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Mar 16, 2009 21:25 |  #1

I cant decide if I like this shot or not, what are some of your opinions? I was messing with the tones and saturation, I just dont know if its to much or to little...lol anyways C&C always welcome

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Mar 16, 2009 21:27 |  #2

It's slightly a little too busy for me, but I still like it. The log going across the top really leads my eyes everywhere, but I love the tones and water.

Where was this? It looks incredible.


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Mar 16, 2009 21:33 |  #3

I agree, too many angles. Did you get your feet wet and take one from the stream?

In the current image,the first thing that grabbs my eye is the tree end on the right. The log on in the stream leads my eye right to it.

I played with the crop to just get rid of that log end and it really help it for me.




  
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Mar 16, 2009 22:18 as a reply to  @ friesr's post |  #4

oh i def got my feet wet from the second shot that I just added. I also added a pic without the log but I think I went over board with the greens


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Mar 16, 2009 22:52 |  #5

The first picture is nice, although I agree The branches on the top are too much




  
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Mar 16, 2009 23:02 |  #6

lbcyalater wrote in post #7538169 (external link)
I cant decide if I like this shot or not, what are some of your opinions? I was messing with the tones and saturation, I just dont know if its to much or to little...lol anyways C&C always welcome

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Just my opinion, but the whites are way too blown (water) for my taste. I'm curious how some of these might have worked as HDRs.


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Mar 16, 2009 23:09 as a reply to  @ Gary McDuffie's post |  #7

I like the second one very much. It's a simpler composition than the others and strongly conveys the energy of the moving water. Nice work.


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Mar 17, 2009 08:48 |  #8

I like the composition of the first, EXCEPT for the log right across the viewing area. The colors are fine, but you must watch the highlights (water) that will be overexposed when you increase saturation and/or contrast.


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Mar 17, 2009 10:27 |  #9

Randy1213 wrote in post #7538907 (external link)
I like the second one very much. It's a simpler composition than the others and strongly conveys the energy of the moving water. Nice work.

well thank you very much.

and just a question to everyone about the log, is it the one on the bottom or the 2 at the top?


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Mar 17, 2009 11:59 |  #10

I really like #2. It's a neat angle that you don't see much of a waterfall.

#1 is just too busy for my eye to settle down, relax, and enjoy the image.


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Mar 17, 2009 14:24 |  #11

lbcyalater wrote in post #7541248 (external link)
well thank you very much.

and just a question to everyone about the log, is it the one on the bottom or the 2 at the top?

The top.


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Mar 17, 2009 14:26 |  #12

I really like the first one...yeah...maybe the log is a bit distracting, but it doesn't really bother me. I'm less fond of the other 2, but I think you did a great job overall! =)




  
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Mar 17, 2009 15:06 as a reply to  @ farrahj's post |  #13

oh and btw the second shot is on the top of that water fall, smack dab in the center of the water


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Mar 18, 2009 19:26 |  #14

I really like the first one too, but found the log a bit of an issue... So I cropped it differently--what do you think?


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