I love a couple of longnecks first thing in the morning
Nov 7, 2017 22:11:10 #
From a tour taken a few years ago - Tanzania and Kenya.
Nov 7, 2017 22:49:34 #
Well now, Mikwar. A few questions come to mind when looking at these pix. The giraffes look like they have been superimposed on other images. In the first picture, the figure at the lower left is not in same scale as the giraffe. The picture looks like it might be 3 images in one--the human in the left corner is one image, the water is another, and the giraffe is a third image. Regarding the second picture, it also looks strange in that the depth of field does not look right. And in the third image, the shadows of the giraffes don't look correct. The shadow from the vehicle is coming from the right side and the giraffes' shadows are coming from the left. Also, the giraffes don't seem to be in scale with the vehicle, although we can't tell how far apart they are. The giraffes just seem too big. Are you pulling the wool over our eyes or am I just confused? Working in layers is fine if the result is believable. I used to do double imaging with slides in my enlarger years ago in my darkroom, but they were intentionally surrealistic, which these are not.
Nov 8, 2017 06:13:55 #
MikWar wrote:
From a tour taken a few years ago - Tanzania and Kenya.
Nice set. I agree they do look put together.
Nov 8, 2017 07:20:02 #
Nov 8, 2017 07:56:05 #
Very nice series. These guys are really something to see. I may be gullible but these look natural to me. I probably would have cloned out the monkey in the first shot because he is a bit of a distraction. I do find the shadows slightly weird but if the sun was directly behind them they probably would be unusual. Real or no, I like them a lot.
Nov 8, 2017 08:40:53 #
Pixie Jackie wrote:
Well now, Mikwar. A few questions come to mind w... (show quote)
No, I guarantee these are not retouched and/or layered. I don't even know how to do that. My only guess is that by using a zoom lens the depth of field has been flattened somewhat. As for the shadows, yes it was sunrise and with the curvature of the road (both horizontally and vertically) it may have distorted the shadows. So believe the pictures as showing an accurate representation of what the setting was.
Mike
Nov 8, 2017 08:42:57 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set. I agree they do look put together.
Nope - the only thing I may have done was a little cropping and light correction.
Mike
Nov 8, 2017 08:43:37 #
Nov 8, 2017 08:48:35 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Very nice series. These guys are really something to see. I may be gullible but these look natural to me. I probably would have cloned out the monkey in the first shot because he is a bit of a distraction. I do find the shadows slightly weird but if the sun was directly behind them they probably would be unusual. Real or no, I like them a lot.
Thanks - no gullibility required as they have not been layered, etc. I don't know how to clone out the monkey but I wouldn't want to - I like the little guy walking upright near the giraffe. Looking at the shadows, again it was sunrise and the giraffe shadows going across the road were probably made by the middle or right giraffe. If you look closely, the left giraffe's shadow appears to be in the grass to the left of it.
Just curious - why the disbelief in the authenticity of the picts? Do they look "too real" to be real?
Mike
Nov 8, 2017 10:18:11 #
MikWar wrote:
Thanks - no gullibility required as they have not ... (show quote)
Mike, I never would have doubted the authenticity if others hadn't questioned it. As I said, they looked real to me. As for the monkey, I like him too and he is part of what you saw so I understand why he should stay. If you were strictly going for impact in the photo, he takes away from the giraffe a little for me but he is a cute little guy!
Nov 8, 2017 11:01:21 #
Gotta love these guys. It's interesting how you can be driving along, round a curve, and there they are. I never tire of seeing them.
Thanks for sharing these lovely shots.
Thanks for sharing these lovely shots.
Nov 8, 2017 12:15:23 #
First pix has a monkey, not a human so the scale looks good. The shadows are running right to left and seem fine. I don’t understand the first comment.
Nov 8, 2017 13:41:17 #
Pixie Jackie wrote:
Well now, Mikwar. A few questions come to mind w... (show quote)
The pic originally posted of the giraffe running in in front of the safari vehicle was #2 in a sequence of 4 taken. I have attached the other 3 below and have removed all post-processing. I have also attached a couple other pics of the giraffes by the rock outcropping with all post-processing removed. I do have another pic of the one with the monkey in the foreground but that one I zoomed in on and doesn't include the monkey. Hope you believe now.
Mike
Nov 8, 2017 13:45:38 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Mike, I never would have doubted the authenticity if others hadn't questioned it. As I said, they looked real to me. As for the monkey, I like him too and he is part of what you saw so I understand why he should stay. If you were strictly going for impact in the photo, he takes away from the giraffe a little for me but he is a cute little guy!
Thanks. Attached is a photo (no PP) of the same giraffe but I had zoomed in closer for that pic. After I took the one below I noticed the monkey, zoomed out and took the shot.
Mike
Nov 8, 2017 13:46:26 #
vicksart wrote:
Gotta love these guys. It's interesting how you can be driving along, round a curve, and there they are. I never tire of seeing them.
Thanks for sharing these lovely shots.
Thanks for sharing these lovely shots.
Thanks so much! I agree that I never tired of seeing them.
Mike
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