OK - if people are getting sick of these, sorry. It was a theme I was exploring in France this year, and I have quite a few...

I need to try some night shots , i can only hope to do half as nice of a job as you did on these Rob ....

I cant speak for anyone else , but i couldnt get tired of these kind of shots.


........... Shawn

Thanks Drake. Don't feel too disappointed if your night shots don't look like these right out of the camera. The night photos are heavily post processed...

All of them beautiful pictures Toad... and your post processing as always an inspiration to my pictures ...

Your pp in #2 is fascinating... I like it a lot!! the detail and colors inside the place, it is wonderful, very nicely done.

I think the same as Shawn... "I couldn't get tired of these kind of shots".

I love what you do to those photos. It makes them look eternal, collectible.

Irma Wrote:...Your pp in #2 is fascinating... I like it a lot!! the detail and colors inside the place...

Good catch, Irma - the post processing inside the cafe is significantly different than the rest of the shot.

Don Schaeffer Wrote:I love what you do to those photos. It makes them look eternal, collectible.

Thanks Don - wouldn't it be nice to be collectible?

Hi Toad

really nice shots. My fav is #3. Is the doorman stiffling a yawn or masking a contented belch?

Gooly

gooly Wrote:Hi Toad

really nice shots. My fav is #3. Is the doorman stiffling a yawn or masking a contented belch?

Gooly

Having a smoke...and probably trying to stay out of the shot...

#2 I was drawn by the chairs. And thinking can't they even have two alike, and then I looked inside.
It would make a great enlargement to hang on a wall. There is so much to see in it.
The others are very good as well.

Similar but different to Matthew's in 'Signs'

great series Toad, I think the first shot would be my pick. lots of interest.........did you selective saturate the blues??

a quick ?.........are these taken handheld with the 18-200 VR

also do you recover the shadows or darken the shot?? I am wondering what time of day, as in how much light?

again well done!!

These are really special Toad - they would make a great series in a three or four photo frame in a row. The second one is really very nice - although different to the others as already expressed.

Russt Wrote:great series Toad, I think the first shot would be my pick. lots of interest.........did you selective saturate the blues??

a quick ?.........are these taken handheld with the 18-200 VR

also do you recover the shadows or darken the shot?? I am wondering what time of day, as in how much light?

again well done!!

The night shots are all taken with the 18-200 VR although they are all braced against a car or parking meter or whatever I could find. I hate to sound like a PhotoShop geek - but how I took the photos is almost irrelevant because they are so messed with post capture.

For example - here is an original (this is why I should shoot RAW)

thanks for the info Toad, I appreciate you posting the original. (its a bit like asking a magician to reveal the trick)

I was curious as I took a peek at the exif data

I am amazed at the detail you have recovered.........gives me an idea as to what can be achieved (down the track)

well done

I would never get sick of these shots Rob. Your processing makes me want to see more and more.

GREAT SCOTT MAN... if people are getting sick of those, then I better scanback and find the others. Am LOVING the smooth effect and lighting in these shots.