Blends

[m3photo]

Re: Drive Past

It's starting to grow on me, so I think I'll make a print.

Hmm, the dark area above takes up too much of the image and overwhelms the rest.

 

[woodmancy]

Re: Drive Past

Hmm, the dark area above takes up too much of the image and overwhelms the rest.

In my eyes, the color tonality takes care of that

Keith

 

[mregnier]

There is lots of detail and life in the dark area in the print. This is one of those images that you have to judge as a print. On one of my Apple monitors, it seems dark on the Cintique monitor it looks good. They are both calibrated, so making a print was the only way to know. Anyway, I'm happy with it.

Mike

 

[m3photo]

Yep. My mistake; judging on a monitor from an internet jpeg ain't the way ...

 

[mregnier]

Abstract Reflections

This is an idea I am working on for large wall murals. I pixelated it on purpose and changed the layer mode to Darken to make it more abstract. I'm not sure I have this right yet, but I do like the abstract quality. I need to work more with this idea.

Mike

 

[woodmancy]

Abstract Reflections

This is an idea I am working on for large wall murals. I pixelated it on purpose and changed the layer mode to Darken to make it more abstract. I'm not sure I have this right yet, but I do like the abstract quality. I need to work more with this idea.

Mike

I like it Mike - it will be interesting to see where you take this technique

Keith

 

[kweide]

mystic forrest
shot at 04.40 in the morning

Olympus E-5 + Zuiko 50-200SWD, no NR
ISO400 @ f3.5 1/200 second, 200 mm focal length​

 

[woodmancy]

mystic forrest
shot at 04.40 in the morning


Olympus E-5 + Zuiko 50-200SWD, no NR
ISO400 @ f3.5 1/200 second, 200 mm focal length​

This one is very nice, Klaus. Are you having trouble sleeping?

Love to see some more landscape blends

Keith

 

[mregnier]

Beautiful shot Klaus. Did you notice we both have a cross shaped light in our image. Mine is subtle, in fact I didn't notice it at first and took it out later.
Love to see more!

Mike

 

[mregnier]

Pixelated Reflection #2
Here is another pixelated reflection that I am working on. I want to do a series of these, but I haven’t decided yet whether I want to do them in full color or monochromatic.

Mike

 

[m3photo]

Re: Full Colour

I want to do a series of these, but I haven’t decided yet whether I want to do them in full color or monochromatic.

I prefer these more in full colour. The water does the mixing.

G1+105mm f/2.5 Nikkor 1/250@f/8 ISO200

 

[mregnier]

Very nice Michael.

 

[mregnier]

close up view of pixelated reflection.
Thought this would help to see what I am after. you don't really notice the pixels at the full image post. I'm keeping the pixel effect subtle, but I like the abstraction it brings.
Mike

 

[woodmancy]

How big are you going to print these, Mike? This image gives the effect of an artist working with a broad nibbed pen.

Keith

 

[mregnier]

the test print I did was 36x36.It looked really nice, but I was thinking of wall size like the murals I did for the federal building. So, maybe 8ftx8ft with several together.
That of course would be for a commercial job or some corporate art possibly. For my use, the 36x36 inch prints are great.

mike

 

[m3photo]

Re: Close Up

close up view of pixelated reflection.
Thought this would help to see what I am after. you don't really notice the pixels at the full image post.

Thanks for the compliment, Mike.

I see what you're after now. I am following a similar path on another series and getting viewers to appreciate the image from a distance and then a different experience when they stand closer.

 

[Michiel Schierbeek]

Mike, I like the coloured version better.
I can see the monumental trees can work really well in an architectural setting.
Big pixels refer to building as well.
I am curious to see the whole series and the way it will be placed.

Michiel

PS Thanks for your bokeh comment.

 

[mregnier]

Thanks for your imput Michael and Michiel. I'm liking the color versions as well. Now if I can just get a client interested. I'm going to mock up a sample with an architectural rendering to see how it might look. If I'm successful in doing that, I'll post it to see what you think.

cheers
Mike

 

[ustein]

 

[kweide]

Galactic warp
One from my "Stars" Series. Yes it is blended, 3 layers. And Yes hotshoe flash was used, bounced into one reflector.

Olympus E-5 + Zuiko Makro 50 f2, noNr
ISO400 @ f5.6, 1/20 second, 50 mm focal length​