Long shot.. 'shop request.
Long shot.. 'shop request.
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Comacchio

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1,544 posts

210 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Evening all,

Now I know it's silly posting this here and it's going to end up badly.. But is there any chance somebody could quickly shop a decent background onto this (poor shot! I seem to have forgotten how to take photographs once I was asked to take it!)


Twins by Allan.Jones, on Flickr

I await the wheelchairs and such.. Cheers!

dibbly dobbler

11,490 posts

226 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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You could do that yourself couldn't you Allan ?!

Comacchio

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210 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Lightroom is a bit crap when it comes to that! And other than LR.. I have MS paint!!

dibbly dobbler

11,490 posts

226 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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I'll have a go smile

Gemm

1,833 posts

244 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Want a nice tower block in the background?? hehe

Comacchio

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210 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Thank you, much appreciated.. If not I'll just take a better one the next game I go to and actually think about composing.. I'd be worse than a chocolate kettle at a wedding me!

LongQ

13,864 posts

262 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Comacchio said:
Evening all,

Now I know it's silly posting this here and it's going to end up badly.. But is there any chance somebody could quickly shop a decent background onto this (poor shot! I seem to have forgotten how to take photographs once I was asked to take it!)


Twins by Allan.Jones, on Flickr

I await the wheelchairs and such.. Cheers!
Allan,

I'm really sorry but other than "It's nice and sharp" there's really not a lot one can say about that shot. Frankly, irrespective of any photographic aberrations wrt to the background, you don't have a lot to work with.

An excessive dose of PS might give you desert island beach scene but I would hardly make a difference.

May I suggest an investment in 'Portrait Professional'. The ads and samples seem to indicate magical properties for turning female gargoyles into Hollywood Princesses. Perhaps they have a style for other subjects as well.

Alternatively have you considered a 'tilt/shift' solution working with the line of the infant's heads as the focal point?

My apologies if I have offended any personal sensitivities here but sometimes one has to call a spade a horticultural digging implement.

Edited by LongQ on Monday 9th January 20:24

Dav3yboy

156 posts

208 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Something like this?



http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/560/666856084...

Was just a quick go while my dinner is cooking. Will attempt a High res version if you like. Once i eat smile

Comacchio

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1,544 posts

210 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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LongQ said:
Allan,

I'm really sorry but other than "It's nice and sharp" there's really not a lot one can say about that shot. Frankly, irrespective of any photographic aberrations wrt to the background, you don't have a lot to work with.

An excessive dose of PS might give you desert island beach scene but I would hardly make a difference.

May I suggest an investment in 'Portrait Professional'. The ads and samples sem to indicate magical properties for turning female gargoyles into Hollywood Princesses. Perhaps they have a style for other subjects as well.

Alternatively have you considered a 'tilt/shift' solution working with the line of the infant's heads as the focal point?

My apologies if I have offended any personal sensitibities here but sometimes one has to call a spade a horticultural digging implement.
Haha dont worry no offense taken. I know myself it's frankly a bin job! But I was asked by the team coach to take the shot and I really had nothing to work with. It was inside an ice rink far away from the lighting, I had only my 55-250 with me and then I shot at f/4 for that 'out of focus' feel to it.

I don't claim to be a portrait master - in all honesty it's the thing I'm most poor at. I much prefer bugs laugh

Comacchio

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Monday 9th January 2012
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Dav3yboy said:
Something like this?



http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/560/666856084...

Was just a quick go while my dinner is cooking. Will attempt a High res version if you like. Once i eat smile
Yep exactly something like that! Anything better than that school gym hall-esque look to it! Appreciated Sir.

monkey gland

574 posts

184 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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dibbly dobbler

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226 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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roflroflrofl


Comacchio

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210 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Actual laughter. Very nice!!

rofl

dxbtiger

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202 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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dibbly dobbler said:
roflroflrofl
hahaha, what he said!

paolow

3,261 posts

287 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Comacchio said:
Actual laughter. Very nice!!

rofl
+1 hehe

markmullen

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263 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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monkey gland said:
Genius

Rich K

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285 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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reminded me of these

14-7

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220 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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Gemm said:
Want a nice tower block in the background?? hehe

tower by 14-7, on Flickr

getmecoat

Dav3yboy

156 posts

208 months

Monday 9th January 2012
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http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/848/666856084...



2 Links to a High Resolution of the small one I made earlier. Wish i just used the larger version from start.

No worries. I kinda like doing this. smile