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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: William Walker on May 30, 2014, 05:22:11 am

Title: Franschoek Cottage
Post by: William Walker on May 30, 2014, 05:22:11 am

Another one from my Cape travels...

William

Title: Re: Franschoek Cottage
Post by: Harald L on May 30, 2014, 07:48:57 am

A nice shot of this beautiful district but the quite strong moiré at the roof disturbs me a lot.

Harald

Title: Re: Franschoek Cottage
Post by: sdwilsonsct on May 30, 2014, 08:38:52 am

Another good one.

Title: Re: Franschoek Cottage
Post by: fdisilvestro on May 30, 2014, 07:23:37 pm

Quote from: Harlem22 on May 30, 2014, 07:48:57 am

A nice shot of this beautiful district but the quite strong moiré at the roof disturbs me a lot.

Harald

Ageed. This looks like caused by the downsampling. If you use Photoshop, try to apply a slight gaussian blur before resizing and then sharpen

Title: Re: Franschoek Cottage
Post by: William Walker on May 31, 2014, 05:38:59 am

Thanks Harald and Francisco

Definitely a downsampling issue - Lightroom "Moire" in Brush Mode had no effect. I tried the blur in PS - maybe overdid it a bit!

Thanks!

Title: Re: Franschoek Cottage
Post by: luxborealis on May 31, 2014, 07:10:16 am

You have captured the essence of place with this photograph. The big sky, dramatic mountains and a nod to Cape Dutch architecture. All you need are some vineyards (perhaps visible on the distant slopes in a larger view!). Nicely done, William.

Even without the title I was instantly transported back in time and place to the Western Cape (and to the fond memories of two of the best trips our family has ever taken - flying into Cape Town, renting a car, and B&Bing our way around the province with our young daughter).

Thanks for sharing.