Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Edinburgh has a lot of steps...DP2Q.
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Taking Steps
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Edinburgh has a lot of steps...DP2Q.
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Ivar Dahl-Larsen
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Yes, I have walked many of them, getting tired and no where to stop for a pint, but to photograph them I never thought of. I like the scenes here, as long as I do not have to climb them. Descending though is another ball game
Rense Haveman
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Living in a flat country has it's great sides, eh?
I think they're all quite good, but I like the first two especially. The first because of the flow of the angles and the changing rates of lig
I think they're all quite good, but I like the first two especially. The first because of the flow of the angles and the changing rates of lig
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Yes, we like to change our rates of lig. Who wants all ligs to be the same?
Thanks, lads.
Ivar, what do you mean "no place for a pint". It's Scotland. There are pubs every ten steps.
Thanks, lads.
Ivar, what do you mean "no place for a pint". It's Scotland. There are pubs every ten steps.
Pete Askew
Admin
Love the third and the last is a fascinating composition. Edgy.
Now there's a project - The Steps of Edinburgh. Every last one. Off you go now!
Now there's a project - The Steps of Edinburgh. Every last one. Off you go now!
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Haha. There's an idea. I'll let Ivar do it.
Pete Askew
Admin
He'll die of liver failure before he finishes!
John Allen
Well-Known Member
Wonderful photographs. I think I remember you saying that you shot some photos in color and converted to b&w. I can't remember whether that was an in-camera conversion, done in SPP, or done in LR. Which do you prefer for the Quattro?
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Cheers, John. I'm still experimenting. I've just figured out how to set red, orange, yellow or blues filters in-camera in the Mono setting. I haven't put them in the computer yet, but the red filter mono setting looks great on the LCD screen.
Of course, as I'm shooting raw, all the colour information is recorded too, and in SPP I can call any of it up. So, in-camera settings in RAW are really best used for composition, and when you open up SPP that is what you will see, but you can change it to colour, not so much a conversion as an opening up of the colour info in the raw file.
If I shoot in colour, then decide to go b&w, I prefer to do that in SPP as the RGB filter within the Monochrome editing window is really excellent. I go to Lightroom for cataloging and toning, as the response is much quicker, and there is more control to be had.
Of course, as I'm shooting raw, all the colour information is recorded too, and in SPP I can call any of it up. So, in-camera settings in RAW are really best used for composition, and when you open up SPP that is what you will see, but you can change it to colour, not so much a conversion as an opening up of the colour info in the raw file.
If I shoot in colour, then decide to go b&w, I prefer to do that in SPP as the RGB filter within the Monochrome editing window is really excellent. I go to Lightroom for cataloging and toning, as the response is much quicker, and there is more control to be had.
John Allen
Well-Known Member
Thanks, Rob. Interesting info.
John Holland
Well-Known Member
I visited Edinburgh in 2009 and i think I remember the steps in the second photo. Edinburgh is a fantastic city to wander about.
