dae's landscapes

[daedicurus]

i'll start with some older stuff first and hopefully as i get to grips with my new camera i can offer up some new flavors...
thanks for looking and don't hold back on the criticism...
enjoy

[Gentile]

:O I love the movement in the first one!

[MLlanes]

i love the second one. great shot.

[asoir]

the last one's tasty, great work

[ukanfoff]

backbone is so way awesome....

[Leukeh]

I love the second one -amazing. I think the first one would be better if the focus was on the trees rather than the water...

[daedicurus]

here's a couple more

[purplerose]

These are really great. :)

I think the last one could use a bit more contrast between the midtones and shadows.

For the rest, watch out for blowing your highlights.

Awesome compositions though. :)

[daedicurus]

here's some more from my recent trip to New Zealand.
1. Tree In Bloom
2. Trees In Acid
3. Sulphur Pond
4. Artist's Palette

p.s. could someone tell me how to put the pictures into my post rather that as attachments.

[darkchild]

These are all nice. I don't know which one to comment on.... but I will say "Fish into the Light" is very eye catching!

[daedicurus]

Thanks Darkchild,
here's another in my series of blown out focal points "Light at the End"

[eazym]

Nice and moody on the last one. Also any magazine editor would probably love all the negative space.

[purplerose]

Yepp, that last one's really nice.

[ivy'sgrandkid]

last one.. perfect!

[daedicurus]

thanks everyone, drinks all around
it's...
"Cocktail Hour"

[eazym]

nice gradient there in the sky

[daedicurus]

that colour is straight out of the camera
amazing australian sunsets

[DIGme]

Simply, Wow ! :)

[alicat08]

:O speechless.

[daedicurus]

Here's some new shot's from last weekend's visit to the local Bio-Dome.

1.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/Bio-DomeExternal.jpg

2.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/PotentialforGrowth.jpg

3.
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/ReflectionsofmySurroundings.jpg

let me know what you think.

[carolupus]

wow to Bio-Dome 2+3! really really like them, nice colours and composition and everything!

what exactly is this Bio-Dome? Is it a tropical greenhouse, is it hot in there? I always wanted to go and take photos in the local botanic garden, which has a tropical area. but i'm not sure if it's good for the camera and if i'm even allowed to take photos there...

[purplerose]

Last one is awesome. :) Great tones in all 3 as well.

[Ment]

I really like your work, the skies in your photo's are blown out in a couple of pictures, you got to watch those ;)

From the last batch, I like nr. 3 the most, it's a great reflection in the water, it blends perfectly with the plants.

[daedicurus]

thanks everyone...

carolupus - yeah it's basically a tropical greenhouse and i don't know if it's any good for the camera, it's pretty hot and humid in there but it's hot and humid everywhere in Brisbane. the main problem with the Bio-dome is that you sometimes get water dripping from the roof and these were midday shots so there was a lot of light exploding through the roof.

Ment - thanks, some of the earlier work (with the sandbag wall on the beach) i was blowing out on purpose as an experiment to try to get that surreal hyper dream look... but i got a lot of complaints... :P

[DIGme]

Holly S_ _ _ ! What a thread ! Great colors, great feelings, great moments, I AM FAN !!!!! :D

[daedicurus]

these are a couple of pictures taken from a friends veranda yesterday as the sun was setting, these were taken about 10 minutes apart and i think they really illustrate the whole "right place right time" thing.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/10Minutes.jpg

thanks for looking

[daedicurus]

Here's a couple of shots from my last trip to New Zealand and now that i've finally gotten Aperture working for me i can start putting some work into my older stuff.

"Life Takes Hold"
(taken on the White Island volcano, this was one of the only things i saw growing there, might have something to do with the giant sulfuric acid lake)
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/LifeTakesHold.jpg

"Trees at Dawn"
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/TreesatDawn.jpg

"Red Poles"
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/RedPoles.jpg

Thanks for looking and let me know what you think.

[Nike]

Your landscapes are really inspiring. You have a good eye for compositions and the colors in your photos are really beautiful.

my favourites are backbone, fish into the light and the New Zealand photos - "Sulphur" and "Life takes hold" make me wish to travel there.
I like red poles a lot, too - which lens did you use for this one?

[DIGme]

Well done ! especiallay the 3 of biodome, very great !

[daedicurus]

I like red poles a lot, too - which lens did you use for this one?

that was a nikkor 50mm, f1.8, ss1/3200, iso400, i should have lowered the iso because the nikon d80 gets a lot of noise at 400 and above but i was still learning the camera and i forgot to change it after doing some inside shots... you live and learn :)

[daedicurus]

i've been running some of my older stuff through Aperture to see what i can do with them.

this was taken on an old 1.2Mp point and shoot camera so it's not as sharp as i would have liked (from the same series as my first post in this thread)

Kakadu Sunset
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/KakaduSunset.jpg

[darkchild]

Very nice work with the Biodome photos. Love the reflection of the top in the pond of lilly pads. "Life Takes Hold" is nicely composed. The landscaping reminds me of episodes of Star Trek where the crew would land on a desolate planet. Nice work:)

[Nike]

Thank you for the information! - I have the same lens, I think I have to learn to discover its strenghts more :)

well, the noise isn't obvious in this picture (at least in this size, not at all) - composition, colors, and bokeh are really beautiful. :)

edit - oh, and nice update - I love the gentle waves in the foreground.

[purplerose]

Really nice revisit to your photo. :)

[darkchild]

I missed that post of the sunset. Very nice! I love the calm ripples in it.

[daedicurus]

i just got hold of a 10.5mm fisheye

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/2558384318_49c71c8723_o.jpg