Natural Color
torags
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Well this happens only a couple of weeks a year. So I flew into NY to shoot the autumn colors in the Catskills a week or so ago
A local website said the colors were at their peak
They were right
Picked up a car and drove out of NY with no destination - just a direction and a plan to use the local roads. It was great.. two days of color & just beating the bad weather.
Some shots (no pp - just conversion) First time I used Viewnx2 and was pleased with the resolution
A local website said the colors were at their peak
They were right
Picked up a car and drove out of NY with no destination - just a direction and a plan to use the local roads. It was great.. two days of color & just beating the bad weather.
Some shots (no pp - just conversion) First time I used Viewnx2 and was pleased with the resolution
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I like #3 the best though! Great comp!
I would explore what #1 looks like without that green patch at the bottom. That would put horses much lower in the frame.....however, to me that looks more appealing.....
Cheers Rags!
#1. Agree with Taz, maybe just a tad off the green and add a little bit more of sky.
#2. I'm going to say what Taz usually says
lower scene. Did you not clone out to stay true to the scene? If so, I understand. Also, might be
just me but is this one rotated just a tad to the left?
#3. I like the branch effect but I guess I would like a little less of it. Maybe a few branches coming
in from the top to maintain the nice layers of depth you've created here but that's a REALLY!
nice scene on the other side of the lake and a beautiful reflection in the foreground. I would like to more of that. Of course if you are in thick woods here and didn't have this option...understood.
Just my input but I'll say again...Very nice scenes here!
I was at the edge of the bank, hence the leaves
Less leaves - but crooked
I did no PP on these - I used viewnx2 and don't know the edit program yet
Not exactly what I was thinking about given the busy foreground in the second effort. Appears that getting a good open shot across the lake was hard to accomplish. Good effort however.
I disagree with stumblebum, I think the grass at the bottom of #1 is an important element.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Electric wires are reality, even with covered bridges.
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An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Image #1: I like the green as a contrast to the fall colors. I would suggest straightening the image (use the fence as a horizon line). Add some blue, bump the contrast, boom.
Image #2: I love power lines. They remind us that these are places that WE can actually go see ourselves, rather than some mystery three day trek to a non-descript place that might not really exist.
Image #3: Nice work, but I agree, a little cluttered in the foreground. You did the best you could with the scene you had, that's the most important thing.
Great work, really enjoy this set!