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Just kinda wished the flag had unfurled in this one!
My effort at the same photo that everyone else took!
My effort at the same photo that everyone else took!
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Ok, my efforts..... anyone mention how coooold it was ? Colder than a polar bears testicles!!!
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I was real pleased with the tripod shots!... Its was worth getting 'Tripod shoulder' as Andy put it!!
The face on Big Ben is a bugger though... anyone got any ideas on how to tone it down a little?
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I was real pleased with the tripod shots!... Its was worth getting 'Tripod shoulder' as Andy put it!!
The face on Big Ben is a bugger though... anyone got any ideas on how to tone it down a little?
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Rich: For the clock face on my shot, I reduced the exposure by -2ev on Nikon Capture from the RAW file, then upped the shadows to bring the rest up a bit. RAW converters can recover quite a lot of highlight, I find. Love the London Eye shot - that came out very well! You also seem to have less people than my ones - damn people! (I feel even more guilty that I didn't actually carry around a tripod, and just fed off RichDay!)
ranarama: As others pointed out, I like the skateboard pano best - it has a great feeling of motion. I didn't get much out of the South Bank skatepark... Oh, and I remember the person who rather cooperatively remained in the same spot in front of the fountain...
Andy: First and Last one are my favourites. You seem to have the best shot at the skater so far! The colours in the fountain shot is great too - blends together very well.
SDK: Both shots you posted are great - I took very similar frames as those two but somehow mine didn't work out quite so good :/ Was it the strength of the L, or did you have to clone out the flare?
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ranarama: As others pointed out, I like the skateboard pano best - it has a great feeling of motion. I didn't get much out of the South Bank skatepark... Oh, and I remember the person who rather cooperatively remained in the same spot in front of the fountain...
Andy: First and Last one are my favourites. You seem to have the best shot at the skater so far! The colours in the fountain shot is great too - blends together very well.
SDK: Both shots you posted are great - I took very similar frames as those two but somehow mine didn't work out quite so good :/ Was it the strength of the L, or did you have to clone out the flare?
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That poor skater must be paranoid 
I would have liked to have come along but was busy that day, perhaps we can organise another soon?
Just a few comments on the later shots.
Rich T, I really like the lighting/colour on the naked bint fountain but the background is distracting. I think you were probably trying to compose it to include all the statue and water spouts but I think a tighter composition on the statue would have worked better. Perhaps if you blur the background buildings heavily it would help.
Secondly I notice several of your pics seem to lean to the right. eg bint, h of p landscape and wheel. It seems that you are dropping the camera to the left.
jhmaeng, I really like your bw wheel shot.Also I think the people in your other wheel shot look good although it would be better without the ufo
I would have liked to have come along but was busy that day, perhaps we can organise another soon?
Just a few comments on the later shots.
Rich T, I really like the lighting/colour on the naked bint fountain but the background is distracting. I think you were probably trying to compose it to include all the statue and water spouts but I think a tighter composition on the statue would have worked better. Perhaps if you blur the background buildings heavily it would help.
Secondly I notice several of your pics seem to lean to the right. eg bint, h of p landscape and wheel. It seems that you are dropping the camera to the left.
jhmaeng, I really like your bw wheel shot.Also I think the people in your other wheel shot look good although it would be better without the ufo
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Hi all, got chance to separate out my best ones:
1. Tower 42
2. The Lloyds Building
3. Leadenhall Market
4. Spitalfields
5. Vent
1. Tower 42
2. The Lloyds Building
3. Leadenhall Market
4. Spitalfields
5. Vent
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6. Southbank
7. Friendly Woman
8. Flags
9. Lamp
10. Trafalgar Square Fountain
7. Friendly Woman
8. Flags
9. Lamp
10. Trafalgar Square Fountain
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I'm surprised no-one's posted their segull shots yet!
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grr... 
my image hosters seem to be down. I will upload them to another later when I have had a chance to process the rest of them.
From the pictures I have seen here, I think we all got some great ones
RichT - 1, 5, 7 & 12 for me (Was going to ask what time you took these until I came across Big Ben
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Jhmaeng - 1, 6 & 8
Rich Day 2, 5 & 7
my image hosters seem to be down. I will upload them to another later when I have had a chance to process the rest of them.From the pictures I have seen here, I think we all got some great ones
RichT - 1, 5, 7 & 12 for me (Was going to ask what time you took these until I came across Big Ben
)Jhmaeng - 1, 6 & 8
Rich Day 2, 5 & 7
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AndyBorzi said:From the pictures I have seen here, I think we all got some great ones
agreed we did get some great shots between us all
Wooo, so many great shots !!!
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Image 7 (Fountain) is really nice - pure smooth water and sharp.
Image 12 (London eye) is another favorite although it would be nice if the black sky was darker, like jhmaeng’s photo.
There was only a very tiny pea size flare in photo which I cloned out and also a large object in the water.
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Image 7 (Fountain) is really nice - pure smooth water and sharp.
Image 12 (London eye) is another favorite although it would be nice if the black sky was darker, like jhmaeng’s photo.
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There was only a very tiny pea size flare in photo which I cloned out and also a large object in the water.
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ranarama said:That better?
ahhh! so much better. I can sleep easy tonight now
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I have finally managed to process my favourites and posted them to my FlickR web account.
33 out of 159 - Good ratio or bad?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyborzi/sets/72057594076456948/
33 out of 159 - Good ratio or bad?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyborzi/sets/72057594076456948/
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You've got some great shots in there - I love the one of the lion!AndyBorzi said:
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Excellent ratio. Actually, RichDay and I were discussing this on Saturday and still thought we were coming back with 1 keeper in 10 mostly. I got a similar amount as you with 39 out of 154 with a few borderline ones so I think we all must have done well.
Really nice set as well and number 7 'Reflection In a Window' really stood out as a superb shot. With my reflections shots I was going for the big rather than the small so to see you pick out a detail like that was great.
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ranarama said:Excellent ratio. Actually, RichDay and I were discussing this on Saturday and still thought we were coming back with 1 keeper in 10 mostly. I got a similar amount as you with 39 out of 154 with a few borderline ones so I think we all must have done well.
Really nice set as well and number 7 'Reflection In a Window' really stood out as a superb shot. With my reflections shots I was going for the big rather than the small so to see you pick out a detail like that was great.
Not a bad radio at all. Mine is about 15% I think, although I've got quite a few identical shots through using burst mode to guarantee at least one sharp shot where the light was a bit low. Realistically I think it's about 20%.