ProgPower USA X Picture Thread - Page 13

esa · October 4th, 2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nailz

Men at work, Part 4?

OUCH -- the nearly-visible Uriah Heep URL is the only redeeming quality in this shot. :-)

Nasty pattern noise from exposure compensation -- try pushing the black point further up and going B&W, with Noise Ninja / Neat Image on top. Split-toning can work wonders too.

nailz · October 4th, 2009, 08:40 PM

Hehe. It was a 2 second export. The RAW was so hard I could barely make it out, but it was the only one in the series I had that you weren't bathed in horrible magenta light.

.. I just bumped the shadow/dark curve and called it a day. I'm about 12 pictures deep into my Cage shots tonight. PP is killer.

nailz · October 4th, 2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diamond45

How about women at work? Where are some pics of Leah taking pictures?

Not in my collection, bud. Sorry. :<

artistXposure · October 4th, 2009, 08:41 PM

As Donnie Iris Once Wrote:

Ah Leah!

nailz · October 4th, 2009, 08:53 PM

you guys don't miss a thing

Pellaz · October 4th, 2009, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artistXposure

As Donnie Iris Once Wrote:

Ah Leah!

Well, hell, I'm gonna go listen to that excellent song RIGHT NOW.

Awesome pics. I love the looong shot of FW from the back; gives a bit more scale as to the size of the venue. (Not too big....but it's not tiny either.)

artistXposure · October 5th, 2009, 12:23 AM

PPUSA Fans know their music:

You Tube

:-).

-A

Diamond45 · October 5th, 2009, 04:19 AM

I was gonna say something, but everything that can be said about that has already been said... too much. (And I used to live in Pittsburgh, so I know Donnie Iris' music all too well...)

nailz · October 5th, 2009, 07:44 AM

Enough chatter dave, out with the pictures.

Pikatchus · October 5th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nailz

I know I seem to be uploading only shots of Ricardo of Mindflow, but it's all I've got handy. I should have the rest of them up tonight.

Another nice shot! Congratz!

nailz · October 5th, 2009, 10:11 AM

Thanks. I think I'm going to frame that one

J-Dubya 777 · October 5th, 2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pellaz

Well, hell, I'm gonna go listen to that excellent song RIGHT NOW.

Dammit! I was going to say something about that!

nailz · October 5th, 2009, 08:06 PM

FINALLY finished my Cage shots. Best ones here (that I haven't posted), some slightly more disappointing ones on my flickr page

artistXposure · October 5th, 2009, 11:29 PM

Excellent Mr. Nailz!

-A

nailz · October 6th, 2009, 12:06 AM

Thank you. I'm getting better and better with with Post, learning all sorts of cool tricks. To be honest, I fell in love with the richness and detail of your photos and try to mimic it a bit with what I have. I'm really starting to pay more attention to color AND subject, rather than just the subject, and finding my pictures pop quite a bit more now.

nailz · October 7th, 2009, 12:14 AM

DSO Preview.

Reverend Su · October 7th, 2009, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nailz

DSO Preview.

happydancehappydancehappydancehappydancehappydance happydancehappydancehappydancehappydancehappydance happydance
:faint:
more, please?!?

manowarfan1 · October 7th, 2009, 09:52 AM

That is a great picture. The whole time I was watching them - that guitarist reminded me of Ginger from the Wildhearts, which made him even cooler

Cant wait to see the rest
jeff

nailz · October 7th, 2009, 04:05 PM

Thanks Jeff. Will be working on these probably this weekend. Seemed more like the Andy Johnsson show though, from what I've got

artistXposure · October 7th, 2009, 10:50 PM

The Full Progpower USA X set

Thanks to Glenn Haveston, Shane Dubose, Esa Ahola, Lucid Lounge Video Crew, Fellow Media, Bands, and Fans.

-A

dagny_t · October 9th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nailz

Thanks Jeff. Will be working on these probably this weekend. Seemed more like the Andy Johnsson show though, from what I've got

I was right in front of him, and he was hamming it up the entire time. It was pretty awesome to watch.

nailz · October 9th, 2009, 08:02 PM

Just a printing FYI for everyone: I just got some proofs I sent out back from Nations Photo Lab. I had them printed on Metallic Print paper. I had one done of my cage crowd shot and one done of Par Sundstrom. The Cage crowd shot I had printed at 8x12, and the Par shot was 4x6. Paid ~$3.50 total (and 7$ shipping up to $50 order). $10 for 2 prints you may say is a bit outrageous, but I wanted to see the quality before I put in a big order. How is that quality you ask?

Un. Fucking. Believable. I can't even describe it. The metallic print puts a glean and a shimmer on the photos that is evidenced in a certain light. The colors are spectacular. Deep contrast, beautiful saturation, I just.. I could NOT be happier. I want to run out and buy an 8x12 frame for this Cage shot right now. I was worried it would be cheesy and stupid looking, but man oh man..

The metallic ink/paper/printer are not something you can get at home, and they'll even do color correction at a very small cost. I chose not to have it done as I knew I liked my shots the way they were, but if you've got a shot you want printed, I could not suggest this place more highly. Wow.

esa · October 9th, 2009, 09:18 PM

I've been using WHCC for prints for years -- 2-day shipping included and only a $12 order minimum. Pro-oriented but photo geeks accepted. :-)

If you are a Costco member, they are great for short-notice prints -- no fancy papers, but you can disable color correction (which is always evil for concert shots) via the web ordering system.

A lot of folks like Mpix too.

nailz · October 10th, 2009, 01:03 AM

Worked on this one for an hour tonight. Had to clone out a mic stand. Painful work, and I didn't do a very good job. >.<

Reverend Su · October 10th, 2009, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nailz

Worked on this one for an hour tonight. Had to clone out a mic stand. Painful work, and I didn't do a very good job. >.<

but...but...but...is DSO...PONTUS...and ...
purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
::faints::

October 4th, 2009, 08:40 PM	#302 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Hehe. It was a 2 second export. The RAW was so hard I could barely make it out, but it was the only one in the series I had that you weren't bathed in horrible magenta light. .. I just bumped the shadow/dark curve and called it a day. I'm about 12 pictures deep into my Cage shots tonight. PP is killer. __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 4th, 2009, 08:41 PM	#304 (permalink)
artistXposure Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 41	As Donnie Iris Once Wrote: Ah Leah! __________________ http://www.artistxposure.com

October 4th, 2009, 08:53 PM	#305 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	you guys don't miss a thing __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 5th, 2009, 04:19 AM	#308 (permalink)
Diamond45 Prog Pwr Fan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, VA USA Posts: 1,801	I was gonna say something, but everything that can be said about that has already been said... too much. (And I used to live in Pittsburgh, so I know Donnie Iris' music all too well...) __________________ "Diamond Dave" You can't spell CRAP without RAP. Got METAL? :-) http://www.dmine.com Proud Co-Sponsor of Sabaton for PP X Proud Co-Sponsor of DGM for PP XI

October 5th, 2009, 07:44 AM	#309 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Enough chatter dave, out with the pictures. __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 5th, 2009, 10:11 AM	#311 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Thanks. I think I'm going to frame that one __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 5th, 2009, 08:06 PM	#313 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	FINALLY finished my Cage shots. Best ones here (that I haven't posted), some slightly more disappointing ones on my flickr page __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 5th, 2009, 11:29 PM	#314 (permalink)
artistXposure Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 41	Excellent Mr. Nailz! -A __________________ http://www.artistxposure.com

October 6th, 2009, 12:06 AM	#315 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Thank you. I'm getting better and better with with Post, learning all sorts of cool tricks. To be honest, I fell in love with the richness and detail of your photos and try to mimic it a bit with what I have. I'm really starting to pay more attention to color AND subject, rather than just the subject, and finding my pictures pop quite a bit more now. __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 7th, 2009, 12:14 AM	#316 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	DSO Preview. __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 7th, 2009, 09:52 AM	#318 (permalink)
manowarfan1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 523	Awesome DSO pic That is a great picture. The whole time I was watching them - that guitarist reminded me of Ginger from the Wildhearts, which made him even cooler Cant wait to see the rest jeff

October 7th, 2009, 04:05 PM	#319 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Thanks Jeff. Will be working on these probably this weekend. Seemed more like the Andy Johnsson show though, from what I've got __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 7th, 2009, 10:50 PM	#320 (permalink)
artistXposure Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 41	The Full Progpower USA X set Thanks to Glenn Haveston, Shane Dubose, Esa Ahola, Lucid Lounge Video Crew, Fellow Media, Bands, and Fans. -A __________________ http://www.artistxposure.com Last edited by artistXposure : October 7th, 2009 at 10:52 PM.

October 9th, 2009, 08:02 PM	#322 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Just a printing FYI for everyone: I just got some proofs I sent out back from Nations Photo Lab. I had them printed on Metallic Print paper. I had one done of my cage crowd shot and one done of Par Sundstrom. The Cage crowd shot I had printed at 8x12, and the Par shot was 4x6. Paid ~$3.50 total (and 7$ shipping up to $50 order). $10 for 2 prints you may say is a bit outrageous, but I wanted to see the quality before I put in a big order. How is that quality you ask? Un. Fucking. Believable. I can't even describe it. The metallic print puts a glean and a shimmer on the photos that is evidenced in a certain light. The colors are spectacular. Deep contrast, beautiful saturation, I just.. I could NOT be happier. I want to run out and buy an 8x12 frame for this Cage shot right now. I was worried it would be cheesy and stupid looking, but man oh man.. The metallic ink/paper/printer are not something you can get at home, and they'll even do color correction at a very small cost. I chose not to have it done as I knew I liked my shots the way they were, but if you've got a shot you want printed, I could not suggest this place more highly. Wow. __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!

October 9th, 2009, 09:18 PM	#323 (permalink)
esa Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 356	I've been using WHCC for prints for years -- 2-day shipping included and only a $12 order minimum. Pro-oriented but photo geeks accepted. :-) If you are a Costco member, they are great for short-notice prints -- no fancy papers, but you can disable color correction (which is always evil for concert shots) via the web ordering system. A lot of folks like Mpix too. __________________ http://esa.ahola.net Last edited by esa : October 9th, 2009 at 10:16 PM.

October 10th, 2009, 01:03 AM	#324 (permalink)
nailz Elvenking Pimp Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,393	Worked on this one for an hour tonight. Had to clone out a mic stand. Painful work, and I didn't do a very good job. >.< __________________ Vivid Explosion on Facebook -==- Flickr Co-Sponsor for Elvenking for ProgPower IX. Sponsor of the Mighty SABATON for PP X!