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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: MTGFender on July 15, 2012, 10:43:34 am

Title: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: MTGFender on July 15, 2012, 10:43:34 am

Portland Lighthouse Viewpoint, Maine

Nikon D800E; Nikon 300mm f/2.8 AFS II; TC 17E II

Thanks,
Pramote

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: Tony Jay on July 16, 2012, 05:51:17 am

Almost picture-postcard perfect.

Possibly make this a true silhouette by darkening the dark tones to black and intensifying the sky.
Others may disagree - and there is plenty of room for maneuver here.

Regards

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 16, 2012, 12:52:50 pm

Very pretty indeed. I'd leave it alone.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: wolfnowl on July 16, 2012, 06:20:16 pm

Quote from: Tony Jay on July 16, 2012, 05:51:17 am

Almost picture-postcard perfect.

Possibly make this a true silhouette by darkening the dark tones to black and intensifying the sky.
Others may disagree - and there is plenty of room for maneuver here.

Regards

Tony Jay

I'm with Tony here.  There's not enough detail to make it interesting, and it simply makes the few details in the lighthouse look like noise.

Mike.

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: shaunw on July 17, 2012, 03:23:47 pm

Very good simple and very effective... i think its worth a look re suggestions to make a true silhouette but i dont think there will be a lot in it as its  good as is. Great warm colour.

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: MTGFender on July 18, 2012, 03:47:00 am

Thanks guys for your comments! Silhouette here it is.

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 18, 2012, 03:52:17 am

The whole shot has become darker, with richer, stronger colours. While it certainly isn't worse, I'm not sure that it's an improvement, either: it's just a bit different.

The devotees of the "some is good, more is better" school will certainly like it.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: bill t. on July 18, 2012, 12:07:03 pm

I have been faking photographs ever since I made my first set of burn and dodge tools in 1954!  And proud of it.

Was just doodling with this during a printing marathon.  Have been thinking about separating near and far areas in photograph with contrast and tonality, and this is  an experiment in that direction.  To my eye the scene is now much more dimensional, but others may find things lost as well.  Could use some refining.  Hope you don't mind.

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 18, 2012, 12:42:39 pm

Looks good to me, but I would crop out the layers panel at the right.   :D

Title: Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
Post by: JMPhoto on July 20, 2012, 03:49:49 am

maybe a black and white conversion?

might look pretty awesome to really crank up the orange and reds