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Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 01:24 PM

Hello fellow GMC'ers. I was up early this morning in the hope of acehiving a technical masterpeice while the sun was still low in the sky. The resulting image was this;


As you can see I used the natural soft light of the low sun to highlight the ruin and tree. After some time spent angleing the camera on the tripod and selecting the right filters I set a long exposure and this was the result.

Hope you like it !

Posted by: Smells Dec 17 2007, 01:28 PM

Nice one m8, I love the way the water has been captured, the scenery is so crystal clear too, I really liked it! , I wish I had an eye for that sort of thing

Posted by: Bogdan Dec 17 2007, 01:39 PM

Really good foto Matt , I like it!

Posted by: rokchik Dec 17 2007, 01:47 PM

Very nice Matt You always have such beautiful photos.

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 01:51 PM

Hey Im glad you like it guys !

Not sure if i shared this one with you yet, I took it as it was just getting dark one cold evening;

Posted by: g-forcelover Dec 17 2007, 01:56 PM

nice! does it have to have deviantart in the middle though?

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 01:58 PM

Nah it doesent, but I add the watermark so if people visit Deviant Art and want the work they have to buy it !!

Posted by: Smells Dec 17 2007, 02:01 PM

wow they are so clear, capture all the detail, really good m8

Posted by: DeepRoots Dec 17 2007, 02:08 PM

the water looks good enough to dive in...however being a Brit i know thats probably not the case !

Great photos matt- you have a real talent there!

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 02:10 PM

haha yeah you wouldnt want to dive in there today mate, as your probably aware it was 0 degrees this morning !! brrrrrrrrr

Posted by: Dejan Dec 17 2007, 02:12 PM

it's great how you achieved the feel of water flowing

and I like the composition

Posted by: Tank Dec 17 2007, 02:33 PM

Nice photos mate. What gear are you using?

Posted by: dango Dec 17 2007, 02:51 PM

i like the way lights are changing and there is a big star shape in the middle. you made ordinary scene into such a beautiful landscape. i like it . very good.

Posted by: fkalich Dec 17 2007, 02:58 PM

nice thread matt. here is my contribution from Lawrence Kansas, at the Dog Park. As you see, BoBo just finished his laps, and is doing the dog shake thing.

Posted by: David.C.Bond Dec 17 2007, 03:30 PM

Awesome photo matt, very well captured!

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 04:09 PM

Nothing flash, you can see my camera here ;



The main thing is that your camera has a high quality sensor, its less important how many "megapixels" it has as this only determins how big you can print off copys. Also its vital that your camera has full manual controls. I also use Hoya Neutral Density filters and a Polarizer Filter to stop over exposure !



thanks! I used a bare lense here without filters so its even more special that i could capture the star shapes comeing from the lights. I used a super long exposure of 8 seconds which I think recorded the light movement !



That is a really nice picture man! I like the way the water looks frozen and the dog makes for an interesting shot !

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 04:28 PM

Here is a potentially good photograph ruined by one major flaw!! The composer is not as good as the first, not by a long shot bu the water recorded well.

See if you can spot the flaw, I dubbed it "technical difficulties"

Posted by: Pavel Dec 17 2007, 04:37 PM

Awesome pics Matt! Love nature

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 04:38 PM

Thanks Pavel - me too. I think it helps inspire music too !

Posted by: fkalich Dec 17 2007, 04:45 PM

Can't see a flaw. Is that bridge old? Around here we have very little prior to the 20th century. That looks like an very old and mostly gone bridge to me, but not sure.

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 17 2007, 04:46 PM

You are without a doubt a talented photographer!!

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 04:47 PM

nice try!! it is infact the branch waveing around on the right!! I may go back and trim it back a bit tommorow and try again.

The ruins are pretty old, I think very few people in my area even know of the spot!! So it kinda like my secret place to go chill out

Posted by: fkalich Dec 17 2007, 05:33 PM

looking again, maybe it was a water wheel? looks like a logical place for one.

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 17 2007, 06:55 PM

That means alot comeing from you, I know you have an eye for great art !



maybe

Posted by: FretDancer69 Dec 18 2007, 12:03 AM

Beautiful!!!

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 18 2007, 12:05 AM

Glad you like it man !

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 18 2007, 03:00 AM

This is one of my favorites from you Mattacuk, i love this one.

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 18 2007, 11:42 AM

I really enjoyed takeing that shot it was alot of fun !!!

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 18 2007, 11:54 AM

Quick question, there seems to be a whole in the wall at the end of this picture, it looks like to me it could be the one from "Window Of Wonder", i think it was called?

Might that be true :

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 18 2007, 12:07 PM

HAha, almost... the window of wonder was actually right behind my head

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 18 2007, 12:09 PM

Ahh close enough for me

Posted by: Dejan Dec 18 2007, 12:35 PM

I just want to share with you the link I received

http://funtasticus.com/20071214/winter-photos/

Posted by: Hemlok Dec 18 2007, 12:41 PM

WOW! great link Dejan. Photo number 4... that is insane.

Posted by: botoxfox Dec 18 2007, 12:49 PM

Nice pics Matt, you sure have some photography skills.

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 18 2007, 05:38 PM

Thanks bro !

hey ive been back ! And i removed the dead branches that had fallen from the top of the trees. heres a couple more;





fantastic, what beautiful sights!

Posted by: stratman33 Dec 19 2007, 12:20 AM

i think see the flaw...is it that the branch in front is blurry?or is it that the branch is just in the way?

Posted by: tonymiro Dec 19 2007, 12:27 AM

As ever great photos Matt - and also fkalich as well.

Thanks for sharing them guys,
Cheers,
Tony

Posted by: coffeeman Dec 19 2007, 12:34 AM

Awesome pics Matt. My country would be a paradise for you, you should come sometime, we have the most beautiful landscapes you can imagine.

Posted by: Fsgdjv Dec 19 2007, 09:03 PM

Wow matt, your photos are really awesome.

Posted by: Toni Suominen Dec 19 2007, 09:04 PM

Very beautiful pictures Mattacuk!

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 19 2007, 09:23 PM

Yes it was the branch ! The branch is now gone ! It had actually fallen from higher up the tree so I went back and removed it ! As you can see here



And thanks for the comments everyone that posted its very kind of you to say so

P.S. coffeeman where are you from ?

Posted by: Hemlok Dec 19 2007, 09:54 PM

Yah!! now that is a shot! that branch just had no place there. Beautiful

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 19 2007, 09:57 PM

yeah me and the branch had serious words. What you cant see in the shot is that i was hanging from the tree wrestleing with the branch useing a pair of secutuers to cut it free

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 19 2007, 10:07 PM

You actually did that?

I thought you just photoshopped the original

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Dec 19 2007, 10:09 PM

Yeah, me too - I caught on when he started talking about hanging from branches though - I'm pretty quick

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 19 2007, 10:09 PM

I so did ! I actually feared for my life, I was certain they were going to find me down the river somwhere

remember kids, keep photography safe

Posted by: The Uncreator Dec 19 2007, 10:10 PM

I can see that, like a ninja you are Andrew Cockburn-San!

Posted by: mattacuk Dec 19 2007, 10:11 PM

ninja skills are nessacary in all situations