Pics for Etsy: First Batch of Pics

[unforth]

Hey all, based on my etsy post the other day, I've spent some time and (a little bit) more energy, and put together a post with the beginning pics I'm thinking about making into cards (see my previous post if you have no clue what I'm talking about ;) ). I kinda think the number I've got in here would be a pretty reasonable starting point. All of these are unedited. I haven't even gone through a lot of my sets, but it doesn't hurt to have more I can draw on if this goes well, and it's not worth over extending myself if it's gonna fall through.

These are all the raw images. See my other post from this evening for my first faltering attempts at doing photo manipulation.

I've numbered these images. Please, if you've got the time to look through this, it'd be super helpful if ya'll could tell me which numbers you LIKE, and which, if any, you think I'm wasting my time with. Don't worry. I won't be offended. The key is, how suitable is this image for being printed 4 x 6 and put on a card. That's all I care about.

1. Thames Sunset:


2. Graffiti:

1 vote

3. Big Ben and Parliament:


4. Sunset Over the River:


5. Architecture Along the Thames:

1 vote

6. Angel Over Prague:

I know it's a cliche, but if asked, I would say that I feel this to be the best picture I've ever taken.
1 vote

7. T.C. Masaryka Statue:


8. Statue Outside the Main Courtyard:


9. Tunnel:

1 vote

10. Demon Face:


11. Snow Storm:

1 vote

12. Belvedere Castle:


13. Guiseppe Verde Memorial:


14. Sunset Over the Henry Hudson Parkway:


15. Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial:


16. Mormon Church:

I think this is a nice shot, but I'd clearly have to do a little bit of modification on it to remove those lens smears from the sky...
1 vote

17. Lady Bug on my Book:

4 vote

18. Globe at Columbus Circle:

1 vote

19. St. Thomas Church:

1 vote

20. Oops!:


21. Columbine:

4 vote

22. Rose:


23. (removed)
24. (removed)

25. Jackie O Reservoir:


26. Snowy Lettuce Thing:

1 vote

27. Snow out the Window:

1 vote

28. The Intrepid at Sunset:

1 vote

29. Riverside Park:

1 vote

30. Cold Pigeons:

1 vote

31. Pylons:


32. Snowman!:


33. White Flowers:

1 vote

34. Hand Prints:

1 vote

35. The Loneliest Daffodil:


36. Fire-Breathing Gargoyle:


37. Waves on Rocks:


38. Looking In:


39. Pylons:


40. Don't Panic, People!:


41. Purple Onion Flower:


42. Purple Buds:


43. Bleeding Heart:


44. Blue Flowers:


45. Corn:

2 vote

46. Purple-Pink Flowers:


47. Variegated Yuca:


48. Red Hot Poker:


49. Bee on a Sunflower:

1 vote

50. Double Rose Lotus:


51. Parodia Magnifica:


52. Lotus Leaf:


53. Loads of Little Red Bugs:


54. The Stump in the Forest:


55. (removed)

56. Phoenix:


57. Church of St. Paul and St. Peter:

1 vote

58. Slug:


59. 72nd Street:


60. Seed Pods:


61. Magnolia:


62. Squiggly Trees:

1 vote

63. Shibuya:


64. Cute Firemen:

1 vote

65. Sunlight on Spires (Prague):


66. The Tower of London:


67. Lightbulb Filament:


68. (removed)

69. Petals:

1 vote

70. Central Park South by Night:


71. Canadian Geese Chicks:


72. Columbus Circle:


73. Stained Glass:


74. Dramatic Sky Over Washington:


75. Gingerbread Girl and Snowman:


76. Water on a Leaf:


77. ConEd Training Facility on the East River:


78. Tokyo Tower:

Thanks for looking, folks!

Comments

Re: Problem images.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

I agree that 5 needs a bunch of work, but given that it's one of akashiver's favorites, that makes me think it might be worth doing. 1 is a shot that I love, which is why I've already started messing with it (I have to get off LJ soon, so I'll respond to the sample manip you did a little later).

I don't know what it is about 11, but I've loved that shot ever since I took it...it's just snow on garbage bags...but I could be easily convinced that it's actually crap and I should remove it. ;)

I think you're right about 12 - it could stand to have the colors be more vibrant; or I can just wait for a nicer, sunnier day, and take the pic again - I pass there pretty often. ;)

As I said to akashiver, as you both don't like 23, I'm gonna take it as a sign that I was wrong about that one. :) Also with 68 - I've always kinda like shots that highlight "profusion," but I definitely, definitely see your point, so I'm gonna go with it and remove that one too. I may include them in a second batch again and solicit more opinions, if this all proves successful. And I also think I understand why 33 is different - so I'll keep that in mind when I'm picking images.

I think 30 is worth working on, if it needs work. I took the pics that day while it was still very overcast, so they're all a little dark.

55 was, imo, the most marginal pic in this batch. I almost didn't include it (this is already a second run - I selected about 10 more than this originally and removed the ones that I thought didn't work well) - this one was the "worst" to make the cut - so I think I'll go with what you say and remove it.

I gotta go - I'll respond to the other comment later. :)

Re: Problem images.

[nekomata.livejournal.com]

The ones that I mentioned needing work aren't ones I meant should be hacked out of the finals, sorry if I was unclear on that. I wouldn't have mentioned they needed work if I didn't think there was hope for them. :}
Some people might like 11, it is a neat image, I just also find it kind of creep for some reason. Hehe.

Re: Problem images.

[nekomata.livejournal.com]

Oh, also, profusion can work and I think if you made some crafts with photos that 68 would be a great choice. I could see it working very well on a mug, for example. It just didn't hold interest as a postcard.

Re: Problem images.

[nekomata.livejournal.com]

Number 12

Hehe. This is just bumped up contrast, subdued brightness and changed hue to make the sky look bluer after the other fixes bleached it. This took less than a minute.
I know there's an appeal to raw images, but even when I develop by hand I use tricks to change the same issues. Somehow digital will always feel like cheating though. :}

What camera are you using by the way? I have a Canon Rebel XTI, and I can put lens filters on it.

I'm almost positive J took this image with a UV filter on the lens, which cut the haze a lot.
http://dyrecorn.deviantart.com/art/Hornet-II-89060296

Re: Problem images.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

That does look better. Definitely have to do more manip. :)

As to what type of camera I have, lol - I have absolutely nothing fancy. My camera is a Canon Digital Elph SD 1000 - I used to have a 660, which a couple of these photos are from (at least one of them, anyway) and before that I had the 220. I really like the Digital Elphs, but they're pretty basic. But - it's small and easy to use and fits in my pocket. ;)