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Woah

Distorted, that is awesome. How did you take that? Few shots stitched together?

Few more of mine,

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Reply #475 Posted: March 14, 2010, 01:33:38 pm
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Nice work Swindy, unfortunately yours is a bit overshadowed by Distorted's though, fantastic photo Distorted! I must say that is one of if not the best photo of the thread, care to upload a bigger version of it?

Reply #476 Posted: March 14, 2010, 05:17:52 pm

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Here you go guys
I took this with a Canon 500d with an 18-55 lens as a series of portrait shots and then stitched together. I was in a rush as I was on a field trip at the time and the bus was about to leave. This is actually a crop from a larger photo, however I decided I didn't like the foreground and liked the stillness & reflection of the harbour. The foreground of the photo unfortunately distracted from the harbour, so away it went :)
I will probably add it to my site later on tonight, just wanted to share it with you guys first.

The stitching program I use is called PTGui. So bloody simple to use and does an excellent job at stitching. When I actually can afford to buy my own gear (Currently I beg/steal/borrow or resort to my cellphone nokia n93i) I will try and get my mits on a wide-angle for such photography.
There's a couple more shots I am itching to grab around banks peninsula:
I want to do a pano of a Southerly storm rolling in towards chch from birdlings flat, a pano spanning from the peninsula, down the beach to the raging grey/black clouds of the approaching storm. The only tricky bits is going to be the waves, that's where a wide-angle lens would be much better than stitching multiple shots.
The other shot, I was inspired coming back from French Fest in Akaroa last year, as I rounded a corner coming along Lake Ellesmere, there was an amazing blue/purple/pink/orange sunset which was reflected amazingly in the stillness of the Lake, and all of the surrounding landscape was a black silhouette. Sadly I didn't have a camera on me, I was so angry.

I'll probably go back to Lake Pearson (on the way to arthur's pass) during the winter as well to capture the snow capped mountain reflecting on the still lake. I think I need to find a better vantage point than I used last time though.

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next time you do a Porthills shoot, yell out, will try catch up with you there round bellbird or something. 1 of my fave places to go for an arvo of photography. Is some truly stunning places, Tumbledown on BP is def up there with my idyllic places to go to on a beautiful day.

PS great to read you do your pano in portrait!

Reply #478 Posted: March 14, 2010, 06:15:30 pm
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I'll be sure to let you know the next time I go up, but the times I decide to go can be pretty spontaneous, and it depends if I can get a camera or not. I really need to get a tripod too! I'm certainly keen to catchup and trade ideas and work on a shoot together :)

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Quote from: Distorted;1084300
I'll be sure to let you know the next time I go up, but the times I decide to go can be pretty spontaneous, and it depends if I can get a camera or not. I really need to get a tripod too! I'm certainly keen to catchup and trade ideas and work on a shoot together :)

Oh oh pick me pick me ;) And if the one you took of me taking photos at the Wedding yesterday surface in public.. I KEEIIIL YOU :D

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Oh oh pick me pick me ;) And if the one you took of me taking photos at the Wedding yesterday surface in public.. I KEEIIIL YOU :D

Now the real photographer finally comes out to play lol

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http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t12/swind1e/24094_1341892862343_1081835473_3102.jpg
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Reply #482 Posted: March 15, 2010, 12:06:53 am
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http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t12/swind1e/Photography/walkabout271800x600.jpg
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Reply #483 Posted: March 15, 2010, 12:26:13 am
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The footpath this morning.

Reply #484 Posted: March 15, 2010, 06:24:44 am
Mmmm... Blueberry Muffins *drools*

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Played around with LEDs and 15 sec exposures last night, was a bit hard for a cripple, and I couldn't find my remote so I had to push the shutter then hobble in front to try and do it.

Light works well for testing, will go ahead and make the straight light now. Was alot of fun, thou the wife looked at me from the house and I'm sure she thought I was a few screws loose!

Reply #486 Posted: March 15, 2010, 10:54:34 am
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I love it Growler. Hahaha.

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That is freekin sweet. Nice bro.

Reply #488 Posted: March 15, 2010, 10:59:42 am
Mmmm... Blueberry Muffins *drools*

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That is some awesome stuff man!

Reply #489 Posted: March 15, 2010, 11:02:46 am

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Yeah that looks awesome!

A mates flatmate was telling me how to do this, goes over my head atm though...

:(

Reply #490 Posted: March 15, 2010, 06:44:19 pm
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Man, I still reckon Nikkon pwns canon in the metering front. The lighting always seems more flattering/soft/balanced.

Reply #491 Posted: March 15, 2010, 07:35:08 pm

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Some of the images I took earlier this evening, my attempt at the HDR process.
Wasn't so much about what I was shooting, more the trying out of the process.

Thoughts?

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5061/tracks1v.jpg
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Reply #492 Posted: March 15, 2010, 10:18:06 pm

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Love the second to lasst one. Awesome

Reply #493 Posted: March 15, 2010, 11:01:09 pm
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yep, good stuff there prolax, i love subtle HDR.

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AAAHHH noes!! A Westie!

Reply #495 Posted: March 16, 2010, 12:05:12 am

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rofl

Reply #496 Posted: March 16, 2010, 12:28:58 am

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zomg you live in new lynn?
dont you know its dangerous to stand on the train tracks sheeesshh

also 2nd to last is niiice

Reply #497 Posted: March 16, 2010, 11:18:57 am

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zomg you live in new lynn?
dont you know its dangerous to stand on the train tracks sheeesshh

also 2nd to last is niiice

blockhouse bay actually. Trains now go under that track so dw, I was safe ^.^

@growler - 3 exposures

Reply #498 Posted: March 16, 2010, 03:25:53 pm

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I was with prolax last night at New Lynn, first time HDR attempt. Realised afterwards I was shooting on a massively high ISO :( gonna try it again soon


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