On 5 Jun 2004 at 18:05, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Not sure what you were trying to achieve, but that sun doesn't look like any sun > I've ever seen.
Hi Ken, Thanks for taking the time to comment. If you glance at the sun it's only ever an abstract that you see unless you are using appropriate filtration don't you agree? So help me to understand you comments: what does the sun "look like" or better why doesn't the sun in my image look like a representation of the sun from your perspective? Cheers. On 6 Jun 2004 at 6:56, Boris Liberman wrote: > Nonetheless, Rob, personally, I really don't like the whole of the sun > dominating the image. I think I would crop out most of it. But this is > how I see it. You see it differently. > > As such, it is very interesting, very strong technically... > > Just my photons <g>. Hi Boris, Your comments and opinion are much appreciated. There seems to be a definite polarity of opinions regarding this image, the discussion of which is very interesting to me. Cheers. On 6 Jun 2004 at 15:43, John Coyle wrote: > Haven't yet read anyone else's views, but I like the image very much Rob. > On my Hitachi LCD screen with an NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 adapter, the image of the > sun looks a little 'banded', with distinct separation at the colour boundaries > (hope this make sense!). The image as a whole doesn't come across as super > sharp, although it doesn't pixellate at higher magnification. Photoshop LE had > a problem with the JPEG algorithm, and refused to open it: I think this is due > to it's being an older version of the program though. Hi John, Thanks for taking the time to check and comment on my image. The sun shouldn't look banded with hard edges however it does show distinct colour bands. The image was saved for web presentation using the PS7 save for web option which creates a standard progressive JPG so I'm not sure why your system displayed it as you describe, maybe you have a problem with your drives or desk-top colour depth? Back to the image, I think the bands are a product of sensor saturation, maybe the image would appear more realistic if the colour in the sun was unified? I'm also not sure why the image looks unsharp to you as I really can't see any problems here. You should be able to see the first and second sprinkler heads pretty clearly and tree branches far into the background? Cheers. On 6 Jun 2004 at 13:08, Jens Bladt wrote: > Brilliant, awesome photograph. Interesting that yoy can get the sun as well as > the special delicat light in the water spray rendered nicely at the same time. Hi Jens, Thanks, the intention was to try to combine these elements which are pretty much inseparable in this context. I just didn't know what was possible using digital media so technically it looks successful I guess. Cheers. On 6 Jun 2004 at 8:45, Larry Hodgson wrote: > Very nice image Robb. I don't normally like really bright areas in images, > but the sun works well in this one. Nice job. Well done. Hi Larry, Thanks for the feedback, I value your opinion as a landscape photographer. Cheers to all, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
