Docked for the night

pippatee

Took this snap in portugal a couple a weeks ago...

well 2 snaps really ... I took one at a slow exposure but the boat had been rocking, making it blur ... then I took another from the same spot at a larger aperture to freeze the movement of the boat ... 2 mins in Photoshop and this is the result ..

any thoughts or advice are most welcome as always,

Philip

Shiny

Cant give any advice.

Excellent photo.:)

rahtkennades

Beautiful shot(s).

If there's one fault, for me maybe lose the bottom 5-10% (up to the rock)? The dark patch in the left and the light patch in the right are a little distracting for me.

Teferi

rahtkennades wrote: »

Beautiful shot(s).

If there's one fault, for me maybe lose the bottom 5-10% (up to the rock)? The dark patch in the left and the light patch in the right are a little distracting for me.

I would disagree with this. I think it adds a nice range of colours to the photo.

fluffyVW

Oh!!! I really like it!!! Lovely lovely shot!!!

Great colours and I love how soft it looks!!!

pippatee

Many thanks....I did try the crop suggested and it worked quite well ... ut I like the soft water round the rock .... thanks again,

Phil

smelltheglove

Yes I really like it too. Don't know if it can be improved;) maybe as above a crop but I love it the way it is! No point in messing with perfection

pippatee

Thanks smelltheglove, love spinal tap too btw ...

jackdaw

Very nice shot .. Is this off the Algarve ?

sunny2004

Great image, the horizon is not perfectly straight.

I might also suggest you slightly blur the very edge of the boat.. its a little to sharp and looks very slightly like a cut out..

great image..

pippatee

@jackdaw - Yes, just east of Praia da Oura ...

@Sunny - Thanks for pointing out the horizon ... I tried to get it straight using the straighten tool in ACR but you're right, it's still out by a few degrees ...

I did think the boat looked a bit on the sharp side - I'll try what you suggested and let you know how I get on,

Phil

Balfey1972

fluffyVW wrote: »

Oh!!! I really like it!!! Lovely lovely shot!!!

Great colours and I love how soft it looks!!!

agree totally. great shot

Weidii

Holy moly, that's sweet. How did you do it again?

pippatee

Thanks Balfey ...

Weidii - I had the camera on a tripod, composed, and took the first shot at a small aperture (F22) to blur the water, but the ship was rocking so it was blurred too .... then I set a larger aperture (F4), and retook the exact same shot, focusing on, and freezing, the motion of the ship.

I opened both shots in photoshop, copied the one with the ship in focus and pasted it on top of the slow shutter shot as a layer. I then put a black mask on the layer (just hold alt when you click the "Add Mask" button) and used a white brush on the mask to paint the ship back into the scene...

clear as muck eh?!?

anyway, if you need , I can clarify any of this....

sasar

not bad at all