2018 Project 52 Judith Noble (Urbanflyer) C & C always welcome

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Originally Posted by Wavelength

I liked all the images in this series, but that red leaf stole my heart !!!

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Thank you! So glad it spoke to you !

Week 5 may be one of those situations where creating a merge, with layers and masks, from two conversions of one raw image with different settings might be worth trying.

Sometimes, with this sort of scene, I attempt to shoot with bracketed exposures then merge images together with careful masking of the layers. Normally, shooting with 'standard HDR' auto conversion doesn't work with moving scenes like this situation. But carefully editing some masking by gently brushing with a soft edged low opacity brush will often produce an acceptable merge between larger areas such as the foreground from one shot and the sky from another shot.

Even if it doesn't work, you haven't lost anything.

Sometimes, it is better to leave the darker shadows slightly clipped if lightening them during editing produces a muddy dark brown mess instead of pure black.

Nice effort on the surf shot, it has potential as I like the low perspective into the waves.

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Originally Posted by Urbanflyer

Week 4: Remnant of Christmas

Still working one handed (mostly) so decided to look around the house for this week's shot.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4701/...3aacac36_c.jpgRemnant of Christmas by urbanflyer, on Flickr

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Very nice Judith.

Week 6--Urban Stairway--Seattle

Seattle is a city of hills, though some were flattened in the early 1900's so that horses and cars could more easily get up and down. Nonetheless, there are many places in Seattle where public stairways connect parts of the city. I have wanted to play with wider angle lenses and this seemed like a good place to start.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4699/...c525d018_c.jpgUrban Stairway--Seattle by urbanflyer, on Flickr

Nice WA and you've controlled the lines very well.

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Originally Posted by Shadowman

Nice WA and you've controlled the lines very well.

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Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Re Week 6 Urban Stairway

Effective use of the lines and very good depth of field makes me feel like I could walk into the picture and climb the stairs. I couldn't find any EXIF data from your camera.

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Originally Posted by CormacD

Re Week 6 Urban Stairway

Effective use of the lines and very good depth of field makes me feel like I could walk into the picture and climb the stairs. I couldn't find any EXIF data from your camera.

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Thanks for looking:

EXIF available here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/844385...in/dateposted/

Nice image :)

I like this image. Upward climb to start an adventure. For a shallow DOF setting (f/3.7), it seems sharp over all! Interesting. :)

Week 7--Coming Soon

Saw these fields just waiting for warm weather. Near Chilliwack, British Columbia

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4705/...e75a5b0f_c.jpgComing Soon by urbanflyer, on Flickr

Well focused foreground and good sense of perspective. Several items which were at risk from over exposure have been constrained.

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Originally Posted by Geoff F

Well focused foreground and good sense of perspective. Several items which were at risk from over exposure have been constrained.

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thanks for looking and commenting!

Nicely composed for week 7.

Very nice DOF.

Very interesting picture. May I ask what 'crop' is on that field ?

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Originally Posted by rudi

Very interesting picture. May I ask what 'crop' is on that field ?

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I don't know..grapes? berries? Thanks for looking!

Week 8--Snow Last Night

We do not usually get snow in town but this year has been an exception.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4741/...9decc0f8_c.jpgSnow last night! by urbanflyer, on Flickr

Week 9--Oil and Water

This is what greeted me in the kitchen sink this morning--husband had popcorn last night!


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4775/...066aee46_c.jpgOil and Water by urbanflyer, on Flickr