Life in Japan - Pictures galore !! Arcades, Temples, Rainy days, etc

Thanks for the feedback guys! Like I said, still learning so I appreciate what everyone has said.

@Yakumo and RetroSwim: Thanks for the feedback on the lop-sidedness of some of them, it's something I tried to correct a bit when I was working on them, but it looks like I still need more work. I'm pretty sure there's a way to get a grid up while taking the initial shot... though I might be thinking of my compact backup camera, and this should sort that out. I'll work at being more conscious of it though.

@RetroSwim: Thanks for the kind words! Some of the images I worked on I played around with selective colouring (like I said, the resultant photos were a bit of a learning experience so I've played with colours in some of them), but I was pleasantly surprise with how the street art in Shibuya turned out!

@GaijinPunch: Yup, that's what I used for my 550D - the Adobe Raw plugin was easy to get to grips with, but I restricted most of my work on the basic tab and the correction tab as it had a profile for my camera and lens setup.

 

Sorry for the late reply MangledLeg, I've been bed-ridden with some kind of virus/flu.

I really like your photos. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to give an opinion, but I'd like to see more if you have any

 

Definitely try to get your hands on that book though. It's soooooo useful, even as a reference as you improve. The title can make it sound like a "babby's first camra" book, but it really isn't.

 

I'm slowly going through my photos I took in Aso last week. Here's two panoramic shots that were put together from 6 photos each. They've been reduced in size for the forum. The original size is 12754 x 1864 at 150dpi





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them two panaramic shots are awesome remind me of home on a nice day lol(rare)

 

What a coincidence, I was on a trip in Japan a few weeks ago and took a photo at exactly the same spot:



That's taken with Lumix DMC-GX1, which I bought there. The settings are mostly on auto, resulting in ISO1600, 1/4s shutter time and f/4.5 aperture. Too bad I missed most of the settings until I hacked the FW back at home to include english menu... Still, the results were quite decent. BTW, the jpeg is in AdobeRGB color space - Firefox and Safari (?) should support color management and perform the conversion to monitor or default srgb profile.

 

^ nice photo

 

Great news, fellow photogs. You never have to worry about buying another version of Photoshop again... b/c you can only rent it!

http://www.iclarified.com/29809/ado...applications-moves-to-subscription-only-model

 

What a load of shit! That is a joke. The greedy bastards know people will pay that fee as well.

 

I won't.
CS64EVAR

 

Same here. Get myself CS6 and use that for as long as possible.

 

@GP: That's.... a terrible idea. From even a pragmatic response, what happens if you're doomed to terrible internet access? Doesn't sound all that practical, especially if you're working on the move.

@Martin: Thanks mate I'm sure I can dig a few more up to post here.

@Yakumo: Great panoramas! When I've tried, once it gets beyond 4 shots the stitching gets a bit weird XD

 

You need to use Huggin. That's some powerful stitching software and best of all its free!

 

My ears are still ringing


Ozzfest by martindesu, on Flickr

 

Lasers!!!! or should that be lazers!!!

I love light shows with live music. How was the event?

 

lasers are bad for your eyes mmmkay.

 

It was wicked thanks

 

I was out on the town last night. So on my way from the parking area I took a few shots with my phone. It works really well in low light conditions.









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I really enjoy watching this thread!
Thank you guys for posting all these pictures!

 

I've had basically zero time to get out and use my new camera. But, here's a couple.


Perplexed (BW) by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


How I Always Feel on the Narita Express (BW) by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Rainy Traffic by gaijin_punch, on Flickr