Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Bruce Cox on November 13, 2013, 01:38:17 pm
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This shot above the falls was taken a week after a big rain.
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The structure of the creek bed itself is very interesting and reminds me of the surface of the moon (as I can imagine it;-). Unfortunately, I'm quite distracted by the busy part of the picture with the debris and twigs. Perhaps I'd consider a crop.
Harald
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This is another view of the small elm on the left.
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I like the new one.
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The second one is very good, very organic, (transcendental...? In the american sense of the word, not kantian )
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For me the second one works much better as it focusses on the interesting thing of the subject.
Thanks for considering.
Harald
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From the shot and review in the camera, I had good expectations for the frame of the single trunk and rock. When I saw it in the raw converter I was disappointed, left it, and wrestled at length with the more distant view. Thanks for getting me back to it.
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BruceThe single trunk is a good start but the lighting is flat and dull because its in the shade, and the bright corners are distracting .I know everyone has a different opinion ::) but if you'd care to see the changes I made, I'll post my version and explain what I did.
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BruceThe single trunk is a good start but the lighting is flat and dull because its in the shade, and the bright corners are distracting .I know everyone has a different opinion ::) but if you'd care to see the changes I made, I'll post my version and explain what I did.
You and others are invited to say or show anything you want as long as you leave my family out of it. Yes, the "Trunk and Rock" needs work, but I have to get back to work. Here is a reduced scale version of what I got out of the raw converter. With more practice and more RAM I hope to do better.
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I need a shave or two before I go back to work. This first file is at 100% resolution and has a little more processing. Lest you think we abuse our trees, I believe it was sticks and stones in the rain event that scuffed up the elm. The second frame is Rob's fault.
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That is a really beautiful location with enormous potential for a fabulous photo, but unfortunately the lighting isn't helping the scene. Can you go back during more dramatic light?
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That is a really beautiful location with enormous potential for a fabulous photo, but unfortunately the lighting isn't helping the scene. Can you go back during more dramatic light?
Yes, I'll give it another try.
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Ok Bruce, here goes...
Since the light was so flat I thought this would be a good candidate for a HDR develop to punch it up a notch...
. 2 versions #1 done in ACR and CS6 punching up sliders and levels and curves #2 Done with PS CS6 HDR module- screen shot of my settings included
a little gritty - just a quick go at it I was just playing around with the sliders and it could be refined more ;-)
oh yeah I used a few dabs of content aware fill to work the corners no family was harmed in the adjustment of this image ;-)
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That's one solution. Getting the sun lit areas to match the shaded area tames the ground. I may find that useful sometime. However, I had included and arranged the sun lit areas in order to eat away at and destabilize the ground. At this point, I agree with fike that the light in the middle could be better.