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DogLover · 06-06-2014, 04:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by LeRolls

Thank you for your kind words. I'm not going to lie, of the models I have thus worked with (which I admit is not many) she is most definitely not my favorite and that has nothing to do with her physical appearance but more to do with her attitude. She is quite temperamental, prone to random mood swings, and is easily distracted by her cell phone. For some reason unbeknownst to me she suddenly cheered up near the end of the shoot (of course once all the good light was gone and the higher ISOs had to come into play). I will share those pics in the near future once I get around to processing them. I am not so sure that I am interested in working with this girl again which is unfortunate since she lives rather close to me. Oh well, at least I learn something new after each shoot and I think my post-processing is getting better.

Wow, that's exactly the sort of personality she looks like she has! Not much fun to shoot, I'm sure. Oh well, good work anyway.

LeRolls · 06-06-2014, 10:00 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by DogLover

Wow, that's exactly the sort of personality she looks like she has! Not much fun to shoot, I'm sure. Oh well, good work anyway.

Thanks. She actually texted me today apologizing for her behavior and acknowledging that she felt bad about how the shoot went. I guess she may have taken a look at the photos on Flickr and realized how much of a negative aura she was putting out.

FA77

Figured I'd share the color edit as well. Not quite the same mood.

**Digitalis** · 06-06-2014, 11:28 PM

Beach beard:

Pentax K5IIs - SMCP FA31mm f/1.8 ASPH Limited ISO 320 1/250th @ f/1.8

Dynamo · 06-07-2014, 01:56 AM

Bondezire · 06-07-2014, 02:29 AM

Originally posted by LeRolls

FA77

Oh!

What have you done with her eyes? They look like artificial.

Work with her again. She is a nice model. Thank you for sharing this series

LeRolls · 06-07-2014, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by Bondezire

Oh!

What have you done with her eyes? They look like artificial.

Work with her again. She is a nice model. Thank you for sharing this series

I didn't do anything to her eyes actually but I did go back and darken them a tad. As far as working with her again, I'm still thinking it over. You're welcome.

noelpolar · 06-07-2014, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by Digitalis

Beach beard:

Pentax K5IIs - SMCP FA31mm f/1.8 ASPH Limited ISO 320 1/250th @ f/1.8

Don"t get to close to the water with that......the "Blueys" will love that sea grass.......

Last edited by noelpolar; 06-07-2014 at 07:32 PM.

dcBear78 · 06-08-2014, 07:47 AM

81 x FA77mm stitched shots

Yhurri Gurri (Benizer Method) by dcBear78, on Flickr

yorik · 06-08-2014, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by dcBear78

81 x FA77mm stitched shots

Very impressive! I am curious as to how long the post-processing took...

**todd** · 06-08-2014, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by dcBear78

81 x FA77mm stitched shots

Nice work! I bet this would look really good too (at least when viewing it small like this) with the sides cropped off (to emphasize the gate)...

dcBear78 · 06-08-2014, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by yorik

Very impressive! I am curious as to how long the post-processing took...

For the computer to stitch was maybe half an hour of number crunching. Maybe more. I didn't really take much notice as I was doing other things. Then I probably spent an hour or two trying to achieve the look I wanted.

LeRolls · 06-08-2014, 03:23 PM

Model brightened up a bit towards the end of the shoot once I found these paint splattered parking barriers on the side of an art museum. At least we got to end on a more positive vibe then we started on. Shot at ISO 800 so I applied some noise reduction (luminance slider) in LR.

FA77

yorik · 06-08-2014, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by dcBear78

For the computer to stitch was maybe half an hour of number crunching. Maybe more. I didn't really take much notice as I was doing other things. Then I probably spent an hour or two trying to achieve the look I wanted.

What software did you use for the stitching?

dcBear78 · 06-08-2014, 08:40 PM

Originally posted by yorik

What software did you use for the stitching?

One built into Windows Photo Editor (that most people don't know exists). Have heard Microsoft ICE is good too. I am trying that as I type this to see if the results are any better. I also have photoshop but I find it isn't very good for this.

edit: Wow... ICE is very quick!!!

dngr · 06-08-2014, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by dcBear78

One built into Windows Photo Editor (that most people don't know exists). Have heard Microsoft ICE is good too. I am trying that as I type this to see if the results are any better. I also have photoshop but I find it isn't very good for this.

edit: Wow... ICE is very quick!!!

Yeah, I use ICE too, much faster and easier to use than Photoshop I find

06-06-2014, 10:00 PM - 1 Like	#6617
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504	Originally posted by DogLover Wow, that's exactly the sort of personality she looks like she has! Not much fun to shoot, I'm sure. Oh well, good work anyway. Thanks. She actually texted me today apologizing for her behavior and acknowledging that she felt bad about how the shoot went. I guess she may have taken a look at the photos on Flickr and realized how much of a negative aura she was putting out. FA77 Figured I'd share the color edit as well. Not quite the same mood. Last edited by LeRolls; 06-08-2014 at 10:39 AM.

06-07-2014, 01:56 AM	#6619
Dynamo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Groningen Photos: Gallery Posts: 311	FA 31mm @ f/1.8

06-07-2014, 05:09 AM	#6621
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504	Originally posted by Bondezire Oh! What have you done with her eyes? They look like artificial. Work with her again. She is a nice model. Thank you for sharing this series I didn't do anything to her eyes actually but I did go back and darken them a tad. As far as working with her again, I'm still thinking it over. You're welcome. Last edited by LeRolls; 06-07-2014 at 05:29 AM.

06-08-2014, 07:47 AM	#6623
dcBear78 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Gladstone, QLD Photos: Gallery Posts: 823	81 x FA77mm stitched shots Yhurri Gurri (Benizer Method) by dcBear78, on Flickr Last edited by dcBear78; 06-18-2014 at 07:37 PM.

06-08-2014, 08:40 PM	#6629
dcBear78 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Gladstone, QLD Photos: Gallery Posts: 823	Originally posted by yorik What software did you use for the stitching? One built into Windows Photo Editor (that most people don't know exists). Have heard Microsoft ICE is good too. I am trying that as I type this to see if the results are any better. I also have photoshop but I find it isn't very good for this. edit: Wow... ICE is very quick!!! Last edited by dcBear78; 06-08-2014 at 08:47 PM.

06-06-2014, 04:47 AM - 1 Like	#6616
DogLover Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,054	Originally posted by LeRolls Thank you for your kind words. I'm not going to lie, of the models I have thus worked with (which I admit is not many) she is most definitely not my favorite and that has nothing to do with her physical appearance but more to do with her attitude. She is quite temperamental, prone to random mood swings, and is easily distracted by her cell phone. For some reason unbeknownst to me she suddenly cheered up near the end of the shoot (of course once all the good light was gone and the higher ISOs had to come into play). I will share those pics in the near future once I get around to processing them. I am not so sure that I am interested in working with this girl again which is unfortunate since she lives rather close to me. Oh well, at least I learn something new after each shoot and I think my post-processing is getting better. Wow, that's exactly the sort of personality she looks like she has! Not much fun to shoot, I'm sure. Oh well, good work anyway.

06-06-2014, 11:28 PM	#6618
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Beach beard: Pentax K5IIs - SMCP FA31mm f/1.8 ASPH Limited ISO 320 1/250th @ f/1.8

06-07-2014, 02:29 AM	#6620
Bondezire Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SPb Posts: 145	Originally posted by LeRolls FA77 Oh! What have you done with her eyes? They look like artificial. Work with her again. She is a nice model. Thank you for sharing this series

06-07-2014, 07:26 PM	#6622
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by Digitalis Beach beard: Pentax K5IIs - SMCP FA31mm f/1.8 ASPH Limited ISO 320 1/250th @ f/1.8 Don"t get to close to the water with that......the "Blueys" will love that sea grass....... Last edited by noelpolar; 06-07-2014 at 07:32 PM.

06-08-2014, 08:29 AM	#6624
yorik Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Originally posted by dcBear78 81 x FA77mm stitched shots Very impressive! I am curious as to how long the post-processing took...

06-08-2014, 09:21 AM	#6625
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,794	Originally posted by dcBear78 81 x FA77mm stitched shots Nice work! I bet this would look really good too (at least when viewing it small like this) with the sides cropped off (to emphasize the gate)...

06-08-2014, 03:16 PM	#6626
dcBear78 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Gladstone, QLD Photos: Gallery Posts: 823	Originally posted by yorik Very impressive! I am curious as to how long the post-processing took... For the computer to stitch was maybe half an hour of number crunching. Maybe more. I didn't really take much notice as I was doing other things. Then I probably spent an hour or two trying to achieve the look I wanted.

06-08-2014, 03:23 PM	#6627
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504	Model brightened up a bit towards the end of the shoot once I found these paint splattered parking barriers on the side of an art museum. At least we got to end on a more positive vibe then we started on. Shot at ISO 800 so I applied some noise reduction (luminance slider) in LR. FA77

06-08-2014, 07:34 PM	#6628
yorik Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Originally posted by dcBear78 For the computer to stitch was maybe half an hour of number crunching. Maybe more. I didn't really take much notice as I was doing other things. Then I probably spent an hour or two trying to achieve the look I wanted. What software did you use for the stitching?

06-08-2014, 09:17 PM	#6630
dngr Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Victoria/Great Lakes Photos: Gallery Posts: 691	Originally posted by dcBear78 One built into Windows Photo Editor (that most people don't know exists). Have heard Microsoft ICE is good too. I am trying that as I type this to see if the results are any better. I also have photoshop but I find it isn't very good for this. edit: Wow... ICE is very quick!!! Yeah, I use ICE too, much faster and easier to use than Photoshop I find

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