Loch Somewhere, Mull

thebigsky

Doh, guess who forgot to make a note of the location names we visited in Mull, if anyone can help...

So this is my first attempt to make localised changes with PS, including some dodging and burning plus some curves adjustments.

I'm pleased with the contrast I've added, especially in the foreground rock, but am now left wondering if it looks a little overwrought, any opinions appreciated.



Cheers, Charlie

schmoo

Wa-hoo! I love it.

I do think the shadows are a little dark but not overly so.

Looks like you're doing just fine practicing what you learned.

Tango

what a great shot....you have so many you cant even remeber which one is which:D


i like everthing you have done so far, anyway great work on the masks, add one more using grad tool to darken the right side of the frame slightly to balance this shot to draw the eye to the rocks...just off center.

i stayed at the holidayinn express

Rhuarc

Wonderful shot, and amazing PP! I can only hope to be able to PP like that someday!

thebigsky

schmoo wrote:

Wa-hoo! I love it.

I do think the shadows are a little dark but not overly so.

Looks like you're doing just fine practicing what you learned.

Thanks Schmoo, that's a good point, I've lost quite a lot of shadow detail haven't I, I'll go back and look at that!

Charlie

thebigsky

AaronNelson wrote:

what a great shot....you have so many you cant even remeber which one is which:D


i like everthing you have done so far, anyway great work on the masks, add one more using grad tool to darken the right side of the frame slightly to balance this shot to draw the eye to the rocks...just off center.

i stayed at the holidayinn express

Thanks Aaron, I'll give that a go, am I right in thinking you're saying that the brightness of the right hand side of the image is distracting and that bringing it down a notch will concentrate the eye more to the focal point?

Charlie

thebigsky

Rhuarc wrote:

Wonderful shot, and amazing PP! I can only hope to be able to PP like that someday!

Thanks Rhuarc, it's actually easier than you might think, once someone who knows what they are doing shows you (thanks Marc!)

Charlie

Tango

thebigsky wrote:

Thanks Aaron, I'll give that a go, am I right in thinking you're saying that the brightness of the right hand side of the image is distracting and that bringing it down a notch will concentrate the eye more to the focal point?

Charlie

now that i think about it....i think you should do as schmoo said...lighten the left side a bit...
using the same technique i refered to but in the inverse

and btw, i have no idea where this is or what it is called....:D
we will refer to it as Lock Charlie...

thebigsky

AaronNelson wrote:

now that i think about it....i think you should do as schmoo said...lighten the left side a bit...
using the same technique i refered to but in the inverse

and btw, i have no idea where this is or what it is called....:D
we will refer to it as Lock Charlie...

Thanks Aaron, I'll give it a go.

Perhaps Loch Thingamejig would be better.

Charlie

DavidTO

I think it's Loch Nakeal. That's the one with the oak grove and the cliffs with the sheep, right? If so, it's Nakeal.

thebigsky

DavidTO wrote:

I think it's Loch Nakeal. That's the one with the oak grove and the cliffs with the sheep, right? If so, it's Nakeal.

Cool, thanks David, I'm sure you're correct.

Charlie

Llywellyn

Man, Charlie, I need to hang around with you more at a future workshop (and not just because you keep an eye out for my bad habit of tripping downhill). You've got a great eye for composing landscapes!

Nice job processing, too. Lightening the left just a smidge would be nice, as schmoo said, but I think Aaron's original idea of adding a slight burn (almost like a partial vignette) to the right 1/8th of the frame only would make the foreground rocks even more of a focal point. Or not. But I'm curious nonetheless.

thebigsky

Llywellyn wrote:

Man, Charlie, I need to hang around with you more at a future workshop (and not just because you keep an eye out for my bad habit of tripping downhill). You've got a great eye for composing landscapes!

Nice job processing, too. Lightening the left just a smidge would be nice, as schmoo said, but I think Aaron's original idea of adding a slight burn (almost like a partial vignette) to the right 1/8th of the frame only would make the foreground rocks even more of a focal point. Or not. But I'm curious nonetheless.

Thanks Kerry, I can just see you slipping on those rocks now, they've got your name written all over them

I'm going to have another go now, though I really should go to bed (lighthouse in the morning, or was that a dream?)

Charlie

Andy

thebigsky wrote:

(lighthouse in the morning, or was that a dream?)

Charlie

4am

thebigsky

Andy wrote:

4am

:snore (mmm, salad sandwiches, zzz)

schmoo

thebigsky wrote:

:snore (mmm, salad sandwiches, zzz)

Don't forget the cheeky birds.