RealUpright Photo Blog: island

Welcome!

Hi there!

This is the official blog for Abraxis Photography, a place where I'll post any new, interesting or just enjoyable photographs that I have taken.

I'm very much an amateur photographer, having just bought my first digital SLR camera a few weeks ago. I'm still within the initial period of excitement, where the possibilities seem endless; I'm also fully aware that photography is a very difficult (and subjective) artform, and one that I hope to improve my skills at over time.

All comments are welcome, though of course I would prefer any criticism to be constructive! Advice on anything from composition, technique, lighting, etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for viewing and I hope you enjoy the photos!

Adam

Saturday, 27 August 2011

Super-saturated Island

I took this at Keswick in the Lake District and pushed the Hue/Saturation levels manually in Photoshop CS3 to achieve deeper colours and 'pop' the trees on the island out from the mountains in the distance. I would have preferred to not have the people on the left so dark, but overall I'm quite happy with this shot

Snapped using Canon 1100D D-SLR with 18-55mm lens with natural lighting

Monochrome Island

I snapped this from the lakeside at Keswick in the Lake District, shooting in colour and applying a monochrome filter later in Photoshop CS3. I admit to having a little trouble manually adjusting the levels to achieve the look I wanted. In particular, I found it very difficult to push the contrast enough to allow the focal point (the trees on the island in the foreground) to 'pop' out and still allow the mountains in the distance to remain visible. I think in the end I managed it, but I'm hoping with practice to achieve better results (and in a shorter amount of time too!)

Snapped using Canon 1100D D-SLR with 18-55mm lens with natural lighting