Photography Thread

[spectrrr]

Some images are spectacular right out of the camera.
Some images need just a bit of refining in post processing to really shine...
And then there are the images that look rather mundane as shot... but with some heavy handed post processing in the computer, can be made into hidden gems.

I thought I'd share a few before-and-after examples of the latter category. Images that to me were "meh" out of the camera, bound for the cutting room floor... but with 5-10 minutes experimentation in post processing, became finished pieces I'm proud of.

A few of these pics I took nearly 10 years ago, but am just now revisiting them with a fresh eye. Maybe it will inspire you to reconsider a few of your own images in a new light.

*processed entirely in Lightroom, although the same could be achieved with photoshop.

[spectrrr]

Tourist snapshot in London, June 2006

Canon EOS-1D Mark II


http://i.imgur.com/aKOUAWah.jpg (http://imgur.com/aKOUAWa)



http://i.imgur.com/1FH8Jdlh.jpg (http://imgur.com/1FH8Jdl)

[spectrrr]

Tourist snap of Stonehenge.
England, June 2006

Canon EOS-1D Mark II


http://i.imgur.com/hrEPWHJh.jpg (http://imgur.com/hrEPWHJ)



http://i.imgur.com/iQEnTaWh.jpg (http://imgur.com/iQEnTaW)

[spectrrr]

Camping on the Arauca River, Venezuela
January, 2016

Shot with an old 2008 era Fuji F100fd pocket camera


http://i.imgur.com/GsjjlYKh.jpg (http://imgur.com/GsjjlYK)



http://i.imgur.com/zSD8sqmh.jpg (http://imgur.com/zSD8sqm)

[MarkinAZ]

Tourist snapshot in London, June 2006

Canon EOS-1D Mark II


http://i.imgur.com/1FH8Jdlh.jpg (http://imgur.com/1FH8Jdl)

Nice processing Francis! Although, it would look really cool with an image of Godzilla poised just behind Big Ben and the House of Commons towers;)

Imagination...:D

[MarkinAZ]

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Beautiful shots of the orchids Ron. Where did you shoot them at?

[shark]

I guess I have to resurrect this thread



Chandelier

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[shark]

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[shark]

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[shark]

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[emopunker2004]

Anyone post here anymore?

[Remo]

Anyone post here anymore?

Do you?!!!!!!

[dave]

Photography thread? Or Cigar Asylum?

[emopunker2004]

Photography thread

[Steve]

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/14/145290/2814459-thread_spool.jpg

[shark]

Anyone post here anymore?

Hey, welcome back. I thought you had flown the coop.


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[shark]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7298/27431332512_0f334348d9_c.jpg

[shark]

And old Ford truck, and another that you don't see very often. International?

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7500/27141747394_8f69136d23_c.jpg

[shark]

Studebaker. One of the more underrated classics, IMO.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7609/27653536662_b5eb1c6552_c.jpg

[shark]

A gorgeous example of a real rarity. Chevelle SS454 with the 450 HP LS6 engine option

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7051/27754224465_073e0f4ca9_c.jpg

[shark]

Mundane transportation back in the day, but pretty rare today.

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7442/27719950636_ab8c6bb0ce_c.jpg

[shark]

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[357]

And old Ford truck, and another that you don't see very often. International?



International tractor company made them. BTW, great pics of some classics. Love 'em.

[OLS]

Anyone post here anymore?
HA, I thought the same thing Remo did....

I hadn't been around in SO DAMN LONG, got the stinky end of the douchebag from a higher-up here and his pal
and I didn't want to be here anymore, didn't want to see their posts or names in print. But today I decided to
pop in and see how things were. Been into some great stuff in Memphis, bringing the songwriter scene back
to more respectable levels. Comparing very favorably to Nashville again now, but without all the crappy things
about the other music city.

https://c5.staticflickr.com/2/1544/24515803756_3e8da32a5d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DmnUkE)
Delta Joe Sanders and Jon Ciaramitaro (https://flic.kr/p/DmnUkE) by Brad In Memphis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65096778@N05/), on Flickr

[OLS]

Karen Waldrup plays outdoors in Memphis

https://c5.staticflickr.com/2/1716/25664871452_a148336fea_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/F6Vb8E)
Twilight Tunes with KW (https://flic.kr/p/F6Vb8E) by Brad In Memphis (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65096778@N05/), on Flickr

[shark]

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[The Poet]

1950s Buick, maybe a '57 Century?

Uh, checked, and headlights and turn signals are NOT 1957.

[shark]

To be honest I don't recall. I think it was earlier to mid 1950's.

[The Poet]

No biggie, just curious.

[357]

1950s Buick, maybe a '57 Century?

Uh, checked, and headlights and turn signals are NOT 1957.

4-holer likely wasn't a Century was it? Wasn't the 4-holes reserved for the higher end models?

[The Poet]

4-holer likely wasn't a Century was it? Wasn't the 4-holes reserved for the higher end models?

Personally I have no clue, but a quick google says 4 holes standard in '55-'57 Century.

http://www.motortrend.com/news/buick-ventriports-the-early-years/

[The Poet]

BTW, 1957 Century was just my first (apparently wrong) guess, as all I could judge from the photo was mid-'50s Buick of some model.

[357]

1955 Buick Roadmaster I believe.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/88/be/86/88be863653a0ac0c1e5f1bd6db95a64d.jpg

[The Poet]

Headlights look right, but we need a slightly better look at the taillights to confirm. :r

[357]

Headlights look right, but we need a slightly better look at the taillights to confirm. :r

I won't argue with that logic. :D

[TXRebel]

Headlights look right, but we need a slightly better look at the taillights to confirm. :r

'55 and '56 had different grilles, it's a '55. :)

[The Poet]

'55 and '56 had different grilles, it's a '55. :)

Thanks, but in the ORIGINAL photo by Ron, post #4276, and the pic that started all this discussion, we cannot see the grill . . . only part of the front bumper.

You can blame Ron for posting an untitled picture, but I prefer you blame me for asking what it was. :r

[shark]

Pretty innovative for the time, with front wheel drive! Olds Toronado

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7435/27809081341_a4a913cf81_c.jpg

[shark]

1955 Studebaker. I like their rather unusual styling, for the most part:

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7609/27653536662_b5eb1c6552_c.jpg

[shark]

Packard hood ornament

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7386/27495479420_b2d0198a81_b.jpg

[shark]

And I believe a Packard also:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7743/27673140432_db3b83aae2_b.jpg

[shark]

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[shark]

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[shark]

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[shark]

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[shark]

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[357]

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8690/28371036685_5b21ecbbbc_b.jpg

Great shot Ron! This one really jumped out at me since I started keeping bees this year. This is a great pic but for those interested, that is not a honeybee. It's a hover fly.

[swingerofbirches]

A buddy of mine was wanting a few shots of him deadlifting for his IG and YouTube accounts ... he wanted them to be kinda raw feeling, thus the heavy edits ... the lighting was difficult lol

[shark]

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[shark]

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[Dave128]

Nice to see this thread breath again.

[shark]

Yeah it was in Code Blue condition for a while.

[shark]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8850/28374127872_8824d46e5b_b.jpg

[shark]

I've always liked night and lower light photography.


https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5745/23465603463_d6a67af55b_b.jpg

[shark]

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[shark]

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[4WheelVFR]

Very nice, Ron.

[Porch Dweller]

Very nice, Ron.

:tpd:

[shark]

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8022/28987132125_809782731d_b.jpg

[stearns]

Really cool pictures Ron, love the last one with the shadow coming down.

Figured I should add something to this thread, this is just a cell phone picture from vacation last week, haven't had a chance to dig through the hundreds on the Nikon yet but when I d I'll try to remember to add a few that have a little less glare :D

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/z6xBWDkay3ZCwbqwPSE5VpEOqPBwup5W8txtWmKMdji2g41Acy hxSXi3XYTog0idrlZZVnA_okXuHg=w1600-h900-no

[spectrrr]

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8022/28987132125_809782731d_b.jpg

Love this picture Ron :tu

Looks just like the deer that would run through the field and along the hedge next to my house in the country in Ohio. Thanks for the fond memories!

[shark]

Really cool pictures Ron, love the last one with the shadow coming down.

Figured I should add something to this thread, this is just a cell phone picture from vacation last week, haven't had a chance to dig through the hundreds on the Nikon yet but when I d I'll try to remember to add a few that have a little less glare :D

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/z6xBWDkay3ZCwbqwPSE5VpEOqPBwup5W8txtWmKMdji2g41Acy hxSXi3XYTog0idrlZZVnA_okXuHg=w1600-h900-no

Very peaceful!

[shark]

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[spectrrr]

A plucky little beach crab
Ocumare, Venezuela, July 2015
Canon S100

http://imgur.com/6u543QRh.jpg (http://imgur.com/6u543QR)

[stearns]

Nice shot Francis :tu

[spectrrr]

Playa Cata, Venezuela, January 2016
Canon S100

http://imgur.com/BiLANW0h.jpg (http://imgur.com/BiLANW0)

http://imgur.com/nHDlwH6h.jpg (http://imgur.com/nHDlwH6)

http://i.imgur.com/wyT7dLKh.jpg (http://imgur.com/wyT7dLK)

[hotreds]

https://tnl.snapfish.com/assetrenderer/v2/thumbnail/SNAPFISH/9xZ_GEG97A5OKuscrGfw0ufnZWqfchaTRMgQwD_L7Po/a/2E7Xl-4JWWX7z03XuCHmjA/d/gaK2vSO3rPGPZ1Xhsiv48g/time/sOp8GEAVEaj8-1a8sge9Xw?height=640

Virginia Beach

[shark]

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[shark]

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[Dave128]

I don't think I've ever seen a rooster on a Merry-Go-Round before.

[Porch Dweller]

I'm not a photographer by any standard, but figured I'd share this one. My wife and I were in Hot Springs for a few days this week and saw this on the side of a building. I've never heard of Tom Moore Cigars before.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8579/29846244926_73f56c2e26_b.jpg

[BlackDog]

Cool picture! :tu

[shark]

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https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5629/30174519333_91a60aedae_b.jpg

[shark]

https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5735/30773192986_544d0db5f8_b.jpg

[Dave128]

Very nice fall shots.

[dman4505]

Very nice fall shots.

x2
I need to get out and shoot some more

Don

[357]

Love the fall pics from Michigan Ron. It has been a very nice warm fall this year.

[shark]

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[shark]

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[Dave128]

Beautiful wildlife photos.

[shark]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/627/32997910725_9a59ea3ae4_b.jpg

[shark]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2053/32997881215_1973fe5407_b.jpg

[dman4505]

There's a sapphire mining claim held by the Helena Mineral Society in those hills:

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l398/dman4505/IMG_4315_zpsbp8yvcue.jpg (http://s329.photobucket.com/user/dman4505/media/IMG_4315_zpsbp8yvcue.jpg.html)

Mining for sapphires:

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l398/dman4505/IMG_4321_zpsescvfxkq.jpg (http://s329.photobucket.com/user/dman4505/media/IMG_4321_zpsescvfxkq.jpg.html)

[shark]

Recent vacation to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Sunset on Lake Superior:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4327/36203377016_1b5b4be264_c.jpg

[shark]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4313/35851850820_7463098c0f_c.jpg

[shark]

Now THAT'S a waterfall:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4295/36110542681_f285df6bea_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/X1XYgt)IMG_0131_2 (https://flic.kr/p/X1XYgt) by Sairtap Dlanor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97465131@N04/), on Flickr

[shark]

The famous Lake of the Clouds in Porcupine Mountains Sate Park:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4324/35851932500_5a02543b31_b.jpg

[Dave128]

Great pictures, Ron.

[boyd45]

Ron those are incredible shots!

[issues]

A few hiking shots from earlier this year.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/issues1975/Photography/Dscn7006-1_zpsr8qsupjb.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/issues1975/media/Photography/Dscn7006-1_zpsr8qsupjb.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/issues1975/Photography/Dscn7013-1_zpsynxjrq7n.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/issues1975/media/Photography/Dscn7013-1_zpsynxjrq7n.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/issues1975/Photography/Dscn7033-1_zpsozzf9plk.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/issues1975/media/Photography/Dscn7033-1_zpsozzf9plk.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/issues1975/Photography/Dscn7059-2_zpspxtpolro.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/issues1975/media/Photography/Dscn7059-2_zpspxtpolro.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/issues1975/Photography/DSCN7050_zpsk0swci6e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/issues1975/media/Photography/DSCN7050_zpsk0swci6e.jpg.html)

[RUNYYFan]

Great photos, Tony! The clarity is wonderfully sharp. I especially like the owl and the gator.

[shark]

How long of a telephoto lens did you use for those? Herons in particular are very skittish when someone approaches.

[stearns]

That first one is unreal, very cool Tony!

I haven't been out shooting in so long, think I need to make some time for it

[shark]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4302/35440005673_5b402f485d_b.jpg

[shark]

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[shark]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4425/36500165641_4803b86dd3_b.jpg

[boyd45]

Very professional capture on those wildlife photos.

[issues]

Great photos, Tony! The clarity is wonderfully sharp. I especially like the owl and the gator.

Much appreciated! I really enjoy wildlife photography.

How long of a telephoto lens did you use for those? Herons in particular are very skittish when someone approaches.

I wish I could say I had a real dslr but it is just an old Nikon COOLPIX P510. It has a 42x optical zoom and I used every bit of it for all of those photos.

That first one is unreal, very cool Tony!

I haven't been out shooting in so long, think I need to make some time for it

Thank you kindly!

[shark]

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[shark]

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[shark]

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[Chainsaw13]

Nice shots Ron!

[FBing]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4301/35439161613_bea6103ccb_b.jpg

Beautiful pictures that you have been posting Shark. I appreciate all of them.

[shark]

Beautiful pictures that you have been posting Shark. I appreciate all of them.


This was from the western Michigan Upper Peninsula. It's a waterfall hunter's wet dream in that area

[shark]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4192/34764078686_1dd589a1ba_b.jpg

[shark]

Tiger Swallowtail butterfly


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4174/33961340104_d7e626dca4_b.jpg

[shark]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4168/34641653002_1e46ea0077_b.jpg

[Porch Dweller]

Love the contrast in that last one!

[shark]

Eagles nesting again at a nature preserve near me

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4781/38940408000_099e3095b2_b.jpg

[shark]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4783/38940401730_3b673259b2_b.jpg

[Dave128]

Beautiful birds.

[357]

I recognize the Greenfield Village pics Ron. Very cool. All of them are great. Keep 'em coming.

[shark]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7834/40501280983_a8e1bd3618_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/24GXDMZ)DSC_8204_2 (https://flic.kr/p/24GXDMZ) by Sairtap Dlanor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97465131@N04/), on Flickr


Lucky to find this fine bald eagle just hanging out

[shark]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7834/47457477171_d7d7c80527_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2fiDYz2)DSC_8420_1 (https://flic.kr/p/2fiDYz2) by Sairtap Dlanor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97465131@N04/), on Flickr


This one was caught me by surprise. The original before I worked with it in Photoshop was backlit and had no detail on the hawk.

[shark]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7884/47404590202_711a70c6b6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2fdYV7J)DSC_8386_2 (https://flic.kr/p/2fdYV7J) by Sairtap Dlanor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97465131@N04/), on Flickr


I think these are buffleheads? A real long distance shot with a 300mm zoom lens. I really want a 600 or higher but 10 to 12 grand for a single lens???

[shark]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/832/26878108767_7758e98822_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GX8kjp)DSC_6340_1 (https://flic.kr/p/GX8kjp) by Sairtap Dlanor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97465131@N04/), on Flickr

Purely a lucky shot of some wood ducks. They are really nervous birds who take off the first sign of someone approaching. These just happened to fly right over me.

[shark]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7810/40491472693_3eefd6940c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/24G6o8x)DSC_8273_1 (https://flic.kr/p/24G6o8x) by Sairtap Dlanor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97465131@N04/), on Flickr

[stearns]

Very cool Ron :tu

[shark]

Sandhill Crane

https://i.imgur.com/SoTZ0Ul.jpg

[shark]

Red-bellied Woodpecker

https://i.imgur.com/c90eY7x.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/W86fRSN.jpg

[Porch Dweller]

Very nice!

[icehog3]

Great shots, Ron!

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/0o8kkG2.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/nf1gvZ0.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/NQOnREc.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/03gIuq4.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/UIsNolH.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/gype7ue.jpg

[shark]

https://i.imgur.com/lYFiXUR.jpg

[Chainsaw13]

Cool shots Ron.

[icehog3]

Great shots, Ron. :tu

[MaytagMan]

Yeah, definitely some great shots!

[shark]

Thanks everyone, but those shots of the dolphins were pure luck. Just held the shutter button down and let the camera do the rest. When I got home to really look at the pics I was like "holllly crap these are great!"