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*** February 2025 Image and Video Thread ***

Feeling well enough to go out and do a bit of shooting again today... went by the Plaza, an open-air upscale shopping center which I think I've mentioned here before is supposedly modeled after Spanish architecture, specifically Seville. Curious if anyone who's been there could verify this. :)

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20250223-SDIM3066 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Konica Hexanon 40/1.8
The signature tower of the Plaza.

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20250223-SDIM3068 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Quick shot of some of the artwork scattered around the district.

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20250223-SDIM3071 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
One of the statues; sadly the light was pretty unforgiving.

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20250223-SDIM3060 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Some artwork definitely not part of the Plaza, on one of the buildings facing it. :) Wish I'd gotten there an hour or so earlier.
 
Travis Butler said:
Feeling well enough to go out and do a bit of shooting again today... went by the Plaza, an open-air upscale shopping center which I think I've mentioned here before is supposedly modeled after Spanish architecture, specifically Seville. Curious if anyone who's been there could verify this. :)

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20250223-SDIM3066 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Konica Hexanon 40/1.8
The signature tower of the Plaza.

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20250223-SDIM3068 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Quick shot of some of the artwork scattered around the district.

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20250223-SDIM3071 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
One of the statues; sadly the light was pretty unforgiving.

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20250223-SDIM3060 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Some artwork definitely not part of the Plaza, on one of the buildings facing it. :) Wish I'd gotten there an hour or so earlier.
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That tower looks very similar to "La Giralda" tower in the Cathedral of Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain.

www.catedraldesevilla.es

La Giralda - Web Oficial Catedral de Sevilla

Tiene la estructura clásica de los alminares almohades que se seguirá usando durante siglos en la mayoría de los campanarios mudéjares. Está compuesta por un prisma central de base cuadrada, rodeada por los cuatro muros externos. Entre ambas estructuras se sitúan las rampas de subida, que en el...
www.catedraldesevilla.es www.catedraldesevilla.es
 
This one made it the Flickr "in explore" group Daumenhoch Smilie

54344623057_ecf3e9bf2a_c.jpgDoggy and sunset by XAVIER GUTierrez, on Flickr

Panasonic DC-S5
LUMIX S 50mm f/1.8
ƒ/6.3
1/1250
ISO 100

I have used the AI Lightroom option to remove the dog's leash and it turned out pretty good. The thing is I have hundreds of photos where I should remove my dog's leash. I have to find an AI app for that, I'm sure there are...
 
xaviergut said:
This one made it the Flickr "in explore" group Daumenhoch Smilie

View attachment 8660Doggy and sunset by XAVIER GUTierrez, on Flickr

Panasonic DC-S5
LUMIX S 50mm f/1.8
ƒ/6.3
1/1250
ISO 100

I have used the AI Lightroom option to remove the dog's leash and it turned out pretty good. The thing is I have hundreds of photos where I should remove my dog's leash. I have to find an AI app for that, I'm sure there are...
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There you go, I found this one: aftershoot. For wedding photographers that make 3000 shoots in a wedding day this app is very convenient.

"Aftershoot's AI will cull your photos in minutes, highlighting the winners for you to review
Blurred images, closed eyes, duplicates—all grouped separately for your convenience"

aftershoot.com

The Fastest and Easiest Photo Culling and Editing Software - Aftershoot

Aftershoot's AI powered culling software will review thousands of your photos in a matter of minutes, highlighting the best for you to select & export!
aftershoot.com aftershoot.com
 
xaviergut said:
That tower looks very similar to "La Giralda" tower in the Cathedral of Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain.

www.catedraldesevilla.es

La Giralda - Web Oficial Catedral de Sevilla

Tiene la estructura clásica de los alminares almohades que se seguirá usando durante siglos en la mayoría de los campanarios mudéjares. Está compuesta por un prisma central de base cuadrada, rodeada por los cuatro muros externos. Entre ambas estructuras se sitúan las rampas de subida, que en el...
www.catedraldesevilla.es www.catedraldesevilla.es
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I think that’s the inspiration, yes… I’m more interested in how successful it is. :)

I’ve got other pics I can post from the district, although I’m not sure how well the effect comes across in piecemeal snippets.
 
The Rigger said:
Reminds me of Storm Thorgerson's artwork for Pink Floyd album covers.
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I have Storm's book and all Floyd on vinyl except the last album, maybe something from Animals and if you cropped the ratio 2:1 you certainly have a gatefold.

I'm going to have to listen to it now, been a while. "sheep" is superb BTW as you'll probably agree assuming you are a fan. I seen Roger performing it in concert in Dublin.

Storm was an amazing artist and inspiration, he and the Floyd were made for one another for the greater glory of mankind. :cool:

BTW more interesting than rolling shutter arguments, some people forget cameras are tools made for creating artwork and many gear talk only freaks can never be artists.
 
Oíche said:
I have Storm's book and all Floyd on vinyl except the last album, maybe something from Animals and if you cropped the ratio 2:1 you certainly have a gatefold.

I'm going to have to listen to it now, been a while. "sheep" is superb BTW as you'll probably agree assuming you are a fan.
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I also have Storm's book, and coincidentally enough today's playlist at work was as much of the complete Floyd discography as I had time for, from "Piper" clear through to the first half of "Wish You Were Here." Tomorrow I'll continue on, starting where I left off at "Have a Cigar."

I rather thought Paul's photo had a sort of "Division Bell" feel to it, but yeah; I can see an "Animals" gatefold too.

Oíche said:
Storm was an amazing artist and inspiration, he and the Floyd were made for one another for the greater glory of mankind.
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On this point we are in violent agreement.
 
I love Pink Floyd. I remember listening to Echoes on a cassette tape in my bedroom at night when I was a teenager. I also remember watching them perform it on TOGWT on a beach in Dorset! Happy days. Talking of TOGWT, there was this fantastic piece done by Ian Emes to One of These Days from the same album as Echoes:

 
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This is the ceiling of the chancel in the Church of St Michael and all Angels, Garton on the Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The whole church is an extraordinary example of Victorian decoration, and it's well worth a long detour to visit. It's one of the so-called Sykes Churches, named after the Sykes family who paid for their restoration. (There's even a "Sykes churches trail" in Yorkshire, which is well worth it if you like architectural photography).


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  • Panasonic - DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 18/F1.8
  • 18.0 mm
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 1/60 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • ISO 1250
 
On our trip to Paris last autumn I shot short videos during the whole trip with the aim of putting them together later, which I finally got around to doing this month. I used the 7 day free trial of Capcut to make this, which was frustrating at first but I quickly got used to it. I was flabbergasted by the price of Capcut (€139 per year!!) so i will certainly not be paying a subscription for it and if I want to repeat this in the future I'll need to find an alternative which is free, pay-once and not a huge rip-off.

This is my very first time editing video, all of which was shot on my S5 and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN.

Any feedback (or suggestions of possible alternative editing apps for Android) are welcome.

 
Jonathan-Mac said:
On our trip to Paris last autumn I shot short videos during the whole trip with the aim of putting them together later, which I finally got around to doing this month. I used the 7 day free trial of Capcut to make this, which was frustrating at first but I quickly got used to it. I was flabbergasted by the price of Capcut (€139 per year!!) so i will certainly not be paying a subscription for it and if I want to repeat this in the future I'll need to find an alternative which is free, pay-once and not a huge rip-off.

This is my very first time editing video, all of which was shot on my S5 and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN.

Any feedback (or suggestions of possible alternative editing apps for Android) are welcome.

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Nice work Jonathan!
 
Jonathan-Mac said:
On our trip to Paris last autumn I shot short videos during the whole trip with the aim of putting them together later, which I finally got around to doing this month. I used the 7 day free trial of Capcut to make this, which was frustrating at first but I quickly got used to it. I was flabbergasted by the price of Capcut (€139 per year!!) so i will certainly not be paying a subscription for it and if I want to repeat this in the future I'll need to find an alternative which is free, pay-once and not a huge rip-off.

This is my very first time editing video, all of which was shot on my S5 and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN.

Any feedback (or suggestions of possible alternative editing apps for Android) are welcome.

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I like the transitions between clips, they are very smooth and not violent. Also the rhythm of the video with 3 or 4 second clips.

The music also seems appropriate to me to the type of images and the cadence of the video. Although I like it better when the ambient sound of the street can also be heard.

But I like the video, Jonathan!!
 
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