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    Sunsets And Sunrises

    in Photography and the Arts

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    @TP1: If you keep making shots like that you won't be needing photoshop at all.

    @Alex: To counter the unnatural effect which may occur while blending I prefer to make a single exposure increasing the exposure compensation to reveal the beautiful rice up to the point where I just didn't overexpose the sky light. Because like in your scene there's no direct sunlight you can go as far as +5 without overexposing the sky while maintaining an acceptable exposure to the rice and I maintained the natural exposure balance because I made only a single exposure.

    I hope this makes sense.... Anyway: Single exposure yesterday morning:

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    DAL, a beautiful natural looking image. Well done lad. clap2.gifthumbsup.gifclap2.gif

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    Getting in to photography.

    in Photography Equipment and Tools

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    Many moons ago, I bought a Canon T70 - a wonderful experience.

    Then, when in SGP, I bought a ??? with "cartridges".

    Happy to have disposed of it.

    Now, for the real amateur, Photoshop et al make a good photographer out of a novice?

    Confession - I really enjoy reading the photo threads on TVF.

    Hi fang37,

    Photoshop et al will never make a good photographer out of a novice! Why not? Because, photo processing software, cameras, et al are merely tools. Does a nice set of paint brushes, quality oils and expensive canvases make a novice an artist? No, they're just tools. Artistry, good photography, comes from learning and PRACTICE. A good photographer is one who has studied and practiced their craft whether it be with an iPhone camera or an expensive Leica. Saying that the tools are responsible for making the art is the same as insulting the artist and demeaning his/her hard work and accomplishments.

    Can YOU become a good photographer? Sure! Just apply yourself to study and ample practice with whatever camera you have available. You can practice the basics with a point and shoot camera. As you grow in skill and confidence then you can increase your tool set with more advanced gear and processing software.

    Get started! Have fun! Enjoy photography!

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    Rural Landscapes

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    Same with bamboo on Samui , Fiddles! tongue.png very slow~ ! A bit like me these days! facepalm.gif

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    By the way Assurancetourix arrived safely on Samui this morning, looking forwards to giving him and his family a grand tour, over the next few days .. thumbsup.gif

    SJ, sorry to break it to you but you can't grow bamboo by sticking bamboo sticks in the ground. thumbsup.gif

    Hope you and Assurancetourix (have to be careful not to abbreviate that name!) have a great time on Samui and take many memorable photos!

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    Rural Landscapes

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    It took me 45 mins to download and resize them pics and re-upload again facepalm.gif ^^^^ of the harvesters .... seeing Farm photos has just about died again, I thought I would add here,... Shaggy tongue.png

    Perhaps this shot is more "rural" ....? whistling.gif ..... Rice fields of northern Songkhla! Hard to believe that was 5 years ago now! I cut out the date!

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    Hey SJ, Five years! Rice sure grows slow in Songkhla! whistling.gif

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    Traditional Street Photography

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    Really impressed, guys. I'm an amateur myself, bought my first camera not too long ago. Here's a few from today, just studies in line, composition, and figure/ground. Harsh criticism welcomed!

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    Really like 1 and 4, well done! A few comments, I would have liked to see 1 and 3 captured in landscape format as the upper areas of the image lend nothing to the interest of the subject. Perhaps image 4 would have been better in portrait format since the doorway would act as a natural frame and scale and you would have avoided chopping off her legs. Also, you might consider a slight vignette in 4 to keep the viewers eyes in the frame as the sides are quite light and tend to take the eye out of the frame.

    Hope to see more from you soon!

    Welcome,

    Stix

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    Wide world

    in Your Images from Around the World

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    The scene driving into work this morning,,,,nearly crashed the f&%^*n car though whilst leaning out of the passenger side window with the camera in one hand and the steering wheel in the other!!! facepalm.gif

    Great capture. Though not worth crashing the car over, but darn close!

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    Thailand 'the laggard in Asean GDP growth'

    in Thailand News

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    THAILAND will trail all Asean countries in growth because its open economy and export dependence leave it directly exposed to the global and Chinese slowdowns

    I thought it was because Thailand doesn't produce anything of any quality that the world wants except for rice. I also thought that it was because the level of education in Thailand is so low that the country is devoid of innovation. I also thought that the work ethic in the country is non-existent with reliance on tourist handouts and foreign kickbacks. Glad to find out that it is really the fault of the Chinese!!! What a relief to have these misconceptions dispelled!

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