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Image |
| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Really? that's amazing! |
Apr 17th |
| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Laurie, You did indeed capture the peaceful mood of this wonderful scene. The composition accomplishes that beautifully.
I did do a little experiment with your photo, which I hope you don't mind. I cropped a bit off of the right to eliminate the harsh light, as Harrison suggested, but I kept the background elements which emphasize the solitude of the landscape.
I added a bit of contrast and a slight vignette, then blurred the background elements and used a mask and gradient filter to blend this into the foreground.
Of course this is just my take on making the subject stand out more, and not necessarily an improvement on the image you took.
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Apr 17th |
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| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Harrison, I love your image. The way you captured the elements of this rather complex setting is quite admirable. I would not have known where to start but your perspective is wonderful.
The black and white is very beautiful, but it made me wonder what the image would look like in color; so I used the colorize feature in Photoshop to visualize it.
Of course I have no idea what the colors were really like, so this is just a fun exercise. But I do like the color version and don't find it too busy at all because the color separates the elements. (but then as you know, Teresa loves color) |
Apr 17th |
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| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Your original image definitely shows that you accomplished your goal of aligning the symmetry. Very nicely done!
I also love the architecture of the building and would love to see more, so my curiosity is whetted.
I agree with the others that the clouds in the GenFill image look sharp and unnatural.
I see more and more text-to-image and other AI tools that purport to show a travel destination. Just downright wrong, in my opinion. |
Apr 17th |
| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Harrison, thank you so very much for your comments in support of the image.
Badlands Observatory is the business I own with my life partner. It is an astronomical observatory he built in the year 2000, including a large 26" Newtonian Reflector telescope he used to submit data on the astrometry of asteroids to NASA in their mapping operation of asteroids that might have Earth-crossing orbits.
I use the telescope to photograph deep sky objects and we live near the Badlands where I do a lot of terrestrial photography, hence the crossover with the name/photo-logo. |
Apr 17th |
| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Laurie, This is the screenshot after denoising/sharpening. I use a 300% blowup to see the difference. |
Apr 17th |
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| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much Laurie. I described my reason for using denoise in the reply to Prasad. I will try to upload a couple of screenshots to show the difference with denoising/sharpening. |
Apr 17th |
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| 82 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you for your comments Prasad. The exposure is .3 seconds. I shoot in manual mode 100% of the time. For this shot, I first choose the aperture, taking into account the ambient light and the depth of field I want. Choosing f/9, I then move to the ISO. Since this will be a long exposure on a tripod, I revert to native ISO for my camera of 64. I use the readout in my viewfinder to set the exposure at .3 seconds, about 2/3 EV below Optimum to avoid blowing out highlights since I am sure I can recover the shadows in post.
I analyze each image for noise with a blowup of 300% on a large monitor. I have found that you cannot rely on settings to tell you if there is noise. Topaz Denoise AI analyzes the image and recommends the amount of denoise and sharpen at the same time. Many times the amount of sharpening is more than the denoising. I have also found that this step works best to create a clean image if it is done prior to any additional editing, even ACR. I use a 3rd party print service and want to ensure that the image is as clean as possible for printing.
I edit my images for sale as wall hangings; accordingly I edit for drama and impact, while hopefully keeping the edits realistic. I use the SkyCandy app to predict colorful skies and went out on this evening specifically to capture a colorful sky.. which I witnessed. I respect your opinion for your aesthetic taste in editing. I have uploaded the original.
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Apr 17th |
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