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A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:31 pm
by PD87
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Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:34 pm
by Mitch.
That last one is WOW :o

Great capture on the lighting!

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:36 pm
by Layne.
Yep the alst one i wicked i better get a lightning shot soon :) try and catch a plane on fire ;D

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:37 pm
by ThomasKaira
#1 is great, I like it a lot. :)

#2 the ocean seems a bit plain and flat, but the clouds are beautiful.

#3 is Great all around... except for that eye-repelling white pillar. (A.K.A. lightning) It doesn't seem to fit, the scene lighting is a little too light for a T-storm IMHO. Maybe it's just personal taste that I don't like noontime lightning? :-/

Very good in general, as expected. ;)

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:47 pm
by JSpahn
The coastline in 3 kinda wrecks it for me. 1 & 2 have impressive clouds the water isn't that bad I always like h20 shots from a higher altitude though.

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:48 pm
by PD87
Thanks very much guys. ;)

Ranger! Those were taken at 5pm, not Noontime! lol >:( 8-)

Lightning is such a pain to capture, but Ill get the perfect lightning shot soon enough, thanks to my cat-like reflexes. ;D

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:54 pm
by ThomasKaira
Ranger! Those were taken at 5pm, not Noontime! lol >:( 8-)


Please forgive my... innacurate estimate. ::)

IMHO, if you want the perfect lightning shot, make the lightning the focus and give it a nice backdrop so we can gauge the size. That shot seems too flat for lightning.

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:55 pm
by PD87
no problem :P

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:59 pm
by PD87
Ranger! Those were taken at 5pm, not Noontime! lol >:( 8-)
IMHO, if you want the perfect lightning shot, make the lightning the focus and give it a nice backdrop so we can gauge the size. That shot seems too flat for lightning.


True, you really cant gauge the distance in the above. Lightning chasing is very frustrating lol.

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:01 pm
by ThomasKaira
Ranger! Those were taken at 5pm, not Noontime! lol >:( 8-)
IMHO, if you want the perfect lightning shot, make the lightning the focus and give it a nice backdrop so we can gauge the size. That shot seems too flat for lightning.


True, you really cant gauge the distance in the above. Lightning chasing is very frustrating lol.


I'll bet, and that's why I say:

Why bother? ::) 8-)

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:02 pm
by PD87
Why bother? ::) 8-)


I love challenges. 8-)

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:07 pm
by Layne.
I was flying a 777 at KSEA at night with t-storms and there was 2 huge lightning bolts per second!

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:50 am
by PD87
Well, the quantity of the lightning isnt the issue, its facing the right direction at the right time and catching it on time. Those darn things last about 1/3 of a second. :( :o 8-)

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:08 am
by haroldkip
Nice work Jack! Those clouds are gorgeous ... but indeed the lightning is a little distracting.

If you want you lightning to last longer try replacing the effect with this one.
And try these textures for nice graphics ;)

Re: A few sea/landscapes

PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:13 am
by machineman9
first is overkill on the water

second is underkill

third is great- love the lighting and lightning