A Picture a day (My 365) . . . Made it to the End!

Thanks Chris, not how I had initially intended to process, funny they never start out that way ;)
 
8th June: Blue Monday

Applied curves adjustment on individual RGB channels to create the blue cast. Had a normal horizontal shot, or this one, my wife preferred this one (so do I now), well it's a bit different :)

558147904_9pjCS-L-1.jpg
 
I did use the horizontal shot at first, but this angle makes it a little more abstract, think it's probably a marmite shot.
 
LOve that Giraffe shot, shapr and colourful.
The canteloupe melon image is ususual and extremely effective 10/10.
I like the last image too.
 
I'm not keen on the angle in today's picture but I love the processing :thumbs:
 
Thanks Kay, maybe I will change my mind back again and use the more conventional shot :)
 
Last edited:
8th June: Blue Monday

Applied curves adjustment on individual RGB channels to create the blue cast.

Well changed my mind twice today, now gone back to my original shot :nuts:

558421098_oJu2j-L.jpg
 
Yay, I'm finally back playing catchup!
Zebra shot is stunning mate. Might be off to the Safari Park tomorrow, might have to try that myself!
 
9th June: Disease & Decay
5 different exposures taken (-2, -1, 0, 1 , 2), then processed HDR processed in Photomatix with final 'Post-apocalyptic' style desaturation applied in Photoshop, whilst retaining slight redness in the sign.

559093555_F94qi-L-1.jpg
 
Wow. Just been through your entire 365 in one go. The sharpness you get on your shots is awesome, as are your compositional skills. Really inspiring stuff.

:clap::clap::clap:
 
Thanks chaps

I don't mind the power lines to be honest. Looks like a really interesting place to explore, the barn behind the sign is complete derelict, I may report to the farm (as the sign says) to see about having a look around ;)
 
Yeah, don't go alone ;)

I've just found an old army barracks that *I think* has some sort of public access, I will be going to check it tomorrow.
 
10th June: Red Bull Solarisation
Wanted to try the solarisation technique on a simple subject, so had this idea last night to use a can of Red Bull (seeing as it is very metallic looking). Shot is my wife holding a can of red bull against overcast sky. Photoshop used to apply solarisation effect to the image (curves adjustment, B&W conversion, noise, gaussian blur), enhanced further by addition of cross-processing and levels adjustments and finally adding a large light vignette (to detach the arm from the edge of the frame), hmmm, seems like a lot of processing for a simple effect.

560081952_2x84X-XL.jpg
 
Thanks JD

The solarisation steps were in a recent photo mag (Digital Camera - July), although I've made lots more further changes to make it even more extreme
 
Last edited:
11th June: Sound II sculpture in the Crypt, Winchester Cathedral

Went to Winchester Cathedral this morning to take some shots. Really happy how some have come out with subtle HDR processing. Discovered a fantastic filter for Photoshop called Noiseware. One thing that bugs me about HDR processing is it can mean parts of the processed images show significant noise. Some of the stained glass window shots in particular, displayed a large amount of noise from HDR manipulation. Using Noiseware (and it's out of the box default settings), just smooths things out, just like magic. So impressed with the demo I purchased Noiseware Pro :)

Further shots posted in the general section here (really pleased with some of these :) )

561105960_iwYCm-L.jpg
 
Last edited:
Beautiful Julian. :clap:

I've seen this place somewhere before, can't place it. Does in here flood during winter months? I remember a picture just like this with water around the statues feet.
 
Thanks JD, yeah it does flood, loads of pics of it on flickr, that could be where you saw it ;)
 
12th June: Tanks, but no tanks

561846508_hfM25-XL.jpg


Got my new Speedlite flash today, so if anyone has any links to good flash guides, please let me know ;)
 
Last edited:
Well I think initially I will use it mainly for fill in flash, but keen to know all aspects. So any advice or useful guides will be a great help
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top