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A surprisingly accurate sun-dial!
My P.S skills are limited and I would like some advice on editing to make it more than a record shot please
Geof
| Title: | 1430 hrs |
| Username: | |
| Uploaded: | 9 Feb 2012 - 3:34 PM |
| Camera: | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 |
| Lens: | 14-42 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 17 May 2010 - 2:26 PM |
| Tags: | Dial sun, General |
| Votes: | Voting Disabled |
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Its a nice **** with some interesting textures. Lots you can do with this shot so I have uploaded some mods. Unfortunately the comments that went with them did not load so if you want details just message me.
"More than a record" is something that really needs to be put in when you're shooting. If you take a matter-of-fact photo like this, it's very rare to be able to edit excitement into it, unless you have fabulous artistic talent and can use it as some component of a collage or digital artwork.
Think about what viewpoint to use, what height to shoot from, what depth of field to use (though there's not much flexibility with a small sensor and a lens that only opens to f/3.5). Look for interesting shapes, for interesting bits of detail to zoom in on. And take the record shot, too, in case all the fancy ideas come to naught. ![]()
By the way, this is another one that's been over-sharpened. There's a noticeable halo down the left edge of the gnomon, particularly on the second curve from the top. It also looks like there's a substantial halo on the upper part of the straight edge and around the uppermost curve on the top, but that might just be the patina on the dial.
Dave.
P.S. I think the 'stars/image' reference is to Lynne's rather spectacular typo for 'shot'; stars as in 's***'.)
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