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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Luc on February 09, 2020, 00:27:25

Title: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Luc on February 09, 2020, 00:27:25: Yesterday I walked along the Oude Gracht in Utrecht. I noticed the stark contrast between the blue skies, the sunlit buildings and the leafless trees.

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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49507863171_cbb34a69c9_h.jpg)

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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49508084062_468f1ad844_h.jpg)

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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49508083992_76d16ac05f_h.jpg)
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Mike G on February 09, 2020, 07:41:34: Super Luc, was it cold?
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: John Geerts on February 09, 2020, 09:03:26: Contrast and colours are great and very sharp, Luc.

Too sharp perhaps, or not?
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on February 09, 2020, 10:07:35: Very nice, beautiful light.
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on February 09, 2020, 11:54:32: I start counting the bricks
the leave less trees and the contrast make it look very cold, I like them
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Jakov Minić on February 09, 2020, 22:28:08: Luc, the Architect 8)
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Luc on February 10, 2020, 21:59:42: Mike, yes it was cold (but I find everything beneath 10 Celcius cold).
John, sharp is my usual shooting and processing and the new Z-lenses also accentuate that.
Bent, thanks that was what I was looking for.
Thomas, the inclusion of the trees in the composition was the most challenging part of these images.
Jakov, hehe I like nice architecture a lot. I have to make a picture book with my architecture images, I have plenty of them.
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: rosko on February 11, 2020, 17:39:15: Really qualitative images !

Sharpness comes in mind first.

Nice colours too.

I try to resist, but eventually I might get this zoom... :P ::)
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: CS on February 11, 2020, 18:02:14: Quote from: John Geerts on February 09, 2020, 09:03:26
Contrast and colours are great and very sharp, Luc.

Too sharp perhaps, or not?

Too sharp? Would you elaborate on that?
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: John Geerts on February 11, 2020, 18:13:13: Quote from: CS on February 11, 2020, 18:02:14
Too sharp? Would you elaborate on that?
It was a question.
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: CS on February 11, 2020, 18:17:41: Quote from: John Geerts on February 11, 2020, 18:13:13
It was a question.

Let me rephrase, how does an image qualify as too sharp?
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: John Geerts on February 11, 2020, 20:00:29: Visible artifacts. f.i. Edges in branches of trees. It is not always the sharpness in the original image, resizing can also cause these effects.

And it is also a matter of perception.
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: CS on February 11, 2020, 21:22:56: Quote from: John Geerts on February 11, 2020, 20:00:29
Visible artifacts. f.i. Edges in branches of trees. It is not always the sharpness in the original image, resizing can also cause these effects.

And it is also a matter of perception.

Thanks, John.
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: PeterN on February 24, 2020, 12:12:03: Blue skies in January in the Netherlands! That is unique especially this year. Well captured!
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Erik Lund on February 24, 2020, 13:41:22: Extremely crisp and clear images ;)
You now seem to have great success with the Z6 files,,,
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Luc on February 24, 2020, 21:32:46: Quote from: PeterN on February 24, 2020, 12:12:03
Blue skies in January in the Netherlands! That is unique especially this year. Well captured!
In my memory the only day in January with blue skies! Normally I would say I wish I was on the sunny Canary Islands but they've got their own share of trouble these last few days. Thanks Peter.
Title: Re: Utrecht on a beautiful winter day
Post by: Luc on February 24, 2020, 21:36:10: Quote from: Erik Lund on February 24, 2020, 13:41:22
Extremely crisp and clear images ;)
You now seem to have great success with the Z6 files,,,
Crisp and clear, that's me :D ;) But you're right, it took me some time and editing sessions to more or less master Capture One but I feel I'm on the right track. And John will be glad to read I've turned down the sharpening a bit in my user style. Thanks Erik.