PCS Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Very nice Mike. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Very nice Mike. Very nice. Thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Thanks. I took that one through the windshield while driving. LOL, no great skill. I didn't even frame it. I just pointed the camera with one hand and snapped. I did it about ten times and this one shot came out kind of cool.The car guy in me LOVES the roads out there. Miles and miles of smooth asphalt winding through the woods and very little traffic. lol I done that a few times myself (Do not try this at home ) On the Blue Ridge Park Way through the windshield http://photos.torresa.com/main.php?g2_itemId=2998&g2_page=7 Last hours before they closed the bridge through sun roof (couple pages worth) http://photos.torresa.com/main.php?g2_itemId=28319 I never really go though and edit them.. Nice pictures man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 lol I done that a few times myself (Do not try this at home )On the Blue Ridge Park Way through the windshield http://photos.torresa.com/main.php?g2_itemId=2998&g2_page=7 Last hours before they closed the bridge through sun roof (couple pages worth) http://photos.torresa.com/main.php?g2_itemId=28319 I never really go though and edit them.. Nice pictures man. Oh damn man. I want to drive that road! Looks like beautiful country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Oh damn man. I want to drive that road! Looks like beautiful country. head up to North Carolina, Ashville area. The parkway travels on the top of the mountains from Tennessee to Virginia (where skyline drive starts) http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 These are not really all that good,(taken a few years ago,and will probably bring down the level here, but they are roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Not at all PCS. Very cool. Although I think I would prefer a jeep to my little sports car on some of those roads. Do you have photoshop? If so, I can show you some tricks that can really make some photos come alive. I did a little image editing on that first one by removing the wires, pumping up the tonal range and color, and sharpening. It comes out looking like a postcard. I put it on my flickr page as "Photo_by_PCS_wasatchstrd" to show you but I'll pull it tonight if you want. I didn't want to take credit for your good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Yes I do. Used it on that one, but decided used the "undo" option after wards. Sigh. Felt like I was cheating taking out the bugs and the power lines. Did use the quick selection tool and the magic wand to sharpen things around the edges, but left everything else alone. That was a quick pic with an old Fujifine pix. Looks good. "In collaboration with..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Here's one that I took at Wrigley with my little Fuji Dig. Turned out pretty nice, but the pix I get with my D-70 kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Nice Bill. Never underestimate the Fuji. They have some very nice cameras. And those hexagonal pixels can be something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yes I do. Used it on that one, but decided used the "undo" option after wards. Sigh. Felt like I was cheating taking out the bugs and the power lines. Did use the quick selection tool and the magic wand to sharpen things around the edges, but left everything else alone. That was a quick pic with an old Fujifine pix. Looks good. "In collaboration with..." Even the best photographers use a darkroom, even if it's digital. It's all part of the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Even the best photographers use a darkroom, even if it's digital. It's all part of the process. Yes they do. That's known at "food for thought". Now I have to go practice and see if I can learn to do what you did above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Thanks. I took that one through the windshield while driving. LOL, no great skill. I didn't even frame it. I just pointed the camera with one hand and snapped. I did it about ten times and this one shot came out kind of cool.The car guy in me LOVES the roads out there. Miles and miles of smooth asphalt winding through the woods and very little traffic. makes me want to throw some windex on my windshield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeals Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 makes me want to throw some windex on my windshield thats the first thought i had...there's no way that could be taken through my windshield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Heh, The irony is that the wind shield on my car is the only thing wrong with it. It needs to be replaced. It's got millions if tiny specks in it, as if it was driven through a sand storm by the original owner. The thing is that when the camera is focused on a distant object, the specks on the windshield get blurred out. Still, the color cast in the photo was from the glair of the windshield. I tried to hold the camera over the windshield (it's a convertable) but the wind was so strong at 60 mph that I was afraid the camera would blow away. I snapped one bad photo that way but it did not have the color from the glair. Sometimes bad conditions make for happy accidents in photography. That's part of the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 "These aren't mistakes. We call these "happy little accidents". Bob Ross moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 "These aren't mistakes. We call these "happy little accidents". Bob Ross moment. I'm sick at home today with a throat that feels like I swallowed a ball of broken glass. But that made me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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