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Not sure about this? C&C

  • 21-11-2006 10:46pm
    #1
    Valentia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭


    Took this today on a stroll by the Royal Canal near Longwood. I took a few but wasn't really happy with any. C & C's welcome. See a bigger version (when is everyone going to gget bigger screens? :)) by clicking on the pic.

    303015751_93f260cbdd.jpg


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  • #2
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Hrn, too contrasty for me, truth be told. The top third of the photo hurts my eyes and the glow and strong contrast of the rest of the photo make it hard to focus on the rest.

    Technically, it's way too dark in the middle - you can (at least on my monitor) barely make out the tree trunk. I think if you had a blue sky, and got down lower if would've made for an interesting photo (green, blue and red). I'm sure someone will come along and gripe about the tree being off-centre, but I usually place stuff like that to the side so you can take in more of the scene.


  • #3
    Valentia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭Valentia


    Yeah, the sky bugs me too. Not mad about it myself. Probably hoping it will grow on me. I think I'll try a crop without the sky. The middle isn't too dark here though. Since calibrating the monitor I'm not sure about anything anymore :eek:

    How about this:

    303092685_766464a28a.jpg


  • #4
    Fionn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Fionn


    it doesn't appeal to me for some reason - even tho i can see some nice stuff here ...i think the tree in the centre aint helping maybe re-compose!!


  • #5
    dazftw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    What did you do to it in photoshop or did you? If you did do you have an original?

    My 1st impression looking at it was really good.. then kinda went down I still like it though..

    Its all fensters fault lol :rolleyes: but he makes a valid point!

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  • #6
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Oh sure, blame the guy who's in bed with a crushing headache. :[


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  • #7
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    What did you do, whack the saturation up to +50?


  • #8
    Valentia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭Valentia


    Zillah wrote:
    What did you do, whack the saturation up to +50?

    Oh that life was so simple ;)

    Taken from RAW with some saturation boost. Worked on it a bit with gaussian blur and layers to give it a sort of glowey effect. The original is even more crap because it was taken into the sun and has a lot of haze. The histogram for the original is just one sharp spike in the middle :(

    It is not one I'm mad about but there is something about it. A fairy fort kind of feel. If there were young foxes playing at the base of the tree it might have worked better. I think one of the reasons I peresvered with it is that I didn't want to admit that I hadn't taken anything worthwhile on my stroll. :rolleyes:


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