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03/18/2009 05:26:04 PM |
Thanks to all the commenters and to those who voted, I was pretty happy to end in the top 40% in my second challenge. A couple of things I missed out in me description above, the reverse grad was a three stop and I also used a warming circular polariser to cut down unwanted reflections, and to maintain the reds that are normally diminished by a standard polariser. After reading some of the earlier comments regarding sharpness and contrast, I went back and had a go at reprocessing (at the time I only had Elements 5 to work with after Photomatix Pro was used), with Lightroom/CS4, in addtition to the latest version of Photomatix, but I didn't like the results, partly because it enhanced the chromatic aberration that had largely been removed and partly because of haloing. I've since read some of the ideas to remove the haloing effect in the forums, so it's something I can have a go at when I have some time. So, while I didn't necessarily agree with the comments, it did force me to revisit, which is always a good thing to do.
Message edited by author 2009-03-18 17:27:11. |
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03/17/2009 09:56:08 PM |
| This is a beautiful picture, but I think the colors could have been deeper on the rocks, just a little darker to make them pop. |
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03/17/2009 09:02:24 PM |
| Excellent composition and restrained colors. Possibly could use a contrast and/or sharpness boost to bring out just a touch more drama in the scene. |
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03/17/2009 03:19:38 PM |
| id love to know how you edited this. its so beautifula nd surreal. love it-9 |
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03/17/2009 03:13:14 PM |
| Lovely image, dramatic sky. |
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03/17/2009 02:50:24 PM |
| It absolutely does remind me of fire and water. The tones and texture in this shot are amazing. 7 |
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03/17/2009 12:19:17 PM |
| The contrast or saturation seems a little low to me, but I love the reflection of the clouds in the water. |
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03/17/2009 12:07:13 PM |
| well captured.. love the reflected light |
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03/17/2009 10:35:29 AM |
| Nice reflection, and good colour. |
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03/17/2009 01:55:34 AM |
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03/16/2009 04:57:37 PM |
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03/16/2009 01:21:10 PM |
| Good shot. Nice sky and scenery. |
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03/16/2009 10:44:23 AM |
very nice, five from me ;D
brano |
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03/15/2009 03:53:05 PM |
| Beautiful colors but this image feels really light and soft. |
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03/15/2009 03:50:39 PM |
| Very nice composition....love the foreground water. Well done. |
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03/15/2009 03:32:59 PM |
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03/15/2009 11:36:53 AM |
| wonderful exposure control |
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03/15/2009 10:20:49 AM |
| Lovely sky, wish it were just a bit sharper with more contrast. |
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03/15/2009 10:17:59 AM |
| Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer. |
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03/15/2009 09:44:47 AM |
Beautifully shot. Could use some contrast, I think... but that's personal taste.
Not voting yet. |
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03/15/2009 12:59:47 AM |
Nice shoreline scene and beautiful sunset. Some stronger processing would really bring out the detail in it. Looking at the EXIF data I see you did use HDR and this is Kilve Beach in Somerset. And this looks like your 2nd entry in DPC  kernuak. Keep it up. |
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03/15/2009 12:20:24 AM |
| Wonderful colored sky and reflection |
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03/14/2009 11:27:13 PM |
| stunning color and detail |
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03/14/2009 08:07:56 PM |
| Hey. This dressed up the beach a lot. Seems softened some. Great! |
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03/14/2009 07:24:56 PM |
| Nice clouds and color, nice reflection and lines. |
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03/14/2009 07:24:22 PM |
| Nice tones. I like that the water is very smooth on the reflection. |
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03/14/2009 01:08:06 PM |
| I like the softness of this shot. |
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03/14/2009 06:20:14 AM |
| Nice seen. Looks a little soft though |
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03/13/2009 08:51:16 PM |
| Stunning sky and reflections. |
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03/13/2009 08:40:17 PM |
| nice colors , but slightly lacking in contrast IMO, 6 |
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03/13/2009 03:20:43 PM |
| I think a simple levels to bring down the midtowns would really make this pop. |
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03/13/2009 02:14:34 PM |
| Really nice capture. Some really good sunsets this challenge. |
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03/13/2009 11:15:25 AM |
| Lovely sunrise, I guess sunrise as nobody is about, well presented.. |
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03/13/2009 10:32:47 AM |
| Great photo but I think you could have tweaked this a bit more to give it even more impact |
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03/13/2009 07:17:08 AM |
| Good color in the clouds. |
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03/13/2009 02:51:04 AM |
| Beautiful reflection shot. |
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03/13/2009 12:09:05 AM |
| looks liek just about everything is in focus in this shot - nicely done and great colors! |
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03/12/2009 09:32:22 PM |
| beautiful sky and reflection |
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03/12/2009 09:07:29 PM |
| Lacking focus but nice tones. |
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03/12/2009 06:38:13 PM |
| Title says it all, great colours in the sunset. |
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03/12/2009 04:10:30 PM |
| wonderful glowing colors...wish the rocks had more depth of tone...but an excellent shot |
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03/12/2009 01:21:26 PM |
| Excellent colors and perspective. |
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03/12/2009 11:28:46 AM |
| Wonderful image. Beautiful colors. |
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03/12/2009 06:31:09 AM |
| great capture - a bit unsharp though |
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03/11/2009 11:18:39 PM |
| Very abstract! The dramatic sky and reflections contrasting those layered rock formations. Excellent capture! 9 |
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03/11/2009 09:25:43 PM |
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03/11/2009 09:21:40 PM |
| great sky and reflection. |
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03/11/2009 05:44:16 PM |
| fantastic colours, love the texture of the sky |
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03/11/2009 05:15:28 PM |
| Fabulous symmetry between the clouds and the rectangular pool. Wonderful colors. Wide angle really adds to the shot. |
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03/11/2009 04:12:43 PM |
| Looks a bit flat, needs more contrast. |
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03/11/2009 12:21:27 PM |
| I wonderful looking scene. The high dynamic range looks really good here, but missing just one tweak...contrast via Levels, just careful enough not to blow the highlights are make the shadows too dark. |
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03/11/2009 11:43:26 AM |
| nice colors, but a little to soft in my opinion |
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03/11/2009 11:23:38 AM |
| Lovely sunrise/sunset. The photos seems a little light overall. |
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03/11/2009 04:09:20 AM |
| Lovely composition and dramatic sky. Overall it looks a little soft to me and could have done with a little extra punch. |
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03/11/2009 03:23:12 AM |
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03/11/2009 02:17:21 AM |
| lovely sky and reflection! |
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