A bit cliched pic from last summer. Damn I miss that time so much...

I was really surprised how well this came out... Just hand held the 17 - 55mm kit lense reversed in front of the shutter
It took quite a few attempts to get almost perfect, thank god I'm able to reverse the tilty screen in live-view mode, otherwise this would have been impossible to do on my own!

went out. sun was shining. met my favorite cat. took pic.

cat on the snow

2 pictures from the zoo.

Went for a snowy hike on Saturday:

Some shots with my new retro-fit adapter for mit 18-55mm kit lens

Materials used: Glue mixed with ink on an old CD

Rally Sweden 2012:



more @ http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/wrc-rally-sweden-2012/

I really wished you hadn't posted your photo's Don. No offence meant, there are fantastic as always, it's just makes my efforts feel a bit.....meh in comparison.

1.Geoff Goudie & Calum Jaffray - Subaru Impreza


2.Colin Grant & Michael Cruickshank - Skoda Estelle (getting it wrong)


3.David Wilson & Dave Robson - Ford Escort Mk2

One from earlier tonight of the ISS passing over my local windmill.

Quote from SparkyDave :

One from earlier tonight of the ISS passing over my local windmill.

Very nice! How long was your exposure?

Thanks, I took 2 images with a total exposure of 117 Seconds (47 + 70)
I like all the mini star trails, gives the feeling of time passing

SD.

Brief trip to our capital...

Not much going on lately, so I tried to bring my Facebook page into life by showing few Before / After photos (not just from rallying). So check out the album or join to see more in the future (I will try to add some photos daily).

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Not much going on lately, so I tried to bring my Facebook page into life by showing few Before / After photos (not just from rallying). So check out the album or join to see more in the future (I will try to add some photos daily).

Hi Don do you use Lightroom or Photoshop for your editing??

looks like both

Indeed, both. Shoot in RAW, develop in LR, final adjustments in PS.

Pretty awesome post, Don. You manage to make it look like you shot that dog with flash.

Quote from Don :

Indeed, both. Shoot in RAW, develop in LR, final adjustments in PS.

Thanks i shoot in raw and use lightroom myself but never seem to improve mine that much need more practise with it i think . As for photoshop i have never really messed about with it would not no where to start lol.

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Pretty awesome post, Don. You manage to make it look like you shot that dog with flash.

actually that one is with flash (shot into reflective umbrella from topright)

Quote from Billeh :

Thanks i shoot in raw and use lightroom myself but never seem to improve mine that much need more practise with it i think . As for photoshop i have never really messed about with it would not no where to start lol.

practice, practice, practice

Quote from Billeh :

Thanks i shoot in raw and use lightroom myself but never seem to improve mine that much need more practise with it i think . As for photoshop i have never really messed about with it would not no where to start lol.

Lightroom is really simple. For starters import a photo, choose a suitable base line camera calibration profile from the bottom and and the start dialing in from top down. After a while you can see what affects what.

EDIT: Reading comprehension 101. Yes, Photoshop is in a completely different class. Usually the tutorials you see on Youtube has little in common how pro's tend to use Photoshop. Pretty much all the gimmicky features (content aware fill, filters, etc.) are useless in real world scenarios so it's pretty much endless curves, layer masks, folders, smart objects inside smart objects etc. Of course your mileage may vary. Just speaking from my own experience.

Tuned this imitation in a couple of minutes from the non-processed version. Kinda pain to dial in proper contrast with such a limited file size and JPEG but fun try though.

EDIT: Removed the attachment. Not sure if was cool with Don.

Random stuff from past weeks. More at my Flickr with lighting infos if anyone cares.

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EDIT: Removed the attachment. Not sure if was cool with Don.

No problem with me, show it

Quote from Don :

actually that one is with flash (shot into reflective umbrella from topright)

oho!

well, the processing really improved the shot.

Quote from Don :

No problem with me, show it

Here.

The original low res JPEG falls apart with the details and bright tones on the snow though but it's kinda close imo.

Quote from spankmeyer :

Here.

The original low res JPEG falls apart with the details and bright tones on the snow though but it's kinda close imo.

Yup, kuut job. As you see, there's not really any magic in my PP, just moving the sliders in LR/PS