Kiwi TJ
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy every minute
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Ride of the Month Winner
Not this month...but he has won (and used a filter)Hmmm? @Chris won?
Wouldn't it be fair to say that he was voted best picture by the forum members just as every other winner has before and after?Not this month...but he has won (and used a filter)
But with the right lighting it could look just like a heavily enhanced, multi layered, composite image. We learned that today.Wow...this thread is something.
For those of you who don't know about digital filters...
Original shot, taken today...Been playing around with exposure and stuff, this one is underexposed...taken with my motorola One 5G.
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Then I ran it through some Instagram enhancements...
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It obviously a better photo...and I don't know what the hell I'm doing with digital enhancement.
I think the issue here is that the photo that won is obviously a product of digital enhancement...which is SOLIDLY within a gray area of the rules. Of course, when a site owner wins his own contest...I think there are other issues to be concerned with...
You're about as funny as a swollen & bleeding hemorrhoid... Your winning pic was edited, so enough with the hypocrisy... Get the fuck over it!!!But with the right lighting it could look just like a heavily enchanced, multi layered, composite image. We learned that today.
We all see what your doing.....lolBut with the right lighting it could look just like a heavily enhanced, multi layered, composite image. We learned that today.
The guys who said they know nothing about photography say it can be done. That's wonderful!We all see what your doing.....lol
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Here is a great example. I spent a total 5 minutes taking photos as the sun was setting quickly. I just got a new Google 6 Pro and am not familiar with the camera that much yet.
The first photo is the original, the second is obviously cropping and enhancement.
I think you would agree that it makes for a far better photo. No HDR.
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God forbid Chris changes the rules to McLaren of the Month!Witchcraft !
God forbid Chris changes the rules to McLaren of the Month!
A good photographer could capture a photo like this without any filters or effects at all, just the right lens and knowing what settings to use on the camera.
I know very little about photography...
As a former professional photographer, any magic done was in the darkroom. The skills I applied there made me look like an amazing photographer, which I was not!Having been a serious hobby photographer, there are few photos that aren't altered to become magnificent photos. This pre-dates the digital era as well. Wedding photographers (I used to do that too) always frame large so they can crop what they want. They would dodge and burn in the film days to get the desired outcome of the photo. Rarely, and I mean very rarely, does a photographer get an absolutely stunning photo simply by pushing a button. There is always some type of editing done. In today's world of technology, it is incredibly easy to make a stunning photograph with very easy and simple editing.
I am glad Chris is making this change to the rules. This months winning photo is SUPERB!
I think you would agree that it makes for a far better photo. No HDR.
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