BAM's 2023 Random shots!

Great stuff Dal!
I really like all the backgrounds you use for your photos!

inntruderr61 wrote:

Great stuff Dal!
I really like all the backgrounds you use for your photos!

Thanks Jim! I make nearly all my backgrounds .

Trying something a little different, and as a nod to JohnnyE4 and his marvelous Fantasy story. I've used one of my Elven females as a fantasy Elf princess, walking in the forest at night.

Elven Princess (1) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Elven Princess (2) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Elven Princess (3) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Elven Princess (4) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Elven Princess (Edit).(5) by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Dal I’m really really liking you trying something a little different in pictures using your fantasy Elf princess, walking in the forest at night. My favourite pictures have to be of the snake wrapped around her shoulders. The pictures of her with the dinosaur are also cute too. All very well photographed and displayed.

Who is this? I do not remember this face or character.

The shell belt is a cool accessory!

Nice moon background!

The Robot King wrote:

Dal I’m really really liking you trying something a little different in pictures using your fantasy Elf princess, walking in the forest at night. My favourite pictures have to be of the snake wrapped around her shoulders. The pictures of her with the dinosaur are also cute too. All very well photographed and displayed.

Thanks Alex! pleased you enjoyed the pics!

FIELD STATION 42 wrote:

Who is this? I do not remember this face or character.

The shell belt is a cool accessory!

Nice moon background!

She is usually one of the space crew Dave, but I may pursue this idea further .

So, I'm not great at using photoshop, and thats an understatement, I don't understand it at all!  So, using comiclife and altering basic editing, i.e, saturation, brightness, highlights, shadows and temperature. These were the results.

Kat midnight drive (1) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Kat midnight drive (2) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Kat midnight drive (3) by Dal Lee, on Flickr
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I added a blue tint to this one,

Kat midnight drive (Blue tint) by Dal Lee, on Flickr

The look of photos can be changed dramatically using the adjustments you mention, and Comic Life, as you know, offers a few simple options for combining images. I find it  amazing how much something as simple as adjusting contrast can change the appearance of a digital photo.

Your lighting was well-balanced, here, to avoid overexposed highlights on the light colored shirt against a relatively dark background.

Photos look good to me Dal!  I'm the same way not very good at using photoshop...lol

FIELD STATION 42 wrote:

The look of photos can be changed dramatically using the adjustments you mention, and Comic Life, as you know, offers a few simple options for combining images. I find it  amazing how much something as simple as adjusting contrast can change the appearance of a digital photo.

Your lighting was well-balanced, here, to avoid overexposed highlights on the light colored shirt against a relatively dark background.

I agree Dave! not all the images work, but when they do, they look pretty good . Thanks on the lighting too, as you say, getting it right isn't easy .

inntruderr61 wrote:

Photos look good to me Dal!  I'm the same way not very good at using photoshop...lol

Cheers Jim . Yeah, I just don't understand photoshop

Black and white-tastic pictures Dal. The blue tint picture looks tint-tastic and works really well. All very well photographed my friend.

The Robot King wrote:

Black and white-tastic pictures Dal. The blue tint picture looks tint-tastic and works really well. All very well photographed my friend.

Thanks Alex, I liked that one too!

Here are a few colour versions,

Kat Midnight drive - Colour - (1). by Dal Lee, on Flickr
Kat Midnight drive - Colour - (2). by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Nice color photos!

A big thanks to Mr.P (of hidden in the shadows participation) for editing this shot for me.

kat at the beach. by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Oh I’m really loving the background in this picture.

Is that the Ferris Wheel that rolled off the end of the pier in the movie 1941?

A few of the crew of the Raptor, Ta-Shia, Dia, & Seela.

Who says the white polystyrene from TV packaging can't be useful? It makes great Bespin style scenery!

Ta-Shia, Dia, & Seela by Dal Lee, on Flickr

You Gotta get that blast door open Dia! by Dal Lee, on Flickr

"You Gotta get that blast door shut, Dia!" Ta-shia cursed in quiet tones, "Damn Stromtroopers will be around again on patrol, soon!"

FIELD STATION 42 wrote:

Is that the Ferris Wheel that rolled off the end of the pier in the movie 1941?

I think it could've been, Dave!

Cool shots Dal!
That camera your using does a great job! Nice and clear!

Very nice use of white polystyrene from TV packaging Dal. Really liking these pictures.

Thanks guys! here are a few more,

Here they come! by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Seela. by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Twi'lek pilot for the crew of the raptor, a notorious space pirate crew that lay in wait of any lost or vulnerable star ships. Although, they are no strangers to attacking imperial convoys too! Seela has saved the her crew mates more than one with her exceptional piloting skills.

Seela is a super-cool character and fig! I like the look, and I like the way you move and pose that fig! There's a bit of a spark or something to that one that makes her stand out in a believable, lifelike way.

The metal hardware on the smuggler belts is great! Are those custom belts you made, or did you repurpose them from somewhere and paint or enhance the hardware to look a lot more realistic?