Monterey Bay Cliff/Beach Panoramic OVERDONE???

[rich_yau]

I think i may have overdone the saturation and the selective green on this picture. After putting it in my portfolio ive had mixed comments: Some loved it and some said it looked too unnatural

To me its no more saturated than that Windows XP default desktop background...

I think its illegal to post that but most of us have windows XP go take a look

[melly_s]

that's very nice =)

[RbnDave]

It's a nice shot, but a bit too green. Even the rock cliffs look green on my monitor.

You have a good base to work with. Re-edit it and show us what you come up with

[rich_yau]

It's a nice shot, but a bit too green. Even the rock cliffs look green on my monitor.

You have a good base to work with. Re-edit it and show us what you come up with

There's vegetation on the cliff... i didnt add that but thx for the comment are u suggesting i clone the green out? its a lot to clone

[weemannie]

I agree with RbnDave, I think you could go a little easier on the greens.

Nice composition.

[drewmk2]

LOVE this picture, just a bit saturated as you said. At least you live in an area that's nice to photograph ;).

[rich_yau]

LOVE this picture, just a bit saturated as you said. At least you live in an area that's nice to photograph ;).

Ahem i live in San Francisco. Weather like this may be 1 in 150 days
This is about 200 miles south, a bit below monterey actually
Near San Simeon---Hearst Castle---- a beautiful place to photograph, with extensive tours

[4nR]

this picture is great. i love the oversaturation. the entire scene is almost surreal, so why not the color? you might even want to go back to this place to shoot a panorama (you'll hear me suggest panorama a lot, i just discovered it myself)

[defordphoto]

The color saturation is fine. Back off the green. Even the bridge is green

[John Trogdon]

Ahem i live in San Francisco. Weather like this may be 1 in 150 days
This is about 200 miles south, a bit below monterey actually
Near San Simeon---Hearst Castle---- a beautiful place to photograph, with extensive tours

My wife and I were out there in March, just after a rainy spell. Everything was very green. I can't totally trust my monitor, but to me it looks very much in the picture like it did when we were there. It's a nice shot. I agree . . . . a beautiful area for photography.

[rich_yau]

this picture is great. i love the oversaturation. the entire scene is almost surreal, so why not the color? you might even want to go back to this place to shoot a panorama (you'll hear me suggest panorama a lot, i just discovered it myself)


Thanks.
This is supposed to be a panorama...2 shots stiched, but i had to crop a lot of it. I was standing in the middle of highway 1 and there was an ugly ass chevy coming towards me.

By the way...

FIND WALDO!!!

LOL i cropped it just enough to leave Waldo in there

If you look close enough youll see waldo is carrying a 10d w/ an extended battery back [unlikely at this resolution] -- thats my dad-- gave him a kick when i showed him HE DOES LOOK LIKE wALDO

[Jetpilot]

Try 3 different layers in PS. One to saturate the greens (which I like by the way). Another to saturate the blue sky, and the 3rd to saturate the ocean.

This has lots of potential, but the sky kills it for me. Find a way to make the sky pop as much as the greens and I think it will look great.

[rich_yau]

Try 3 different layers in PS. One to saturate the greens (which I like by the way). Another to saturate the blue sky, and the 3rd to saturate the ocean.

This has lots of potential, but the sky kills it for me. Find a way to make the sky pop as much as the greens and I think it will look great.

I'm having difficulting w/ the sky because in some areas there is no color detail saturaion doesnt do anyting
maybe i could mess w. color temp

[Devoid of Orbit]

Just in terms of what is pleasing to my eye...I like it lol...I can see where people could have complaints about the "greenness" of otherwise non-green objects...Still a nice photo to me though...