Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Now that's what I call a Photoshop! Nice job, there. -- Bruce Tuesday, August 21, 2007, 6:29:58 PM, you wrote: PS The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a PS perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in PS a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big PS guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was PS moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than PS 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) PS Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and PS way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was PS burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PS PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for PS comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day PS contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA PS 17-45/4 at 24mm. PS Original: PS http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg PS Retouched: PS http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg PS Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Well done on both Paul. Love is good.:-) Dave On 8/21/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
On 8/21/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg The reworked shot looks much much better, but the original was a pretty good photo to begin with... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Thanks Graywolf. And thanks to all who had a look. I thought some might opt for the original, but thus far no one had. Excellent. Paul -- Original message -- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a keeper. Paul Stenquist wrote: Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
fantastic work on photoshopping that picture, it looks awesome. I'd expect to see this in a car magazine, I'll be keeping an eye out for your name in Car and Driver rg2 On 8/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Graywolf. And thanks to all who had a look. I thought some might opt for the original, but thus far no one had. Excellent. Paul -- Original message -- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a keeper. Paul Stenquist wrote: Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss Thanks Graywolf. And thanks to all who had a look. I thought some might opt for the original, but thus far no one had. Excellent. I preferred the original, though it would have been better if it had been done right in camera, but I am finding more and more that there is not much point in expressing contrary views on this forum, especially when it involves photographic techniques that can be fixed in Photoshop. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
On 8/22/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss Thanks Graywolf. And thanks to all who had a look. I thought some might opt for the original, but thus far no one had. Excellent. I preferred the original, though it would have been better if it had been done right in camera, but I am finding more and more that there is not much point in expressing contrary views on this forum, especially when it involves photographic techniques that can be fixed in Photoshop. This is art man. You do what's needed to communicate your message dude. Cheers, Dave = VBG = (just in case) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Of course:-). -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss Thanks Graywolf. And thanks to all who had a look. I thought some might opt for the original, but thus far no one had. Excellent. I preferred the original, though it would have been better if it had been done right in camera, but I am finding more and more that there is not much point in expressing contrary views on this forum, especially when it involves photographic techniques that can be fixed in Photoshop. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
That's a nice shot. Way to butter up the boss! Tom C. From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:29:58 -0400 The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
In a message dated 8/21/2007 6:31:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul Great PSing job. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Paul Stenquist wrote: The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul That's a pretty car, Paul. And a nice photo, too. The 'shop job looks good. The new cars are probably better engineered, more reliable, and more efficient, but the old ones have character. With all the new-fangled crap they pour into them these days I still just want one thing: a rolling sofa. I don't want to feel the road anymore. At all. My Grandfather had a 1968 Electra until the mid-90s. I have yet to ride in anything newer that feels half as comfy. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Paul, Nice shot and better photoshop job. I wonder if the boss would have appreciated more blur and less sharpness. I like the feel of the blurred photos, but it is a point of view. The second picture he could hang on the wall and show off his car! Regards, Bob S. PS - Scott, if you want a rolling sofa, try a Mercury Marque. On 8/21/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul That's a pretty car, Paul. And a nice photo, too. The 'shop job looks good. The new cars are probably better engineered, more reliable, and more efficient, but the old ones have character. With all the new-fangled crap they pour into them these days I still just want one thing: a rolling sofa. I don't want to feel the road anymore. At all. My Grandfather had a 1968 Electra until the mid-90s. I have yet to ride in anything newer that feels half as comfy. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
I already liked the original one, but the photoshopped looks better. Nice shot PS work. On 8/21/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The CEO of the agency I'm working for owns a 1955 Chrysler 300C -- a perfect 300C. Last Saturday at the Dream Cruise I was hanging out in a parking lot and watching the cars drive by when I spotted the big guy's 300C coming down Woodward. I attempted a pan, but the car was moving very slowly, and I couldn't get a shutter speed slower than 1/30th in the hazy sunlight. (Should have had an ND filter mounted.) Anyway, I got a halfway decent pic but without any sense of speed and way too much detail in the background. What's worse, the hood was burned out and blending into a white car in another lane. So I PhotoShopped it. Here are the original and the retouched version for comparison. I made him a print. He loves it. Since I'm a day-to-day contract worker, love is a good thing. ISO 100, f22 @1/30th DA 17-45/4 at 24mm. Original: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333097size=lg Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
Bob Sullivan wrote: Paul, Nice shot and better photoshop job. I wonder if the boss would have appreciated more blur and less sharpness. I like the feel of the blurred photos, but it is a point of view. The second picture he could hang on the wall and show off his car! Regards, Bob S. PS - Scott, if you want a rolling sofa, try a Mercury Marque. My Mom had an 88 Marquis, and after it was totaled (it actually drove perfectly straight with the trunk hanging a foot and a half off the right side of the car) she bought a 96. The 88 had a decent ride. The 96 not so much. Maybe I should just pony up for a Rolls. ;) -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: 'Shopping for the Boss
That's a keeper. Paul Stenquist wrote: Retouched: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6333104size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
