A Photography forum. PhotoBanter.com

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » PhotoBanter.com forum » Digital Photography » Digital Photography
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Not sharpened



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #51  
Old August 17th 15, 06:14 PM posted to rec.photo.digital,alt.photography
John McWilliams
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6,945
Default Not sharpened

On 8/13/15 PDT 7:49 AM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:06:16 -0400, PeterN
wrote:

On 8/12/2015 11:10 PM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:14:25 -0400, Ron C wrote:

On 8/12/2015 5:58 PM, PeterN wrote:
Tony Cooper and I'm sure a lot of others would never do this.
When I want to take a break from playing poker, I walk around taking
pictures.
AFAIK most casinos do not allow photography. Mohegan Sun does, within
limits. You may not go on the casino floor, but must stand behind a low
rail. The restriction doesn't seem to unduly hinder photo ops.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/the%20casino.jpg


I don't have a problem with the rendition being abstract and
artistic. I tend to like that kind of stuff. Heck, my artistic formative
years were the psychedelic late 60's -- 70's.
Anyway, the problem I have is that no matter where I looked my
eye tended to wander off the picture.

One thought I had for adding a focus point was to have a saturation
gradient. Here's a (somewhat heavy handed) quick test of the concept.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b72e5o6mgu...no-01.jpg?dl=0

Ah, but it's not my photo... so, as always: YMMV

Peter's version is much bolder than yours, and the bolder version
seems to work better in my view. You've toned it down and the result
is too muddy looking for me.

I'm not big on re-working other people's work, but I'll do it here. I
would crop the left side off thusly:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/joc80fxmho...inoTC.jpg?dl=0


I think Ron C had a valid point about lacking a center of interest. One
of the reasons I posted was that I couldn't put my finger on what the
image lacked. My problem with your version is that my eye did indeed
bounce between the two tables and the red pit boos stand in the middle.
So as I previously responded I cropped the image to one table.

BTW there is a lot of street potential in casinos. As you know that is
not what I look for. Do the Indian casinos near you allow photography?


We crop a photo to present the scene as we think it should be
presented. I was willing to crop wider than Ron C because I think the
elements I included are appropriate for the scene. It's a little
unbalanced due to the mass on the right, but that's acceptable to me.

The more severe crop, in my opinion, makes the scene too crowded and
busy.

The nearest Indian casino to me is in Tampa...about two hours away.
I've never been there.

I have photographed inside the dog track, but I don't know if it was
allowed or not. No one challenged me.

https://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Dog-T...1-30-09-X2.jpg


Wow! HDR city! What exposures did you use?

  #52  
Old August 18th 15, 05:33 AM posted to rec.photo.digital,alt.photography
John McWilliams
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6,945
Default Not sharpened

On 8/17/15 PDT 1:25 PM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:14:43 -0700, John McWilliams
wrote:

https://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Dog-T...1-30-09-X2.jpg

Wow! HDR city! What exposures did you use?


Not HDR. Standard shot at ISO 200, 1/320th, f4. Just some Photoshop
manipulation to emulate a type of magazine photo from the 50s. I saw
a shot in an old Collier's magazine and I was trying for the same
look.


"Some" manipulation??

Yes, you got a 50's look there!

A fram in the same sequence but rendered in black and white:

https://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Dog-T...1-30-01-X2.jpg


Still hurts my eyes just a little (all the white areas at or close to 255.)

 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Is this over sharpened? PeteD[_3_] Digital Photography 66 December 26th 08 03:05 AM
need to be sharpened? scenic_man[_2_] Digital Photography 16 October 1st 07 08:36 PM
need to be sharpened? scenic_man[_2_] Digital SLR Cameras 11 September 13th 07 02:26 AM
Insanely over-sharpened images [email protected] 35mm Photo Equipment 12 August 6th 06 08:21 PM
Insanely over-sharpened images problem [email protected] Digital Photography 12 August 4th 06 07:36 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:12 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 PhotoBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.