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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Hayhill on August 30, 2015, 11:22:46 am

Title: Mill Pond
Post by: Hayhill on August 30, 2015, 11:22:46 am

Appreciate any feedback on this photo of a mill pond from the southeast part of North Carolina.

Title: Re: Mill Pond
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 30, 2015, 11:28:53 am

Shadow opening overdone. Clarity halo visible. Sky too dull and out of balance with the shadows. However, with proper processing, this could turn into a rather nice image.

Title: Re: Mill Pond
Post by: DwayneOakes on August 30, 2015, 02:31:14 pm

great

-type of trees
-time of day (mood, stillness and color)
-comp
-reflection (element)

nit

-HDR feel to the image (subjective)

Dwayne Oakes

Title: Re: Mill Pond
Post by: luxborealis on August 30, 2015, 03:04:32 pm

Really a beautiful moment captured well. With a little more "brilliance" (higher white point) and subtle increase in contrast (lower black point) this will be exceptional.

Title: Re: Mill Pond
Post by: MattBurt on August 31, 2015, 04:13:30 pm

Beautiful shot! Love the reflections and color. I agree it may be a little over cooked, but I still like it. With a little less aggressive PP it could be better.

Title: Re: Mill Pond
Post by: francois on September 01, 2015, 05:11:42 am

I join other comments, it's a very nice image but post-processing is a bit over the top for me and the result is unnatural. Try to redo PP, this shot is really worth it.

Title: Re: Mill Pond
Post by: Hayhill on September 01, 2015, 12:24:35 pm

Thanks  to all who have commented. It helps get a perspective on what is too much with PP. I am trying to learn more on the more advanced techniques, such as luminosity masks, so this has been helpful.