Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, A good slide show, almost like I was on the bank watching the spectacle go by. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/7/06, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > > By now, many major cities in North America and Europe have their annual > gay pride events, but the one held in Amsterdam the first weekend of > August ranks among the biggest and best in the world. One of the unique > features is that the floats of the parade actually float, since they are > on boats floating down the city's canals. This past Saturday the weather > was gorgeous, not too hot but sunny and warm, the beer was cold and > cheap, and we went to see the parade with our friends Felix and Stefan. > We also had an excellent vantage point, since Stefan (also a keen > photographer) and I squatted on a seemingly abandoned boat, so we had > the view from water level. > > I took somewhere between 300 and 350 pictures, which I whittled down to > 217 by eliminating the obvious mistakes such as focusing errors and the > like. Editing from there was really hard (the saying about the > photographer being his own worst editor probably applies here), and I > ended up with the 54 images I show here. I also tried something > different regarding processing. Usually I adjust each image > individually, but this time I decided to use the automation of the > various tools to get the gallery on the web quickly. So I converted the > selected images using the automatic settings in Photoshop Element's RAW > converter, then applied the sharpening filter to the images in bulk, and > finally converted the lot to JPEG in one go using Photo Mechanic. So > every image is uncropped, and the color balance, levels etc. is whatever > my Powerbook thought it should be. The results are here: > http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/1749820 > > WARNING: due to the nature of this event (and the good weather), there > is a fair amount of exposed flesh and other lewdness in this set of > images. Do not open if you are easily offended or if your boss is > looking over your shoulder ;-) > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >