[Leica] Firkin week two

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

Thanks Chandos: this is a scene I've done much better in the past, when 
the light was good. The sky had nothing really to it that day, but I 
suppose PS could change all that ;-)

On 10/01/2005, at 8:58 AM, Chandos Michael Brown wrote:

> Alastair,
>
> I think that your self-criticism is pretty on the mark.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W2alt1
>
> Is to my mind the most successful.  Perhaps move in a bit closer (to
> lose the piling on the right edge of the frame and the retaining wall 
> in
> the foreground) and a little exposure compensation to saturate the
> colors.  Then some contrast tweaking in Photoshop.  The sky's not 
> giving
> you much to work with, but perhaps this is worth a return visit when 
> the
> light's better?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Chandos
>
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> Alastair
> Firkin
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> Subject: [Leica] Firkin week two
>
> This two down and a lot to go. The LUG print exchange said; "summer".
> Well there has not really been much of a summer this year. I was
> relying on my days at the beach and weekends in the bush, but Cliches
> are just that. I started gearing up for the "summer" project with a
> shot of a cricket match played on a community oval in Ballarat. What
> could be more "summer".
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W2alt2
>
> Too far away, too little impact, no inspiration, so off to the beach.
> Children playing in the sand:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W2alt5
>
> Playing 'stick' on the beach:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W2alt3
>
> Ok, I need to think. Summer hot dry, there has been a drought in
> Australia and the lake is very low. Boatsheds on the lake sans water.
> Now there is a good summer shot. Caught up in the dogs leads and trying
> to get a good angle, it almost works, but somehow it still looks like
> mess, and in none of the shots did I quite get the feeling of dry hot
> summers days: the light was not right, and when it stinks, so do your
> images ;-)
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W2alt1
>
> On the way home I tried taking some kangaroo paw: well its a PAW after
> all.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W2alt4
>
> Still felt like rubbish, so off to the bush and the great River Red
> gum: I have a lot of trouble with the Australian bush. Its not "pretty"
> in fact its pretty messy, so finding a clean dramatic image is always
> difficult (for me). I am beginning to learn some tricks, but although I
> put this up as this weeks PAW, I was still not happy to submit it as a
> "summer" LUG print for exchange.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/Week2
>
> Comments would be delightful ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
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