Waterscape C&C

CONMIKE12

Very nice light earlier tonight at sunset.Had a lot of probs with the autofocus though and lens flare.Comments welcome.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=238001388&size=o

Fionn

connor!
two things strike me
fill flash - of course you'd have frightened the crap outta the bird but lol

Fionn

and the other!

the swan's reflection is cut off in the bottom of the pic!!

CONMIKE12

I have some with fill flash,loads in fact,but they somehow seem artificial,and i was was almost lying sideways in the lake to get as low as I did so there was nothing I could do about the reflection.I found it a very difficult shot to get I can tell ya,especially with the bastard hissing at me like a good thing!!

Fionn

ha haa they don't like ya!!

i'm just wondering how a little light at the swans dark side would have turned out? in contrast with the bright background..difficult one i'm sure

good shot tho!!

CONMIKE12

Ok,ok here you go Bobby !!

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=238038904&size=o

bp_me

Its a nice shot. I think it would be nicer with the swan a little "brighter". You could try selecting the swan and playing with the levels/curves. Or just run a shadow/highlight, though that might ruin the rest of the image.

Have you any where you exposed for the swan rather than the scene? You could swap between them?

Fionn

ok Con i can see what you mean
maybe you could just select the swan and increase the exposure a bit
or use all that fancy mask talk and that

CONMIKE12

Yeah,i tried that.Makes it look even more fake

artieanna

hope i'm not interupting, but I love the first one has a real mood about it like fire in background and calmness in the front with the water and swan;)
The edited version looks artifical!

well in my humble opinon:rolleyes:

tab126

Have you guys tried Adobe Lightroom? It is free, right now (and until January). It has some wicked color/level adjustment tools that could really help brighten the shadows and keep the midtones and highlights where they are. I agree that the swan needs to be a bit brighter either through Lightroom or some clever curves adjustment. But honestly, BEAUTIFUL shot. Love the sky.

Shrimp

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mikeanywhere

tab126 wrote:

Have you guys tried Adobe Lightroom?

I have tried to downlaod it on numerous occassions but everytime I try to it keeps freezing even though I registered my details.

Anyone got the download I can have??

5uspect

try going thru the ftp site ftp.adobe.com

5uspect

I like the first picture the most, its a little noisy in the bottom right corner tho...
I'm sure a bit of clever levels correction with an adjustment layer with a layer mask could help brighten up the swan too.