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05/20/2005 02:10:54 PM · #1

This is the picture I tried to digitally enhance by adding sunset and its reflection in the water. Kindly have a look at details and tell me what do u think honestly? Appreciate all your help along the learning process as you guys have always been of great help to me. Thank you :)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/20/2005 02:14:01 PM · #2

You are going to make me look like a total hypocrite, because I usually hate to encourge a lot of PS on DPC, but I also enjoy good "art" and I just can't take my eyes off this. The heightened surrealism and colors are spectacular. I would love to see this offered as a print. The little red bobbing thing in the water is my only nit-pik.

rmtm333

Nikon D70

05/20/2005 02:17:13 PM · #3

I agree with Kylie...I would clone out the red bouy and edited sun reflection on the water.

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 14:27:01.

trnqlty

Nikon D90

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

05/20/2005 02:19:25 PM · #4

This is clearly a heavily edited image but, aside from that it is awesome. The colors jump off the screen. And the original scene is pretty in and of itself. The only thing I notice that bothers me is the perfect reflection of the sun in the water. Maybe I'm wrong but with that slightly choppy water, I don't think you would normally see any reflection, just the color graduation. Pickiness aside this is an Awesome image. Makes me want to get in photoshop and start playing around.

05/20/2005 02:38:57 PM · #5

Originally posted by Kylie:

Thanks Kylie, ur words r encouraging me to try to fix some more picz which i don't wanna discard just coz sky is over exposed. I will clone out the red baloon thingy. Not sure if they approve prints for such ratios but I will give it a try. Thank you :)

05/20/2005 02:46:26 PM · #6

Originally posted by trnqlty:

I agree with your points. I did try lower saturation and blurring for the sun reflection but didn't appeal well to my eyes. So I left it this way for some balance in colors over all, although it does look unnatural than dreamy. Lemme see how it would look if I only erase sun reflection and the red baloon and leave the colors in reflection.

05/20/2005 02:48:19 PM · #7

I think one of the reasons this one does work is that it is so entrenched in "fantasy", that it looks perfect to me with the sky refelected in the water in an unreal way. I think it gives it a superb balance and completeness that would be lacking if that part of the editing was taken out. Obviously just one personal opinion, but the overall balance right now is just really working for me. Almost a circle for the eyes to travel. I see quite a few other people are enjoying this also, so I guess I get to be a happy hypocrite today! lol

05/20/2005 03:01:47 PM · #8

Ok, here is the version after editting per suggestions. I removed the sun reflection and the red baloon. Lets decide now which version looks better :) thanks

PS: Thought I would share another one coz I donno what do with the dark looking sky here? I like rest of the effects though. Any idea?

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 15:05:15.

05/20/2005 03:09:23 PM · #9

For me, it lost a lot without the sun reflection, but I already explained my feelings on that in one of my other posts. It is still quite beautiful.

05/20/2005 03:10:23 PM · #10

Originally posted by Nonage:

Had you posted this B & W with colorized buildings before? I love this look and someone posted something like this recently.

05/20/2005 03:12:45 PM · #11

Yes Kylie, my first attempt was this one

which I posted in random photo thread a few weeks ago.

05/20/2005 03:22:30 PM · #12

Originally posted by Nonage:

Yes Kylie, my first attempt was this one which I posted in random photo thread a few weeks ago.

Yes - I love that one. Another one that would make a good print. Where are these taken? I love the magical feel of a "miniature town".

05/20/2005 03:31:20 PM · #13

These photographs were taken downtown St. John's, Newfoundland Canada. Its an awsome place and I have so many more pictures waiting to be uploaded. If interested, you can view some old albums from the same place at My Webshots Albums
Thank you so much :)

05/20/2005 03:33:33 PM · #14

Originally posted by Nonage:

I am so envious!! I will check out your site.

Edit and FYI: Your website explodes with a bunch of pop-ups - my PC here at work doesn't block them. Too bad. :o(

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 15:34:50.

DanSig

05/20/2005 03:37:28 PM · #15

many nice pictures in your album.. when I looked through it I thought I recogniced one of your pictures as someone elses ribbon winner..I was wrong.. well we are supposed to get inspired by others work ;)

this is your picture

this is the ribbon winner by arnit

05/20/2005 04:59:40 PM · #16

Originally posted by Kylie:

I am so envious!! I will check out your site.
Edit and FYI: Your website explodes with a bunch of pop-ups - my PC here at work doesn't block them. Too bad. :o(

Webshots offers free albums with a cap of 250 picz under one account. I have been making some free accounts there (all others mentioned on left hand side bar there) to share pictures with family. I have never had problem with popups and may be its 'coz of google's bar I have downloaded with add blockers in it. I am sorry to hear that though :(

05/20/2005 05:02:58 PM · #17

Originally posted by Nonage:

Originally posted by Kylie:
I am so envious!! I will check out your site.
Edit and FYI: Your website explodes with a bunch of pop-ups - my PC here at work doesn't block them. Too bad. :o(

Webshots offers free albums with a cap of 250 picz under one account. I have been making some free accounts there (all others mentioned on left hand side bar there) to share pictures with family. I have never had problem with popups and may be its 'coz of google's bar I have downloaded with add blockers in it. I am sorry to hear that though :(

That's why I wanted to let you know - in case you didn't realize. You could lose some audience if there are any folks out there not using pop-up blockers (like my workplace!).

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

05/20/2005 05:07:12 PM · #18

Originally posted by DanSig:

Thank you Daniel for your kind words of encouragement. "visual poetry" was indeed inspired by Arnit's ribbon winning picture. Perhaps my eye shot would be looking much different if I didn't get the idea from Arnit's picture to clear the edges. Thank you Arnit :)

phreakon

Olympus C-740UZ

05/20/2005 05:10:24 PM · #19

First shot = WOW!! (with red dot removal)
Second shot = WOW!!

I'm jealous, those are two amazing pieces!

mrmojo

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2

05/20/2005 06:29:40 PM · #20

hey here is my go at it...

I diffused the mountian tops because the transition was to sharp and looked unrealistic. I also changed the color balance so the mountians were a little red so they would match the sky (was to harsh a contrast) Then added fog in the mountians and in the water to add to the dreamlike feel of the scene (masked an area on new layer and then used cloud filter. Then played with opacity and erased areas to get my desired effect)

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 18:31:30.

mrmojo

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2

05/20/2005 06:32:41 PM · #21

now that I look at it again I think I added to much fog in the mountians. Should have made it more subtle.

Message edited by author 2005-05-20 18:33:11.

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

05/20/2005 06:37:25 PM · #22

Originally posted by DanSig:

Just wondering but... DanSig, I notice you joined in January and the picture you highlight is from the Deja Vu challenge in December - did you realise that the theme of that challenge was to emulate what had come before? I know one can so easily misread tone in the written word on the net but I sensed an element of criticism at plagiarism in your post and wondered if you perhaps hadn't realised, but as I said, I may have completely misperceived things!

mrmojo

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2

05/20/2005 06:40:12 PM · #23

Here we go less fog in mountians and less red in the grass. I put to much in the other one too