River Mist

[PJM88]

What do you think? Too dark? Does it need sharpening?

http://www.pbase.com/image/21012731.jpg

[Mark Kemp]

Too dark - a little bit I think

Sharpening - yes

Also perhaps a touch more contrast its all a bit grey - you could get away with it in a msity scene, but I would try a little more contrast.

What about cropping the right hand side back to the tree nearest the water so that it forms a frame? I dont think the far right tree and the bushes are adding very much.

[PJM88]

Thanks for confirming my feelings. I went back to Photoshop and started over; crop, fill flash, USM and contrast.

Better? Is it worth keeping or should I start over from the camera up?

http://www.pbase.com/image/21022770/original.jpg

[stopbath]

The mist is now a darker grey... I prefer the first version

[Mark Kemp]

hhmm,

That looks like roughly what I had in mind.

However I agree with stopbath, it has now made the mist a bit dark.

Perhaps you could merge the two with layer masks?

but I don't think that it will suddenly be a lot better.

I think I would keep it, but I wouldn't expect to win any prizes with it!

[ryuwulf]

it looks like youve over sharpened it.

i actually prefer the first one, with some dodging on the branches on the top. a curves adjustment could help


i still like the pic

[tenerife]

I like the first one...

Becorse its mystery....

regards from Tenerife

klaus

[PJM88]

ryuwulf wrote:
it looks like youve over sharpened it.

i actually prefer the first one, with some dodging on the branches on the top. a curves adjustment could help


i still like the pic

I agree with the over sharpening. What is dodging and can I do it with Photoshop Elements?

Thanks for the comments.

[PJM88]

Mark Kemp wrote:
hhmm,

That looks like roughly what I had in mind.

However I agree with stopbath, it has now made the mist a bit dark.

Perhaps you could merge the two with layer masks?

but I don't think that it will suddenly be a lot better.

I think I would keep it, but I wouldn't expect to win any prizes with it!


Thanks for the comments and the constructive criticism. I will try to take a similar shot the next time the river is misted over with exposer bracketing to see if I can find the right balance for this type of shot.