Two different views of the Painted Ladies
Jul 29, 2015 19:35:31 #
Hah!! I have to laugh at my measly photo of the Painted Ladies of San Francisco compared to that of Shutterstock/Prochasson Fredric. I was there at the wrong time of day and unable to capture the vibrant colors of the houses. Dang!!! I was even unable to capture the city rising behind the houses, apparently. I have to hand it to Fredric, he not only chose a much better time of day, but also a much better angle!!
You may ask why I posted these two photos. The basic reason was to compare my obviously rushed and unplanned shot against a very well planned shot done by a pro and combined with another to make a very striking photograph and to decide just exactly what to do differently when I go back to do the re-shoot.
But hey, my shrubs are better!!!! His are just out of the way!!
You may ask why I posted these two photos. The basic reason was to compare my obviously rushed and unplanned shot against a very well planned shot done by a pro and combined with another to make a very striking photograph and to decide just exactly what to do differently when I go back to do the re-shoot.
But hey, my shrubs are better!!!! His are just out of the way!!
Jul 29, 2015 20:23:43 #
Here is a rather creative treatment of the Painted Ladies by Alberta Brown Butler.
Jul 29, 2015 20:27:50 #
SteveR wrote:
Hah!! I have to laugh at my measly photo of the P... (show quote)
The pro took the shot at the correct time and was also about 100-200 yds further up the hill and captured the city as well. That is the fun of photography. We learn all the time.
Jul 29, 2015 20:41:50 #
mper812 wrote:
The pro took the shot at the correct time and was also about 100-200 yds further up the hill and captured the city as well. That is the fun of photography. We learn all the time.
We had driven half an hour just to get there, over hill and dale of S.F.'s hilly topography and then there were no parking spots to be had. Janet drove around the block a few times while I got this shot. There wasn't the leisure of time to climb the hill and discover the city behind the houses!! I wish I had. It would have made for a much better photo.
Jul 29, 2015 21:02:18 #
Jul 29, 2015 21:06:26 #
erickter
Loc: Dallas,TX
[quote=SteveR]We had driven half an hour just to get there, over hill and dale of S.F.'s hilly topography and then there were no parking spots to be had. Janet drove around the block a few times while I got this shot. There wasn't the leisure of time to climb the hill and discover the city behind the houses!! I wish I had. It would have made for a much better photo.[/quot
No one mentioned what the "correct time" is. I took this shot about 2 years ago and had good lighting. Stood about 1/2 way up the park lawn in late afternoon. If I remember correctly, the houses face west, so late afternoon sun gives the best lighting because it bathes the front Victorian elevations and the City skyline behind, in warm direct light. About an hour or two before sunset, give or take,depending on season.
No one mentioned what the "correct time" is. I took this shot about 2 years ago and had good lighting. Stood about 1/2 way up the park lawn in late afternoon. If I remember correctly, the houses face west, so late afternoon sun gives the best lighting because it bathes the front Victorian elevations and the City skyline behind, in warm direct light. About an hour or two before sunset, give or take,depending on season.
Jul 29, 2015 22:26:43 #
SteveR wrote:
Hah!! I have to laugh at my measly photo of the P... (show quote)
since you have given me the OK, here is what I came up with on your photo. I opened it with Camera Raw and did some tweaks on contrast, vibrancy, saturation, luminosity, sharpness, highlights and did a bit of cropping.
Jul 29, 2015 23:09:20 #
mper812 wrote:
since you have given me the OK, here is what I came up with on your photo. I opened it with Camera Raw and did some tweaks on contrast, vibrancy, saturation, luminosity, sharpness, highlights and did a bit of cropping.
Wow!! That def. looks like a totally different photo. Thanks for working on it for me. I've got to put more time into learning Photoshop and Camera Raw, esp. since I've got some nice camera eq. now.
In download, it really looks good. If I'd had the right light, I'd be downright proud of it!!
Jul 30, 2015 14:30:48 #
SteveR wrote:
Wow!! That def. looks like a totally different photo. Thanks for working on it for me. I've got to put more time into learning Photoshop and Camera Raw, esp. since I've got some nice camera eq. now.
In download, it really looks good. If I'd had the right light, I'd be downright proud of it!!
In download, it really looks good. If I'd had the right light, I'd be downright proud of it!!
One more time. I did a few more tweaks and tried to bring out more colors. It kinda looks like art.
Jul 30, 2015 16:00:07 #
SteveR wrote:
Hah!! I have to laugh at my measly photo of the P... (show quote)
Here's a quick post-process in Adobe camera raw and some cloning in Photoshop for ya!
Jul 30, 2015 16:34:37 #
mper812 wrote:
One more time. I did a few more tweaks and tried to bring out more colors. It kinda looks like art.
It's getting more and more to look like an acceptable photo. Mucias Gracias!! It lets me know to never give up on a photo again....and also to start shooting in RAW.
The colors are much brighter on your second try.
Jul 30, 2015 16:44:25 #
SteveR wrote:
It's getting more and more to look like an acceptable photo. Mucias Gracias!! It lets me know to never give up on a photo again....and also to start shooting in RAW.
The colors are much brighter on your second try.
The colors are much brighter on your second try.
The beauty of shooting raw is that you have all the info in the picture that you need to improve in photoshop. Get in there and play around. Just be sure to make a duplicate layer to play around on so you do not destroy the original
Jul 30, 2015 17:09:49 #
mper812 wrote:
The beauty of shooting raw is that you have all the info in the picture that you need to improve in photoshop. Get in there and play around. Just be sure to make a duplicate layer to play around on so you do not destroy the original
Steve R is absolutely right and his changes to your image are proof. The Camera Raw filter in Photoshop or Lightroom opens up a whole panel of sliders for adjustments. For images shot in camera raw, it has an incredible amount of power and is a lot easier to use than you would expect. I have some images that were shot under nasty conditions that I thought were discards until I started using it and the originals happened to be .jpgs (not camera raw format). The filter still was able to do a great job. Like he says, get in there and play with it.
Jul 30, 2015 17:22:48 #
imageal wrote:
Steve R is absolutely right and his changes to you... (show quote)
The results that I have seen have encouraged me to do so. It has also answered the question, at least in my mind, of sooc vs. p/p. However, I'd made my mind up about that a long time ago.
Jul 31, 2015 08:55:27 #
erickter
Loc: Dallas,TX
[quote=erickter][quote=SteveR]We had driven half an hour just to get there, over hill and dale of S.F.'s hilly topography and then there were no parking spots to be had. Janet drove around the block a few times while I got this shot. There wasn't the leisure of time to climb the hill and discover the city behind the houses!! I wish I had. It would have made for a much better photo.[/quot
No one mentioned what the "correct time" is. I took this shot about 2 years ago and had good lighting. Stood about 1/2 way up the park lawn in late afternoon. If I remember correctly, the houses face west, so late afternoon sun gives the best lighting because it bathes the front Victorian elevations and the City skyline behind, in warm direct light. About an hour or two before sunset, give or take,depending on season.[/quote]
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Added two shots taken 9/1/13 at 5:30 PM. The westerly late afternoon sun was softened by nice cloud dispersion. Tripod mounted.
No one mentioned what the "correct time" is. I took this shot about 2 years ago and had good lighting. Stood about 1/2 way up the park lawn in late afternoon. If I remember correctly, the houses face west, so late afternoon sun gives the best lighting because it bathes the front Victorian elevations and the City skyline behind, in warm direct light. About an hour or two before sunset, give or take,depending on season.[/quote]
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Added two shots taken 9/1/13 at 5:30 PM. The westerly late afternoon sun was softened by nice cloud dispersion. Tripod mounted.
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