[Montrea] Old Port - on a nice sunday - early in the morning.

[piyo]

Hi guys and girls,

This will be my second post.
Here's a few pictures taken in the Old Port of Montreal city.
I was fooling around with Lightroom and decided to share my results here :)

Feel free to criticize my work. :fingerscr

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1189.snc4/154175_168319189855033_100000308580607_435180_3186 32_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs955.snc4/74866_168315959855356_100000308580607_435163_46238 50_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs931.snc4/74447_168321453188140_100000308580607_435185_42019 23_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1142.snc4/148396_168321549854797_100000308580607_435187_6456 257_n.jpg

[edG]

Interesting series David, a couple of comments:
- first shot, might be a tad too much sky and not enough grain elevator/buildings
- was there a possibility to line the shot up on a vertical structure on the LHS (lightroom has some perspective control in it and may have helped with the tilt)
- a tighter shot on the tug boat ( filling more of the frame) would have been my preference
- nice tones and colour in the wild flowers
- not sure what the main subject is in the final shot - steel staircase perhaps, again Lr's perspective control may have made a difference here
finally keep shooting, try different angles/perspectives and most of all enjoy

[Wicked Dark]

Agreed - go back and shoot the tug up on blocks.
I like the building with the greeny windows. Looks cold and imposing. A serious building for sure.

[Marko]

I favour shot 2 here!

[Andrew]

#2 is best. The lightroom work is good and not over-cooked. 1 & 2 are a bit green on my screen which looks to make the photo's appear old. Was that your intent? For some reason the effect just doesn't work for me on the boat. Everything except the boat looks to be about the same colour and lacks contrast I'd like to see. If you can get in there, some close-ups of 1 could be a good show.

[piyo]

Thats for the comment edG.
-I'll try to go back to the old port and take some more pictures of it. It was a nice but very cold day for my fingers.
-Forgive me for my lack of understanding as my English is not my main language in Quebec. (LSH) what does that mean?
-As for the tug boat i guess that is how people call it, I was using a Canon 18-55mm kit lens... i tried hard to take as close as possible, no luck for me.
-For the last picture, why did i post it i wonder too, i'll remove it, thanks.

[piyo]

Agreed - go back and shoot the tug up on blocks.
I like the building with the greeny windows. Looks cold and imposing. A serious building for sure.

Hi Wicked,
I will go back, but i'm not allowed to go down there to shoot it, my lens does not give me much choices.

[piyo]

I favour shot 2 here!

Thanks Marko

[piyo]

#2 is best. The lightroom work is good and not over-cooked. 1 & 2 are a bit green on my screen which looks to make the photo's appear old. Was that your intent? For some reason the effect just doesn't work for me on the boat. Everything except the boat looks to be about the same colour and lacks contrast I'd like to see. If you can get in there, some close-ups of 1 could be a good show.

Hi Andrew,
I'm using Adobe sRBG 1998 color , so i am not sure if that will have any effect on the picture, it looks great here.
On second thought maybe i don't see what you guys are seeing, i still have a lot to learn, it's my first camera.

[piyo]

I've made some corrections and tone down the greenish windows #2 and #3

@Andrew - yes, i was trying to make the picture look old.

I removed the cloud on this one.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1201.snc4/155325_168486533171632_100000308580607_436061_1805 870_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1178.snc4/155029_168487259838226_100000308580607_436067_3469 813_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs985.snc4/75828_168486939838258_100000308580607_436062_24458 59_n.jpg

Is it better now?

[kat]

I actually like #4 the best. I see in shot #3, the original, the blocks leading up to the building. It was a good idea. Maybe if the shot was slightly more to the left it would of been more balanced. The redone #2, I'd crop or clone out the top right black in the cloud. all I can give..let the experts take over :)

[piyo]

I actually like #4 the best. I see in shot #3, the original, the blocks leading up to the building. It was a good idea. Maybe if the shot was slightly more to the left it would of been more balanced. The redone #2, I'd crop or clone out the top right black in the cloud. all I can give..let the experts take over :)

Hi Kat,

As suggest by you :)
I'm in the process of learning like a new born child, thanks to you guys.

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[piyo]

Originals hosted on Facebook so the pictures are little bit smaller.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs480.ash2/75297_168508389836113_100000308580607_436196_70524 33_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1166.snc4/150859_168508466502772_100000308580607_436197_9589 40_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1124.snc4/148641_168509129836039_100000308580607_436201_4013 868_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs468.ash2/74097_168509333169352_100000308580607_436203_80324 77_n.jpg

[Andrew]

! and 2 are better althoug a bit dark on the sides and bottom. 3 still looks too washed out. Perhaps too much sky? It think the buildings would still be a bland.

[Redneck]

Cool set, but really like #2.