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Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: eskimo2 on December 10, 2007, 06:21:36 PM
This thread is all about tooting it.  Some of his pictures have been posted here like the railroas crossing one, but for the first time in a long while I’ve been looked through his
flicker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/)  photostream and have seen some pretty cool and amazing pictures.  Here are the ones I like the most:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/616710226_b329893644_b.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/395907090_0864548131_b.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/2095680999_7070d8eece_b.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2095630203_1fa4c40061_b.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/1979443914_355cc1996b_b.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/379411696_0d882cfd7a_o.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/427680459_b1bc5cfe41_b.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/401455510_213b17327d_b.jpg)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: moot on December 10, 2007, 06:55:17 PM
Desert Castle Magic II has never saved properly on my computers for some reason.  I'll have to printscreen and jpeg it.

It's reassuring to see that even great pics like Sandman's suffer from value bleeding around contrasting edges when seen at full resolution.  I thought that on my pictures was just my poor craft.
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Sandman on December 31, 2007, 03:25:47 PM
Discovered this thread via the new Flickr stats.

Thanks David. Appreciate the plug. :)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Masherbrum on December 31, 2007, 03:55:38 PM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Discovered this thread via the new Flickr stats.

Thanks David. Appreciate the plug. :)
Welcome back you big lug!   I hope your Holiday Season has been a great one!  

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Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Dago on December 31, 2007, 04:18:16 PM
Sandman needs to get out more.    ;)

Great pics.
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: rpm on December 31, 2007, 06:05:02 PM
Nice work Sand.

Where have you been hiding at lately?
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Tarmac on December 31, 2007, 06:15:31 PM
Yeah, where ya been?  

Happy new year and all.  :)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: SOB on December 31, 2007, 07:10:06 PM
I really like this one...

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1021/927442301_c4a9a62124_b.jpg)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: DiabloTX on December 31, 2007, 08:21:44 PM
Dude's got mad photoshop skillz.

:D
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Sandman on January 08, 2008, 08:36:16 PM
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Originally posted by rpm


Where have you been hiding at lately?


Just found other things to do, I guess. :)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Ripsnort on January 08, 2008, 09:26:18 PM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Just found other things to do, I guess. :)


Once I made my peace with Sandy via PM, he had no fight in him...lost his testosterone level, and now makes quilts and neat pictures. :D:D:D
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Torque on January 09, 2008, 11:37:04 AM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Just found other things to do, I guess. :)


yep... i hear you...  something you might want to try since you have the perfect terrain and environment for is star trails.

camera on a tripod... remote release and 30 sec exposures for about 1-3 hours... iso 400 and lens wide open.

just write an action in ps to stack all the raw files with the layering mode set to 'lighten'


(http://ca.geocities.com/ereid@rogers.com/startrail.jpg)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: moot on January 09, 2008, 11:40:55 AM
Strange purple color on some of those stars... Or is that the yellow/orange stars layered over the blue ones?
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Sandman on January 09, 2008, 12:21:28 PM
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Originally posted by Torque
yep... i hear you...  something you might want to try since you have the perfect terrain and environment for is star trails.

camera on a tripod... remote release and 30 sec exposures for about 1-3 hours... iso 400 and lens wide open.

just write an action in ps to stack all the raw files with the layering mode set to 'lighten'



I think my D50 has a 30 second limit. After that, the only option is "bulb." I hadn't considered stacking the images. Thanks for the idea.

I may have to wait a few months though... Nights are too freaking cold right now.
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Sandman on February 10, 2008, 04:51:22 PM
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Originally posted by SOB
I really like this one...

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1021/927442301_c4a9a62124_b.jpg)


Try this... same image, different processing.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2289/2253758141_cb686aee88_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/2253758141/)
Title: Sandman’s Horn…
Post by: Meatwad on February 10, 2008, 04:59:24 PM
UP 6187 (ex-SP)
 
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model: AC44CW
Built As: SP 122 (AC44CW)
Serial Number: 48501
Built: 4/1995
 
:)