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13 Jul 2007 • 647 views

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I am going to finish up my landscape at speed series short with this post. I wasn't originally going to post this shot. I was prompted by a fellow shutterchancer who commented that an earlier one was added to his likeys, one which in my opinion was not as good as this one. I have tried some altenate processed ones like a tritone that i really like but this one is pretty much unaltered apart from a bit of levels and a slight curves tweak. All the blur is straight from the camera. Shot taken whilst the car was at about 100 km/hr, polariser used and panned whilst taking shot. It could do with a little more work, i was thinking a pano crop but i like it and maybe if the templates change i will repost a recropped tritone.

Call me strange but i will try to select my best "seconds" to post on here whilst what i prefer as my better shots i print or keep in the archives. I do post my better ones as well but i try and keep a few better ones up my sleeve. When i was taking these pan landscapes shots the effect above was what I was hoping to get all the time. I ended up with a few surprises but it is definitely something i am going to keep working on.

I am not sure about yourselves and i would appreciate your thoughts but let me know if you hold back on posting some of your shots. I may even post some of my family shots on here soon. Have a nice weekend all.

camera	Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
exposure mode	full manual
shutterspeed	1/60s
aperture	f/16.0
sensitivity	ISO100
focal length	18.0mm
resolution	700x512 pixels

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comments (18)

Aussie

13 Jul 2007, 00:22

I really like this one, Nev. Most of what I post is just what I feel like on the day and not the best of what I might have taken. Rarely print, but always archive and back up to disc. I try to avoid family shots, but only because I think you automatically like those shots because of the emotional attachment and not because they are good. But on the flip side I like seeing other peoples personal shots because it makes them seem more familiar.

nev: good to hear about your backup strategies Aus. I don't print that many but like to make sure that what is on the screen is close to a printed version. It is interesting to see how any processing holds up. I agree it is is hard to be objective on family shots. I tend to be more fussy on family ones i print. more so now than last year. thanks for your thoughts Aussie.

Zebigleb

13 Jul 2007, 05:17

Strange effect ! I like this serie Nev

nev: Thanks Zeb i was trying to produce something different and i liked the end result.

Roland

13 Jul 2007, 06:18

Nicely done Nev. The effect is strange as Zeb says but it works very well !

nev: Thanks Roland. I like the mix of blurred and clear realities.

Martin

13 Jul 2007, 07:09

I agree with you, this is the best of the lot! Regarding what to post, I generally post up the best shots I have available, given time constraints and my aversion to posting a series of similar shots.

nev: Thanks Martin for your insight. You are taking a lot of rippers then. Remind me to send you an article of an aussie travel photographer re series of shots.

Ginnie

Atlanta, GA, United States

13 Jul 2007, 07:45

It just amazes me, Neal, that anything at all can be focused in a shot you pan, so kudos to you on this one!

I would say as a rule I try to post what I deem are my best shots. I'm too much of a chicken to post stuff I think isn't good. If a family shot has "universal" value, I will post it, but they're few and far between. However, having said that, I'm starting a series next week on my time at the Michigan cottage and there are several family shots. It's the emotions they evoke that are important and not necessarily the people themselves, if that makes sense.

nev: thanks for the nice words ginnie. I know what you mean about emotions particularly with family shots. thanks for insight into your posting habits and you cottage series was very nice.

Florence

13 Jul 2007, 08:09

It's great Neal, and suggest an invitation to travel in your country (my dream for years !)... I like these 2 dried trees in the foreground and the sky is so blue...

nev: Florence the invitation is always open. There is so many different terrains. I wish i have seen more of it myself.

Ray

Thailand

13 Jul 2007, 10:52

Hi Nev.
IMHO this is the best of an excellent, but too short, series.

Regarding what one posts in a PhotoBlog:
I feel the main audience is oneself. That leads me to posting what I like best, even if it is not technically excellent.
Having said that, I also like the warmth and supportive nature of the Shutterchance community, so am motivated occasionally to post "experiments" and learn from constructive commentary I sometimes receive.
I rarely post "family" pics...they tend to find their way into web galleries, or are printed and kept in the lounge-room, or do service on screensavers on the home computers...but I really enjoy seeing the family stuff others post. I have just queued a couple of family pics, which will appear on Shutterchance in a few days from now.

nev: Cheers Ray. Got to keep stuff stashed in the archive for a rainy day if that ever happens. I have ones which i prefer as they are blurrier so may reopen the posting again at some stage. Thanks for your honest insight into your posting habits too.

mal

13 Jul 2007, 11:11

firstly the image Neal, the shot really is good! All (good) blurries need an anchor point, something that attracts the eye from all the mayhem. You have this here perfectly in the dorm of the two dead trees and the fact that they are dead while all around is alive adds an element of intrigue to the shot. perfect.

Regarding the keeping images back! We have had this conversation and you know that I am doing just that as I knew that you were. A lot to do with the format of shutter I'm affraid and until the new templates are out there are some styles of image that I can not post. mal

nev: The shot needs a little tlc but somewhere down the track. thanks for the perect mate.

It would be nice if a pano template arose soon. Until then we will make do with the tools at hand and not look to foreign shores, hey.

Louis

South Africa

13 Jul 2007, 11:58

You have the same circular blur in the grass than with the previous picture. From the description it is my guess that it will be the result of panning movement and car movement. I have seen previous posts on shutter of shots from the side window, they didn't use panning, much higher shutter speed. Result was a focused object, lots of blur but not the circular effect. Man you are a genius.

So you hide your best shots ... mmmm have to think about that. Personally don't have such a policy, also I don't print pictures (yet) - have a project involving printing in mind. In general i both post and hold back both better and 2nd class ones, but no policy.

I have long since came to the conclusion that what i think is a better picture is my opinion and not necessarily anyone else's. You will remember the saying that every picture has a producer and viewers.

I have taken some pictures earlier this week and noticed that our winter skies produce the same deep blue as in your picture. To the eye it is not so. Then turned north, east, south, west taking a picture with 50% sky. South is clearly a deeper (cobalt?) blue. I think the time of day will also have an impact.

Enjoy your weekend.

nev: Louis your comments were very heart warming and i appreciate them. i didn't want that fast shutter speed as i have taken those before.

I don't hide the all best ones but i don't post them all. Some i think might make good stock so i keep those for a rainy day. As mal said some are not suitable because of the template format. I sometimes get frustrasted that some details get lost in the 700 pixel images. I don't have an official policy either but i do feel if i can post a good second then why post an even better one. You would know yourself that very often good ones get overlooked or are affected by other factors such as a comment further up the tree which distracts the subsequent comments from what you were trying to achieve.

Your sky research is very interesting and needs more investigation. cheers Louis

minelmio

13 Jul 2007, 12:14

Hmm... yes I hold shots back... not because they are the best but because sometimes they are too personal, photos having stories to tell that I don't want to share on a blog... or sometimes they are very experimental and lack of a story and/or are not so blogfriendly...

And sometimes it is as mal puts it: "A lot to do with the format of shutter I'm afraid and until the new templates are out there are some styles of image that I can not post."

nev: Minelmio yes we do hold back personal ones as well. I used to write long dialogs about what i was thinking at the time of posting or taking the shot but have stopped doing that. I know i have had conversations with other shutterchances and those personal moments or emotions are sometimes best left with the poster unless it is the intention to reveal your whole soul. People very often don't know how to deal with confronting those emotions and revert to just comment about the photo. Thanks for your honest comments.

PhotoSam

13 Jul 2007, 14:43

definitely have a few aces up your sleeve...
like the motion and the elemental colours in this shot...

nev: Thanks Sam. That is one think i like about the australian countryside is that the colours are very primal.

Petra

13 Jul 2007, 15:13

Terrific capture Neil, despite the bright colours it has a desperate mood in it! Just love it!!
Happy weekend
Petra

nev: Thanks for the honesty about the colours Petra. Not sure if it was the monitor i was on but the final tweak i gave to the shot must have lightened the blues a little.

Neil Tandy

Johannesburg, South Africa

13 Jul 2007, 16:32

Excellent photography as usual Neal. As to the pros and cons of what is posted or printed; that is a difficult one. What we as photographers see as our best shots, invariably seem to go down like a lead balloon when posted, such a fickle crowd, the viewing public

I get very despondent, when I post what I feel is a decent shot and it goes into negative values on the Richter Scale, then I try better, same result, inadvertantly post some thing I consider to be only half decent and it gets rave reviews - totally confusing! Oh well, just keep on posting anyway!! Many regards, Neil.

nev: I like you comments about your posts Neil. i used to get a bit despondent about them but don't worry much these days. i think the longer we post the harder we become on ourselves. I know i am. I still take photos that i posted when i first started but hardly ever post them anymore. I know i have had the same experience where i posted shots i think were really interesting but as you say have negative richter values. I guess posting more blurries has made the shoulders a bit broader. Cheers Neil for your take.

Daniel Johnston

17 Jul 2007, 12:50

The movement and blue sky works a treat here at first glance. On second glance it still works

nev: Thanks Daniel. Nice to see you posting regularly again.

Pinto

17 Jul 2007, 20:21

Amazing shot Neal. Simply too good.

nev: Nice to hear from you Pinto. I like you new site as well.

Dotun Ayodeji

18 Jul 2007, 01:00

very nice shot

nev: Thanks Dotun

russell higgs

United Kingdom

4 Aug 2007, 21:04

i like to keep better ones up my sleeves too on many a portrait day.

the hyper clean-ness of this image makes me think of those 3d image discs in the binoculaur viewers. what was their name?

hyper real and very sexy Neal.

nev: i know exactly the 3d thingeys you are talking about but their name escapes me too. russell. cheers

Nigel Clack

Glaawwsterrr!

10 Aug 2007, 22:34

I love this effect and the previous one, I might try to attempt it, although don't have my hopes too high, not many blue skies and popping trees in gloucester!

nev: I found it worked realy well on driveways and gates to nigel. thanks for your comments

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