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Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Nov 05, 2013 18:23 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Great expressions :)

They don't look like they asked for a portrait shot.


Looks more landscape to me

STFU
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Nov 06, 2013 0:35 ]
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Lovely shots Mark, especially the top one. Such soft colours! And awwww, etc.

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Another from the old OR. vaults.
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:46 ]
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More with my patented home-invented Stephen Shore preset. If anyone wants it for Lightroom, let me know!

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Lake Tahoe.
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 0:48 ]
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I'm trying new techniques and presets in Lightroom, and doing extensive tinkering. I'm learning a lot but I'm undecided yet if these new looks are a good direction for me. They lack the honesty and clean nature of my older, subtler and only very slightly washed out 'Stephen Shore' styles, but they gain in immediate atmosphere and a sense of time. Is it a worthwhile trade-off? I'm unsure to be honest, but it's fun tinkering. I think that in time a half-way ground will be found by me, but for now I hope you enjoy the new (or should I say old) look of my photos. This one is an old Oregon one I've dug out. It's accompanied by two I took in the Brecon Beacons on the weekend.

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The top one was taken with the D40x and kit lens, the bottom two with the X100.
Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:25 ]
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They have a very distinct look to me, Pete. Trying to place it... like over saturated colour plates from books in the 80's.

I think you've answered your own question, that you need to pull this style back some more towards your usual, IMHO.

Very interesting stuff though.
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 18:14 ]
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Cheers Zardoz. I think you're right.

I also think that over the weekend I'm going to put my all into creating some presets that will define my shooting for a good while to come, and that will allow for subtle evolving. Now that I'm going to send up a 'Buy Prints' facility in the new year and aim on getting more series, I think my blog and site will need a more considered approach.

So I reckon I'll divide my photos into the following:

America: Light toned and luminiscent or slightly-moody, but going the Stephen Shore / Alec Sloth route. Fresh but faded. Colours more akin to Moonrise Kingdom.

US Civil War: Slightly faded, docu-fairytale look I've got going already. Heavy on the blues and chestnuts.

Wales landscapes: Between America and the grainy rich film look of the Brecon shots.

Street photography: More exagerated tones. Winogrand B&W meets William Klein grunge, or LaRoque deep colour richness.

Portraits & detail shots: Kodak Portra / Kodak 125+ B&W film style, low contrast.

I'm also going to make my first print this month. Quite excited, but I'm not sure what shot I'm going to make it of. Maybe one of the prarie houses.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 18:18 ]
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NervousPete wrote:
I'm also going to make my first print this month. Quite excited, but I'm not sure what shot I'm going to make it of.

D'uh.

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Author:  Kern [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 18:23 ]
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With publicity shots like that, Bill and Ted 3 better not suck.
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 18:32 ]
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'Bill & Ted's Squinty Arsery'

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
;)
Author:  Kern [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 20:02 ]
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NervousPete wrote:
Now that I'm going to send up a 'Buy Prints' facility in the new year and aim on getting more series, I think my blog and site will need a more considered approach.


*Looks at big blank spaces on the living room walls of Kern Hall*
*Looks at Pete's Portfolio*
*Gets ideas* :)
Author:  GazChap [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 20:43 ]
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I'd like to get a copy of that LR preset if it's going spare please, Pete. Would love to see what it makes of some of my shots :)
Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Nov 20, 2013 21:42 ]
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Grim... wrote:
NervousPete wrote:
I'm also going to make my first print this month. Quite excited, but I'm not sure what shot I'm going to make it of.

D'uh.

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Make sure to offer a laminating service.
Author:  NervousPete [ Mon Dec 02, 2013 0:16 ]
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Hiked up Snowdonia this weekend with some mates. I've probably never been jammier as far as weather and photo opportunities go, as a chopper on a training exercise roared overhead and circled the tarn below me. I took so many pics on this hike that I'm a bit overwhelmed processing them, but expect a blog post in a few days. Meanwhile, Chopper Dave to the rescue!

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Big version here for nice desktops:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspete/11161150265/
Author:  Kern [ Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:41 ]
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Superb!

Going to Snowdonia for New Year - really looking forward to it.
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:16 ]
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Kern wrote:
Superb!

Going to Snowdonia for New Year - really looking forward to it.


Cool dude, you'll love it! Getting out of the cities on NY eve is the way to go. Bring a bottle of whiskey and some mince pies and you're sorted.

So, I've spent pretty much all evening working on the photos from the Snowdonia hike. It almost killed me, but I'm very happy with the results. Here's my favourite image from the run, but the rest you can see at the usual place: http://petetakespictures.com/blog

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The big version can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspete/11198995824/

Hope you like!
Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 22:15 ]
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Wow, that's excellent having the Seaking coming into the frame like that.

Well caught.
Author:  GazChap [ Thu Dec 05, 2013 0:28 ]
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Fucking hell, Pete - that's a great pic. That's a desktop wallpaper for sure, it knocks the socks off the photos in Microsoft's "UK" Windows theme.

Oh, and cheers for the PM - keep forgetting to respond, will do so now!
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:44 ]
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Got lucky with a sunrise shot visiting my father-in-law's house in Michigan. Danielle spotted this whilst up at 5am or so (jetlag), came and got me. This is just processed through the iPad as a JPG, I haven't revisited the RAW yet:
Author:  sdg [ Sat Dec 07, 2013 0:15 ]
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markg wrote:
Some pics of our wee girl:

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I've got quite a lot of these. :DD

I know I'm late, but I LOVE these. The middle one is just too cute! :luv: She's adorable :)
Author:  GovernmentYard [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 22:10 ]
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If any of youse lot have Lightroom on a Windows machine please flex your experiential muscle in a little endavour I'm taking recruits for, here... viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9862

I'll stop spamming now, just thought this thread was too apt not to ;)
Author:  NervousPete [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 21:38 ]
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Hey dudes! I was a bit lucky with the light again this New Year's holiday in West Wales...

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspet ... otostream/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nervouspet ... otostream/

There's a whole big bunch more of the holiday at my blog, so why not mosey on over and take a look? And don't forget you can subscribe, too! Yes, I knows internets! :)
Author:  Kern [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 22:13 ]
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Great shots Pete!

Also, Civilwartalk.com are running their annual photography contest again - I remember your stuff went down well last year.
Author:  Cras [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 23:07 ]
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That first one is utterly beautiful, Pete.
Author:  GazChap [ Fri Jan 03, 2014 23:19 ]
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:this:
Author:  NervousPete [ Thu Jan 16, 2014 22:59 ]
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A leetle different this time!

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Author:  NervousPete [ Tue Jan 21, 2014 14:59 ]
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"I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am."

X-Pro1 + 18mm

Also, new blog post up. Natch. Http://petetakespictures.com/blog
Author:  markg [ Tue Jan 21, 2014 22:59 ]
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That's just fantastic, Pete. Definitely one of your best yet.
Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jan 21, 2014 23:07 ]
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Wouldn't look out of place in a National Geographic.

Superb.
Author:  Kern [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:16 ]
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That's a fantastic pic Pete - even more so than usual!

I initially thought it was a colourised version of a 19th Century short - there's something timeless about the setting and the subject.
Author:  NervousPete [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 19:37 ]
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Holy shit! Looks like the Flickr community liked it too as in the last 24 hours it's had 7,239 hits, with the total run-off onto the rest of my photostream being 21,184! 8)

Thanks for the nice words, chaps. Woah. Now if I could only keep that quality up! :)
Author:  Bobbyaro [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 21:28 ]
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That last one is awesome. It looks like it is a set piece out of a computer game, "Mng. Hello. Forge, I can! Strong, I am".
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jan 22, 2014 21:56 ]
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Where are your hits coming from, Pete?
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 0:29 ]
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Author:  NervousPete [ Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:08 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Where are your hits coming from, Pete?


I've no idea. It made Explore, but I never expected such a surge.

10,000+, now! :insincere:

29,000+ in one day altogether! :blown:

Zardoz, I canna see your image.
Author:  GazChap [ Fri Jan 24, 2014 0:58 ]
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That's such a good image, Pete. Amazing work :)

I dug out my Tamron 90mm macro tonight to take some sale photos of a gold brooch for Zeppo. This is one of my favourites of the bunch:

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Never really used the macro lens in anger before, but I may be persuaded to if it's this good.
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Feb 27, 2014 13:18 ]
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As stated in B&B, I'm currently uploading my entire back catalogue to Google+ so that Google can complete their profile of me. It has shown me a few pictures that I forgot about and would like to share.

Firstly: Birdie
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Author:  Wullie [ Thu Feb 27, 2014 17:22 ]
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Giraffinch!
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Feb 27, 2014 18:19 ]
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Wullie wrote:
Giraffinch!

No, you're a finch
Author:  NervousPete [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:13 ]
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I've just spent six days in Berlin doing some intensive street photography, mainly with my new X-Pro1. Tons of images, natch, and it's going to take me a little while to process the highlights for the blog. But here's a little taster...

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Author:  Bamba [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:19 ]
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Having spent quite a bit of time in Berlin (I think I've been there about twelve or so times now) I'll be interested in seeing what you've caught. Do me a favour and drop a post here when you've uploaded everything to the blog will you? Just in case I forget to check back later like.
Author:  NervousPete [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:24 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Having spent quite a bit of time in Berlin (I think I've been there about twelve or so times now) I'll be interested in seeing what you've caught. Do me a favour and drop a post here when you've uploaded everything to the blog will you? Just in case I forget to check back later like.


Will-do, Bamba!

Aaaand, here's one more...

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Author:  Grim... [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:27 ]
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NervousPete wrote:
Bamba wrote:
Having spent quite a bit of time in Berlin (I think I've been there about twelve or so times now) I'll be interested in seeing what you've caught. Do me a favour and drop a post here when you've uploaded everything to the blog will you? Just in case I forget to check back later like.


Will-do, Bamba!

Aaaand, here's one more...

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Author:  Bamba [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:38 ]
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Not that I'm any kind of photographer but I've always wanted to go to this place in Berlin as I think you could get some amazing shots. It's ownership status is in doubt at the moment though and there's stories of very sketchy 'security guards' demanding money for entrance and confiscating cameras with threats of violence and whatnot so I'm not going near it any time soon.
Author:  NervousPete [ Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:46 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Not that I'm any kind of photographer but I've always wanted to go to this place in Berlin as I think you could get some amazing shots. It's ownership status is in doubt at the moment though and there's stories of very sketchy 'security guards' demanding money for entrance and confiscating cameras with threats of violence and whatnot so I'm not going near it any time soon.


Oh man, that place looks amazing. Some great pics by the guy who put that up, too. I'd really like to go to that, but yeah, the 'security guards' sound quite frightening. ?:|
Author:  NervousPete [ Tue Mar 04, 2014 14:22 ]
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More from Berlin. I was up last night working through the first batch. I've hit upon a look I really, really like. It involves shooting JPEGs (yes, really) in Pro-Neg Hi mode and further tinkering with the RGB curves to fade shadows a touch and give a slightly warmer, more filmic feel. This is aided immeasurably by the lovely grain you get from the X-Pro1. Even at ISO 1600 I hate adding noise reduction because the grain looks so filmic!

This one was taken with the 18mm f/2, a lens bundled with the X-Pro1. General internet wisdom says that it is a lens unsuited to anything but portraits owing to its lack of sharpness and that it is vastly overshadowed by its more expensive neighbour, the 14mm. Internet wisdom, as ever, is bullshit. F/4 and over equals CRAZY SHARP.
Author:  NervousPete [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 21:53 ]
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Hi guys. After an endless age on a crappy pub wifi connection, I've finally (god help me finally) uploaded the first part of the Berlin trip on my blog. Lots of images and I hope you enjoy 'em. Go catch 'em at http://petetakespictures.com/blog

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And there's one to whet your appetite. Enjoy!
Author:  Bamba [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 23:11 ]
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Good stuff dude, and I totally agree about all the s and u-bahn stations having their own character. During our various travels around the city I couldn't necessarily tell you the name of some of the stations we pass through but I recognise them by sight as soon as I walk in the door of each. It's a shame you never got to see Tacheles while it was still open, it was a mandatory stop every time we were there and always had some weird/interesting stuff to see in it's upper levels. We have a picture on the kitchen wall of the red space rocket thing that used to be in the outside garden which was such a staple of our visits and it makes me sad I'll never see it again. Am I missing something though or have you misspelled it throughout that blog entry?

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Some stuff I took over the years:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7rxz0vxz6v8bb ... .08.18.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5okr598o77c18 ... .02.41.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q8lnkjgdbq488 ... .57.19.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l0rla0ba4xicz ... .18.30.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nfxefx84jwe4b ... .55.20.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qvxbgm5liqjzn ... .54.44.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ugxbinlj4u15 ... .46.26.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9pal4sguynbp ... .25.19.jpg
Author:  NervousPete [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 15:35 ]
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Cheers Bamba, look forward to looking through those pics of yours later. And no, you weren't missing anything, I had repeatedly misspelt it. B'oh!

My fave pic from the trip, btw:

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Author:  Bamba [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 15:44 ]
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I would've actually properly embedded those images by the way but the forum code won't have it; it throws some error about not being able to work out the image dimensions.
Author:  Grim... [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 15:45 ]
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Bamba wrote:
I would've actually properly embedded those images by the way but the forum code won't have it; it throws some error about not being able to work out the image dimensions.

That's because they're web pages, not images.
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