A few nice beauty tips images I found:
A slice of paradise at the top of the Wairere falls
Image by Dฮฮ ฮ ฮS
This was taken at the top of the Wairere falls, a beautiful 3 hour return walk. I planned a 90 minute return walk to the lower look out, instead I took the wrong turn and ended up on the summit ๐
When I arrived there I was just blown away from the beauty of the place. I certainly wondered about the amount of water on the top of a mountain ๐
This is an HDR shot at f/11 ISO-80 1/4s base image, 2s for the dark bits, 1/20s for the bright as background ๐ I actually removed the 1/20s layer after I applied Hard light and vibrance, so the ghosting (from the strong wind) faded nicely out and the background is still not so overexposed.
Wairere Falls is a gorgeous 153m waterfall that plunges in two tiers within the Kaimai-Mamaku Ranges
According to the www.maoridictionary.co.nz., Wairere actually stands for waterfall ๐
wairere
1. (noun) stream of water, waterfall.
2. (stative) be leaky.
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Comments and tips are always appreciated
Ms. Wonderful
Image by CEBImagery.com
This model went by the name of Miss Wonderful and I never got a real name if there was one. I was shooting a local meet up and trying to practice with my lights so i stayed in the harsh light of the day. This was from earlier and I was starting to get some nice fill but I guess it could use more. I just didn’t want to clip on the model.
I liked the light play in tis image. In spite of what some may perceive as Miss Wonderful’s less than orthodox appearance I found her to be very photogenic and enjoyed photographing her. Great attitude.
My set up:
Camera and flash all manual
f/8
ISO 100
shutter: 1/250
580EX II 1/8
Light Modifier: Lumodi Beauty Dish, CTO 1/4, triggered with Pocket Wizards
Please share any tips suggestions.
Line, Shape and Color
Image by kern.justin
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Frequently, isolation is the key to a great photograph. A great photograph should be a quartet of line, shape, color and technique. I do a lot of photography with wide-angle lenses to create atmosphere and to give a sense of place to the things we are shooting; but all too frequently that means that I include things in frame that are distracting or unnecessary and the quartet becomes an orchestra of unruly auxiliary players.
Some people have a natural talent to look at a scene and immediately see where the two or three elements they need in frame are and to make a perfect photograph. I always want to cram too many things into the viewfinder and Iโve never had the knack of seeing that one spot of beauty. So on the odd occasion when I do see that one great frame, it is all the more fun!
Mike and I were walking along Columbus one morning after spending a few minutes at the bean and saw the sunrise over Lake Michigan throwing beautiful golden light all over the eastern side of the Art Institute of Chicago. The windows had a slight tint which resulted in shades of green and gold amongst the cyan blue from the early morning sky. In true Art Institute form, the windows were full of these great converging lines that just pull your eye through the photograph.
Hereโs another tip – windows almost always look great in HDR – because you get just the smallest hint of the details that are just behind those windows.
