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Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
I completely agree with Jim about correcting the lens distortion. That can also be done using the transform>skew tool in Photoshop by dragging the upper corners outward.
Welcome to the group. |
Sep 19th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
I did look at the image of the Tetons by Scott Messer. I did not see anything about the distinction between the color of sunrise or sunset. What did I miss? |
Sep 13th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
I've never before heard that sunrise is more yellow and sunset more red. I will have to research that. In my personal experience, I have not noticed that. |
Sep 12th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
I can see that you also tones down the brightness of the sun's reflection. In my opinion, that was a significant improvement. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
Jim, it looks significantly better to my eye. I do still see a very strong halo in the center of the picture along the left side of the shadow. Everything else looks really good.
I'm glad you found that little spot in the upper right quadrant.
I do not know if you know how to use luminosity masks. If you do (check out TK Action Panel), you could very easily make a mask for the brightest highlights and tone them down a notch.
Otherwise, it looks great. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
Yes, there may be ghosting. I did a very quick BW conversion just as a suggestion. Your use of soft color is commendable. I just wanted to open up the possibility of other creative directions with this image. There are so many different ways you can go with it.
If it were my image, I would create numerous versions of it in order to explore the many possibilities. Not all images lend themselves to multiple creative directions, but this image does. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
I'm not really sure what you mean by a little burning along the line of the gully to reconnect the road. Can you please explain or demonstrate? |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
Jim,
What is the keystone effect? I have never heard that term before. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
James, you have a very creative eye to see the potential in this shot. I would have overlooked it. Black and white was a good choice. Visual impact, in my opinion, is lost in the color version. Keep up the good work photographing the unexpected.
Where did you take this picture so that it is so segmented? Were you looking through windows? I have no problem with the segments not being in alignment. However, you might consider removing a few unnecessary artifacts that distract the eye. Fro example, in the third segment from the left near the top, there is a dark piece of something that is not adding to the picture. In the fifth segment from the left, right under the beam, there is an unidentifiable object that you might consider removing. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
This is such a great image with so many creative directions that you can take it. I would play with all kinds of options. I agree with Jim that keeping a bit more of the color is very effective.
I played with making in black and white which is also a possibility. I did crop out quite a bit of the negative area in the sky.
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Sep 5th |
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| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
You did catch a wonderful and brief moment in time. I do agree with Jim that I would like to see a bit more grass in the foreground so that the buck has a bit more room. I would also like to see a bit more room on the right so it doesn't feel like the elk on the right is about to exit the image. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
Larry, Thank you for you positive feedback and suggestions. I understand what you are saying about showing more of the road. I definitely did not want to make it more dominant in the foreground. It would be nice if the entire S curve was visible. However, I don't think there was a higher vantage point that would show the entire road. I will look if and when I return there.
This image was taken early in the morning, shortly after sunrise (I was at another location shooting a very dramatic sunrise). Waiting longer would only have resulted in harsher light and less shadow. |
Sep 5th |
| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Reply |
Here is the original image. As you can see, I did a lot of tonal adjustments as well as cropping. I don't remember fully, but I do not think there was a place I could have taken the image from a higher vantage point that would have shown the complete road.The road dropped significantly just behind the rocks that are obscuring it. If and when I return, I will take into consideration the suggestion to get a higher vantage point.
Is the color of the sky wrong? Should I adjust it? |
Sep 5th |
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| 24 |
Sep 19 |
Comment |
Good eye Jim to see the possibilities in this image. I really like the composition and the almost monochrome tonality with the drama of the red flower.
A couple of things you might think about...I do see significant halos in the processed image that were not so prominent in the raw file, especially around the flower and the black shadow.
There are a couple of spots or distractions in the water that you might consider removing. There is a small spot in the upper right quadrant. You might also experiment with removing what looks like insects in the water. I know for competition in the nature category, you can not remove items, only spots, so removing the insects in the water may not be a possibility.
The changes to the sun's reflection are an improvement to the original image. However, to my eye, such a bright spot draws my eye right to it. What would happen if you removed the reflection of the sun completely? |
Sep 5th |
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