Sydney Opera House

sriharic · 16th May 2005

Am trying my hand at photography and photoshop now.....please give me your suggestions so that I can slowly walk the path of improvement.....

Here goes my first picture.....

Opera House

sriharic · 16th May 2005

Here is the original before making modifications in photoshop....

Original

Temujin · 16th May 2005

its slanted

Originally Posted by sriharic

Here is the original before making modifications in photoshop....

Original

DaNi3L · 16th May 2005

Originally Posted by Temujin

its slanted

The PS'ed one is fixed.

I think I prefer the colours in the original, but the mood of the PS'ed one is nice too.

sriharic · 16th May 2005

Yup....i was actually travelling on a ferry while taking the picture. And it was since the sea was a bit rough I found it a bit hard to hold my camera steady....

in the photoshop version of the pic, i tried to rectify this by rotating the pic a little bit....

Originally Posted by Temujin

its slanted

spurssy · 17th May 2005

I would say this shot has not much of a prob... except, almost everyone who has taken the ferry at midday has taken such a shot (including me). A different view or lighting would generate better interests.

sriharic · 17th May 2005

Originally Posted by spurssy

I would say this shot has not much of a prob... except, almost everyone who has taken the ferry at midday has taken such a shot (including me). A different view or lighting would generate better interests.

How about this one? I couldn't get the effect of what I saw at that time but it didnt turn out to be as bad as I though it would....

Opera house at night

Misery · 17th May 2005

i think you hit the conversion spot on in the first photo. the shot may not be the most interesting, but the conversion is sweet. any tips?

sriharic · 17th May 2005

Originally Posted by Misery

i think you hit the conversion spot on in the first photo. the shot may not be the most interesting, but the conversion is sweet. any tips?

Hahah...thanks! Sorry I have no tips at all......thats the reason why I have joined this forum and for the same reason why I have started posting photos.....

spurssy · 17th May 2005

No worries mate.. we're all here to learn...

The nite shot was something rather different; the intentional flare attracts more attention than the actual opera house instead, especially when seen as a thumbnail, which may result in curiosity from someone like me and to enlarge it.

IMHO, you should crop away most the bottom and sides and just leave the opera house. Others may have different views..

madison · 18th May 2005

Hi all,

It's quite an understatement that all who visited Syndey would have taken some shots of the Opera House. Here's one of mine done as oil pointing using PS.

sriharic,
Did u take a cruise along Paramatta? It's quite a long cruise but rather serene.
I also feel that the side shots of the Opera House can be better taken from across or from the bridge. If from cruise, better to take other aspects of the House House such a your night shot.

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sriharic New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9	Sydney Opera House Am trying my hand at photography and photoshop now.....please give me your suggestions so that I can slowly walk the path of improvement..... Here goes my first picture..... Opera House Last edited by sriharic; 16th May 2005 at 03:34 PM.

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sriharic New Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9	the original Here is the original before making modifications in photoshop.... Original

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spurssy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 443	I would say this shot has not much of a prob... except, almost everyone who has taken the ferry at midday has taken such a shot (including me). A different view or lighting would generate better interests. __________________ Adams Tan Flickr: Hawaii, Tasmania

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spurssy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 443	No worries mate.. we're all here to learn... The nite shot was something rather different; the intentional flare attracts more attention than the actual opera house instead, especially when seen as a thumbnail, which may result in curiosity from someone like me and to enlarge it. IMHO, you should crop away most the bottom and sides and just leave the opera house. Others may have different views.. __________________ Adams Tan Flickr: Hawaii, Tasmania

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Misery Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 104	i think you hit the conversion spot on in the first photo. the shot may not be the most interesting, but the conversion is sweet. any tips?

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madison Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 174	Hi all, It's quite an understatement that all who visited Syndey would have taken some shots of the Opera House. Here's one of mine done as oil pointing using PS. sriharic, Did u take a cruise along Paramatta? It's quite a long cruise but rather serene. I also feel that the side shots of the Opera House can be better taken from across or from the bridge. If from cruise, better to take other aspects of the House House such a your night shot.