Early Morning Light
by Ja-9

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First impressions. This is a nice scene that works quite well in black & white.

Compositionally, I would like to see a bit of a wider angle here, although I think to achieve a wider angle (to include some more of the water to the left) may have resulted in a swim!

For me the image feels a bit underexposed in the shadows, so you are losing some of the detail.

I read your processing notes and wondered if you had tried doing your editing in a different order? I find that doing the conversion to black and white before making any other adjustments gives me much better tones throughout. So I do my Nik Silver conversion and then only after that do any levels adjustments, contrast/brightness etc. I took the liberty of downloading this image (i have deleted it) and opened it in camera raw. I used the fill light slider and managed to bring back a lot of detail in the shadows, so give it another go, as I do think the missing detail hurt this in voting.

Finally, I do find the image to be a little over sharp. I think it's very difficult to get sharpening correct for images with a lot of detail. It's very easy to over cook.

Hope it was useful.

Sarah



Message edited by author 2010-05-10 00:29:43.

Compass Required
by Ja-9

Comment by Tammster:
No vote.... but I really love it (wish I could vote).

Up, Up and Away!!!
by Ja-9

Comment by WriteHeart:
I love this picture!!! So vibrant! Great job!!

In the Dugout
by Ja-9

Comment by Jacqueline:
I like it!!! Well done!

In the Dugout
by Ja-9

Comment by Neat:
GREAT SHOT, LOOKS OLD. 9

In the Dugout
by Ja-9

Comment by cablondeone:
very sharp - I like it

DSC_2749_edited-3
by Ja-9

Comment by Alicia:
Also good. The other one is edgier. What's your gut tell you?

DSC_2749_edited-3
by Ja-9

Comment by glad2badad:
I like this better.

Compass Required
by Ja-9

Comment by KDO:
The lack of a focal point in this image causes it to overwhelm me; however, given your title, it works.

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by Ja-9

Comment by mrbig65:
good one,,,,,in b&w,, like that,,,,