A New Skill A Week

[jools-elliott]

Digidiva. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the "subject" too much. It's the practice that counts.

When I first started photography, I used to love doing traffic trails at night. I practiced in town or on the top of a bridge. The view was pretty rubbish but I started learning how to do what I wanted for when I had my subject.

The first real subject came when I went to Paris and took the arc de triomphe with some traffic trails at sunset.

[eysha]

Never been to Paris but it sounds and looks, on the TV, wonderful, lol. and so lovely to photograph too and so much to photograph.

[jools-elliott]

Paris is fantastic to photograph!

However, there is so much there it sometimes seems a bit like a theme park. As well, you have to be careful when using a tripod as you inevitably get a copper come along and tell you off.

But, I've never had that trouble here in Tours. In Fact, last time I asked they said "hell yeah. As long as you don't it in the road, it's fine."

[silversnapper1]

Here's my first effort Chris.


Begonia 2 by sjp galleries, on Flickr

[DigiDiva]

Aren't we clever Steve! Yay, lets try some more.

[silversnapper1]

Yep, I think that we are doing ok. Have some other ideas in mind.

[deena]

Here's my first attempt. This is an old brooch (about 1.5 cm long) that belonged to my husband's grandmother. I used my 90mm macro lens. I took 9 photos altogether and ran them through Helicon Focus. Not sure about the left hand side background. But I think it looks OK. Is anybody else using Helicon? I'm not sure if I can stack in PS. I only have CS2 and Elements 7.



I've realized one thing, it needs a good clean

[silversnapper1]

Nice one Deena. I really should have a go with something smaller than I did.

I think that stacking with CS came in with CS3. I found a tutorial for CS5 HERE so if it does work on CS2 the principle should be the same.

[DigiDiva]

Here,s my second attempt

[silversnapper1]

Nice one Chris, those tomatoes have certainly come in handy this wek.