|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/27/2005 4:41:57 AM
very good positioning of the trees to create this sweeping composition .. very nice work - keep it up for 2006.
|
| Photo By: Hugo de Wolf
(K:185110)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/19/2005 11:38:12 AM
Welcome back Hugo,
Due to the fact that I am still getting used to this technique I shoot approx every 30 degrees. So I have about 12-14 images to gather all the detail for the stich. Its too much though and I think that half would be enough but still while you are there its no harm to get it. The most important aspect is to record the film plane as verticle as possible. Any deviation from this makes for hard work when stiching. The first shot above was taken to the left of the creek but compositionally it worked better in post production to centre this feature. I like the above image but the mountain on the left is slightly distorted. Hopefully I'll get thehang of it soon.
Rgds,
Shane
|
| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
(K:3054)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/17/2005 2:34:31 PM
Stunning
7
...............................................
|
| Photo By: Don Loseke
(K:32503)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/11/2005 9:15:15 PM
In future you should take a straight forward shot of the subject before you apply the many levels you do to get to the above end product. This way I feel that people will truly appreciate the effort and attention to detail you apply to get to results. Great work - keep it up.
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/11/2005 1:10:22 PM
nice angle and especially like the backlit birch tree.
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/11/2005 11:35:35 AM
Hi Barry - it was in fact Carsten who suggested the software (PTGui) and it works a treat. When shooting you just have to lock the exposure and the WB and try to keep the film plane as close to 90 degrees verticle as possible. I am having a few teething problems though, for one my PC crashes if I try to stich more than 6 images together. If I can get this problem solved then I'll try to take this technique up a gear.
|
| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
(K:3054)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/10/2005 8:11:43 PM
good for you Mervo .. a nice entry level product, it'll be 5x4 next!
|
| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
(K:3054)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/6/2005 10:06:49 PM
very impressive technique - I have tried PT Gui on your advice and I like it a lot. I want to get the full version but site is having technical trouble meaning I cant get a registration code. Hopefully I will have it soon .. have you ever tried Panotools?
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
12/6/2005 7:19:57 PM
smashing interplay of light and shadow here Keith .. I didnt post anything yet because the panorama software order section is currently down. I have a half day tommorow from work so hopefully I'll have it up and going then ...
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/30/2005 9:15:53 PM
I like the centre part the best - with slight saturation too
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/30/2005 9:09:51 PM
well explained - reflected in the tonal range of the exposure
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/30/2005 5:47:56 PM
NO MORE EXCUSES - GET A NEW CAMERA!
|
| Photo By: Larry O'Neill
(K:1285)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/27/2005 4:14:37 PM
cracking image Don - well Don
|
| Photo By: Don Loseke
(K:32503)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/26/2005 8:47:40 PM
about time you got an award! .. well done, first of many
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/26/2005 8:28:10 PM
all the elements came together perfectly for this one .. great shape on the bee too ..
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/26/2005 8:27:26 PM
well done .. nice cloud definition
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/26/2005 6:29:06 PM
Le Bogey Maximus! .. I have been trying to email you but they keep getting rejected! .. do you have another email address?
|
| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
(K:3054)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/26/2005 6:26:33 PM
Hi Barry and thanks for letting me know. This is in fact the entry that I sent in for the final Macro round. I wasn't going to bother entering but then I did a U turn and shot it on Monday evening - I had to scramble to get it over to London in time. The problem this time around was the print came out crap - I did it in a local lab which is normally great but this time was disappointing. Anyway we'll see how it goes. As for the judging, well, from my point of view I will admit to pretty impartial when critiqing other work. If I see a good shot I will give it the praise and recognition it deserves. The problem is I felt the judging for this competition was peculiar - Paul Whiting is a good photographer but hes not as good as the size of his lead suggests. In fact I think that Grover in second place is better. It was an enjoyable contest none the less - the Texture round win made it financially viable too (just about!) I might give it a lash again next year but I did promise myself to try and step away from the amateur side of photgraphy and start concentrating on it as a serious career. That is until I see the overview of rounds for 2006!!
Any luck yourself this time round?
|
| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
(K:3054)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/25/2005 6:34:59 PM
you definatley need a new camera .. definatley!
|
| Photo By: Larry O'Neill
(K:1285)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/23/2005 7:54:38 PM
Like I say, I'm fairly new to this. PT is cheaper. I'll get to grips with this first and see how I progress from there. Realviz has a new free trial out. If you use it let me know what you think.
Best Rgds,
Shane
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/23/2005 5:08:27 PM
ever tried Realviz? how does compare in your opinion?
|
| Photo By: Carsten Ranke
(K:14476)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/22/2005 6:52:40 PM
great example of this type of shot
|
| Photo By: Rodney Steele
(K:1841)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/22/2005 6:49:38 PM
Well .. you are really digging deep aren't you! .. you've divided up the image nicely here, the colour is the icing
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 10:46:54 PM
just a tad! .. I set up the water to splash in one direction .. I approached from the opposite side, flash was mounted off camera on a portable tripod
|
| Photo By: Shane O'Neill
(K:3054)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 10:35:50 PM
great documentry feel to this. It is the faces around that make it.
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 6:59:20 PM
excellent sharp image. Perfectly framed.
|
| Photo By: Mihai Ragea
(K:762)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 6:21:04 PM
flipped 180 aswell .. this is quite original. Love the blue toning too.
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 6:19:14 PM
perfect potrait, one of the best I've seen
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 6:17:36 PM
this is great .. excellent toning, like teh way teh light is falling on the water .. and very impressive focusing.
|
| Photo By: Keith Fitzgerald
(K:1117)
|
|
|
Critique By:
Shane O'Neill (K:3054)
11/21/2005 6:16:04 PM
thsi is the business .. pity nobody gets it
|
| Photo By: Larry O'Neill
(K:1285)
|
|
