Riverfront Candy . . . . . . IR
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I have posted a number of shots similar to this of the St. Louis Arch. But I found this one unprocessed in a batch of images I captured this past fall. I processed it differently. This was captured with an IR-converted Nikon D70s with a 10.5mm Nikon fisheye lens. If it's worth the time, I may try to bring out the sun's rays a bit more in the upper left corner of the image.
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good work there, i always like the fisheye effect...
Is it me or is the left side more parabolic than the right?
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Thanks. I'm not sure that the distortion is any different. It may just be that the shoreline is closer on the left.
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The one nit I have is the reflection on the bottom is noticeably darker than the sky above.
Also might be interesting to flip the photo upside down with the reflection on top (after evening out the brightness). Might look like crap, might look interesting.
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Interesting point about the relative darkness of the water. I guess I'm just used to this pond having dark water. Also, behind and above me are a line of trees that block the light and darken the pond even more. But whatever the reality on the ground might have been I think you guys are right about the need to lighten the water. Thanks!
I'm just curious. Here's my other favorite shot of this scene. Do you think the water is too dark in this one, too?
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Have you tried playing different crops? I know the symmetry of an even horizon is big in an image like this but I kept seeing something like this in my mind
Sorry if its inappropriate to repost your image.
Overall in my opinion it is fantastic and I stared at it for about 10 minutes.
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I think this one is better.
And yeah, I'm not disputing that the pool actually was darker - often reflections of the sky are - just that it might look better if was brightened up a little. Usually I'll use a 3-stop or 5-stop (3 stop + 2 stop) GND filter when there's a big difference like this, but if you didn't blow out the sky (and you didn't) you can get the same effect in post, though you might get a little more noise that way in the dark areas when you increase their brightness.
Anyway, this is a great spot, if I was in St. Louis I'd definitely make a point to visit this location.
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This is a beautiful image of the arch
reflections are always better in shadows and therefore darker than the sky. This image appears to be more balanced but also appears to be too bright in the highlights. I like the high key effect so am only referring to the highlights. Great composition
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That makes a lot of sense. Thanks!
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Thanks, Ron. I appreciate the great advice.
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Thank you for commenting, Marc. The highlights in these IR shots are always tricky, especially with a bright sun. But I believe you are right.
I need to take a little time and rework these two images taking into account everything everyone has suggested.
I appreciate the time you all took to comment. It was all very helpful.
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