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"Hybernation"

GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
edited January 16, 2005 in Wildlife
Got this out in God's Country yesterday.
Lil township called Laraysville PA just over the boarder here.
Amish Country.

HybernationWeb-vi.jpg
Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

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    GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Was hoping for feedback
    Was wondering how good or bad I did on this one?

    Maybe it just plain sux? headscratch.gif
    Was planing to frame and sell this one.

    HONEST OPINIONS PLEASE!
    Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
    Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

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    GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    It looks to me to have a slight color cast to it. Color correction is not my strong poiimt so I will let someone else explain how to fix it if you agree, could be my monitor. (I need a new one but I have my eyes on a 17mm lense that is comming first)
    http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/

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    Michiel de BriederMichiel de Brieder Registered Users Posts: 864 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Jim,

    The potential of this photo is huge IMO!! The composition is really good, I just love it. That dry patch under the tree... bowdown.gif this is definitely great!
    Now for some finetuning. I would suggest to add contrast with a slight s-curve with the bottom more dropped than the top pushed. Then I would suggest introducing a partial shadow/highlight adjustment where the highlights are dropped around 40% on the bottom to get back a little detail.
    I would really like to point out that the potential for this photo is very high IMO, it needs some extra tweaks, but the start is really there!
    Keep us posted on the progress!!
    *In my mind it IS real*
    Michiel de Brieder
    http://www.digital-eye.nl
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    Michiel de BriederMichiel de Brieder Registered Users Posts: 864 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    it's a tad bluish, but I think that is a good thing. It looks very appealing because of the cast IMO ylsuper.gif
    *In my mind it IS real*
    Michiel de Brieder
    http://www.digital-eye.nl
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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    HybernationWeb-vi.jpg[/QUOTE]
    Hi Karz,

    This was a tough shot and you did ok with it. I see a few problems with it though. First portions of the shot are blown out and details are lost due to the overexposure especially in the lower left. The plants in the lower right are distracting and I would have cropped them or cloned them out. Also I don't get the sense of depth I should from the shot. Its like you have the tree in the foreground and then the background trees right behind it w/o much separation. I don't know if thats due to the dof you used or due to the composition.

    But overall it was a real tough shot and I don't know if I could have done any better myself.

    Harry
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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    GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Ok how is this?
    I played with the "curve" but add or subtracting anything for brightness or contrast kills it.
    Curve
    Input: 146
    Output: 122

    If this is NG PLEASE explain in detail what to do in CS. (I'm still learning it)

    Old

    HybernationWeb-vi.jpg

    Improved and cropped for 8x10 printing and selling.
    Also the "Curve" fix.

    HybernatingWeb2-vi.jpg
    Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
    Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

    http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/
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    GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Last fix for this
    Ok here is the FINAL fix for this one!
    After prior fix I didn't like the bluish tinge in it so I ran it threw PSP 8.1 Auto color fix (Since I dunno how to do that yet in PS CS).

    **Slight purple cast will hafta stay! NO WAY to get rid of it without killing the photo! :cry

    It's framed and matted....silver metal frame with a med blue matte! thumb.gif
    Ready to sell!!

    Hybernating2-vi.jpg
    Canon 60D | Nikon Cooloix P7700
    Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW

    http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/
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