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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Airy on January 04, 2016, 21:01:08

Title: Canal de Roubaix
Post by: Airy on January 04, 2016, 21:01:08: From a series also published here: http://airy.myportfolio.com/canal-de-roubaix (http://airy.myportfolio.com/canal-de-roubaix)

(over the tune "das alte Jahr vergangen ist" / the old year has gone). Df, Voigtländer 40/2 at 5.6, pretty high ISO. Slight clarity reduction in PP.
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Post by: Fons Baerken on January 04, 2016, 21:35:37: very nice Airy
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Post by: Thomas G on January 04, 2016, 21:51:35: Impressive mirroring and dynamic curve squeeze. Unconventional and good!
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Post by: Akira on January 04, 2016, 22:08:38: Yes, this one is my favorite in this series.
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Post by: Frank Fremerey on January 04, 2016, 23:00:43: I love the air. Makes me want to grab a jumper and feel I can see my breath as clouds. Love it.

Thank you for the tune too.
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Post by: Frank Fremerey on January 04, 2016, 23:02:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUPQIgEEi8I
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Post by: John Geerts on January 04, 2016, 23:07:37: Nice work, Airy.
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Post by: Ron Scubadiver on January 04, 2016, 23:35:38: Curves, reflections, people, urban mood, all kinds of nice stuff.
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Post by: Airy on January 05, 2016, 00:22:00: Thanks all for appreciation. It is sometimes difficult to understand why some pictures work better than others (although you all, and especially Ron, summed up most relevant elements). In addition, the day was cloudy and somewhat depressing, the light very low (dusk nearing), the place essentially grim... makes me wonder why I like it too. The light was actually bluer, but I left the (slightly warmer) white balance established by the Df which is close to what I actually perceived. The slight reduction in clarity brings a serenity that was not there in the first place.
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Post by: John Geerts on January 05, 2016, 00:43:24: I think it's the strength of the Df to get the mood/colours/light at the actual situation. Noticed that again this morning with that blue light which I posted in the 365day topic.
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Post by: Airy on January 05, 2016, 01:05:22: Quote from: Frank Fremerey on January 04, 2016, 23:00:43
I love the air. Makes me want to grab a jumper and feel I can see my breath as clouds. Love it.

Thank you for the tune too.

This is the one I had in mind, BWV 614 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRpFScfi_wc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRpFScfi_wc)
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Post by: Airy on January 05, 2016, 01:07:23: Quote from: John Geerts on January 05, 2016, 00:43:24
I think it's the strength of the Df to get the mood/colours/light at the actual situation. Noticed that again this morning with that blue light which I posted in the 365day topic.

Indeed, some kind of "HiFi"... especially when adopting adequate color profiles (Huelight, in my case), otherwise Lightroom may mess it up.
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Post by: armando_m on January 05, 2016, 01:56:43: Nice shot and even better series !

I like the one of the two women walking out of the tunnel
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Post by: Gary on January 05, 2016, 04:11:12: Amazingly nice ... complex yet soothing.
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Post by: Mongo on January 05, 2016, 07:20:32: Gary has beaten Mongo to his words.So, Mongo will add 'calming'. This is probably due to the soothing colour tones. Mongo also likes number 3 in your series.
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Post by: Airy on January 05, 2016, 08:16:34: Thanks Armando, Gary and Mongo.
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Post by: Anirban Halder on January 07, 2016, 15:29:48: I like all the photos in this series. The colors in these photos are very soothing like all your shots. And your composition is always extraordinary. Thank you for sharing.
Title: Re: Canal de Roubaix
Post by: Airy on January 07, 2016, 17:51:36: Thanks Anirban. Well, I am afraid that Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing are less colourful than Bangalore, so as the (French ?) saying goes, you have to turn necessity into virtue... and I admit that out of all cameras I have or had, the Df does the (slightly) better job. Or maybe it is just that I learned to use proper color profiles in Lightroom (in this case, 3rd party profiles that were worth the price).

Concerning composition, I have to smile: the very dark shots were made with the camera sloppily laid on the platform, because I wanted to shoot at ISO 100 and had no tripod... on the other hand, some culling did take place.