[GTRacer]

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Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I can see the lines around the people where you 'painted' the selection. The contrast/lightness around the people is noticeable.

I didn't paint anything over, I simply adjusted the levels to my liking, so it's most likely the jpg compression when I exported it. Need to find a way around the 'halos' though.

 

[Towert7]

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Originally Posted by GTRacer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Need to find a way around the 'halos' though.

That's what I was referring to.
Usually it is caused by a bad 'painted' selection technique. I've done that so many times it's not even funny. If you are not 'painting' the selection.... then I wonder if you are still selectively changing the levels (IE: not changing the levels uniformly throughout the whole picture). If so, however you selected it is the cause of the halos. To get around this, you can 'paint' the selection in some graphic editing programs, with a feather and a less than 100% selection. This will enable you to do what you are doing now, except it won't be noticeable.

 

[GTRacer]

Thanks for the great tip Towert7!

I'll try it on a less complicated scene.

 

[M0T0XGUY]

Here's another semi-decent one I took yesterday:

EDIT: It's strange what the RAW processor does to the converted JPEGs. I don't think this linked image gives the original enough credit in the slightest degree; the flowers are especially soft compared to the uncompressed version. Oh well, that's the nature of the beast.

 

[laxx]

Do each selection on an individual layer and apply gaussian blur to each. That'll reduce most of your halo's to at least be unnoticable.

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by M0T0XGUY /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here's another semi-decent one I took yesterday: EDIT: It's strange what the RAW processor does to the converted JPEGs. I don't think this linked image gives the original enough credit in the slightest degree; the flowers are especially soft compared to the uncompressed version. Oh well, that's the nature of the beast.

Did you buy any chance shoot RAW + JPEG? It would be interesting to compare the in-built RAW converter vs the freebie downloaded one. I'll have to agree with you on this one: it does look a bit soft to me.

Very nice pictures btw!

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by GTRacer /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Ah! Hong Kong! I know very roughly where this was taken

To the right hand side are the zoological and botanical gardens right?

 

[RedLeader]

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Originally Posted by kjpmkjp /img/forum/go_quote.gif 4 is from British Columbia. Something or other Falls, fairly close to Chilliwak.

Ahh, good old "something or other falls"

 

[Towert7]

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It's been photoshoped, of course... but you have to admit that if you were just lying on the beach and all of a sudden you saw that....... well, I'd be scared!

 

[ronin74]

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Originally Posted by kjpmkjp /img/forum/go_quote.gif Portraits: I'm always a hit/miss with film, but I always seem to get better shots with it, on average. I refuse to waste film with numerous shots on one subject. I take one, maybe two if I'm worried I did something stupid on the first, and move on. With Digital, I snap off as many as I can. Landscaping up next.

What film are you shooting and like KevDo do you develop your own?

 

[dbfreak]

Nice pic. If it were mine, I would title it "The Last Sunset."

 

[ronin74]

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Originally Posted by KevDo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Few B&W's again using HP5.

Curious, what developer are you using?
I use HC-110B with PanF+.

 

[Towert7]

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Originally Posted by dbfreak /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice pic. If it were mine, I would title it "The Last Sunset."

Thanks!
That's a great title.

 

[kjpmkjp]

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Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ahh, good old "something or other falls"

Apparently I'm way off. It was Harrison Hot Springs.

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Originally Posted by ronin74 /img/forum/go_quote.gif What film are you shooting and like KevDo do you develop your own?

Ilford. All the ones from the portrait selection were 800 ISO, if that matters. I don't think any of these that I posted were developed by me. Usually I just take most of my film into Blacks, or whatever I'm closest to and let them do it. I've developed a few rolls of colour, but they usually turned out meh. Not worth posting in my opinion. I'm also not much of a photographer, I just have fun with it. I might as well put the camera to use, no one else in the family wants it.

Once I move back home, to where there is civilization, I might look into finding a darkroom to rent, or steal from University students I know.

 

[Towert7]

Mini Forest:


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Dandelion: