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Featured: 'Bagan, Myanmar' by Zee

Discussion in 'Open Discussion' started by Zee, Sep 23, 2014.

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  1. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines
    Some of my shots from Bagan, Myanmar. C&C welcome...

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    Zee, Sep 23, 2014
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  2. Ccasey

    Ccasey Mu-43 Regular

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    Wow - really, really nice!
     
    Ccasey, Sep 23, 2014
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  3. jo45800

    jo45800 Mu-43 Veteran

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    Aug 23, 2013
    Montreal
    very impressive! well done, amazing colors!!

    Sent from my Nexus 4 using Mu-43 mobile app
     
    jo45800, Sep 23, 2014
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  4. 350duser

    350duser Mu-43 Veteran

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    Wonderful photos.
     
    350duser, Sep 23, 2014
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  5. 50orsohours

    50orsohours Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Beautiful set!
     
    50orsohours, Sep 24, 2014
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  6. ptan55

    ptan55 Mu-43 Regular

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    Were some of these photos done with HDR?
    Awesome colors.
     
    ptan55, Sep 24, 2014
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  7. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines
    Nope - no HDR, probably my PP technique of winding the highlights right back to help get some detail. I'm working on a way to make it look less HDR-ish, but it's a work in progress...

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    Zee, Sep 24, 2014
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  8. hazwing

    hazwing Mu-43 Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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    Enjoyable photos!

    I like the first shot, but the greens are a touch 'nuclear' for my taste. Colours can be quite subjective though... (I only mention this because you've asked for c&c)
     
    hazwing, Sep 24, 2014
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  9. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines
    C&C always welcome. I think I should play with it a little more in Lightroom and dial the greens to something a bit less "nuclear".

    Thanks!

    Z...
     
    Zee, Sep 24, 2014
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  10. Ulfric M Douglas

    Ulfric M Douglas Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    I love numbers 12 & 20
    In number 1 the pale patch of green with the haloed trunks could be toned down a lot and still make a poppy photo.
     
    Ulfric M Douglas, Sep 24, 2014
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  11. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines
    Let me have a play with that - I'll post a modified version tomorrow and tell me what you think... (YES! I am trying to improve!)

    Thanks,

    Z...

    Edit - OK, so, how's this?

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    Zee, Sep 24, 2014
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  12. hazwing

    hazwing Mu-43 Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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    I feel that one looks a little too desaturated, between the two I actually prefer the first one.

    I'd be interested to see your LR settings, but I suspect in the first photo the 'nuclear green' comes from pushing a little heavy on the saturation/vibrance sliders. Also the 'psuedo-HDR', where you push the whites tends to make the green more noticeable and fake looking. It would be interesting to play with the photo, but what I would try to do:
    -add a bit of saturation/vibrance globally, but don't push it too far. Go the HSL panel and control the saturation indivually - probably add a bit of blue and yellow saturation, if you want to add that extra colour to the sky. Also, try slightly reducing luminance of blue and some yellow - this will also help bring out the blues and yellows.
    -make the photo less HDR - Push the shadows, but don't push the the shadows all the way to the max. Also back off a little bit with the 'whites'.
     
    hazwing, Sep 24, 2014
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  13. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines

    Lightroom screen grab

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    Zee, Sep 24, 2014
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  14. mattia

    mattia Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    ...or use Nik and a few control points to apply various adjustments to specific areas without futzing with complicated masks :) 

    Regardless - beautiful country, fantastic shots!
     
    mattia, Sep 24, 2014
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  15. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines
    Oddly enough, I just re processed it, and now the halo around the trees is gone. No idea where the haloing came form int he first place, as the adjustments are really much different...

    I should get around to giving NIK a go,

    Anyway, V3...

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    Edit - figured out what caused the halo issue... It was me trying to get rid of the CA and fringing around the top of the temple on the right...

    Z...
     
    Zee, Sep 24, 2014
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  16. Ulfric M Douglas

    Ulfric M Douglas Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Northumberland
    Absolutely, but a bit of a heavy finger on the slider ;)  now it's a bit grey-green rather than too amber-green.
    Half way between.
    I open both versions in new tabs and click between them.
    You are globally desaturating the greens whereas I would paint a soft-edged desaturating brush over the bright clearing.
     
    Ulfric M Douglas, Sep 24, 2014
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  17. Jonathan F/2

    Jonathan F/2 Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Los Angeles, USA
    Great shots! What kit did you bring on your trip?
     
    Jonathan F/2, Sep 24, 2014
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  18. Zee

    Zee Mu-43 Top Veteran

    568
    Mar 24, 2014
    Surry Hills, Aus/ Baguio & Manila, Philippines
    OK, I think I see where you're going with this. I'll play around a bit more when I get off work.

    For the record, I'm quite keen to get my PP up to par, as I'd like to start printing up some coffee table books for myself, and also as gifts for family members.

    Thanks for the help so far everyone!

    I took:
    E-M1
    M.Z 12-40 F2.8
    M.Z 60 F2.8
    M.Z 75 F1.8
    Samyang 7.5mm Fisheye
    Serk filter holder (carbon copy of Lee filter holder)
    Lee 3 stop ND grads (soft and hard edge)
    Benro C-058EX tripod, with Photoclam PC 30N ball head.

    Z...
     
    Zee, Sep 24, 2014
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  19. dannsing

    dannsing Mu-43 Regular

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    Aug 18, 2014
    California
    Beautiful shots - thanks for sharing!
     
    dannsing, Oct 16, 2014
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  20. zulfur666

    zulfur666 Mu-43 Veteran

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    Jan 30, 2014
    simply stunning photos. Thanks for scratching my Travelbug.....:smile:
     
    zulfur666, Oct 16, 2014
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