spellboundXY

while i was editing the photo i was listening to joe satriani's One Robot's dream ballad.

picture taken at during at an afternoon photoshoot, my second time with a model. using d80/18-135mm.

just did lightroom processing, then P.S. for levels and curves.

i wish i could have made her image look more glossy.

her nick is "ninja", she's 19 and an likes to become a model. she lives in bkk with her mom.

thanks.

greetings hello,

taken at Damnoen Saduak floating market late morning. d80/18-135 kit lens.

thanks.

taken at Damnoen Sadual floating market.

one thing strange i observe, almost all piloting the boats are the older generation.

i did see some few young ones.

thanks.

greetings hello,

taken at Bangsai Arts and Crafts Centre, Ayuthaya. early afternoon, cloudy background.

using d80/kit-lens. these statues were on an elevation about 12 feet high.

used lightroom presets for color adjustments.

thanks.

Interesting angle and composition but I'm afraid that you've overcooked it somewhat.

The problems for me at least are blown highlights and blocked up shadow detail. The compressed tonality you've created just doesn't appeal to me.

Colouring is somewhat askew also although this will be "in your eye" and may well appeal to you.

Maybe you should be a little less radical in your post processing? A full tonal range with XDR might be a better option.

Keep at it. At least the stuff you're producing is interesting, but try to observe a few basics as above.

Greetings The Vulcan,

Thanks so much for the comments and the good advice. you have given me ideas.

hoping you will not get bored in sharing your ideas and directions to us.

thanks.

thanks The Vulcan, for sharing the direction.

what does it take to find and shoot images like these.

greetings hello,

taken at Bang Pa-In Palace, Ayuthaya. using d80/kit-lens.

a very hot-day, late morning.

used lightroom for adjustments, then p.s. for basic adjustments.

thanks.

greetings kan win,

really nice shots you got there, the original and the processed one.

After processing with “Photomatix”,

it seems the clouds are more angry, adds more tension, for me it is very interesting and i like it.

but the temples lost a bit of something...like they seemed afraid of the angry clouds and hidden themselves.

maybe if i hadn't seen the original picture, i might have thought differently.

the clouds are really angry and wicked.

my thoughts.

peace.

Yes very good - might be better if you throw the background out of focus a bit more - attached is quick and rough but an idea. I just tidied up the stomach area as well.

I like the angle, the tonal range, the pose and the colouring is good.

Well done

p.s. maybe you could submit as something a little smaller - suggest 800x600 pixels - sRGB profile (better for web viewing) and 72dpi

greetings hello The Vulcan,

thanks for the ideas.

i will study it.

yeah the background out of focus is a great technique.

thanks.

greetings hello

taken at Muang Thong Thani "ghost buildings" during a photo shoot. it was a normal ordinary portrait photoshot. everything was done in a respectable manner.

the topic title is just my imaginary photo story of her thoughts and has really nothing to do with her real thoughts coz i didn't ask her and she didn't tell me. The topic title does not represent her real thoughts.

though the setting is real.

she's one of the two models and while she's resting some photographers were swarming the other lady model taking photos with pleasure. while she was watching them.

maybe she thought, "wait 'till it's my turn. you ain't seen nothin yet."

just a figment of my imagination. but the setting is real.

Actually,

i guess she was just a bit tired. i think she was practicing some emotions she might have wanted to portray during the shoot.

she was posing for me.

In reality both models were very happy during and after the shoot.

thanks.

peace.

greetings hello,

taken at chatuchak market late cloudy morning. d80;18-135mm.

the working boy carrying supplies to market.

the young guys were shoppers.

thanks.

peace.

I am not sure about the back of the monk....

Perhaps he is turning his back on you and the rest of the world.

I would crop out the distracting couples on the left and right of the shot.

Perhaps you could have done so with a slightly tighter zoom when you took the shot?

Is it me, or is there slight vignetting?

The light seems to fall off at the corners.

Not that there should be a problem at 125mm but I see you were at full aperture.

greetings hello astral,

They had just finish their tour and were about to leave.

the taller Monk was walking down the stairs leading to the way out of the temple grounds. While the other Monk was having his last look at the temple grounds which was very beautiful. In fact he was looking at a world gone. This was candid, they didn't notice me taking a shot.

The criteria for including the couple left and the two friends right was influenced by the story template, two by two or twosome. The couples on the left and the friends on the right and the two Monks near center.

i used lightroom presets to retouch the image. i downloaded lots of presets, movin the mouse pointer over the presets immediately changing the images presence seems fun, as i move up and down i chance upon this preset getting this effect. yes there is a bit of vignetting. I thought to emphasize the two Monks.

thanks.

i would have taken the same shot if i was there.

please excuse me for not having the experience to comment on your photographs in technical terms or ideas.

i can only comment on how your photos make me feel and the stories they tell me.

i like his expression. controlled but gently. i can't know what his thinking.

i have to look longer at your picture for a moments glimpse of his thoughts, if ever i can.

can only guess.

i guess he is satisfied at you taking his picture and doesn't seem to be bothered. maybe he wished that others may see him and understand his situation.

just a guess.

your picture has a story. i like pictures that has stories.

thanks.

greetings hello,

first impressions, for me,

it is the face of the lady and her facial expression that seems to take me back through time.

i guess modern(21'st century) faces are more chiseled. modern people are much more busy.

peace.

greetings hello

taken at an ayuthaya temple grounds in a cloudy afternoon.

using d80; 18-135mm kit lens

thanks so much.

peace.

its a nice pic but it looks like the railing has been photoshop'd in. the hand on the red box is in front of the railing, but looking at the positon of the monks, its not really possible.

pardon me if i am wrong, but it doesnt appear like an original shot to me, even though i do like it.

greetings hello donna,

all my images are original. am still learning. to shoot and do post-processing in photoshop.

am not that good with photoshop yet. just basic color/hue/brightness/saturation adjustments.

i am a lightroom adik.

here's another shot in a different angle.

actually the Monks were at an elevation and i was down below standing at where i took this shot.

thanks.

i love the processed image. i also like the original.

both of them are good. i like the restful atmosphere.

your presets are wonderful too.

great.

greetings hello,

All Monks are friendly.

i took this picture at WAT somewhere in ayuthaya. please excuse me, i forgot the name of the temple.

using d80; 18-135mm; iso400; f5.6 taken at pass 4pm; cloudy.

no matter how i tried not to, i always end up heavily saturating my images. i really don't know why. i guess am a saturated buff. i guess i have to pass through this stage before am ready to let go with my heavy colorings.

The Monks were having their late afternoon walk, some visitors kindly ask them for pictures and they kindly oblige. The Monks brought their point and shoot too. i guess they also were visitors at the temple

they were not posing for me, i just "hitch a ride"

thanks.

An interesting shot.

You did well to get the camera to focus on the monks, not the stone work.

Was that manual or automatic focussing?

I am puzzled by the title.

Where does the siesta come in?

yes. please excuse me, the appropriate title should have been "Break time."

when i was thinking of a title the word that appeared in my thoughts was "siesta."

maybe because it sounds nice and it's one of my favorite activity.

yes it is automatic focusing. continous autofocus(AF-C). i target-focused on the subject(the Monks), then press the AE/AF lock for exposure/focus lock.

i took the shot after 5.30pm when it was after closing, the Monks have done all of their works and i think were having their break time. during the day they were so busy coz there were quite a lot of visitors in the temple.

thanks.

greetings hello

taken at Wat Boromracha Kanchanapisek. using d80; 18-135mm. did some basic post-processing in lightroom.

Siesta time.

greetings hello,

i have a nikon camera neck strap, and so does my friends.

how i wish i know where to buy a unique groovy camera strap here in bangkok.

i imagine it would to be a look-alike as those of rock-guitar straps. the colorful ones, the ones with drawings or something artistic on it. like a rock-star

anybody who may point me to a direction to a shop here in bangkok.

i tried to google my queries but didn't get the results as i expected.

thanks so much.

@The Vulcan, thanks.

i guess sometimes i really needed to be told.

i did use too much post-processing and lost that beautiful simplicity of the original image.

as some say, "simplicity is beautiful"

by they way, did you do your border in P.S.?

thanks so much for the practical ideas.

taken when we leaving out of kao sarn road during the songkran holidays.

i was just passing by her and then took a shot, after that she was gone.

except this.

thank you little angel.

i was about a foot away from the butterfly. using d80; 18-155mm lens.

using lightroom manipulation i got this taste. i didn't expect to get this color but this is what i arrived at after some tinkering of values.

Agree "Fantasteak" and also much too contrasty. If you remember with your "winged wonder" shot this was also a problem.

What you have here is overexposed highlights and blocked up shadows. I'm sure this is the result of your manipulation as a D80 at 200 asa would invariably produce a full tonal range.

It appears to me that you are converting to grey scale when seeking monotone.

May I suggest you use the mode of "de-saturating" the colour image and then adjust the contrast/brightness and black point. Using this method you will still have the "use" of the colour controls to tweak the tones.

Here's a link that you might find useful to understand the above:-

http://lightroom-news.com/2007/08/24/tips-...te-conversions/

It's academic whether or not you use Lightroom - the same principles apply.

Hope this helps.

greetings hello The Vulcan,

wow thank you for the information.

yeah i converted from colored to greyscale method.

i would try the desaturate and hopefully get better results.

thanks for the link.

@fantasteak, it really is a bit dark.

thanks for the direction.