy :bonk:

Glad to see you still plodding along.

Plodding

Thanks, Yeah I am getting there, been busy at work, then holiday, then back to work and catching up, so now feel I am getting life back to normal, well normal for me

Let me know if you want my edits removing. Cheers.

Ooo no, more than happy to have them here - Thanks

Dark Knight · 9 Sep 2012

Right... before I went back to catching up on comments - a did a quick straighten and re-crop of my Liquid Alternate shot as suggested

Liquid Alternate - New Crop by TP DK..., on Flickr

Dark Knight · 9 Sep 2012

Well... Been out to try and get my 'TP Day 2012' and didn't get much inspiration at all !!! what I did get is a couple of shots for my 52, not the best that's for sure, but I need to catch up, so here goes again....

Wk 33 - 'Time' to stop and get some fuel

Wk33 - Time by TP DK..., on Flickr

Dark Knight · 9 Sep 2012

Wk 36 - 'Up' MEWP's reaching up into the twilight sky

Wk36 - 'Up' by TP DK..., on Flickr

posiview · 9 Sep 2012

12 July...12 July...was the last time I commented on your 52....shame on me, sorry, bud :nono:

Anyway, Letter...70-200 L, several Letters there. Nice. The red really stands out. Uber shallow DOF. Can't decide whether I'd prefer it without the dark RHS :thinking:

Contrast, nice car :bat:

You've filled the frame and fitted the theme. Whites are a bit hot in places, eg bonnet.

Body of water, I like. Nice low angle. Bang on composition. Nice sky. Bit hot on the right of the sky and I'd like to see a bit more vibrance. The lines on the lower rock really draw me into the photograph.

Dark, now that got my gut reaction, 'Yup, like it!' and I knew it was for me :clap:

The reflections are fantastic.

Liquid, I'm a real sucker for milky water. Composition works for me. The lower rock really sits into the shape of the water.

Liquid #2 is also nice. Bit orange, maybe.

Time, well spotted. Like the blue in this one.

Right, I'll keep up from now on

Cheers.

posiview · 9 Sep 2012

Wooohhoooo, I'm first to comment on Up.

Like it, especially the glow in the sky. Bang on theme and it's like something out of War of the Worlds.

Cheers.

michael23 · 10 Sep 2012

Hi Dean, liking up, nice glow in the sky as Andy says. I always like to see things like this against the sky,

superpippo · 10 Sep 2012

Hi DK

Time - good spot and on theme. Lovely colours, partic the blue. Difficult lighting and so the yellow of the warning pump is slightly blown - but that is minor niggle

Up- soon as I saw this on the TP Day site I quessed that it would figure here.

. Good comp , bang on theme and cracking sky. When caught right these shots are so atmospheric. Well done

Dark Knight · 10 Sep 2012

posiview said:
12 July...12 July...was the last time I commented on your 52....shame on me, sorry, bud :nono:

No worries mate... I have no idea how anybody keeps up, I thought my method was idiot proof

Anyway, Letter...70-200 L, several Letters there. Nice. The red really stands out. Uber shallow DOF. Can't decide whether I'd prefer it without the dark RHS

Contrast, nice car You've filled the frame and fitted the theme. Whites are a bit hot in places, eg bonnet.

Body of water, I like. Nice low angle. Bang on composition. Nice sky. Bit hot on the right of the sky and I'd like to see a bit more vibrance. The lines on the lower rock really draw me into the photograph.

Thanks... I really must try a re-visit on the editing/pp work

Dark, now that got my gut reaction, 'Yup, like it!' and I knew it was for me The reflections are fantastic.

Liquid, I'm a real sucker for milky water. Composition works for me. The lower rock really sits into the shape of the water.

It really was a nice spot... could of played about for ages If I had my tr-pod with me I probably would have, guess thats why none of the family volunteered to carry it

Liquid #2 is also nice. Bit orange, maybe.

Time, well spotted. Like the blue in this one.

Right, I'll keep up from now on

Cheers.

Thanks Andy, appreciate all your comments, I agree with you about the lens box, I think I should of maybe took the shot at a steeper angle, As for liquid 2 you should have seen it before the WB :LOL:

Dark Knight · 10 Sep 2012

posiview said:
Wooohhoooo, I'm first to comment on Up.

Yay !!!! good timing

Like it, especially the glow in the sky. Bang on theme and it's like something out of War of the Worlds.

Cheers.

Thanks again, I tried cloning out the lights but after 3 attempts I could still see them vaguely so had to leave them in

michael23 said:
Hi Dean, liking up, nice glow in the sky as Andy says. I always like to see things like this against the sky,

Cheers Andy

superpippo said:
Hi DK

Hi again Alan

Time - good spot and on theme. Lovely colours, partic the blue. Difficult lighting and so the yellow of the warning pump is slightly blown - but that is minor niggle

Yep you aint wrong

Up- soon as I saw this on the TP Day site I quessed that it would figure here.. Good comp , bang on theme and cracking sky. When caught right these shots are so atmospheric. Well done

Many Thanks

The goblin · 11 Sep 2012

Hi DK

It took me a while to figure out time, but that's because I look at the picture before reading the blurb and I'm clearly stoopid! But I really like the colours and the simplicity. The glowing pump light actually aids the shot by shouting PANIC at you! Well it does to me, I hate having less than a quarter of a tank!

Up, I've never heard of the term 'MEWPS' had to Google that for the definition:bonk: I love the skyline though, it makes them stand out and perfect for the theme

Well seen, I would have probably ignored them completely!

Dark Knight · 11 Sep 2012

The goblin said:
Hi DK

It took me a while to figure out time, but that's because I look at the picture before reading the blurb and I'm clearly stoopid! But I really like the colours and the simplicity. The glowing pump light actually aids the shot by shouting PANIC at you! Well it does to me, I hate having less than a quarter of a tank!

Thanks

that is what I was aiming for, the orange to stand out that is, but looking back at it now I think it needs to be bolder, there was a large 'glow' around it but I did a bit of cloning as it looked 'Scratchy'

Up, I've never heard of the term 'MEWPS' had to Google that for the definition:bonk: I love the skyline though, it makes them stand out and perfect for the theme Well seen, I would have probably ignored them completely!

Many thanks again

We have them on hire very often but hate going up in them, horrible wobbly things

Allan.H · 12 Sep 2012

Time nicely exposed I find that kind of light difficult to get right

Really like up but just those pesky lamposts are getting in the way

totally failed wih TP day too went out got nothing :shake:

jgs001 · 12 Sep 2012

Time, works really well, and liking the colours and the image, nice and simple... I agree with Marsha, the car needs filling at 1/4 tank...

Up, I had to go look up MEWPS too... excellent against that sky, and bang on theme

Dark Knight · 13 Sep 2012

alsjazzera said:
Time nicely exposed I find that kind of light difficult to get right

Really like up but just those pesky lamposts are getting in the way

totally failed wih TP day too went out got nothing :shake:

Cheers Allan... yep them posts are a bugger !!!!!

Shame you got nothing, I was lucky I got that, was running round like a looney trying to find something before the sun dropped fully :geek:

jgs001 said:
Time, works really well, and liking the colours and the image, nice and simple... I agree with Marsha, the car needs filling at 1/4 tank...

Up, I had to go look up MEWPS too... excellent against that sky, and bang on theme

Thanks John

I often fill up at qtr but was rushing about, and with doing about 1,000 miles a week it's quite regular

Dark Knight · 13 Sep 2012

Wk 37 a 'Duo' doing a Duet

I know its a bit warm in the middle (not blown though) but it looked ok in camera... and the children had re occupied themselves again, but the idea is what I wanted

Wk 37 - 'Duo' by TP DK..., on Flickr

*Sarah* · 13 Sep 2012

Duo - a great original idea Dean, Thomas our musical eldest suggested that I do something with the piano - I'm glad I didn't as it wouldn't have been as good as yours!

Dark Knight · 13 Sep 2012

*Sarah* said:
Duo - a great original idea Dean, Thomas our musical eldest suggested that I do something with the piano - I'm glad I didn't as it wouldn't have been as good as yours!

Thanks Sarah

I'm glad you didn't, I think your lighting would be a tad more even

*Sarah* · 13 Sep 2012

Dark Knight said:
Thanks Sarah

I'm glad you didn't, I think your lighting would be a tad more even

Not sure it would, I don't think its an easy thing to light evenly with the contrast! Our piano has very yellow (aged) keys as well!

Dark Knight · 13 Sep 2012

*Sarah* said:
Not sure it would, I don't think its an easy thing to light evenly with the contrast! Our piano has very yellow (aged) keys as well!

Sepia look would be perfect then.. or a quick go over with Colgate Whitening

*Sarah* · 13 Sep 2012

Dark Knight said:
Sepia look would be perfect then.. or a quick go over with Colgate Whitening

lol

sturisoma · 13 Sep 2012

love it, great idea for the theme, even the keys on their own would work well too, so you've got a double duo (did you see what I did there?)

now I'm humming chopsticks :LOL:

(remember MM and TE in the 7 year itch?)

Dark Knight · 13 Sep 2012

sturisoma said:
love it, great idea for the theme, even the keys on their own would work well too, so you've got a double duo (did you see what I did there?)

now I'm humming chopsticks

(remember MM and TE in the 7 year itch?)

Hahaaa good thought... smart arse

Nathalie · 13 Sep 2012

Hello,

It seems like I've missed quite a few of your entries!

There's a bit of a common theme to many of your most recent photos; water. I'm guessing that's just down to the location you were at at the time of taking them?

Body - I don't think the weather helped you. For me, the sky does not really work with the theme. The image also looks is a little dark and flat.

Liquid - I prefer the alternate shot due to it being a long exposure and the water being smooth. The new crop also works better for me as it has less of the sunlight reflecting in the water (bottom right).

Up - I really like this for the theme. Great original idea and nice colours.

I forgot:

Duo - Another great take. My only crit would be the uneven lighting, but it should be possible to adjust the bright spot in the middle of the frame in PP.

Delta Skies · 13 Sep 2012

Time – Very effective and striking. The use of the stark black works well. My fuel gauge was like that the other day. It cost me over £95 to get the needle pointing in the opposite direction.

Up – Well spotted and nice sky. I could see this working as a silhouette as well.

Duo – I like this one. Giving it a panoramic crop suits the subject matter nicely.

rudokas · 13 Sep 2012

DUO is my favourite thus far, solid composition

Allan.H · 13 Sep 2012

Like the crop great image works well

superpippo · 13 Sep 2012

Hi DK

Duo - Up to date !!

Really good idea, well executed. Apart from the dificulty with lighting, mono works just right and the crop is A1

Dark Knight · 15 Sep 2012

Nathalie said:
Hello,

It seems like I've missed quite a few of your entries!

There's a bit of a common theme to many of your most recent photos; water. I'm guessing that's just down to the location you were at at the time of taking them?

Hi Nathalie

Yes you are right... I had a week or so in Scotland, and yes it rained

I used the holiday to try and catch up a bit

Body - I don't think the weather helped you. For me, the sky does not really work with the theme. The image also looks is a little dark and flat.

No it didn't and yes it is :LOL:

Liquid - I prefer the alternate shot due to it being a long exposure and the water being smooth. The new crop also works better for me as it has less of the sunlight reflecting in the water (bottom right).

Its my prefered too - but no sunlight in the shot, not at 22:15pm

Up - I really like this for the theme. Great original idea and nice colours.

Thanks

I forgot:

Duo - Another great take. My only crit would be the uneven lighting, but it should be possible to adjust the bright spot in the middle of the frame in PP.

Thanks again... and Yeah I must practice on the pp'ing

Dark Knight · 15 Sep 2012

Delta Skies said:
Time Very effective and striking. The use of the stark black works well. My fuel gauge was like that the other day. It cost me over £95 to get the needle pointing in the opposite direction.

Ouch... £95 its getting ridiculous isn't it

Up Well spotted and nice sky. I could see this working as a silhouette as well.

Thanks Peter... I though that just after I posted it, I have an edit with boosted blacks and it does look nice, maybe darkened the sky a bit too much but I like it

Duo I like this one. Giving it a panoramic crop suits the subject matter nicely.

Cheers mucho

rudokas said:
DUO is my favourite thus far, solid composition

Thanks rudokas

alsjazzera said:
Like the crop great image works well

Thanks Allan

superpippo said:
Hi DK

Duo - Up to date !!

Really good idea, well executed. Apart from the dificulty with lighting, mono works just right and the crop is A1

Cheers Alan

Lighting was hard, used my speedlight fixed to camera, tilted/angled to bounce off the wall above the dado (where still white) onto the ceiling and hoping for even light over the piano - it was awkward as I was standing with one leg on the window sill, one leg on the dining table, arms out stretched with the children kneeling on the floor arms stretched and heads back to restrict shadows and body parts in the image - must of looked a sight

michael23 · 15 Sep 2012

Cracking duo shot Dean, like the panarmic style. Only thing is the keys, I would like to see them even, but its minor really.

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