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chrisgin uploaded a new picture: Cathedral Cove 10y, 6mo ago
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Chris Gin started the topic Back Beach, New Plymouth, New Zealand in the forum Landscape Photography 10y, 10mo ago
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chrisgin wrote a new post, A Guide to Aerial Photography (With Some Stunning Examples) 11y, 5mo ago
A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to do a helicopter flight around Queenstown, New Zealand. It was my first attempt at aerial photography (my first time in a helicopter in fact) so I’m by no means an expert, […] -
chrisgin commented on the blog post 10 Photography Pet Hates – It’s All About Being Professional 11y, 10mo ago
I surprisingly agree with most of these. I think selective colour can work at times though, but only rarely. And I’m guilty of artistic photo titles on sites like Flickr, 500px etc where it’s customary (or even mandatory) to have a title.
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chrisgin commented on the blog post Explode Your Brain With All of These Great Photography Links 12y, 1mo ago
I looked at two of these links: 1) “Using Graduated Filters to Improve Your Photos – this is a comprehensive and well-written article that discusses the use of graduated filters” I’m sorry but that is not a comprehensive article, at best it’s a few paragraphs summarising graduated filters. For one, it doesn’t even mention slot-in […]
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chrisgin wrote a new blog post: Photo Location Guide: Lake Tekapo, New Zealand 12y, 10mo ago
Lake Tekapo is one of the most famous and popular tourist attractions in New Zealand. While that means it’s been photographed many times by everyone from tourists to professional photographers, it didn’t stop me spending a few days there on my last trip to try and get some of my own shots. Where is it? The lake is […] -
chrisgin wrote a new blog post: TRAVEL FEATURE: Fantastic Photos From 8 Days in the South Island of New Zealand 12y, 11mo ago
Autumn is my favourite time of year for photography and each year (since I started taking photos) I like to spend a week or so in the South Island to try and catch the beautiful colours. This year I decided to spend some time in Tekapo, Twizel, and Wanaka and was rewarded with some beautiful light […] -
chrisgin wrote a new blog post: How This Award Winning Coastal Photograph Was Taken 13y, 1mo ago
We asked New Zealand landscape photographer and Flickr superstar, Chris Gin, to tell us how he got this great photograph. Here’s what he had to say: Every now and again I get asked how I get such vibrant colours in my photos. People often assume I have really good Photoshop skills or use HDR software to […] -
chrisgin commented on the blog post Redesign: 11 Cool Things You Can Do On the New Light Stalking! 13y, 6mo ago
Looking good!
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chrisgin commented on the blog post Landscape Photography For the Serious Amateur 13y, 6mo ago
You can replicate the enhanced colours possibly. But don’t forget a CPL also reduces the light by 1.5 stops allowing for longer shutter speeds.
