Lazy Days of Summer

Sometimes you've just got to get outside for lunch.

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To me the sky looks fake, I don't know why though.

KarlosDaJackal wrote in post #5929289
To me the sky looks fake, I don't know why though.

hmm, I'm not sure why either

I can assure you that it is very real.

Beautiful Chris..we have had some fabulous clouds lately.lots of mares tails and wisps..love the mountains! Lots of fireweed, good for the bees.

Is it my eyes, or is that Mt Baker in the second??? I miss seeing that Mt..used to see it all the time from Langley and Cloverdale..

Flo wrote in post #5929802
Is it my eyes, or is that Mt Baker in the second??? I miss seeing that Mt..used to see it all the time from Langley and Cloverdale..

Good eyes

You know it's going to sound horrible (and I probably shouldn't admit this), but I didn't notice Mt. Baker in the shot until I processed it. It wasn't until the processing that the mountain even showed up.

Thank you for the nice comments.

Lol.when you see something everyday it goes unnoticed. I would love to have a rocky Mountain view..

Now that 2nd one is really nice

You can't knock the view in either picture, Stunning!

i like the first one. good capture.

That first photo really pops for me. The colors of the flowers really draw me in.

Niiice

i love the pictures and the sky doesnt look fake to me

Really lovely shots. I especially like the 1st one.

The only thing I would say is that I think you have a tendency to over-sharpen the small details. It actually makes them look less natural imo, and the foliage has started to adopt a "crunchy" look to it.

If you eased back on the sharpening a shade, I'm guessing these would look awesome.

Thank you all for the great comments.

Irreverent wrote in post #5932824
Really lovely shots. I especially like the 1st one.

The only thing I would say is that I think you have a tendency to over-sharpen the small details. It actually makes them look less natural imo, and the foliage has started to adopt a "crunchy" look to it.

If you eased back on the sharpening a shade, I'm guessing these would look awesome.

Irreverent, thank you for your observation. I think it is some of my other processing that is contributing to the look other than the sharpening, but the end result is that it caused you to think they were oversharpened. I will definately take that into consideration, and investigate whether or not it is my other processing or the sharpening. Your critique is very much appreciated. Thank you.

LeuceDeuce, This is great photography. Just the way I like'em--sharp and saturated.

I think I favor the 2nd shot because for me, it seems to have more depth perception.