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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Ann on May 27, 2019, 18:39:15

Title: Outlook: Stormy
Post by: Ann on May 27, 2019, 18:39:15: (http://nikongear.net/revival/gallery/0/1358-270519183724-711904.jpeg)
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Post by: Andrew on May 27, 2019, 19:28:33: You do like your's "fish"!
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Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 27, 2019, 19:30:30: Excellent utilisation of a full-frame fisheye.
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Post by: CS on May 27, 2019, 20:00:22: Great shot, Ann!
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Post by: Thomas Stellwag on May 27, 2019, 20:39:37: the power of Ann
great picture
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Post by: atpaula on May 27, 2019, 20:55:15: Very nice composition. I just would crop a bit of the right side to make the flag more centralized.
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Post by: Akira on May 27, 2019, 21:54:01: Amazing image. The timing and the framing are perfect!
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Post by: armando_m on May 27, 2019, 22:20:58: wonderful image, the flow of the flag goes well with the overall curved lines
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Post by: Anthony on May 28, 2019, 12:35:06: Dramatic!
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Post by: Ann on May 28, 2019, 21:43:15: Thank you all so much for your generous comments.

Mr. Fish can be so much fun to use — on the right subject.
I didn't know I needed one until I saw the magnificent specimen which Erik brought on Safari to Africa back in 2009.
Title: Re: Outlook: Stormy
Post by: thedutchflyer on May 28, 2019, 22:11:21: Ann ,

it's a great composition , in every aspect and in every axis !
The curved lines of the buildings make a perfect and dramatic frame for the stressed flag !
Thanks for showing to us !
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Post by: golunvolo on May 28, 2019, 23:24:21: Dramatic and dynamic lines, movement-timing and color contrast. Very nice walkaround the image after taking the initial hit.

Do you care to share wich lens did you use here?
Title: Re: Outlook: Stormy
Post by: Ann on May 29, 2019, 01:11:34: I am so glad that you both liked it.

I shot this with the little Nikon AF Fisheye NIKKOR 16mm F/2.8D. It's a very small lens and can slip easily into a pocket.

I do de-Fish images which I have shot with it sometimes but this one was processed at full-Fish with Lens Profile Corrections turned off.
Exposure was: 1/5000, f/11, ISO 10000 (That flag was really whipping around in the wind.)
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Post by: golunvolo on May 29, 2019, 10:42:51: ISO 10000 :o

Thanks Ann for the information
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Post by: Ann on May 29, 2019, 20:16:46: Yep: ISO 10,000!
Or so the EXIF says.

That was shot on a D3S so you can understand why I considered that a D5 was an "essential" purchase the moment that Nikon announced them.
Title: Re: Outlook: Stormy
Post by: Ann on May 29, 2019, 20:49:01: Because, I was away for the weekend, I originally posted an existing JPG that was processed some years ago and which I happened to have on my MacBook Pro.

I have now re-visted my original RAW and re-processed it using the current software and this is the difference:

(http://nikongear.net/revival/gallery/0/1358-290519211912-7141917.jpeg)
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Post by: CS on May 30, 2019, 06:47:18: Quote from: Ann on May 29, 2019, 20:49:01
Because, I was away for the weekend, I originally posted an existing JPG that was processed some years ago and which I happened to have on my MacBook Pro.

I have now re-visted my original RAW and re-processed it using the current software and this is the difference

If I'm allowed a choice. I'll choose thee first version. YMMV
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Post by: pluton on May 30, 2019, 08:17:38: I vote for the second version. Less color cast on the neutrals but the flag remains vivid. YMMV...
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Post by: Jakov Minić on May 30, 2019, 10:09:22: Ann, this is a wonderful image and i like the revisited version.
Really well done, I love it!
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Post by: PeterN on May 30, 2019, 18:53:44: What an excellent capture of a dramatic scene. I love the position of the flag and how it’s lines align with the buildings.
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Post by: Akira on May 31, 2019, 01:37:24: I would prefer the revisited version. The lowered contrast of the buildings and the grasses enhances the somewhat brightened colors of the flag nicely.

Also, the remnant of the building at the top left corner was judiciously cloned out (?). ;)
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Post by: Ann on May 31, 2019, 03:21:07: Akira noticed!

:)

It is quite illuminating to re-open old NEFs in the newest versions of converter software and see just how much better it has become. (Or perhaps our skills have advanced a bit with the passing years as well?)