The Canal..............IR

Panther

Howdy All,

Been pretty hot out lately so here's one from the archives.



Shot with Sony 717/IR set up

black mamba

Hi Craig...

I'm having a little trouble with this one. I don't know if it could be lightened up a little....might help in showing what the scene really is. Others may well feel differently.

Tom

Panther

black mamba wrote:

Hi Craig...

I'm having a little trouble with this one. I don't know if it could be lightened up a little....might help in showing what the scene really is. Others may well feel differently.

Tom

Howdy Tom,

Thanks so much for your reply and thoughts and suggestions.

It was from my "Dark Period"

Skippy

Panther wrote:

Howdy All,

Been pretty hot out lately so here's one from the archives.

Shot with Sony 717/IR set up

Hi Craig I see what Tom means about wanting to see it lightened up,
but it does look okay just the way it is too.

Nice one ... Skippy
.

Richard

Panther wrote:

Been pretty hot out lately so here's one from the archives.

Hey Craig,

I know what you mean about the heat...I've been polishing my PS skills and taking a really long time processing stuff. And taking long siestas.

This is so close to being a great pic that it's almost painful. Just a little more detail in the shadows would send it over the top for me. If you have pushed it as far as it will go, another thing worth trying might be a square crop, removing mostly from the bottom but also some from the top so that the brightest areas take up a greater proportion of the frame.

Of course, if you're happy with it as is, that's fine too. It's a very good shot.

Stay cool.

Panther

Skippy wrote:

Hi Craig I see what Tom means about wanting to see it lightened up,
but it does look okay just the way it is too.

Nice one ... Skippy
.

Howdy Skippy,

I aslo think it might have a different look being lighter, tried it last night, still like this one better.

Thanks for the reply and your thoughts.

Panther

Richard wrote:

Hey Craig,

I know what you mean about the heat...I've been polishing my PS skills and taking a really long time processing stuff. And taking long siestas.

This is so close to being a great pic that it's almost painful. Just a little more detail in the shadows would send it over the top for me. If you have pushed it as far as it will go, another thing worth trying might be a square crop, removing mostly from the bottom but also some from the top so that the brightest areas take up a greater proportion of the frame.

Of course, if you're happy with it as is, that's fine too. It's a very good shot.

Stay cool.

Howdy Richard,

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and for your suggestions.

This was actually a small drainage canal about 18-24" wide, and I stuck my camera down close to the water for the shot, so highlighting too much info or details might tell all the secrets:D

I'll take another look at the crop possibility, thanks for suggesting it.

Awais Yaqub

Beautiful work Craig !

DaddyO

Nice inky blacks. More dark detail a plus maybe. As is pretty nice.

Panther

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Beautiful work Craig !

Howdy Awais,

Thank you very much!!

Kindest Regards,

Craig

Panther

DaddyO wrote:

Nice inky blacks. More dark detail a plus maybe. As is pretty nice.

Thanks DaddyO, appreciate it!!