Photo of the day (one image per post) - Page 9

joshky · 11/09/2015, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by rickztahone

Macro lenses are great because they are sharp, but it takes a lot of practice to nail focus with them many times because you generally want to use them manually. If you have any questions when you do get it, let us know

Thanks, will do.

I always manually focus with my 18-55mm lens, and while my photography isn't the sharpest I feel like for the lens I do okay. I also need to stop being lazy and break out the tripod.

SVTour · 11/21/2015, 08:40 AM

Light Up Night was last night here in Da'Burgh. My daughter and I headed dawntawn N@ to take some pictures of the festivities.

SVTour · 11/23/2015, 06:19 PM

Post another - just for fun.

rickztahone · 11/30/2015, 04:08 PM

Took this shot yesterday while doing a photoshoot:

It is a 3 image stack composite. Nothing manipulated, simply stacked.

Kittiescat · 12/01/2015, 09:46 PM

The evening sky on the water in Stuart FL, taken with an iPad mini.

rickztahone · 12/02/2015, 08:53 PM

That is quite the sun burst!

rickztahone · 12/02/2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rickztahone

Took this shot yesterday while doing a photoshoot:

It is a 3 image stack composite. Nothing manipulated, simply stacked.

Sry, for some reason I can no longer see the pic I posted, so I am reposting it here:

Burger Stack (1) by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

SVTour · 12/06/2015, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rickztahone

Sry, for some reason I can no longer see the pic I posted, so I am reposting it here:

Those fries look tasty.

SVTour · 12/06/2015, 11:30 AM

Took a shot of my puppy this morning...what a pain just getting her to sit and stay

rickztahone · 12/07/2015, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SVTour

Took a shot of my puppy this morning...what a pain just getting her to sit and stay

Beautiful pooch and nice background! TFS

Quick question, is your background layer, the one with a gradient come in from each corner on a separate layer or is it one whole layer? I only ask because I am not sure if the top left corner is a gradient coming in to the actual photo, or if the actual photo had a slight vignette there or if there was a darker element at the point in the frame.

SVTour · 12/07/2015, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rickztahone

Quick question, is your background layer, the one with a gradient come in from each corner on a separate layer or is it one whole layer? I only ask because I am not sure if the top left corner is a gradient coming in to the actual photo, or if the actual photo had a slight vignette there or if there was a darker element at the point in the frame.

So - I run these through CS6...once I get all my edits and watermark, here's what I do...

I first unlock the picture, then I stretch the canvas size - in my case, I use 105 and 108 percent.

I then use the magic wand to highlight the stretched canvas (just the area between the pic and the new edge), isolate the picture (ctrl-i), separate the background (ctrl-j) and paint the background white, which is the background color in my palet, and use ctrl-backspace to paint it all at once.

From there, i drop shadow and bezel the photo.

Now - for your specific question - I drop the curves on the entire picture to make it darker...which hits both the background and the photo itself. Then, I use the very wide paint brush on black to lighten an oval in the picture/background to give it that affect.

To me, it makes it look like a light is hitting the entire photo. Hope you like it

IPT · 12/08/2015, 01:38 AM

Joey those night shots rock. What camera is that? HDR? The sharpness, color and overall exposure are top notch.

rickztahone · 12/08/2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SVTour

So - I run these through CS6...once I get all my edits and watermark, here's what I do...

I first unlock the picture, then I stretch the canvas size - in my case, I use 105 and 108 percent.

I then use the magic wand to highlight the stretched canvas (just the area between the pic and the new edge), isolate the picture (ctrl-i), separate the background (ctrl-j) and paint the background white, which is the background color in my palet, and use ctrl-backspace to paint it all at once.

From there, i drop shadow and bezel the photo.

Now - for your specific question - I drop the curves on the entire picture to make it darker...which hits both the background and the photo itself. Then, I use the very wide paint brush on black to lighten an oval in the picture/background to give it that affect.

To me, it makes it look like a light is hitting the entire photo. Hope you like it

Thanks for the explanation. I used to do something similar with my borders but after a while I got tired of doing it. So, I tried applying it as a rule through CS6 scripts I believe. It works so long as you keep the original aspect ratio, or you can account for it in specific profiles. Either way, after a while, I just stopped creating borders for one reason or another.

Eye in the Sky by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr
Notice how large the white border is. I wouldn't do that now, it just distracts so much from this particular picture. If I could do it again I would slim down the border and keep everything else the same.

SVTour · 12/08/2015, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by IPT

Joey those night shots rock. What camera is that? HDR? The sharpness, color and overall exposure are top notch.

Thanks - I have 2 camera's that I use...one's a Nikon D90, the other is a Nikon D7100. I know...essentially they are the same camera, but it makes it easier for taking multiple lenses with me. Also, my daughter's been going a bit, so she's been using the new one.

While I've done it plenty in the past, neither of these are HDR...just long exposure. I appreciate the comments

SVTour · 12/08/2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rickztahone

Thanks for the explanation. I used to do something similar with my borders but after a while I got tired of doing it. So, I tried applying it as a rule through CS6 scripts I believe. It works so long as you keep the original aspect ratio, or you can account for it in specific profiles. Either way, after a while, I just stopped creating borders for one reason or another.

No problem.

I tossed mine in a script - but not all aspects of it works through it...some of it I still need to do manually. I'll roll with this for a while, but will probably change to something else once I get bored with it (much like my watermark).

kalgra · 01/05/2016, 02:53 PM

Lots of great shots here! I thought I might start contributing as well.

kalgra · 01/09/2016, 06:31 PM

kalgra · 01/11/2016, 12:02 PM

Made my first attempt at astro last night around 9:00PM Eldorado Canyon Colorado.

JamesHolt · 01/11/2016, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kalgra

Made my first attempt at astro last night around 9:00PM Eldorado Canyon Colorado.

Wow,, nice view

Misled · 01/11/2016, 05:56 PM

You did very well!!!

kalgra · 01/12/2016, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesHolt

Wow,, nice view

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Originally Posted by Misled

You did very well!!!

Thanks good to see this thread is still alive. Heres to keeping this thread going.

Pwnm30rdi3 · 01/14/2016, 05:11 PM

It was a big day! I popped the question and she said Yes!

Day 14: Proposal by gupouk, on Flickr

kalgra · 01/14/2016, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pwnm30rdi3

It was a big day! I popped the question and she said Yes!

Day 14: Proposal by gupouk, on Flickr

Nice! congrats, thats a good looking ring!

Pwnm30rdi3 · 01/17/2016, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kalgra

Nice! congrats, thats a good looking ring!

Thanks! It took quite some time to find, but she loves it!

Pwnm30rdi3 · 01/22/2016, 11:08 PM

Did some juicing today!

Day 22: Progress in the Name of by gupouk, on Flickr

11/21/2015, 08:40 AM	#202
SVTour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,115	Light Up Night was last night here in Da'Burgh. My daughter and I headed dawntawn N@ to take some pictures of the festivities. __________________ If you ever drop your keys into molten lava, let 'em go...cause man, they're gone. Current Tank Info: 220gal RR in wall w/ 90gal sump/fuge, 39 gallon QT, 2 X 45 gallon salt mixing station, Full LED lighting, RKE w/APC Tunze and MLC

11/23/2015, 06:19 PM	#203
SVTour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,115	Post another - just for fun. __________________ If you ever drop your keys into molten lava, let 'em go...cause man, they're gone. Current Tank Info: 220gal RR in wall w/ 90gal sump/fuge, 39 gallon QT, 2 X 45 gallon salt mixing station, Full LED lighting, RKE w/APC Tunze and MLC

12/06/2015, 11:30 AM	#209
SVTour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,115	Took a shot of my puppy this morning...what a pain just getting her to sit and stay __________________ If you ever drop your keys into molten lava, let 'em go...cause man, they're gone. Current Tank Info: 220gal RR in wall w/ 90gal sump/fuge, 39 gallon QT, 2 X 45 gallon salt mixing station, Full LED lighting, RKE w/APC Tunze and MLC

01/05/2016, 02:53 PM	#216
kalgra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Westminster Posts: 410	Lots of great shots here! I thought I might start contributing as well. Last edited by Misled; 10/30/2017 at 09:42 PM.

01/09/2016, 06:31 PM	#217
kalgra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Westminster Posts: 410	Last edited by Misled; 10/30/2017 at 09:42 PM.

11/30/2015, 04:08 PM	#204
rickztahone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Pacoima (SFV) Posts: 1,481	Took this shot yesterday while doing a photoshoot: It is a 3 image stack composite. Nothing manipulated, simply stacked.

12/02/2015, 08:53 PM	#206
rickztahone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Pacoima (SFV) Posts: 1,481	That is quite the sun burst!

12/08/2015, 01:38 AM	#212
IPT Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 3,197	Joey those night shots rock. What camera is that? HDR? The sharpness, color and overall exposure are top notch.

01/11/2016, 12:02 PM	#218
kalgra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Westminster Posts: 410	Made my first attempt at astro last night around 9:00PM Eldorado Canyon Colorado. Last edited by Misled; 10/30/2017 at 09:43 PM.

01/11/2016, 05:56 PM	#220
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	You did very well!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/14/2016, 05:11 PM	#222
Pwnm30rdi3 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 57	It was a big day! I popped the question and she said Yes! Day 14: Proposal by gupouk, on Flickr

01/22/2016, 11:08 PM	#225
Pwnm30rdi3 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 57	Did some juicing today! Day 22: Progress in the Name of by gupouk, on Flickr