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Lovely Springtime Clouds
Lovely Springtime Clouds
sjhuls


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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Date: Apr 3, 2011
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2011

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 SEP2 control points came in very handy for this shot. I used them to bring out the detail in the clouds. I purposely left a bright spot in the middle and then brightened up the water to darken the edges slightly and really emphasize the light reflecting. I also used the lens falloff in the vignette section to make your eye go directly to the light in the center. Control points are awesome!

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 04/07/2011 07:44:59 PM
Really nicely done. I like the sense of thirds. The sky/clouds, the mountains, and the land/grass in the foreground.
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 04/04/2011 06:01:56 PM
Very painterly. I find that my 12-24mm Nikkor presents a vignette similar to this "banding" thing (which I don't mind at all). You can see it in my picture called "Sources" in the challenge entry row on my profile. I don't think you can get such a severe vignette with the lens you used here, so it must be in post, but I don't think it detracts too much.
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 04/04/2011 05:11:01 PM
Coulson's right: you need to run a gradient down from the top to contain this properly. You're on the right track, but you have an unnatural, vertical band right now.
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 04/04/2011 03:42:41 PM
Something that appeared to me almost immediately is that the bright spot in the middle comes off as a very unnatural "band". Dark on the right, dark on the left and bright in the middle. To make it more natural, I'd maybe darken the clear sky on the very top in the very middle some to blend it with the skies on either side, otherwise it appears a little "forced"?

Aside from that nit-picky comment (I hope you don't mind?), I absolutely love the composition -- especially the foreground with the reeds/rushes. They add so much depth and texture to this image!
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