i adjusted contrast,gamma,saturation... why?

I dont know...it just seems like a lot of the pics you post just have a little too much contrast...could be just me though. Eithery way, a cool picture! Maybe try the same shot with the lights off and a 10 sec exposure?

what kind of monitor are you using? it looks fine on my 20inch lcd, but havent printed it off yet haha ya its hard to turn off the sun, maybe ill try it tonight

^ haha yea, that's what I meant. I'm using two 20 wide lcds

hmm i prefer pictures when they look like unreal, like magazine pictures. like "how did they do that" and i try to do the same

i notice it too. so much contrast it becomes unbelievable.

haha ok.....ill show it with the contrast turned down where it was originally.. there is a difference between overcontrasted than properlly exposed...i dont really see a difference then what came right off my rebel xt compared to edited, just a bit darker? maybe my monitor is fucked hahaah

edited
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...7/IMG_0613.jpg

original
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e187/newer.jpg

I'm scared of gas stoves.

but what parameter did you set your XT at?

Bad experiences?

parameter 1, factory settings

Too many TV shows, lol.

http://www.gad.ca/photography/sunsetsmall.jpg

C&C?

^ Fantastic shot, just wish that distracting red line of a cloud on the left wasn't there.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...s/dakoda24.jpg

I love the 10-22.

Also crits?

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Was the dog black?
I like the border and wide film look. The vig helps to focus on the dog too

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ris/dakoda.jpg

Thats dakoda.

For me, there's not enough detail in the foreground...if you do want to keep the foreground completely black, crop out more of it. This is a great skyscape photo that could/would be better with less of the big black expanse.

Finally got my slides back! Here are 3 pics from the 'dewy spider webs' shoot day. Photos taken with the Leica M6 35mm f1.4 on Fuji Velvia ISO 50 slide film. Scanned on my piece of shit flatbed, so the brilliant quality of the slides is totally lost. I'm pissed...I want a dedicated film scanner! I'll bring the slides to the next wings meet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Foggy-cows.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../Foggy-web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...reflection.jpg

last one strikes me the most senna

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2401/img9377ju4.jpg


Dare I try?

thanks for the comments Senna. I personally thought so too. It's just a waste of space, but then if you consider the rule of thirds, doesn't that fit right in?

The rule of thirds apply if you have an interesting object to place on the third.

Because you are photographing a very large entity (the sky) and leaving the foreground in shadow, it would better serve your purpose to fill the photograph with mostly sky and a little of the foreground just to give some sort of orientation.

Nice colours.

^ alright, fair enough! Thanks for all the help! :)