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Comment by Retroesque:
Fantastic location - great reflection.

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Comment by dafletchr:
Nice shot and processing.

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Comment by Jutilda:
COOL, man.

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Comment by ubique:
Me too for the original. This one's more coherent, and really very beguiling. Other one looks like too much lipstick by comparison.

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Comment by luvmyaussie:
Andi, this one is just magical, and I do believe I prefer this one over the desat. It does look as if it came right out of a storybook. Great shot!

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Comment by trevytrev:
I like this version much better, less emphasis on the house and more on the whole scene. This version has more of a storybook or fairy tale quality, as if you were reading book and the main character stumbles upon this shack in the woods. Nice pic with great colors.

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Comment by Marc923:
I actually like this one better than the partial desat. The building blends in for this one. In the desat, it really stands out.

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Comment by yanko:
First off, let me just say that this is just my opinion. I do like the scene you captured but the selective desaturation isn't working for me and here's why:

Generally speaking, selective desaturation is very hard to pull off. Now the way you used it does help to shift the focus to where you wanted it and also helps make the image easier to consume visually similar to what b/w conversion does but in doing so you've placed a big neon sign into the scene, one in which I now have to consider as part of the composition. Unless the selective desaturation advances or compliments the narrative in some way it would work but unfortunatley (for me anyway) that's not the case here. As it stands it is just a big bandaid covering up a technical cut so to speak.

Now lets compare that to the lens baby/blur effect. That too has been added into the scene but it doesn't stand out like a sore thumb because it finds a role to play within the scene itself. Not only does it help set the mood but it also heightens the juxaposition of the house and the tree in ways that can't be achieved otherwise.

So in short, the blur advances/compliments the story/meaning where as the selective desaturation does not. Perhaps someone might say should this matter? I say yes, IF the editing is to make it's presence known it should have something to say otherwise go back into the shadows and remain unseen.

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Comment by tph1:
Great work. (But my first thought is whether there are any fish in that pond. That's just how I think. My son says I could fish in a puddle.)

I find it interesting how the LB can make a scene look a bit like a 'miniature'... sort of like a diorama. I like both shots but this one really grabs me.

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Comment by Melethia:
Really different moods created between this and the partial desat. I'm leaning toward to more warm approach of this one. In either case, nice use of the LB! Now start adding your aperture info....