My Photos from May

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

What do you think about these photos I took last May?

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

[suzanne]

Those are wonderful. Where did you take them from?

[rssilverandlight]

Hi Ray -

Thanks for the sending along the photographs of ET.

Good exposure on the night shot. A very minor suggestion
on both - try to leave a little more room on the top so that
it is not so close to the top of the frame. When it is too close
it can be called an intersection of lines and draws too much
attention.

Something to consider with the daytime shot - you might
increase the contrast through photoshop to give the image
a little more punch; the weather won't be as drab.

Happy New Year and send some other images when you can;
it's helpful for all.

Randy

(ps. As I have told others, the comments will be gentle,
constructive and helpful). No Fear

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

Thanks Randy, any advice is very much appreciated. Is photo shop something that should be in my computer, do I need to get a photo shop program?

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

Suzanne,
The 1st photo was taken from the right bank about 200 yards up from the Pont Alexander Bridge.
The 2nd was from the top of the Arc de Trioumph

[Becky (Berkeleytravelers)]

I love the intensity of the color in the night shot! (And where, oh where, is the wonderful sculpture??)

[annettecinca]

Ray, that deep blue sky is amazing! Love that shot!

[rssilverandlight]

Photoshop is a program for your computer. Sometimes a computer
will come loaded with a program that works like Photoshop
but has less capacity and is free. You can buy a variety of
programs with different names, either a CD or downloaded
version. The cost ranges between reasonable and exorbitant.
I use Adobe CS2, there is now CS3. See what your sales slip
says in terms of what might be already loaded.

BTW I think your avatar is the entire image from which you may
have cropped the night photograph of ET. If so, could you put
on the thread. Thanks

[luvparee]

Oh, my goodness~~~~!! That first shot of the Eiffel is fabulous -- that is one of the BEST photos I've seen with the Tower twinkling! You can almost see the lights flickering! and all the rest of the Paris lights ....... and the River ...............!! Merci beaucoup for posting your wonderful photos!

[cybee]

Randy!
That is a fabulous photo of the Eiffel Tower! It is like a brilliant diamond with an exquisite jewel blue backdrop! Excellent! The dark contrast of its setting and the reflections of the Seine are most lovely and striking also!
I don't have photoshop, but would love it! I do have "Picture it" (I think Microsoft), which came loaded on my laptop and with which it has been fun to work/play with photos (but "Picture It" likely has less capacity/capability than Photoshop, as I understand it?).

[willow]

Ray, that first photo is beautiful! I love the colors in it!

Thanks for sharing!

[rssilverandlight]

cybee - that's correct, Picture It, that came loaded on your computer,
is a good place to start. Other more powerful ones are like
Adobe Photoshop (I use CS2, there now is CS3). They give you
many more ways to work with your images. ;D

Best Wishes

[rssilverandlight]

Ray -

You are most welcome. I look forward to the next ones

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

Randy,
If you would be kind enough to give me your insight on 2 versions of one more photo, I would really appreciate it. The 1st ones I think I put in too big here, so I am trying to put these in smaller. I think I still need Andi's help.

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

[Becky (Berkeleytravelers)]

Ray - I like them both (perhaps the second a tiny bit more, as the pyramid looks more transparent and "glassy" in that one), but how did you get the lighting to look so different from one to the other?

[Ray(aka) tripnebraska]

Gitte,
The photos were taken with a Sony DSC-P200. I think I can visualize good photos, but I am not a skilled technician.
I checked the timer on the photos, and the night shot of the ET was at 23 seconds past 10:00pm on May 13th, and the 2 at the Louvre were taken 38 minutes, and most of a bottle of wine later.
Becky,
I took the 2nd picture 1st, thought it looked too dark, and used the flash on the one that turned out gold.
I think it must have been a good night for photos. My new avatar is from the same night.

[rssilverandlight]

Ray -

Another 2 excellent photographs. My preference is the
darker one because it eliminates the foreground problems
and shows more detail overall and is not monochromatic.

Often when taking buildings at an angle, they appear to
tilt or fall away. Here it is happening to the wing of the
Louvre. If you photoshop it, just tilt the far end of the
building up.

You're right, you do have a good eye. Congratulations.

[Darcy]

Beautiful photos, Ray! You definitely have a good eye for composition, and I'd say your technical abilities ain't too bad either! ;D