Firefox 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2005 Nice BW It seems you applied a little bit of soft focus effect. What sw/technique you used? Used PS 8 CS w/ OptikVerve's Virtual Photographer plug-in. Basically adjusted the colours a little before using Virtual Photographer to turn it into b/w with a little softening. I highly recommend VP.. Most of it's effects are actually combination of default Photoshop Filters. You can also create your own custom settings. A plus point is that it previews effects faster than Photoshop Filters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
av98m 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 A couple of pictures to start the week... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
av98m 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) second one..this one is even worse than the first pic. Think it is going to take a bit of time before I am able to take decent pictures. Edited March 7, 2005 by av98m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
av98m 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Last one, in color just for variety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Q00 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Yummy... On the contrary, i think the second one is the better of the two pictures. It has a certain mood or feel to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 I prefer the 1st one however the orientation of the coffee cup is disconcerting. If it was less tilted like in the 2nd picture would be nicer. On the 2nd one it's the large highlight to the right which is distracting. Not a big fan of b/w although I can appreciate it's effect on certain type of shots for mood. Good colours on the last one I can almost taste the Deli France fare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bpribadi 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 I prefer wider angle lens for more perspective and give more contrast to highlight and shadow (rembrandt lighting) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
av98m 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) I prefer wide angle lense too(will be buying one for my canon underwater camera)...but I used my very old and beaten up fujifilm 1.2 megapixel camera to take the shots(just to see if the camera even still works), I don't own any dslrs. Edited March 7, 2005 by av98m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Thank god for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 fishy shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefox 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 A little tweak to picture one. Cut out the ash tray.. It was a little distracting.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
av98m 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Slightly different take on the second picture... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bpribadi 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2005 fishy shot Very nice color tropical Would be better if the DOF is deeper, so the fish' mouth also sharp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2005 thanks Bram, i was trying out the 50mm len's 1.8 f-stop, i actually had it on manual focus and move the camera till it was in focus took this on my way home in the MRT station, still on the 50mm 1.8 f-stop, ISO400, A mode i took this shot without looking into the view finder cause didn't want anyone to know i was actually shooting the "uncle" in the shot was actually a "bonus" i wasn't trying to put him in the frame. did some color adjustment in PS the shot was also a little tilted, cropped and strighten in PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2005 I find that for AF the 50mm f/1.8 works better using spot metering with the D70. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
