Aircrafts + A Nice Volvo ;o) [5 images]

[elfving73]

Today I drove my family to Arlanda (Airport of Sweden/Stockholm). My spouse Charlotte and my two boys Liam and Elliot are gonna go for a visit to my parents-in-law (the boy's grandparents) down in Småland, far south of Sweden. This means that I'm a grass widower for atleast a week. Should I be ashamed to say "YIIEEEPIE!"? *Haha* Sure, I'm gonna miss them like crazy - but still! Being a father of two children, spare-do-what-ever-you-like-when-ever-you-like-time is a luxury!

When they embarked the aircraft, I took a few snapshots of the plane. Actually I got a shot of Charlotte and Liam glancing out throught that little round window on the ramp, but I got a bit fuzzy, so it wasn't worth posting. Anyway, when I took these shots, I got this idea - why not trying to find a spot where I can shoot the planes when they start and land. I found a great spot, but the shots of the plane straight up and down wasn't very interesting. Instead, I involved my dear Volvo! *Haha*

Stay Tuned / Matty

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[Angelo]

VERY nice series Matty. I like them all but #1 is especially interesting. (what is a grass widower?)

[elfving73]

Grass widower = A man who's wife is away for a few days :1drink

Matty

VERY nice series Matty. I like them all but #1 is especially interesting. (what is a grass widower?)

[Angelo]

Grass widower = A man who's wife is away for a few days :1drink

Matty
:doh

[wxwax]

:thumb Nice idea, especially #3. Did you apply some effects to the shots in post?

[elfving73]

Yes, I've softened them, and given them a little color boost. That's it! :1drink

Matty

:thumb Nice idea, especially #3. Did you apply some effects to the shots in post?

[wxwax]

Yes, I've softened them, and given them a little color boost. That's it! :1drink

Matty
I like the effect. Gaussian blur and saturation?

[USAIR]

I like the effect. Gaussian blur and saturation?:agree Very cool effect :):

Is it gaussian blur and saturation ? Or little more then that :dunno
Love them all by the way :thumb

Thanks
Fred

[Higgmeister]

Glad to see your shots over here. I like your comp on the last one best, the perspective is very deceiving. Either that, or it's an airline for VERY small people :D .

Chris

[elfving73]

... on a copy of the background layer, then I set opacity to apporx 25-30. Before, in PSCS1, I usually softed by adding "Dust & Scratches" at radius 5-7 and Threshold 0, then set the layer opacity to approx. 25-30. This gives a little different kind of soft look.

Matty

I like the effect. Gaussian blur and saturation?

[wxwax]

... on a copy of the background layer, then I set opacity to apporx 25-30. Before, in PSCS1, I usually softed by adding "Dust & Scratches" at radius 5-7 and Threshold 0, then set the layer opacity to approx. 25-30. This gives a little different kind of soft look.

Matty
:thumb Cool, thanks for sharing your technique.

[elfving73]

Check my reply to WXWAX for my workflow on these. :thumb

Matty
:agree Very cool effect :):

Is it gaussian blur and saturation ? Or little more then that :dunno
Love them all by the way :thumb

Thanks
Fred

[elfving73]

... STF are gone! It will never be what it ones was! Nope, from now on, Dgrin it is!
Yes, it's for small people - it's the "Pygmee Airline" :D

Matty

Glad to see your shots over here. I like your comp on the last one best, the perspective is very deceiving. Either that, or it's an airline for VERY small people :D .

Chris

[wxwax]

... STF are gone! It will never be what it ones was! Nope, from now on, Dgrin it is!
Yes, it's for small people - it's the "Pygmee Airline" :D

Matty
:thumb Glad to have you, you'll definitely recognize a lot of folks from the old STF. dgrin's a happy place where Andy tucks you in every night with warm milk and a Cherry Ripe.

[DoctorIt]

that is a very cool take on the scene... I like the last one the best, with the widest angle (or so it seems).

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[MuskyDude]

Matty love the effect you used, really adds another dimention to your shots. :clap Another creative set! :thumb



AJ