I'm not sure if I even like this. I'm not sure if it sucks or if I'm just in a mood.
Comments appreciated.
Scottes Trigger Man - POTN Retired ![]() 12,842 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info       | Oct 09, 2009 22:14 | #1 I'm not sure if I even like this. I'm not sure if it sucks or if I'm just in a mood. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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      | Oct 09, 2009 22:41 | #2 Not sure I like the long run of the stream down to the foreground edge. Comments, Questions, Observations Welcome
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Kevin Cream of the Crop 5,920 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2005 More info       | Oct 09, 2009 23:19 | #3 hee...hee..you may be in a mood, but I don't care for it either. Too much foreground and the water has no definable detail for me. Don't shoot me
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wolfden Goldmember ![]() 1,439 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2008 More info       | Oct 09, 2009 23:45 | #4 on the plus side, the fall colors are looking great! ~KJS~
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Scottes THREAD STARTER Trigger Man - POTN Retired ![]() 12,842 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info       | Oct 09, 2009 23:52 | #5 OK, it's agreed. Someone delete this thread. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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Kevin Cream of the Crop 5,920 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2005 More info       | Oct 09, 2009 23:54 | #6 Scottes wrote in post #8794342 ![]() OK, it's agreed. Someone delete this thread. ![]() On the good side, I have a wide-angle shot that doesn't contain the long water in front. I'll play with that one tomorrow I guess. I spent about an hour and 4 gigs on this waterfall. I've got to have *something* decent from all that work. I hopr... I think we should keep this in perpetuity for the future civilizations.
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Gary McDuffie Goldmember ![]() 3,022 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Scottsbluff, NE USA More info       | Oct 10, 2009 00:43 | #7 Ok, so I'm weird! I really like it. I like almost everything about it. As for the detail in the water, I'm a fan of time expo'd water, love it, especially the fall area. Ok, maybe a little less foreground would be better, but I'd hang it just like it is. Gary
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kirkt Cream of the Crop 5,495 posts Likes: 460 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA More info       | Oct 10, 2009 09:51 | #8 Aesthetics aside, I think it is a very nice piece technically. The range of highlights and shadows is captured very well, the color is rich and the tonemapping is natural and pleasing, not garish and cartoony. It appears a little oversharpened or overly local contrasty, especially in the leaves - I think the rock can hold a little more of that treatment before it gets to be too much, but here it seems like the limits of the rock have been reached. Kirk
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Scottes THREAD STARTER Trigger Man - POTN Retired ![]() 12,842 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info       | Oct 10, 2009 13:10 | #9 I was wondering if someone would mention over-sharpening. I hit it with SmartSharpen: highlight fade 100% at range 70, radius 0.3, amount - wait for it - 23%. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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kirkt Cream of the Crop 5,495 posts Likes: 460 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA More info       | Oct 10, 2009 13:28 | #10 DId you have "More Accurate" checked in the Smart Sharpen dialog? I find that it is all but useless and creates the kind of wormy effect that the leaves exhibit. Uncheck it. Kirk
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Scottes THREAD STARTER Trigger Man - POTN Retired ![]() 12,842 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info       | Oct 10, 2009 17:24 | #11 Hmmm, I probably did have that checked. I'll try it on and off on the next foliage shot I process. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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waterj2 Member ![]() 126 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: Jamaica Plain, MA More info       | You could just crop it down to the top portion. It looks great with a square crop so that you cut out the bottom part. Jeremy(my flickr
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grandad35 Member 101 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Mass, USA More info       | Does the water look any better in the individual shots? If so, massage the one that has the best lighting on the water to closely match the water in the HDR, add it as a layer and mask it to show only the water. This obviously doesn't work if the HDR was generated from a single shot. 5D-II | 7D | 5D | S5 | 70-200 F/2.8L IS | 24-105 f/4L IS | EFS 18-135 IS F/3.5-5.6 | 50 f/1.8
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Scottes THREAD STARTER Trigger Man - POTN Retired ![]() 12,842 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info       | Oct 11, 2009 08:24 | #14 Waterj12 - yes, a crop does look better. Good idea. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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buddy4344 Goldmember More info       | Oct 13, 2009 17:20 | #15 Location has potential, but the exposure time seems a little too long. Water is a little too silky with no detail. - maybe just a style difference. Fall colors look great. Buddy4344
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