Recent content by Lopseychops

I switched to Mac a little over a year ago and found iphoto a huge pain in the backside when it came to workflow/organisation etc. Didn't get on with Aperture either. I felt it didn't have the levels of control over an image like the controls offered by PS/PSE/Lightroom etc etc. It was too basic...

Thanks all for taking the time to reply. Special thanks to Mike for your very informative piece. I think I will trial your workflow seeing as it closely mirrors mine. Cheers.

The instruction book? :shrug: Sorry, couldn't resist it. 39 years old going on 9.

Mods: please feel free to move this thread to post-processing. I was told some time ago that the best way to ensure good, crisp, sharp images to display on the web was as follows: 1. Open the image in Elements/PS. 2. Resize the image to 3 times the width that you will post it on the website...

Just out of interest, Which one was it that you were after? The b & w or the colour image?

This one...

Not a bad read at all Joe. Good Seychelles set though.

Now that is an extremely powerful & moving image.

Got all that. Thanks guys. I think it was mainly a case of operator error though. I tried again last night shooting at f11 and posted the results on the Landscape forum earlier. A whole lot sharper compared to the previous effort, albeit without the lovely red sunset.

Yes, solid, albeit a little uneven. I'll try for a level-ish spot tonight.

Thanks Richard. Great info. Much appreciated. I have a pretty sturdy Manfrotto tripod and there was not an ounce of wind in the air last night. Unusual for Dartmoor! User error on the settings side of life by the look of things.

Thanks for the informative reply Ricky. I have looked at DoF tables before but just paid them lip service, but I will give them the upmost attention from now on if it means getting a good sharp image.

Thanks all for the advice. Will try again tonight weather permitting with a range of settings as recommended by your good selves!

I used a handheld multiple LED torch. Don't get me wrong, I quite like the image overall but I would have liked it a little more pin sharp. It looks ok as a small image, but soon as you view it on a decent monitor you can see the many imperfections.

I tried light painting for the first time tonight at a landscape level, after reading a magazine article, and wasn't too happy with the results. I ended up with quite a blurry/out of focus shot. Settings used: Canon 5D MkII, 17-40 f4L, focal length 24mm, ISO 100, 95 secs at f5.6, focussed...