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Published: 2006-12-12 00:01:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 656; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 7
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Description Taken today at the pool at the end of our lane, a place you may recognise from my other shots.
Had woken up and saw that it wasn't raining so decided to get my stuff together and go for a walk to further test my new lens. I can tell you interesting compositions are everywhere when using it.

4 shots, ranging exposures from -3 stops to +1 stop, merged in photoshop. Levels, b&w tone also added in PS.

Hope you like it, im still undecided, comments and critiques are more than welcome.

edit: Tighter crop of left side and bottom. More burning and dodging added.
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Comments: 38

fineartbyandrewdavid [2008-07-28 18:39:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow

i am extremely impressed with this piece and with whats in your gallery

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barefootphotography [2006-12-24 15:21:34 +0000 UTC]

looks nice, makes one tend to wonder how the fance would come to be underwater; it doesn't look like it was originally intended to be, but that makes it all the more interesting. Also, great job capturing the broad range of brightness values.

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gltvisualart [2006-12-23 23:03:52 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful HDR!!!

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axrai [2006-12-23 22:55:44 +0000 UTC]

dont be undecided at all.I think its an amazing photo.You ve captured it beautifully and I have to say I love the reflections on the water

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IndustrialSilence [2006-12-21 18:43:45 +0000 UTC]

Lovely, i like the combinatin of beautiful landscape, cloudscape and waterscape! brilliant!

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AmirNasher [2006-12-15 05:16:33 +0000 UTC]

Nice landscape! I love tones of sky and reflections!

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PhilBG [2006-12-14 19:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Another lovely shot that is

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goccia [2006-12-13 14:25:58 +0000 UTC]

great b/w, reflections, sky

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MountainPsyche [2006-12-13 05:49:06 +0000 UTC]

great shot!! i love the perspective and the comp! instant fav

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iamgoatman In reply to MountainPsyche [2006-12-13 11:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mate, appreciate the fav from you

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blindpsykhe [2006-12-13 05:13:34 +0000 UTC]

great bw pic

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iamgoatman In reply to blindpsykhe [2006-12-13 11:33:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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plapeyre [2006-12-12 12:05:44 +0000 UTC]

mate -- remarkable! i wish australia could see wasted water like that haa.

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iamgoatman In reply to plapeyre [2006-12-13 11:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I wish sometimes we had less water, it rains all the time here.

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Ivan-Suta [2006-12-12 10:50:20 +0000 UTC]

very nice shot!

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iamgoatman In reply to Ivan-Suta [2006-12-12 11:25:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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PiersiGee [2006-12-12 10:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Nice new lens you have there
Quite a nice shot, nice sky and the reflections on the fencing gives a nice depth. I think the bottom detracts from the photo, would have been nice with a different focus point in there.

Must have been freezing.

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iamgoatman In reply to PiersiGee [2006-12-12 11:25:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks piergo, and the lens is a beast! Im off to water break its neck this afternoon.
I agree with the bottom of the shot, i think a slight cropping is in order but not enough to unbalance the composition of the fence.

Wasn't that cold actually, just a bit windy.

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darshil [2006-12-12 04:52:57 +0000 UTC]

you and your stunning photographs

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iamgoatman In reply to darshil [2006-12-12 11:23:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, i try. Expect another soon

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angelace [2006-12-12 02:07:37 +0000 UTC]

A beautiful HDR, especially like the colors tones (how do you get them to look that way?) I think the only thing id maybe change about this is a bit of a crop to go for a vertical panorama. But overall, freaking amazing!

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iamgoatman In reply to angelace [2006-12-12 11:23:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. For the colour tones i either use a hue colourisation or a gradient map in photoshop. I agree a crop is needed, a little off the left side and a tad off the bottom. Cheers

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angelace In reply to iamgoatman [2006-12-12 22:41:31 +0000 UTC]

Hmm...how do you use gradient maps? Never used them before...

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iamgoatman In reply to angelace [2006-12-12 23:30:51 +0000 UTC]

Gradient maps are pretty simple and effective once you know how, you may find this tutorial helpful [link]

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angelace In reply to iamgoatman [2006-12-13 15:05:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for that link, it helps Btw, what lens did you use for most of your landscape photos, i presume a wideangle?

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iamgoatman In reply to angelace [2006-12-13 20:02:01 +0000 UTC]

Not a problem. For most of my shots i used a 28-90mm lens which is far from wide but it was all i had, was quite difficult at times to use, but now i use my sigma 10-20mm lens which is perfect for landscapes

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angelace In reply to iamgoatman [2006-12-13 21:26:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm also looking for a wideangle lens (primarily for landscape + architecture) with a reasonable price tag right now got my eye on the Tamron17-35mm, any suggestions on what to look for, or watch out for?

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iamgoatman In reply to angelace [2006-12-13 21:34:10 +0000 UTC]

That Tamron looks pretty good for what your looking to do, its quite wide but with a reasonable amount of zoom, plus a with a good maximum aperture of 2.8 it will prove useful in lowlight conditions. Just read reviews on it to see how others have found it, I've seen lenses that look good on paper but have turned out to be poor, you get what you pay for really

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angelace In reply to iamgoatman [2006-12-13 23:41:44 +0000 UTC]

Heh, true true. From what i read from most reviews and peoples opinions, this is a tad bit lesser quality substitution for the 17-40mm L from Canon. But still an amazing steal for the price. Heh, decisions decisions

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iamgoatman In reply to angelace [2006-12-13 23:48:03 +0000 UTC]

My friend owns the 17-40mm L canon and its really nice but i dont think its worth around 500 quid when you can get a cheaper model which does roughly the same thing. I find my sigma to be just as good and it was half the price.

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angelace In reply to iamgoatman [2006-12-14 07:24:42 +0000 UTC]

Thats exactly what i was thinking! Why spend more when you can buy roughly the same quality lens for half the price! Thank god for market compettition and 3rd party manufacturers

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tunafishie [2006-12-12 01:36:28 +0000 UTC]

the clouds are really beautiful. very nice shot you have here.

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iamgoatman In reply to tunafishie [2006-12-12 11:21:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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lessthanone [2006-12-12 00:43:43 +0000 UTC]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

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iamgoatman In reply to lessthanone [2006-12-12 00:50:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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davincipoppalag [2006-12-12 00:20:49 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful image!!

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iamgoatman In reply to davincipoppalag [2006-12-12 00:24:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you my friend, also good to hear its actually showing as its not working here with me.

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davincipoppalag In reply to iamgoatman [2006-12-12 01:50:42 +0000 UTC]

Yea..common bug of late.. the submitter can't see it for awhile..but the rest of us do

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