Critique Welcomed Railway museum

[Aldous Lau]

This is the local train museum which introduces Hong Kong railway between 60s and 70s. These photos were taken byLeica M9P with Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 ASPH II. Hope u guys enjoy

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[/url] Flickr 上 metalguy_hk 的 Leica M9P with Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 ASPH II[/IMG]

[/url] Flickr 上 metalguy_hk 的 Leica M9P with Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 ASPH II[/IMG]

[/url] Flickr 上 metalguy_hk 的 Leica M9P with Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 ASPH II[/IMG]

[/url] Flickr 上 metalguy_hk 的 Leica M9P with Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 ASPH II[/IMG]

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[Brian Moore]

Nice set, Aldous. I especially like the rich red tones in the 3rd image.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Thanks Brain

 

[Pete Askew]

Fabulous set Aldous. I like them all but I like especially the second and third shots. They seem to capture the atmosphere so well. I like the fine detail on the hand rail shot too. Nice.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Thanks Pete

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Aldous, these are really beautiful shots. I love the muted colours, and the compositions are always interesting. I love the first most of all - perfect framing for the girl.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Thanks for your comments Rob and as I said promised previously that I will keep posting photos in the future

 

[Pete Askew]

What software do you use for your post-processing Aldous? The second shot looks very much like something that Nik SilverFX produces. It is very nice.

 

[David Mitchell]

I like this set, railways and carriages lend themselves to the use of lines which work well in these images

 

[Aldous Lau]

Hey Pete, all the photos that I have posted in RPF so far is direct output jpg instead RAW and I have never used any softwares to adjust any single thing at all. The second B&W is output jpg by M9P and the Voigtlander Nokton len directly

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Thanks for your comments David

 

[Pete Askew]

That is interesting Aldous. You know, I have a M8, M9 and a M Monochrom and have never even tried the JPEG output! These are coming out very nicely indeed though. I tend to shoot raw and import into Lightroom. I use Nik SilverFX for monochrome conversion / final editing of the Monochrom files. I also like the cross process effects in ColorFX and like the cross process aesthetic in general.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Pete, I picked up cameras for about 1.5 years only and I am ashamed to tell you that I am not familiar with any softwares like photoshop or lightroom, so I have never shoot raw and modify anything by softwares, not even slightly contrast really. One of the reason that I have never learn how to use photoshop is because I like photo shooting but not photo modifying. But no matter how my goal for this month is to pop up to the library to grab some books and to learn how to use photoshop
Between any reasons why you used lightroom instead of photoshop, thanks!

 

[Pete Askew]

Lightroom is a good starting point and is a non-destructive raw editor. You can make virtual copies of your images and see what effects the various settings have. The learning curve is much shallower than for photoshop and Lightroom is, in many ways, a more complimentary tool to traditional photography. Why not download the trial from Adobe and have a play? Set the camera to raw though to give you a good starting point (you will soon be able to reproduce the JPEG output and will have more control of highlights etc).

Download Photoshop Lightroom 5 photo software | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

 

[Aldous Lau]

Thanks Pete. Actually I have got both CS6 and lightroom on my PC. I found out that it takes a while to import jpg to lightroom however CS6 is much much quicker. Anyway I will stick with my goal for this month to explore photoshop and lightroom

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Wonderful series Aldous. The colors and softness really sets the tone.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Thanks Glenn

 

[Beth Carter]

wonderful symmetry in the first. love the shallow dof in #5, great detail shot.

 

[Hamish Gill]

These are wonderful! There is a real tangible mood captured in them which is somehow really elegantly mirrored by the leaf shot!

As for LR vs PS ... Stick with LR is my advice ... It's so simple to se once you get the interface that if anything it teaches you! Not that it looks like you need it to be honest ...

 

[Aldous Lau]

Thanks beth and thanks Hamish for your advise for LR vs PS