Diwali festival of lights.

Diwali festival of lights. · 02:21 AM

A few photos from the local Diwali festival.

Hope you enjoy them.

Cheers

Eddie

JCSullivan · 10-15-2006, 03:40 AM

They're certainly colourfull Eddie. I do like the second one.

I don't advocate PP too much but I might suggest something about wrinhles in the background.

Tom Lusk · 10-15-2006, 08:32 AM

Very well done, Eddy!

Very vibrant, sharp shots of some lovely people.

Following up on JC's comment, it should be easy to use Gaussian Blur (or equivalent in another program) on the white background sheets to make the girls stand out even more and put this photo over the top. The wrinkles are slightly distracting.

Bob Wallace · 10-15-2006, 11:16 AM

Or crop.

Your main subject is in the very lower right. A tighter crop that removes a some of the top and a lot of the left will leave a frame full of color.

mingdie · 10-15-2006, 01:38 PM

Thank you for your suggestions. I must admit that I am not to good at PP yet but I see what you mean and will try it out.

Cheers

Eddie

Arpe · 10-16-2006, 02:41 AM

Nice pics. Was this during the day, or night? Do you have your settings you ussed there?

JCSullivan · 10-16-2006, 04:17 AM

Originally posted by Arpe

Nice pics. Was this during the day, or night? Do you have your settings you ussed there?

Arpe, right-click to see the EXIF - if you don't have one try opanda.com Works great in IE - don't know about the rest.

TIP: Eddie, don't forget ALWAYS work on a copy of the original. NEVER on the original. Although I use Adobe I prefer photoimpact from Ulead.com as my application of choice.

mingdie · 10-16-2006, 02:53 PM

JCSullivan

Thank you for your reply. I always keep the original RAW file separate from the copy I work on. I have worked on the suggestions you all had and the result is much better. It is great to have your input.

Arpe

It was during the day. I could not make it for the night performance. The photos was taken with my manual Cosina 70-210 which mean that the f-stop and lenght is not displayed in the exif data. I was shooting at around 200mm and with f-stop of 8 or 11.
By the way, do you think Wellington got what it takes against Waikato. They will need earplugs to protection against the cow bells.

Cheers

Eddie

Arpe · 10-16-2006, 04:44 PM

Wellington all the way.... (I hope

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10-15-2006, 08:32 AM	#3
Tom Lusk Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 973	Good stuff! Very well done, Eddy! Very vibrant, sharp shots of some lovely people. Following up on JC's comment, it should be easy to use Gaussian Blur (or equivalent in another program) on the white background sheets to make the girls stand out even more and put this photo over the top. The wrinkles are slightly distracting.

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10-15-2006, 03:40 AM	#2
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	They're certainly colourfull Eddie. I do like the second one. I don't advocate PP too much but I might suggest something about wrinhles in the background.

10-15-2006, 11:16 AM	#4
Bob Wallace Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bridgeville CA Posts: 73	Or crop. Your main subject is in the very lower right. A tighter crop that removes a some of the top and a lot of the left will leave a frame full of color.

10-15-2006, 01:38 PM	#5
mingdie Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 630 Original Poster	Thank you for your suggestions. I must admit that I am not to good at PP yet but I see what you mean and will try it out. Cheers Eddie

10-16-2006, 02:41 AM	#6
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	Nice pics. Was this during the day, or night? Do you have your settings you ussed there?

10-16-2006, 04:17 AM	#7
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	Originally posted by Arpe Nice pics. Was this during the day, or night? Do you have your settings you ussed there? Arpe, right-click to see the EXIF - if you don't have one try opanda.com Works great in IE - don't know about the rest. TIP: Eddie, don't forget ALWAYS work on a copy of the original. NEVER on the original. Although I use Adobe I prefer photoimpact from Ulead.com as my application of choice.

10-16-2006, 02:53 PM	#8
mingdie Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 630 Original Poster	JCSullivan Thank you for your reply. I always keep the original RAW file separate from the copy I work on. I have worked on the suggestions you all had and the result is much better. It is great to have your input. Arpe It was during the day. I could not make it for the night performance. The photos was taken with my manual Cosina 70-210 which mean that the f-stop and lenght is not displayed in the exif data. I was shooting at around 200mm and with f-stop of 8 or 11. By the way, do you think Wellington got what it takes against Waikato. They will need earplugs to protection against the cow bells. Cheers Eddie

10-16-2006, 04:44 PM	#9
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	Wellington all the way.... (I hope )