Post-wedding shoot - CC please

[form]

Only 2 photos so far for CC.

Shot yesterday, looking at the photos right now and starting to work on them. I may post more than one as I go through the photos.

CC please?


http://www.resolutionplan.com/Joey/Aug01_09/IMG_7184_POTN.jpg

http://www.resolutionplan.com/Joey/Aug01_09/IMG_9856_POTN.jpg

http://www.resolutionplan.com/Joey/Aug01_09/IMG_9052_POTN.jpg

[chrisisonfire23]

WOW! that photo is amazing.

[Joelh085]

money shot!

[Valjoy]

Love it....very imposing. Only critique would be maybe to crop a little tighter from the right to bring the bride and groom forward a bit .. to add even more height to the pic.

Id clone the people out in the background.I would also love to see it in Black and white.
Cheers Val
Seriously, it is fine as is. I am sure the Bride and groom will love it.

[Ralph Merlino]

Beautiful shot, I just wish the two people were not standing in the
door way.

[form]

I looked into removing the people from the background and I unfortunately don't know if I could effectively do it. I started to, then saw that I had nothing to work with for recreating certain elements and changed my mind.

Thanks!

[jonwhite]

Its a nice setting but the couple get a little lost in the photo for me and the people in the background should be removed if you don't have another with them not in shot, taking a couple of steps to the right would have hidden the spectators behind the B&G.

[Yeoer]

Great shot but the PP makes it look a little muddy for me, also shame about tom and jerry in the backgound. I'd duplicate the door the other side then flip it... the couple would almost all go, then a little minor touch up cloneing to remove the bottom of thier legs... job done... the doors may not actually look 100% like the result but your clients will NEVER notice unless they see the origial then it will bug the hell out of them!

[Stevie@JC]

Beautiful capture thanks for sharing

[Yeoer]

Hope you don't mind... but something like this... 2 minute edit.
http://www.nyphotographic.co.uk/share/7184_POTN_EDIT.jpg

[Peacefield]

WOW!

That was my first reaction, too. Spectacular setting, great pose; stunning.

Obviously, as has already been discussed, lose the couple in the background.

I like the processing, but I think the blacks look a little too heavy, at least for my taste. I like the high contrast, but it seems like just a little too much of the plant's greenery is lost to black.

An excellent shot; I'm jealous.

[Jackie8o4]

Spectacular! What lens did you use to grab this fantastic shot!?

[form]

Thanks to all of the people telling me, "remove the people," I just spent about half an hour doing that to a level I feel is adequate. See image below:

http://www.resolutionplan.com/Joey/Aug01_09/IMG_7184_2_POTN.jpg

Shot with 20D using Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 at 10mm, f/6.3, 1/500 sec. ISO400.

[cdifoto]

That works, Joey.

I know how you feel about cloning though. Huge PITA and I try to avoid doing it. :D

[form]

It's not general cloning that bothers me, it's when I have to do almost complete reconstruction with a limited available sample to borrow from.

[cdifoto]

Well yeah. That's what makes it a PITA. It's easy when you're just taking an outlet off a plain wall...

[Peacefield]

It's easy when you're just taking an outlet off a plain wall...

Or grass and trees, etc., but to create a whole set of glass doors . . .

Nicely done.

[Aaagogo]

one clone has the car and one doesn't, both are good clones.

[YankeeMom]

I thought the same thing about the guys and car in the background -- distracting of an otherwise super shot. I think Yeoer's edit is better because it got rid of the car, too. The ring shot is gorgeous! :)

[mr_gir]

Love your shots and great edit.

[Yeoer]

Good job on the cloning, i'd be tempted to remove the car wheels as well, not the side of the car thow as i think lightens that area up quite nice, my edit was real quick but your is very good, they will never know. :)

BTW great ring shot.

[form]

Thanks! I do my macro photography with a 24-70L and kenko tubes (12 or 20mm) on the 40D for extra DoF. I owned a macro lens once but sold it long ago. Ring photos are always fun to experiment with and I've seen many interesting shots. The first photo was taken inside the Wynn near the wedding salons; any bride I meet at the Wynn gets brought there for a few shots.