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Posted on 12/12/08 11:50:15 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply  |
My new lens
I got my Sigma wide angle lens a couple of weeks ago and got a chance to try it out. This is a lake that is about 200 yards from my house. It was like a sheet of glass that night. I couldn't resist the beautiful sight.  |
Posted on 13/12/08 03:32:30 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: My new lens
That's beautiful, I can see a lot more lake photos coming on. Any with ice for this weeks challenge? _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 13/12/08 12:40:18 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Thanks Vibeke, No ice yet, but it won't be long. About another month or so. |
Posted on 13/12/08 12:46:07 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: My new lens
Steve, thats fantastic and much better than my back garden. What mm lens is it? Nick |
Posted on 13/12/08 1:59:43 PM |
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The Mad Lep
Four-Leafed Fantasist Posts: 323 Reply  |
Re: My new lens
Wow! That's a lovely image, thanks for sharing!  |
Posted on 13/12/08 2:05:03 PM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply  |
Re: My new lens
That's a great photo and you live a very lovely place. Best I could hope for within 200 yards is a dual carriageway. |
Posted on 13/12/08 7:09:53 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Thanks everybody, Maybe the photo is misleading. It is about the only thing in town worth looking at. I'm just lucky to be as close as I am to it for the fishing and the unpredictable beautiful scenery it offers. I have taken many pictures of this lake and it is amazing how different it can look from the same point of view. Nick, It is a Sigma 10-20 F4-5.6 for a Canon Rebel XSi |
Posted on 13/12/08 8:48:28 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Thanks Steve, I've read great reports about that lens. Please please forgive me, but this is a personal thing of mine. Horizons should always be level. If you drag the ruler tool along the horizon and move the end points so the line is flush with lake level / sea level and go to image / rotate canvas / arbitary, PS will tell you how far the line is from level in plus or minus degrees. Hit ok and the canvas will rotate. Crop the image accordingly. Hope I'm not teaching granny to suck eggs! Nick 
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Posted on 13/12/08 10:02:51 PM |
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David Asch
Tech Support Posts: 1913 Reply  |
Re: My new lens
I have to agree with you, Nick. I think I use the straighten tool with my photos as much as Mr C. uses Plastic Wrap. I am useless at getting a level photo. _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 13/12/08 10:24:02 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Good call Nick. Now that you have mentioned that, it is something I will never forget. Thanks! (although, it could have been the day they were draining the lake...)  |
Posted on 13/12/08 10:32:17 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Phew! I genuinely aim to steer away from critical comment, but this is such a great image, it just deserved the best treatment. Thanks Dave & Steve. Nick |
Posted on 14/12/08 02:57:46 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Have to agree about the horizon, hate crocked ones. I use the straightening tool on nearly all my photographs with a horizon. Just don't seem to be able to hold the camera straight. I use it so much that I have created a shortcut for applying it. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 14/12/08 11:39:03 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: My new lens
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I must have one leg shorter than the other, I think! Great image, Steve! |
Posted on 14/12/08 12:53:39 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Thanks all, That's why I like posting here. I look up to you because you are much better and more experienced than I am. I'm always learning something. BTW, where is the straightening tool? |
Posted on 14/12/08 5:13:36 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Steve, you flatter us, but it's just not true. In CS3 it's called the Ruler and I seem to recall in CS it was the Measure. I hope the screen grab helps. Nick  |
Posted on 14/12/08 5:20:33 PM |
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David Asch
Tech Support Posts: 1913 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Just to add to Nick's description: once you've marked the horizon, you'll need to go to Image > Image Rotation > Arbitrary to actually perform the straightening process. _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 14/12/08 7:08:18 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply |
Re: My new lens
Got it, thank you. |