Nightmare!
All my photos of planes seemingly never took. I did get a 'Memory card error' message on the last couple of pics I took yesterday, but I never noticed it before then. I guess the card needed reseating, as I have now done that and it seems to be working just fine. It's not the end of the world, or even the end of my own world, but I really could have done without it.
So, out of the 40 or so pics I took, only 30 or so were actually there to work with. So, I looked through what I had, and selected some that I could mess with. My plan was originally to do a boatm a plane, a car, and a train, thus matching 'Transport' perfectly. Sadly, this wasn't to be. However, I did manage to stick to one car, one boat, and one train. My plane was replaced by a bridge, which whilst only kinda matching the theme, matched enough for my liking at such a short notice.
I have decided to post about each pic seperately. This way, I can talk about them in slightly more depth, and nobody has to endure a ridiculously long blog post from me. First, I'll talk about the last minute replacement, the bridge.
The original image was actually the only shot I got of the bridge, as this was where I noticed the 'memory card error'. Originally, I went up there to get a bird's eye view of the tracks underneath, and it wasn't until I was up there that it occured to me that this was something that might be useable. I thought that it could be used to indicate 'connections', or 'building bridges' in some business kind of way, as I had already realised that business images were the best sellers on the site. This was mainly why I wanted to add the '& Technology' to the 'Transport' theme the group chose. Obviously, it would serve two purposes. First, it would make the theme broader, and secondly it would improve any chances we had of getting stuff accepted, and possibly even sold.
So, I placed myself down at floor level, and then JUST as I was about to take my shot, a woman walked into sight. She was carrying some shopping, too, which meant that I had to wait a good couple of minutes for her to walk across. Then, just as she passed me, a man came into shot from behind me. I ended up waiting nearly ten minutes to take the shot!
I ended up with this :
which is a firly striking image, or at least I think so. Editing it proved fairly straightforward. First off, I had to roate the picture, obviously. Then, crop into it a little, to remove the cathedral, and brighten it a little. Adding just the tiniest hint of contrast made the bridge stand out, and naturally I sharpened it.
The finished result is here :
Whilst I possibly could have done a little more to bring out the colour, I think the fact that it was a failry grey day did not help me. Also, the picture was mostly unplanned. Overall, I am happy with the result, as I think the concept of the image carries it quite well.
So, out of the 40 or so pics I took, only 30 or so were actually there to work with. So, I looked through what I had, and selected some that I could mess with. My plan was originally to do a boatm a plane, a car, and a train, thus matching 'Transport' perfectly. Sadly, this wasn't to be. However, I did manage to stick to one car, one boat, and one train. My plane was replaced by a bridge, which whilst only kinda matching the theme, matched enough for my liking at such a short notice.
I have decided to post about each pic seperately. This way, I can talk about them in slightly more depth, and nobody has to endure a ridiculously long blog post from me. First, I'll talk about the last minute replacement, the bridge.
The original image was actually the only shot I got of the bridge, as this was where I noticed the 'memory card error'. Originally, I went up there to get a bird's eye view of the tracks underneath, and it wasn't until I was up there that it occured to me that this was something that might be useable. I thought that it could be used to indicate 'connections', or 'building bridges' in some business kind of way, as I had already realised that business images were the best sellers on the site. This was mainly why I wanted to add the '& Technology' to the 'Transport' theme the group chose. Obviously, it would serve two purposes. First, it would make the theme broader, and secondly it would improve any chances we had of getting stuff accepted, and possibly even sold.
So, I placed myself down at floor level, and then JUST as I was about to take my shot, a woman walked into sight. She was carrying some shopping, too, which meant that I had to wait a good couple of minutes for her to walk across. Then, just as she passed me, a man came into shot from behind me. I ended up waiting nearly ten minutes to take the shot!
I ended up with this :
which is a firly striking image, or at least I think so. Editing it proved fairly straightforward. First off, I had to roate the picture, obviously. Then, crop into it a little, to remove the cathedral, and brighten it a little. Adding just the tiniest hint of contrast made the bridge stand out, and naturally I sharpened it.
The finished result is here :
Whilst I possibly could have done a little more to bring out the colour, I think the fact that it was a failry grey day did not help me. Also, the picture was mostly unplanned. Overall, I am happy with the result, as I think the concept of the image carries it quite well.
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