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Your Best Photo, Week Ending 25 May 2014


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Wow!! Those are fantastic shots, Sportz and Russ!!

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Russ and Sportz: great shots full of action!

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...yes, this one was a penalty - you can't hit them in the head!

Ouch, I hope that was an accident.  Otherwise he's a real jerk.  Nice shots.  


Tonight - rugby under lights - the lineout lift.

D7100  1/640  f2.8  ISO 6400

 

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I know nothing about Rugby, I guess.  I had no idea what a line-out lift was.  I had to look it up.  Nice, dramatic shot.



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Russ - I agree about the way they are facing, but got some good ones of the guy coming in before the hit...sometimes it works even without faces :)  

 

Some dads complained about the penalty - when I told them it was a good call, they asked if I had photo evidence :)

 

Russ - it is the last weekend this month for the rugby - really looking forward to shooting it for the first time...The way it works is that the player must maintain control of the ball...the umpire's original call was that the runner was out...discussed with the other ump since everyone else saw him drop the ball :)  then he changed his call!



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Some dads complained about the penalty - when I told them it was a good call, they asked if I had photo evidence :)

 

 

:lol:



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Thanks everyone for the kind words.

 

 Sportz - I love it when you get the evidence too, this shot was from last weekend, you're not allowed to take out a player in the air, a sending off ensued. I showed the pic to the trainer on the sideline, "fair enough then" was the response!

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(the quality is s bit crap - taken from my facebook page)


I know nothing about Rugby, I guess.  I had no idea what a line-out lift was.  I had to look it up.  Nice, dramatic shot.

Always happy to educate!  ;)


Russ - it is the last weekend this month for the rugby - really looking forward to shooting it for the first time...The way it works is that the player must maintain control of the ball...the umpire's original call was that the runner was out...discussed with the other ump since everyone else saw him drop the ball :)  then he changed his call!

Always happy to be educated!



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There was a training launch of our local lifeboat last night so a photo and bit of fun with photoshop did occur  :D

 

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Had a busy week... and as always I can't pick just one.

 

This one is the most surreal. Kids had dropped a sweet outside and it melted in the sun - Ants were all over it and managed to get an okay shot.

 

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10410478_10152885305267818_7052456995840064967_n by mr_leeman, on Flickr

 

Caught a Harlequin Larvae creeping over a garden ornament.

 

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10402659_10152885312047818_5546788850954766542_n by mr_leeman, on Flickr

 

A Gosling and her protective mother.

 

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10387332_10152885301172818_8385752756886931841_n by mr_leeman, on Flickr

 

My niece sat in a field.

 

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10371606_10152885278282818_179271550937078673_n by mr_leeman, on Flickr

 

A bridge.

 

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10277425_10152885299392818_6569470275437505508_n by mr_leeman, on Flickr

 

And last but not least, my boy as it wouldn't be right not to!

 

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10341421_10152885307167818_525552492392918395_n by mr_leeman, on Flickr



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Great group, but I am (maybe morbidly) drawn to the first one.  :D



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Some good ones, Mr Leeman.  I like the last one best.



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Lee, quite some good shots in this group.
I am hesitating between the first (had to look twice to identify what it was about, even so giving a good picture, once it is in context) and the last one, as bests.

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Body - Nikon D800

Lens - Nikon 50mm 1.4G

f 1.4

1/8000 (was very sunny)

ISO 100



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greatscott, I'd very interested in knowing how you process your photos… I love the look of this one.



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greatscott, I'd very interested in knowing how you process your photos… I love the look of this one.

Wish I could tell you lol. I have out together a lot of presets in lightroom over the last few years that I use predominantly and I can't really remember how I made them.

 

If you're ever interested I'd be happy to share the preset with you.



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Oh heck yes, I'm interested!!!!!



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Oh heck yes, I'm interested!!!!!

I'll figure out how to share and a way to get it to you :)



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Great group, but I am (maybe morbidly) drawn to the first one.   :D

 

Yes I was too. I love super macro shots and think this is definately a route I'll be drawn into when I get a proper macro lens.

 

 

Some good ones, Mr Leeman.  I like the last one best.

 

I never know if I'm just bias when it's my son, but glad you like it too!

 

Lee, quite some good shots in this group.
I am hesitating between the first (had to look twice to identify what it was about, even so giving a good picture, once it is in context) and the last one, as bests.

 

The eyes take a moment don't they.lol   I wished I had a propper macro lens for it, to really get the sweet and ant super sharp.

 

I'll figure out how to share and a way to get it to you :)

 

I'm in the que if you're giving away presets! lol
I think it's vibrance that's doing it. It has a wonderful muted look - something I've failed to create in my presets. Plus I reckon the D800 helps. ha ha



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I'm in the que if you're giving away presets! lol
I think it's vibrance that's doing it. It has a wonderful muted look - something I've failed to create in my presets. Plus I reckon the D800 helps. ha ha

 

Vibrance or saturation. Probably a combination of the two... The D800 with it's high pixel count is probably more of a hindrance than an asset when looking for a muted result at screen resolution, Reducing size usually gives higher contrast and more saturated colours.



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I tend to steer clear of the saturation tab. I get an unusal orange cast in my shots, not sure what it is but I don't like it. It's the only one I reduce as it brings a more natural look to skin tones. Alhtough I have lightroom and shoot in raw, I havn't spent a long time on any one pic (purely because of how many I usually have), so I create something that works quickly and hit apply to all. 9/10 it's fine, but I get a few that just don't look right whatever I do. lol



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I tend to steer clear of the saturation tab. I get an unusal orange cast in my shots, not sure what it is but I don't like it. It's the only one I reduce as it brings a more natural look to skin tones. Alhtough I have lightroom and shoot in raw, I havn't spent a long time on any one pic (purely because of how many I usually have), so I create something that works quickly and hit apply to all. 9/10 it's fine, but I get a few that just don't look right whatever I do. lol

Saturation really kills the skin tones.  You can go to the HSL settings and reduce the orange and red.  There is a selection tool that determines what you should select, then you can slide the slider to the left.  Or, you can adjust the other colors instead of using the saturation slider you can adjust the colors that are not in the skin, say blue for the sky and green for plants and boost those without affecting the skin.  


Maybe we should setup a preset exchange.  I am always interested in adding to the collection.  Maybe Adam would host them on the forum.