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Nov 05, 2008 02:00 | #1

Just back from a road trip to Eden then across the High country.
Tips, hints?

Thanks for looking.

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Nov 05, 2008 06:45 | #2

I love the second one, except that the background looks like a completely different shot to the foreground. Would be cool if there was more contrast in the background..maybe?

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Nov 05, 2008 08:12 | #3

What is the first, fallen tree? It might be cool in B&W.

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Nov 05, 2008 11:01 | #4

The landscape is very good - a dramatic sky, an interesting foreground and an interesting mountain range.

In the first picture, the weathered wood seems to be too bright and as a result the much of the texture and detail are lost. If the wood were depressed some in value to that it is closer to middle gray, I think it would make for a much more dramatic picture, and it may do quite well also as a b & w.

If you were to enable editing, I wouldn't mind having a go at darkening it a bit.

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Nov 05, 2008 19:55 | #5

Here's another attempt at the fallen tree.
BTW I'm also discovering a little more about LR2 and have just bought CS3.

Editing is on so go nuts folks.

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Nov 05, 2008 20:38 | #6

Just wanted to see what my versions look like in comparison.
Looks like you got more contrast out of it than I did.
Cheers!

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Nov 05, 2008 21:01 | #7

the second shot is good. Hdr is pushed up to the limit of my taste, but doesn't go over.

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Nov 06, 2008 04:29 | #8

vpnd wrote in post #6632022

the second shot is good. Hdr is pushed up to the limit of my taste, but doesn't go over.

Funny you should mention that as there wasn't any HDR technique used. I used a graduated filter and once uploaded I just upped the exposure and contrast in LR. I'm still looking into HDR techniques at the moment and don't have CS3 installed yet to take advantage of bracketed shots in a HDR technique.

Robert_Lay wrote in post #6631896

Just wanted to see what my versions look like in comparison.
Looks like you got more contrast out of it than I did.
Cheers!

Heh! Good stuff Robert.

I tried the B&W but the rock lost so much of the interest for me.
Thanks for the ideas folks. It's something else to look for in the future when I create these shots.

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Nov 06, 2008 07:36 | #9

Here's a B&W kind of different.

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Nov 06, 2008 16:54 | #10

I like it Bopper!

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Nov 06, 2008 23:44 | #11

justAL wrote in post #6637438

I like it Bopper!

Thanks, it's solarized. I even use it for portraits sometimes.

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Nov 06, 2008 23:57 | #12

justAL wrote in post #6637438

I like it Bopper!

I'm using Nix Effects plug in for PS.

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