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matthoulb
23-06-2007, 14:16
Here are a few photos from my holiday that i got back from last week :)

Any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated, but these are mainly just holiday snaps to remember my trip by :)

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c2.jpg
US & Canadian Falls, Niagara Falls

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c3.jpg
Downtown, Toronto

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c4.jpg
LuminaTO Pulse Front light show, Toronto

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c5.jpg
Downtown, Vancouver

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c6.jpg
Grouse Mountain, Vancouver

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c21.jpg
Baseball at the SkyDome in Toronto (i couldn't really see what was going on :p)

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c20.jpg
Whistler Village (yes... shot into the sun, ahhh well, time to break from convention i guess!)

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c7.jpg
Train to Whistler

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c1.jpg
CN Tower, Toronto
w_n_s
23-06-2007, 14:30
im currently in Downtown toronto.

Nice pics.

Been here a week and leaving next friday.

Got today, tomorrow and monday off work, but im too lazy to do anything. Might take a trip up the CN tower later today, its only round the corner from my hotel.
Io
23-06-2007, 16:31
Great shots. The Whistler shot looks particularly dynamic.

I'm off to Vancouver and Whistler tomorrow. Can't wait. :)
GarethH
23-06-2007, 16:56
... but these are mainly just holiday snaps to remember my trip by :)


Snaps, yeah right....excellent photos mate!
Squeaky
23-06-2007, 16:58
Stunning - I was there a few weeks back and those photos blow mine out of the water - nice job :thumbs:
Squeaky
23-06-2007, 16:59
I must say, that seems a poor crowd for the baseball!
RomerojpgX
23-06-2007, 17:18
Snaps, yeah right....excellent photos mate!

Yup I was about to say the same thing :D if these are your holiday snaps, I want to see your real photos! :eek: :lol:

Love them all to be honest, none are even close to bad.
matthoulb
23-06-2007, 19:18
http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c8.jpg
Lost Lake, Whistler

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c9.jpg
Sea plane take off from a lake near Whistler

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c11.jpg
Totem Poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c13.jpg
Niagara Falls



I'm just in the process of making up a book of my pics so i can remember my trip in years to come :) I'm thinking that it could take a while to get it done!

Thanks for all the kind words everyone, it was my first holiday on my own, and i now want to do many more!
t00thless
23-06-2007, 21:25
Stunning pictures matey, really makes me want to go back to Canada.

Can i ask about your processing technique, have your converted two images and blended them to get the higher dynamic range on them, or am i way off ?
Squeaky
24-06-2007, 09:07
So how much did you spend in Canada? It all added up while I was there so looking at where you've been it must've cost you a small fortune!!!
matthoulb
24-06-2007, 16:23
So how much did you spend in Canada? It all added up while I was there so looking at where you've been it must've cost you a small fortune!!!

I was on my own which is cheaper in most places other than hotel costs! Approximate spend was 2 months wages :eek: Ahhh well, it's not as though i take adventures like this all the time :)

I'm still trying to make my book, and it looks like it could take a while!


t00thless... A couple of the shots use HDR, but i'm not the greatest fan of the technique as it's so often overdone. Of the posted shots, the following use HDR in some way:
- Grouse Mountain, Vancouver - This one is overdone, and it just about came out ok i think. The weather didn't really help with normal photos that day!
- Whistler Village - More HDR here to make a photo shot into the sun work out
- CN Tower, Toronto - Maybe a little more subtle here, but it brings out the clouds
The rest of the photos are normal, most are polarised, and colours tweaked a bit as i quite like saturated colours.
RomerojpgX
24-06-2007, 16:30
How many hotos did you take in such a wonderful looking place?
Dan
24-06-2007, 16:48
Great pics, would love to visit there myself.
t00thless
24-06-2007, 18:32
I was on my own which is cheaper in most places other than hotel costs! Approximate spend was 2 months wages :eek: Ahhh well, it's not as though i take adventures like this all the time :)

I'm still trying to make my book, and it looks like it could take a while!


t00thless... A couple of the shots use HDR, but i'm not the greatest fan of the technique as it's so often overdone. Of the posted shots, the following use HDR in some way:
- Grouse Mountain, Vancouver - This one is overdone, and it just about came out ok i think. The weather didn't really help with normal photos that day!
- Whistler Village - More HDR here to make a photo shot into the sun work out
- CN Tower, Toronto - Maybe a little more subtle here, but it brings out the clouds
The rest of the photos are normal, most are polarised, and colours tweaked a bit as i quite like saturated colours.

Thanks matey, much appriciated :)
Matholwch
25-06-2007, 09:21
Looking at those photos I guessed those three were HDRs, very nicely done mind. The only reason I could spot them, is that I recognise that a DSLR wouldn't have that amount of DR.
chopperwilson
25-06-2007, 10:14
Great photos :thumbs:
Highlander
25-06-2007, 10:25
Yes, fantastic photos.
I can see them gracing the pages of many a glossy travel mag.
sworrall
25-06-2007, 10:48
stunning photos matthoulb, looking forward to some more
Squeaky
25-06-2007, 13:57
Looking at those photos I guessed those three were HDRs, very nicely done mind. The only reason I could spot them, is that I recognise that a DSLR wouldn't have that amount of DR.Being a total noob on the subject... what is an HDR??
Highlander
25-06-2007, 14:55
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

Basically a blend of several pictures, of the same scene, under different exposures.
Boink!
25-06-2007, 16:43
Here are a few photos from my holiday that i got back from last week :)

Any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated, but these are mainly just holiday snaps to remember my trip by :)

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c2.jpg
US & Canadian Falls, Niagara Falls

*Really* nice photos, would love to go there someday. Question: which side is the US side of Niagara Falls and which is the Canadian? Also, how big is that ferris wheel just to the left of the suspension bridge?
matthoulb
25-06-2007, 17:22
*Really* nice photos, would love to go there someday. Question: which side is the US side of Niagara Falls and which is the Canadian? Also, how big is that ferris wheel just to the left of the suspension bridge?

The land on the right is America, and on the left is Canada.


http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c17.jpg
The sea plane that i took from Whistler to Vancouver

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c16.jpg
Humpback whale! My whale photos weren't that great... but i'm not all that bothered as it was a great experience, and i had to put one photo of a whale on here!

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c22.jpg
Old city hall and some other buildings, Toronto

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c12.jpg
A seal on my whale watching trip out of Victoria

http://www.houlbrooke.co.uk/uploads/c10.jpg
Sunset Beach, Vancouver

That'll do for now. I don't want to be too boring!
dvds2000
26-06-2007, 14:13
they are amazing, don't think you are boring anyone!
Makes me even more determined to go there now :)
sworrall
26-06-2007, 14:28
more great shots, that seal one is great with the rocks leading you out into the distance
Squeaky
26-06-2007, 17:30
Also, how big is that ferris wheel just to the left of the suspension bridge?It's this big...

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7080/skywheelfp7.th.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=skywheelfp7.jpg)

:thumbs: