|
| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Hi Mark, I knew it was vandalize, but didn't hear that story. I will say, there was someone there with a drone the night before I took this shot and they were quite annoying with it.
What amazed me about this shot was how crazy is was to get to! |
Dec 26th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
I agree with the foreground being a bit tighter, it does help to focus more on the rays. As for accentuating the rays more, I agree, I'm still trying to figure out the best way to do that! |
Dec 18th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Ed, the light really was nice for this and thankfully, unlike the night before for sunset, there was minimal wind which helped with the sharp leaves! The night before was really windy, so it was either take a fast shutter speed and blend the water in, or embrace the moving leaves.
I used my ND's a lot on this trip and had fun with them.
|
Dec 18th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Hi Darcy, memory is cheap, jump in with the NDs! Just remember to try a lot of different shutter speed. Have fun! |
Dec 16th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
That makes total sense Paul! |
Dec 13th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
I like the balance of the house on the left the bright trees on the right. The reflection is great!
One thing I might try in processing this is to work on the middle of the shot. You have the white house, then the bright, sunlit trees on the right and the middle with a few bright, but not lit trees there. I think it might be good to try to brighten some of those up to separate the yellow and red leaves from the green a bit. I'm away from my computer for the next few days, but will see if what I'm suggesting will even work and post it (or provide an update that my thoughts were useless :D) |
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Ed, interesting shot for sure and interesting history as well!
From the processing standpoint, one thing I've been doing with clear blue skies or bright skies is to make the really dark (if on the blue side of things) or white if on the lighter side of things, this helps it pop a bit more. I'd also try to burn those white buildings in the background if you can, they're a bit distracting.
As Neil stated, this looks a bit soft, but cool shot none-the-less!
|
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Another good one Paul! Nice tonal range, I like the balance and framing of the someone standing building on the left to the broken down one on the right.
Was this a pano? or one shot? If one shot, I'm assuming you cropped a bit of the foreground or background out?
I, like Jeffrey, want to see more of the background. It looks like there are more trees back there on hills and I think it might add a big more depth to the image. I also want to see more of the front right brush as it's cut off a bit. |
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Hi Darcy,
I agree with the others comments and to add, I'd like to see the ground where the bottom edge is water, just to frame it a bit more.
If you get back there, perhaps try it on a tripod with a ND filter and smooth the water out? It looks like it has some good movement and might add a bit of intrigue to the lone bench in the water. I'd also remove those sticks to the left of the bench, they're a bit distracting.
|
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Comment |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as well!
I "third" the comments that the sun rays are the star as well as the layers. Nice job processing and highlighting the layers more.
To me, there's a bit too much foreground and I want to see how it would look if you went a bit closer to the edge, cutting off a few feed of the foreground. By doing this, you'd show more of the rolling hills/mountains. That said, it might not have worked, but the way the light is hitting the top of each ridge makes me want to see more of it and I feel the ledge is blocking it a bit. |
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Jeffrey! It certainly is a tree that you have to think about doing something different and/or getting some good light.
For the final image, I always try to think back to what it was like in real life, the light, the colors, etc and start from there. I then will enhance it a bit based on what I feel makes it a stronger image. I've only recently begun looking at the image and thinking what do I want to do/bring out. |
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Paul! This was one that I tried a lot of different shutter speeds to see what I liked and how the reflection worked. The wind was fun and created a lot of movement in the leaves as well as if the birds in the trees moved. I liked this shot and and decided to live with the movement if there was any. |
Dec 11th |
| 93 |
Dec 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Neil, yes, this is a tree that is photographed quite a bit in New Zealand, in fact I think it's the most photographed tree there. It's officially called the "lone tree of Lake WÄnaka" or "WÄnaka Willow" with the background of the Southern Alps. Some of my shots were with the Alps directly behind the tree, but I moved to where the light was and framed it off center as you see. |
Dec 11th |
5 comments - 8 replies for Group 93
|
5 comments - 8 replies Total
|
