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      06-07-2016, 01:10 PM   #8889
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      06-07-2016, 02:56 PM   #8890
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Great shots lately guys, and nice variety too.

The B-17 is going to be flying around here this weekend. I'm trying to figure the best place to grab a few shots.
Ever been to the end of John Glenn for landings and Marsh/Imhoff/680 by the creek for take off?
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      06-08-2016, 02:07 PM   #8892
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Ever been to the end of John Glenn for landings and Marsh/Imhoff/680 by the creek for take off?
I haven't in the past, but I may give it a whirl this time around. I usually hang out near the bay as they fly right down the Carquinez straight and over Mare Island.
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      06-08-2016, 02:43 PM   #8894
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That's a much better backdrop anyway if they fly low enough.
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I call this one "The Other Side". The 2nd in the series of two.


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Zing, I like the infinity-view perspective.
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Darrick, looks steep!
It was! Although I have to confess I was more worried about the snakes haha


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Darrick, you have a "dark eye". I assume that you intentionally go for kind of a Gothic vibe. I lean toward the "realistic" side for my own work, but enjoy the darker work of other photographers.

I only mention it because I've run into lots of people that haven't calibrated their monitors and the process their pix with a very bright monitor setup and end up producing dark finished images when view by those of us with calibrated monitors.
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Darrick, you have a "dark eye". I assume that you intentionally go for kind of a Gothic vibe. I lean toward the "realistic" side for my own work, but enjoy the darker work of other photographers.

I only mention it because I've run into lots of people that haven't calibrated their monitors and the process their pix with a very bright monitor setup and end up producing dark finished images when view by those of us with calibrated monitors.
Yeah, I hear they've been coming up a bit dark on other screens but I'm not sure what to do about it. I do have a darker photo style, I've noticed and I'm not sure why. I try to do bright and airy photos but they usually just come out over exposed and weirdly colored. So I tend to stick to more of the "moody" style photos. Maybe one day I'll venture out.

My screen is calibrated (granted it's a six year old laptop) as far as I can tell. If I calibrate it myself my black and whites (which I know are black and white) come up Sepia toned, so I know that's not right.

I know I usually use a brighter screen when I edit. My living room is pretty bright and as a result I usually can't see my screen very well unless the brightness is up a bit.

I think it's just one of those things that's going to have issues for awhile.
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I call this one "The Other Side". The 2nd in the series of two.
Double post, I know. *slaps self on wrist*

I like the idea, and the location but the haze over the photo makes it weird for me. The colors throw me off too because it seems to clash together and I can't seem to find a balance.

That's just me and my opinion though. Every artist is different. ;]

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Double post, I know. *slaps self on wrist*

I like the idea, and the location but the haze over the photo makes it weird for me. The colors throw me off too because it seems to clash together and I can't seem to find a balance.

That's just me and my opinion though. Every artist is different. ;]

I understand what you mean. It's the glow effect. My intention was to add just a touch of a "dream" feel. It seemed fitting for what I was trying to convey with the black and white foreground and color background. Perhaps it just didn't work well.
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Yeah, I hear they've been coming up a bit dark on other screens but I'm not sure what to do about it. I do have a darker photo style, I've noticed and I'm not sure why. I try to do bright and airy photos but they usually just come out over exposed and weirdly colored. So I tend to stick to more of the "moody" style photos. Maybe one day I'll venture out.

My screen is calibrated (granted it's a six year old laptop) as far as I can tell. If I calibrate it myself my black and whites (which I know are black and white) come up Sepia toned, so I know that's not right.

I know I usually use a brighter screen when I edit. My living room is pretty bright and as a result I usually can't see my screen very well unless the brightness is up a bit.

I think it's just one of those things that's going to have issues for awhile.
Well, laptop screens have come a long way in six-years. The MacBooks and MS Surface laptops now have exceptional screens that cover 100% of the sRGB gamut and much of RGB. After calibration, both my laptop and desktop monitors have substantially lower brightness than the default settings.

Anyway, with my old Lenovo laptop I often had to reprocess my images when I got home from a trip, even though I'd calibrated the screen. With my new Surface, I've not had to reprocess any images at all.

The real test is to make some prints. Even with a relatively inexpensive photo printer, if your prints are too dark, then you monitor is probably too bright. Also, the room doesn't need to be totally dark, but processing in a bright room can contribute to too-dark prints. Anyway, if your prints are too dark, then you know that most serious viewers of your images are seeing them on the internet as too dark. Of course, the "serious viewers" are probably a minority, except at places like here.
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Well, laptop screens have come a long way in six-years. The MacBooks and MS Surface laptops now have exceptional screens that cover 100% of the sRGB gamut and much of RGB. After calibration, both my laptop and desktop monitors have substantially lower brightness than the default settings.

Anyway, with my old Lenovo laptop I often had to reprocess my images when I got home from a trip, even though I'd calibrated the screen. With my new Surface, I've not had to reprocess any images at all.

The real test is to make some prints. Even with a relatively inexpensive photo printer, if your prints are too dark, then you monitor is probably too bright. Also, the room doesn't need to be totally dark, but processing in a bright room can contribute to too-dark prints. Anyway, if your prints are too dark, then you know that most serious viewers of your images are seeing them on the internet as too dark. Of course, the "serious viewers" are probably a minority, except at places like here.
lol true. I'll have to take a look at some of my photos on some other screens. They show up fine on my computer and phone, so I won't really know. I do get the sense they are a bit dark, since when I ordered prints - out of the five that I ordered, three were pretty dark.

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I understand what you mean. It's the glow effect. My intention was to add just a touch of a "dream" feel. It seemed fitting for what I was trying to convey with the black and white foreground and color background. Perhaps it just didn't work well.
Yeah, I was able to see what you were going for and it's a great idea. Keep at it!
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JMG, great Zion shot. I love that 24-105mm lens. Love the B&W interpretation.
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Supposedly an updated 24-105 coming out with the 5D4
Maybe that's why they're practically giving away the 5D MkIII/24-105 combo. Saw it today for $2499. I think I paid about $500 more than that for just the 5D MkIII.

My 24-105 is my most used lens by a wide margin. I love the thing. If the new one is better, which I'm sure it will be, I'll give away my current one and grab a new one.
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I'll pre-order that.
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