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 04/28/2006 06:01:48 PM · #1


Messed with this one a lot trying out different tools and applying old ones in new ways. One thing that bothers me about it is it appears oversharpened in some places but no sharpening was applied (just for that reason). I think this has to do with the rain that day - it was pretty heavy at times.

Any comments?



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 04/29/2006 11:03:47 AM · #2
Thought I would try again now that the image is back in my portfolio - somehow got removed overnight...
 04/29/2006 11:08:29 AM · #3


And on the other side...this just had levels adjusted to curve.

Any comments will be returned...
 04/29/2006 11:11:26 AM · #4
It does look a bit oversharpened but that could just be a combination of contrast and detail. If you're still wanting to play around with it then some suggestions would be to darken the green in the trees and maybe add some gaussian blur to soften it. That could pull the emphasis back on the stone steps.
 04/29/2006 11:15:53 AM · #5
The steps have a very interesting look, but it looks like the whole scene was in the shade. I think a few spots of sunlight (highlights) would help the shot. A person walking up or down the steps might add some interest too.

04/29/2006 11:30:09 AM · #6
Not only shade, but raining as well. These are the last steps at the bottom of a very steep trail that takes you to the bottom of the main falls - Tannery Falls:



The gorge at this point is very deep - 150 to 200 feet. The entire area has lots of trees and a fairly dense canopy. Even on a sunny day it doesn't get very bright at the bottom.

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 04/29/2006 11:34:54 AM · #7
Originally posted by TrynityRose:
...some suggestions would be to darken the green in the trees and maybe add some gaussian blur to soften it. That could pull the emphasis back on the stone steps.


Later today I plan on giving it another go. I would like to see if I can get the sharpened look out of the leaves but keep the detail of them. Not sure how to accomplish this. Thanks for the suggestions - never even thought about using gaussian blur.

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 04/29/2006 12:50:16 PM · #8
Did you set your camera to shoot the lowest sharpening possible? I think you probably know already that a standard setting of 0 in a 20D already has some sharpening snuck in there. This is one reason why the 30D doesn't have -sharpening, it just starts at 0. Same difference, different names.

Sharpening still happens in-camera. It's not always a good thing either.
 04/30/2006 12:53:13 PM · #9
Left you some comments. Maybe try using a mask on the highlights then toning them down with a levels adjustment to see if you can get rid of the oversharpened effect.
 04/30/2006 01:07:38 PM · #10
Originally posted by Alienyst:


Messed with this one a lot trying out different tools and applying old ones in new ways. One thing that bothers me about it is it appears oversharpened in some places but no sharpening was applied (just for that reason). I think this has to do with the rain that day - it was pretty heavy at times.

Any comments?


I believe that the wetness of the scene is doing basically what USM does. Which pretty much adds edge contrast to detail. Just a thought. Lovely shot though.
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