Spring in Aus.!

Spring in Aus.! · 12:21 AM

Spring is in the Aussie air and the flowers are blooming profusely.
Acouple of mine in the last week or so;

CRUCIFIX ORCHID (I think thats the name?)

2, Bee enjoying the Lavendar.

I notice that might be showing a little too much noise. Will fix.

Atindra · 09-27-2008, 12:25 AM

Nice shots. Whats the flower in the 2nd shot?

Atindra

roentarre · 09-27-2008, 01:21 AM

Beautiful. Spring here for sure

Damn Brit · 09-27-2008, 02:25 AM

#1 Very creative Bruce, #2 Lovely Bee on Lavender.

daacon · 09-27-2008, 07:54 AM

Good series Bruce love the Bee shot - very crisp.

Jimbo · 09-27-2008, 08:11 AM

Nice sghots.. Really like the second one... JIMBO

cindy s · 09-27-2008, 09:37 AM

Nice shots. How do you take noise out of an image though?

vizjerei · 09-27-2008, 09:45 AM

Did you paint the surrounding to black for the first picture? because my monitor showing them in different level of black/grey...

did you calibration your monitor?

gawan · 09-27-2008, 10:45 AM

Fine photography, Bruce! I have the same question as vizjerei.

**Ash** · 09-27-2008, 01:21 PM

Nice ones Bruce.
Yep, it's about time Spring came along.

timbo13 · 09-27-2008, 01:41 PM

nice shots, Bruce, thanks for posting them

Bramela · 09-27-2008, 04:41 PM

Thanks all for the positive comments.

Attindra : that, as some have noted is a Lavendar flower. There many varieties of Lavendar and bees love them.

Yes I took out some of the extraneous foliage et c that was rather distracting. . Perhaps I should have blacked out the whole of the background. When it comes to PP I still have SO much to learn. I dont think I'll ever be an expert.

Noise can be minimised using PP. e.g Noise Ninja, Photoshop etc. I actually use Photo Impact from Corel.

## The above comment has reeally got me thinking. When it comes to computers I am a good gardener, or housepainter. A total novice.
Any advice on this calibration technique, what it is and how would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

(Wont be here for a few hours so no response does not mean I wont be in touch if neccessary.)

**Ash** · 09-27-2008, 11:01 PM

Bruce, don't get too stressed about colour calibration.
It's all about getting your pictures to look the same on your monitor as it does on other calibrated monitors. Quite important for printing, but if you've been happy with the colours the way they appear now (and you see your lavendar pic a little dull in saturation as others might), then you'll probably be right.

Some advocate buying the colour calibration hardware and calibrating your monitor every 3-6 months to keep your monitor 'tuned' to producing the right colours and brightness. I'm less concerned about it - but each will give you their own slant on the topic...

Bramela · 09-28-2008, 12:51 AM

Thanks Ash, as I say I am not that savvy with computers. Yes, I have been rather pleased, up till now anyway, with my Printer results, so for the moment I feel rather satyisfied with things as they are.

The anomolie pointed out with my photo, would more than likely be my PP skills at fault. I will just keep an eye on things and if some problem becomes clearly evident, I'll pursue it again.
Thanks again, Ash.

marcusyoung · 09-28-2008, 01:10 AM

The bee shot is great. You don't have to fix it.

marcus

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09-27-2008, 04:41 PM	#12
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284 Original Poster	Thanks all for the positive comments. Attindra : that, as some have noted is a Lavendar flower. There many varieties of Lavendar and bees love them. Yes I took out some of the extraneous foliage et c that was rather distracting. . Perhaps I should have blacked out the whole of the background. When it comes to PP I still have SO much to learn. I dont think I'll ever be an expert. Noise can be minimised using PP. e.g Noise Ninja, Photoshop etc. I actually use Photo Impact from Corel. ## The above comment has reeally got me thinking. When it comes to computers I am a good gardener, or housepainter. A total novice. Any advice on this calibration technique, what it is and how would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. (Wont be here for a few hours so no response does not mean I wont be in touch if neccessary.) Last edited by Bramela; 09-27-2008 at 05:07 PM.

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Atindra Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bhavnagar (Gujarat),India Photos: Gallery Posts: 375	Nice shots. Whats the flower in the 2nd shot? Atindra

09-27-2008, 01:21 AM	#3
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Beautiful. Spring here for sure

09-27-2008, 02:25 AM	#4
Damn Brit Guest	#1 Very creative Bruce, #2 Lovely Bee on Lavender.

09-27-2008, 07:54 AM	#5
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Good series Bruce love the Bee shot - very crisp.

09-27-2008, 08:11 AM	#6
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Nice sghots.. Really like the second one... JIMBO

09-27-2008, 09:37 AM	#7
cindy s Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marietta, Pennsylvania Posts: 257	Nice shots. How do you take noise out of an image though?

09-27-2008, 09:45 AM	#8
vizjerei Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,418	Did you paint the surrounding to black for the first picture? because my monitor showing them in different level of black/grey... did you calibration your monitor?

09-27-2008, 10:45 AM	#9
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Fine photography, Bruce! I have the same question as vizjerei.

09-27-2008, 01:21 PM	#10
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Nice ones Bruce. Yep, it's about time Spring came along.

09-27-2008, 01:41 PM	#11
timbo13 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northboro MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,007	nice shots, Bruce, thanks for posting them

09-27-2008, 11:01 PM	#13
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Bruce, don't get too stressed about colour calibration. It's all about getting your pictures to look the same on your monitor as it does on other calibrated monitors. Quite important for printing, but if you've been happy with the colours the way they appear now (and you see your lavendar pic a little dull in saturation as others might), then you'll probably be right. Some advocate buying the colour calibration hardware and calibrating your monitor every 3-6 months to keep your monitor 'tuned' to producing the right colours and brightness. I'm less concerned about it - but each will give you their own slant on the topic...

09-28-2008, 12:51 AM	#14
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284 Original Poster	Thanks Ash, as I say I am not that savvy with computers. Yes, I have been rather pleased, up till now anyway, with my Printer results, so for the moment I feel rather satyisfied with things as they are. The anomolie pointed out with my photo, would more than likely be my PP skills at fault. I will just keep an eye on things and if some problem becomes clearly evident, I'll pursue it again. Thanks again, Ash.

09-28-2008, 01:10 AM	#15
marcusyoung Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,123	The bee shot is great. You don't have to fix it. marcus