At the end of the day by EllieEdge

'Portrait Photography' Competition - Win A Samyang 85mm F/1.4 FE II Lens!

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mark1309 15 13

31 Jan 2008 7:02AM

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Beautiful, well done,
Mark.

SKavanagh 14 312 5

31 Jan 2008 7:03AM

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Excellent shot well composed
Steve

StevenPrice 17 30 2

31 Jan 2008 7:05AM

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a stunning image

Steve

funkymaggot 17 8

31 Jan 2008 7:09AM

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Absolutely stunning shot!!

Mick.

GregorP 17 4

31 Jan 2008 8:53AM

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Wow! Stunning shot!

Gregor

Douglas_George 14 10

31 Jan 2008 9:41AM

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This is Fabuloue Eli, well done.

Dougie.

britishlandscapes Junior Member 15 13

31 Jan 2008 10:21AM

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Nice image with great colours and silhouettes

Derek

Cormy 14 3

31 Jan 2008 11:06AM

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What a magnificent shot Ellie,this is fabulous.
Cheers
Alan

MickyMc 14 8

31 Jan 2008 11:10AM

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Really peaceful and atmospheric
Mavis

turtlec 14 4

31 Jan 2008 1:42PM

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I f you can produce this sor of image consistantly you have nothing to learn.

What about some hints for the rest of us..

The silvering if the water surface only adds to an already great shot.

gorhug 15

31 Jan 2008 2:47PM

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Excellent shot, just love it, Well done

Gordon

EllieEdge 14 15 42

31 Jan 2008 3:07PM

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Thank you all so much. What I have done is use the auto-bracketing fuction in the camera, AEB on the menu. Then I said that I wanted a -2, 0 and +2 exposure. I focused 2/3 into the picture. And on pressing the shutter the camera automatically takes three pictures. To reduce camera shake I also used the mirror lock-up and my wireless remote control.
I then downloaded the free software Photomatix, opened it and selected the 3 pictures. A 2-step procedure but really easy. I dont know why the water became so shiny, but I guess it is due to relatively calm water and longer shutter speed. But I really like the shine in the water, reminds me of when the ice starts building on the water

EllieEdge 14 15 42

31 Jan 2008 4:07PM

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(and a tripod is required)

AnneWorner 14 620 43

31 Jan 2008 4:28PM

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This is a very striking image - it almost has a surreal quality about it - but I often find that with HDR images. Good work on this.
Anne

Hoffy 17 262 16

31 Jan 2008 5:30PM

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Stunning colours.

Dave_D78 16 41

31 Jan 2008 5:59PM

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Great shot, and thanks for the advice on how to produce these images. I didn't realise the software was free. Only criticism is, are there multiple spots on your sensor? or an effect of HDR?
Dave

piccy 16 8

31 Jan 2008 6:37PM

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Beautiful scene.
Freda

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31 Jan 2008 7:13PM

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Lovely tranquil image with great light. One small point is I'd maybe tone down the halo of light in front of the boat.

EllieEdge 14 15 42

31 Jan 2008 8:08PM

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Embarrassed to admit that you are right, Dave. The spots are mine.... :-(
I didn't notice until I got to the office and saw the picture on something larger than my laptop

EllieEdge 14 15 42

31 Jan 2008 8:14PM

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Good tip with the halo, thanks for that. Fix that when I clone out the spots.

I forgot to mention that when you use the free trial version of Photomatix from hdrsoft you have to clone out the watermarks afterwards.
An if you don't set the camera to continous shooting, you will have to press the shutter three times (at least if you have the same camera as me). One also haver to use the aperture priority (Av), because the DOF must not vary, only the shutter speed.