There's no dishonor in after exposure manipulation, there was an
incredible amount of distraction in the background of this shot, so I
used a lot of selective blur in Photoshop and a lot of layers to create
a fairly smooth transition, (which probably wouldn't work at higher
resolutions. It was a lot of work, but I thought it was worth it for the
result. You're not doing photojournalism here so pretty much anything
goes. Modifying backgrounds is a time honored technique, made incredibly
easy using digital medium compared to the effort it would have taken
using analog film...
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On 1/10/2013 1:10 AM, Walt wrote:
Thank you, John.
I did get another shot of that fire engine that wasn't as bad as I
thought it'd be, but still has a lot of distracting background
elements for my taste:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8366974508/#large
I may go back when it's not so bright out and see if I can get a
better whack at it. There's an old ('66-'70-ish), primer-grey Chevy
Impala parked just on the other side of it, along with a couple of
support beams from the old gas station awning, that keep me from
getting a much better angle on it. I found out that a friend of mine
is a good friend of the guy who owns it, so I'm going to see if I can
maybe get the guy to move it to a more photogenic spot in exchange for
a print.
Thanks again!
-- Walt
On 1/9/2013 11:47 PM, John Coyle wrote:
Great timing on the shot of the kids Walt.
I had the same experience with a beautifully restored fire engine
locally - parked on the entry to
a church (modern, so not photogenic) and with a huge white sign
behind it which got into every
frame. Wound up doing mainly detail shots to avoid it.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Walt
Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2013 10:00 AM
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Subject: Dos PESOS: Fire and Water
I took the K-5 and K20D out today, with the FA 50/1.4 on the K-5 and
the Promaster 70-300 on the
other, just in case I needed to take a long shot.
The first was taken with the K20D -- a couple of kids I spotted
skipping stones on the Ohio River:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8366207558/
f/8, 1/640, ISO 200
The second with the K-5 -- an old fire engine that was parked in such
a way that made me want to
strangle whoever put it there. I couldn't get a decent shot of the
side of it without a bunch of
crap in the way, which was really disappointing:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8366248736/
f/2, 1/400, ISO 200
I wish I'd been closer for the river scene so I could have taken it
with the K-5, but I'm still
pretty happy with it. I'm still bummed about the placement of the
fire engine. It really would've
made a nice shot. But, I did what I could with what I had.
Comments, critiques and suggestions as to how to go about killing the
owner of the fire truck
without getting caught are eagerly encouraged.
Thanks!
-- Walt
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