You have got a keen eye. Thanks for pointing that out.

That was me being sloppy with my editing. I think that's a free transform selection line left over from a clumsy attempt to straighten a pillar. I should have just rotated a crop of the image, as below.

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Glad it's not a crack in your sensor.

Here is the original scene from which I transposed the monk to your more appropriate environment on the jetty by the river.

As he gazes upon those tourists he's probably thinking, how foolish they are. In a few years time, they'll start suffering from ill-health and the consequences of obesity, lack of exercise and overindulgence. They'll be worried about the size of their pensions, the loss of their possessions, the future of their grandchildren, the ravages of climate change plus a whole raft of concerns they can do nothing about.

On the other hand, he could be thinking, "What am I doing here, watching the world pass by. I could be driving these tourists around in a Tuk Tuk, making lots of money and having a good time."

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Don't ask me what that foot is doing in the bottom right corner.

Nah. He's thinking, "Last time I tried to levitate across the pool to the MacDonalds over there, I fell in half way. Will leaving one foot behind lighten the load so I can get all the way across? Or should I leave both feet here?"

Joke aside, I think you might be confusing Indian Yogi Fakirs with Buddhist monks, Eric. Also, there's no McDonald's across the pool (yet ), just 1,000 year old ruins. The pool is actually part of a moat approximately 1 mile on each side, which surrounds the temple.

I mention it just for the record, although I know you are attempting humour .

What? Not even a Starbucks? I'm shocked!

From the back I couldn't tell whether he (she?) was a Fakir or a Monk. In any case, that foot removal trick is pretty clever.

I haven't removed the foot, yet. The imnage is uncropped and uncloned.

I'm not sure if this shot is worth printing. It's a real problem sorting through the thousands of images one has.

Click to view attachmentOne of a few images captured of the Local Town Hall as part of a project. Roughly 20 images stitched together using PT Gui.

Nice!

Good, straight edges. I wonder if Autopano Pro could do that automatically. Did it require a lot of work in PT Gui?

I suppose one is slightly disappointed there is no audience and performers, but that would have probably made a good stitch impossible.

Thanks

Indeed it would have looked interesting with an audience but unfortunately this venue won't allow photography when there are performers.

After processing the images in PTGui I did have to straighten the edges slightly in PS using the Warp feature but I've just tried stitching it in Autopano Pro and it came out automatically with perfectly straight edges.

I really like the interface in PTGui but the more I use Autopano Pro the more I'm impressed with it. Many panos that won't stitch together in PTGui turn out beautifully with Autopano.

A recent photo I took at a friends wedding. The little girl kept hiding when she seen the camera

Taken with a 1Ds III with a 50mm 1.2L.

From a wedding I did last Saturday.



My son and new daughter-in-law.

Recent shot from Venice trip with Canon 1DS3 & Zeiss 50f1.4ZF.

Neat.

Spectacular!

When I look at this image, taken a few weeks ago on the Daintree, North Queensland, the Hunchback of Notre Dam sprang to mind.

I'm not sure what the species is (I'm not a twitcher ), but friends have suggested it's a Rufus Night Heron, but it sure wasn't night when I took the shot, although the lighting wasn't good and ISO 1600 was required.

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Cool shot, but where are the dancing ladies?

Last weekend at Shuswap Lake, near Mara, BC

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Here's one. That's some giant bird, eh? And those Buddhist ghosts can be quite attractive, as well as diminuitive .

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Wouldn't you feel sad if you had to permanently wear a stack of bangles around your neck in order to stretch it to make yourself beautiful?

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Recent trip to Washington--before my 1DS3 broke down.

Italian navy amphibious transport dock "San Marco".

Britain, last month:


Ithaca, New York, June:



Just processed from last November in Morocco:

Canon 1Ds Mk III, 24mm TS-E L lens

Downtown LA, Sixth Street Bridge

My wife last weekend.

I didn't like this shot at first, but then I started to like it. I did some adjustments on it, and I hope you don't mind. I didn't change the composition at all. Let me know if you like the change.

I like the shot (probably 'cuz I'm a troll).

Hi dwdallam.

Thanks for taking the time to think about my image. I have no beef with people playing with my pictures on this forum.

However, what I did NOT take the time to explain is that I'm going for the exact opposite look of what you did.

In fact, I want the image to be relatively dark, and especially the bridge I want to (almost) completely disappear into the darkness. I like the 1Ds, because the sensor is sufficiently good to capture such detail. And with 14-bit color, I can get a subtle print.

On the web I'm forced to use highly compressed 8-bit jpgs rendered at 72 dpi, however. And there is no subtlety. So I lightened everything a little bit so that I could at least show the composition. Not great, but the only way I can contribute to this thread...

Your changes took the image in the opposite direction of my creative direction. You made it very light, and you added considerable saturation - either by lightening it everywhere, and or by tweaking the curves. That's fine, and I'm pleased you were able to get something out of it that you like, but it is not what I was going for.

Be well!

Sorry, but I prefer the moodiness of the original. Your sky looks to overcooked and unreal to me.

I like the picture.

Oh, and thank you to Chris_Brown and EricM for taking the time to tell me they like my shot

I agree. I didn't necessarily like what I did either. I was just experimenting. So yeah, thanks for the insight and explanation of what you were doing there. Mainly I use white balance and black points. That was about it. Now that you have explained it, I like what you were doing much more.

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D3 & Zeiss 100/2 MakroPlanar

A few archived nature panoramics

drgary

A few misc. nature photos

A few PR photos and misc.

Why would you be sorry? You're just offering a critique. No need to be sorry at all.

Nice commercial work!

These are from an impromptu shoot of my new car:







Apologies for the sloppy post processing, and the more eagle-eyed of you will note that the car is dirty

Canon 1Ds mk III & assorted lenses.

I think that first shot of the refinery would make a great shot by itself. Very captivating and interesting.

Wow,very nice. Whatever it is, I bet it's an interesting print...

hi.

It's a badger skull, shot with the Zeiss 100/2 wide open

thanks! (and yes.. a very interesting print)

Really nice.

If you don't have a wide-format printer, you could always try this technique.... if you have the skill

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These guys are amazing! Who is more real?

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Panorama from 11 shots with D700 (85 megapixels)

a few pics from a hospital shoot in nashville yesterday.

1ds3 with 35mm f1.4, 85 1.2II...


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