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4g64FTL · 05-24-2008, 11:06 PM

I was at OCMD today and saw a surfer and grabbed my D40x with 55-200 lens at f/12. This photo was not edited at all except for my name and border it came out really good I think.

CarbonIS · 05-24-2008, 11:08 PM

pretty awesome....except it's not level

Haha i do the same thing everytime i grab laura's camera at the beach and try to take pics....
the horizon kills my attempts at taking level photos

TurboV · 05-25-2008, 12:16 AM

you can straighten the horizon in photoshop... i have to do it in a TON of my pictures because for some reason i just hold the camera at a slight angle... i think it might be the weight.

awesome colors... and hell, i didn't even notice the horizon was not straight until i read carbonis' comment

BeautifullyBlued · 05-25-2008, 08:16 AM

It looks pretty damn level to me.
Nice job.

4g64FTL · 05-25-2008, 08:56 AM

Yeah it came out pretty good its a little uneven but I was in the water when I took it so I was trying not to get the camera wet lol

CHAOS · 05-25-2008, 09:05 AM

very cool shot matt!

sisforsurfing · 05-25-2008, 11:02 AM

Oh no, it really is memorial day weekend at the jersey shore, isn't it? Hooray.

i like rice · 05-25-2008, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeautifullyBlued

It looks pretty damn level to me.
Nice job.

Yeah, it's pretty close so most won't notice. Counter clockwise rotation by 0.2 degree would fix it.

I'd warm the white balance slightly to correct the blueish tint on the surfer.

4g64FTL · 05-25-2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i like rice

Yeah, it's pretty close so most won't notice. Counter clockwise rotation by 0.2 degree would fix it.

I'd warm the white balance slightly to correct the blueish tint on the surfer.

Yeah its only the unedited photo I have yet to take it into Lightroom yet looks alot better since you helped clean my camera (thanks again)

Erik · 05-25-2008, 05:29 PM

i like it man, looks pretty damn good for a raw shot. I just played with a d40 this weekend. i got some shots of BMXers in Lansdale/hatfield area. love the camera.

turbotim · 05-27-2008, 08:05 AM

Very nice shot. Jersey Shore traffic FTL.

MotorED · 05-27-2008, 11:05 AM

OCMD is gorgeous.....i love it there.

raceMpower95 · 05-27-2008, 02:25 PM

Not bad. My only gripe is the centered composition. I think it would have been a lot more powerful had you gotten lower and framed him in the bottom left with more open area to the top and right.

EDIT:

I chopped up your shot a bit, moved some stuff around, and made a few tweaks like minor curves and color balance. This is more of what I was talking about. Keep in mind it was a 5-minute chop job, so I didn't clean it up or anything.

05-24-2008, 11:06 PM	#1
4g64FTL Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: York, PA Member #6016 My Ride: 2005 STI iTrader: (2)	Awesome shot I got today I was at OCMD today and saw a surfer and grabbed my D40x with 55-200 lens at f/12. This photo was not edited at all except for my name and border it came out really good I think.

05-25-2008, 12:16 AM	#3
TurboV Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NJ Member #7584 My Ride: 02 Spec V, 94 Supra TT iTrader: (0)	you can straighten the horizon in photoshop... i have to do it in a TON of my pictures because for some reason i just hold the camera at a slight angle... i think it might be the weight. awesome colors... and hell, i didn't even notice the horizon was not straight until i read carbonis' comment __________________ A few Sentras, couple of Nikons, and a Supra on top. Last edited by TurboV; 05-26-2008 at 01:47 AM.

05-25-2008, 11:02 AM	#7
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Oh no, it really is memorial day weekend at the jersey shore, isn't it? Hooray. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

05-25-2008, 05:29 PM	#10
Erik Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glenside, PA Member #1962 My Ride: 2001 Audi A6 2.7 Twin Turbo iTrader: (4)	i like it man, looks pretty damn good for a raw shot. I just played with a d40 this weekend. i got some shots of BMXers in Lansdale/hatfield area. love the camera. __________________ --Eric '96 Mazda Miata \| FM V-Maxx Coilovers \| Jackson Racing Exhaust/Intake GONE To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 01' Audi A6 2.7 Twin Turbo \| Daily \| NoMods

05-27-2008, 02:25 PM	#13
raceMpower95 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2006 Location: Levittown Member #1915 My Ride: 1993 BMW 328is iTrader: (0)	Not bad. My only gripe is the centered composition. I think it would have been a lot more powerful had you gotten lower and framed him in the bottom left with more open area to the top and right. EDIT: I chopped up your shot a bit, moved some stuff around, and made a few tweaks like minor curves and color balance. This is more of what I was talking about. Keep in mind it was a 5-minute chop job, so I didn't clean it up or anything. Last edited by raceMpower95; 05-27-2008 at 02:35 PM.

05-25-2008, 08:16 AM	#4
BeautifullyBlued Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Feasterville, PA Member #7756 My Ride: 2006 Subaru Forester & 2001 Saturn SC1 iTrader: (0)	It looks pretty damn level to me. Nice job.

05-25-2008, 08:56 AM	#5
4g64FTL Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: York, PA Member #6016 My Ride: 2005 STI iTrader: (2)	Yeah it came out pretty good its a little uneven but I was in the water when I took it so I was trying not to get the camera wet lol

05-25-2008, 09:05 AM	#6
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	very cool shot matt!

05-27-2008, 08:05 AM	#11
turbotim Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ewing, NJ Member #7824 My Ride: 1992 Miata TT iTrader: (0)	Very nice shot. Jersey Shore traffic FTL.

05-27-2008, 11:05 AM	#12
MotorED Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2006 Member #2460 My Ride: 2007 VW Rabbit iTrader: (0)	OCMD is gorgeous.....i love it there.

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