Great to see you here. Join our insightful photographic forum today and start tapping into a huge wealth of photographic knowledge. Completing our simple registration process will allow you to gain access to exclusive content, add your own topics and posts, share your work and connect with other members through your own private inbox! And don’t forget to say hi!
Thank you Diane. Your shot of the car is great and you did a very nice job with the texture. Just the right amount.Mike, I have to say your galleries are just beautiful. My favorites may be the Prague and Vineyard galleries but I find them all wonderful--and I'll revisit them many times.
Diane
Thank you Uwe. Prague is a special place. My wife is from Prague and we actually live there part of the year, her more than me, but eventually we will be there full time. I have so many photos of Prague, I could probably spend the next couple of years in front of the computer doing nothing but that.>mine from Prague.
When I lived in Germany I never got to Prague, My bad. Pague has already a texture by itself and you use and enhance it masterfully.
Great shot Keith. I like the subtle use of texture in both of your cottage images.Doesn't look like it, but there is a lot of blending going on in here :toocool:
"Flatford Cottages"
G1 with kit zoom
Keith
![]()
Well, now that you mention it ...Michael - let me know when it goes wrong
Very nice Uwe. That spot looks familiar. Is that the Camelot Highlands vineyard?Mike your Vineyard series inspired me to use our Vineyard shots (makes sense now)
![]()
Where should that be?Very nice Uwe. That spot looks familiar. Is that the Camelot Highlands vineyard?
Mike
I'll have to look it up. Can't quite remember. I did all the photography for Kendall-Jackson wines for the last 5 years. Most of it was done in Sonoma, but the Camelot Vineyard was further south.Where should that be?
This is at Hwy 25 in San Benito County.
That is true.One of our major issues here in California is that we have most often boring blue skies (good for the soul but not good for photography). On hte other side oak trees look great against the sky to show their beautiful shapes. Blending is a great tool to present the essence of these scenes.I think this thread has gotten a number of us thinking differently about our shooting--and our processing.
Diane
I know what you mean about the blue skies Uwe. When I was shooting vineyards that had a blue sky, I would shoot it anyway and then back in the studio look through all my sky images and find one to blend with the vineyard. When I was shooting the vineyards, the client couldn't afford for me to stay for days just because the weather wasn't as dramatic, so I learned to work around it. The main thing was to have a good shot to work with and to try and create the mood later.That is true.One of our major issues here in California is that we have most often boring blue skies (good for the soul but not good for photography). On hte other side oak trees look great against the sky to show their beautiful shapes. Blending is a great tool to present the essence of these scenes.
![]()
Uwe
PS: By the way I also stated our blending with an Olympus in camera blending and felt that blending in Photoshop gives us so much more control.
Couldn't agree more about blue skies, and this thread has taught me how to deal with it.I know what you mean about the blue skies Uwe. When I was shooting vineyards that had a blue sky, I would shoot it anyway and then back in the studio look through all my sky images and find one to blend with the vineyard. When I was shooting the vineyards, the client couldn't afford for me to stay for days just because the weather wasn't as dramatic, so I learned to work around it. The main thing was to have a good shot to work with and to try and create the mood later.
Mike