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vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 11:28 AM

Let me know what you think.

D3 w/35-70 f/2.8
ISO 100
f/22
81.0 seconds
ND110
CP

The Captain · 04-02-2009, 11:35 AM

Very Cool.

4g64FTL · 04-02-2009, 12:15 PM

Thats in Jersey right?.............

Very cool photo

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 12:16 PM

haha, a little further than Jersey. That's Niagara Falls.

**TROLL** · 04-02-2009, 12:35 PM

The photo doesn't pop to me, to be honest. Cool subject but its just not reaching out and grabbing me.
I think an update on your signature would help the look of your photos as well.

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

The photo doesn't pop to me, to be honest. Cool subject but its just not reaching out and grabbing me.
I think an update on your signature would help the look of your photos as well.

yea, for some reason when I uploaded it, it lost it's saturation and vibrance. I'm going to push them beyond what I normally would and upload it again to see what it does.

Erik · 04-02-2009, 01:00 PM

I think if you shot that mid summer or later this spring, it would look much better. Since everything is still dead nature wise, its makes it look pretty much like a vast open field. I love how the water looks though. Ive always wanted to shoot something like that.

SoStock92 · 04-02-2009, 01:03 PM

Shooting raw? Under the PS3 raw jobbie, hit "auto" under exposure and saturation etc. I am constantly impressed by what the auto function does. If it makes it too bright, pull it back.

But it def needs contrast and vibrance bumped.

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoStock92

Shooting raw? Under the PS3 raw jobbie, hit "auto" under exposure and saturation etc. I am constantly impressed by what the auto function does. If it makes it too bright, pull it back.

But it def needs contrast and vibrance bumped.

It lost a lot of vibrance because I had an ND filter on the lens. They tend to take things and make them very drab.

SoStock92 · 04-02-2009, 01:27 PM

An ND filter is really only supposed effectively stop your lens down.

Get a good ND filter

I've got a few -3 and -1 ones, some are $20 and some are $150. The differences are remarkable.

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoStock92

An ND filter is really only supposed effectively stop your lens down.

Get a good ND filter

I've got a few -3 and -1 ones, some are $20 and some are $150. The differences are remarkable.

It's a B+W ND110. It knocks exposure down by 10 stops.

djb5118 · 04-02-2009, 01:58 PM

i agree with what has been said. the photo has no "pop". I'm also not too crazy about the crop for some reason. The land in the bottom left of the frame isn't so great imo. or maybe its just the colors killing it for me

sisforsurfing · 04-02-2009, 02:18 PM

Niagara Falls is awesome. Nice composition, i like the land in front for some perspective.

Hope you don't mind CC...Do you have one at a shorter shutter speed? Maybe 10 seconds? I feel like you would get lots of the same effect without the lack of contrast, and stopping down to f22 probably wasn't totally necessary at that distance.

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sisforsurfing

Niagara Falls is awesome. Nice composition, i like the land in front for some perspective.

Hope you don't mind CC...Do you have one at a shorter shutter speed? Maybe 10 seconds? I feel like you would get lots of the same effect without the lack of contrast, and stopping down to f22 probably wasn't totally necessary at that distance.

I don't mind the CC at all. I have one at 1/100th just to compare the difference in water volatility. I stopped it down as far as the lens would allow because I wanted to get the smoothest water possible. Needless to say, I've been cleaning up spots from the lens like crazy. There were something like 60 spots in the photo.

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 02:38 PM

sRGB

Adobe RGB

ProPhoto RGB

Same photo, just cropped, brightened, and saturated the blues and cyans a little.

namdoogwerdna · 04-02-2009, 03:44 PM

i feel like the horizon isnt straight

vwcorradokid · 04-02-2009, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by namdoogwerdna

i feel like the horizon isnt straight

The horizon is straight, you aren't straight.

lol

sisforsurfing · 04-02-2009, 04:03 PM

I kind of like the brightened blues, and you can make out the sun rays in the background which is pretty cool.

djb5118 · 04-02-2009, 05:14 PM

i liked the cropped one much more than the original

namdoogwerdna · 04-02-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwcorradokid

The horizon is straight, you aren't straight.

lol

its possible haha i havent slept in a while so im all disoriented

04-02-2009, 11:28 AM	#1
vwcorradokid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in a house Member #177 My Ride: '11 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson, '93 Supra iTrader: (0)	Took a little trip... Let me know what you think. D3 w/35-70 f/2.8 ISO 100 f/22 81.0 seconds ND110 CP __________________ Built by Import Intelligence Tuned by Tuning Concepts

04-02-2009, 11:35 AM	#2
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04-02-2009, 12:16 PM	#4
vwcorradokid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in a house Member #177 My Ride: '11 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson, '93 Supra iTrader: (0)	haha, a little further than Jersey. That's Niagara Falls. __________________ Built by Import Intelligence Tuned by Tuning Concepts

04-02-2009, 01:00 PM	#7
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 think if you shot that mid summer or later this spring, it would look much better. Since everything is still dead nature wise, its makes it look pretty much like a vast open field. I love how the water looks though. Ive always wanted to shoot something like that. __________________ --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

04-02-2009, 01:58 PM	#12
djb5118 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Member #5884 My Ride: SC300 iTrader: (0)	i agree with what has been said. the photo has no "pop". I'm also not too crazy about the crop for some reason. The land in the bottom left of the frame isn't so great imo. or maybe its just the colors killing it for me __________________ Live with Passion.

04-02-2009, 12:15 PM	#3
4g64FTL Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: York, PA Member #6016 My Ride: 2005 STI iTrader: (2)	Thats in Jersey right?............. Very cool photo

04-02-2009, 01:03 PM	#8
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Shooting raw? Under the PS3 raw jobbie, hit "auto" under exposure and saturation etc. I am constantly impressed by what the auto function does. If it makes it too bright, pull it back. But it def needs contrast and vibrance bumped.

04-02-2009, 01:27 PM	#10
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	An ND filter is really only supposed effectively stop your lens down. Get a good ND filter I've got a few -3 and -1 ones, some are $20 and some are $150. The differences are remarkable.

04-02-2009, 02:18 PM	#13
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Niagara Falls is awesome. Nice composition, i like the land in front for some perspective. Hope you don't mind CC...Do you have one at a shorter shutter speed? Maybe 10 seconds? I feel like you would get lots of the same effect without the lack of contrast, and stopping down to f22 probably wasn't totally necessary at that distance. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

04-02-2009, 02:38 PM	#15
vwcorradokid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in a house Member #177 My Ride: '11 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson, '93 Supra iTrader: (0)	sRGB Adobe RGB ProPhoto RGB Same photo, just cropped, brightened, and saturated the blues and cyans a little. __________________ Built by Import Intelligence Tuned by Tuning Concepts

04-02-2009, 04:03 PM	#18
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	I kind of like the brightened blues, and you can make out the sun rays in the background which is pretty cool. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

04-02-2009, 05:14 PM	#19
djb5118 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Member #5884 My Ride: SC300 iTrader: (0)	i liked the cropped one much more than the original __________________ Live with Passion.

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