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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Fly Fishing Steam


My second post. In my first post I asked about the size.
FM must resize maybe when adding the frame so I see this size should be fine. This photo was 1600x resized to around 1000x
I am not seeing the same level of sharpness as I do in Smugmug so it must be due to smaller size.



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Fly Fishing Stream - Ireland




Oct 04, 2014 at 07:40 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Fly Fishing Steam


Hmmm, not sure @ posting resize. I use FM frames frequently and have never noticed it resizing. Maybe, it is resizing due to file size. I keep my file sizes below 750 KB (adjust compression if needed) for posting on FM, even if physical dimensions are large.

It used to be that if your file was too large, FM wouldn't let you post @ error message. Fred may have changed things so that it simply resizes now (I'm guessing @ this).

Nice scene @ diggin, the stone house and the stones in the stream. Not diggin' the pano, likely due to the shape of the house being a bit more squarish with a vertical component to it ... seems it could benefit from additional negative space above.

The house looks like it is suffering from the effects of distortion (mustache known @ The King). Power lines are pretty subjective @ keep vs. remove. I'd like to see them cloned out, in this one. Kinda depends on if this is a "general" scene or a "known" one. Since I don't know the scene, I wouldn't miss them as supposed to be there.






Oct 04, 2014 at 08:33 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Fly Fishing Steam


Very nice but I agree with Kent: more sky above. Maybe clone out the wires?
If nothing in the sky, I might sacrifice a bit on the left for a less pano crop.
Scott



Oct 04, 2014 at 10:51 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Fly Fishing Steam


Thanks for the feedback everyone. I agree.

I applied the correct lens profile, cropped back to normal, and cloned the electrical wires.
And hopefully limiting to 750k size will help as well.

Let's try this one.



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Oct 04, 2014 at 01:47 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Fly Fishing Steam


Very nice. To me, it feels a little top heavy. If possible, perhaps recroppong to add in some more sky?


Oct 04, 2014 at 02:27 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Fly Fishing Steam


Thanks - I understand but have no more sky. I should have shot a few frames.
I tried cropping lower left but did not like that.



Oct 04, 2014 at 02:52 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Fly Fishing Steam


moosehead222 wrote:
but have no more sky.


Karen can probably show you how to take care of that little issue.



Oct 04, 2014 at 02:59 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Fly Fishing Steam


RustyBug wrote:
Karen can probably show you how to take care of that little issue.


I bet, she is outstanding.
Expand the canvas, clone the sky, and recrop perhaps.
Some day I may take the time to learn PS much better.
I just do not like to spend a lot of time with PS since it takes me sooooo.. long



Oct 04, 2014 at 03:08 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Fly Fishing Steam


The edit is much improved IMO. FWIW


Oct 05, 2014 at 05:37 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Fly Fishing Steam


Beautiful scene! I hope to visit Ireland one day. I hope you don't mind, I did a re-work to illustrate adding a touch more room in the sky, added some definition to the clouds and gave the image slightly more contrast. The additional color in the sky was due to using Luminosity masking techniques to control the brightness in the sky.







Oct 05, 2014 at 08:13 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Fly Fishing Steam


Oregon Gal wrote:
Beautiful scene! I hope to visit Ireland one day. I hope you don't mind, I did a re-work to illustrate adding a touch more room in the sky, added some definition to the clouds and gave the image slightly more contrast. The additional color in the sky was due to using Luminosity masking techniques to control the brightness in the sky.


No I do not mind, I like the feedback and seeing it is the best.
I like it, much better.




Oct 06, 2014 at 06:40 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Fly Fishing Steam


Nice, Barbara
Excellent rework
Scott



Oct 06, 2014 at 07:23 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Fly Fishing Steam


Hope you don't mind a try at pushing the drama. Have to admit there was a lot of noise issues doing so and had to address that and this one still needs some tlc.





Oct 09, 2014 at 07:06 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Fly Fishing Steam


Lylejk,

I like to see what others would do.

I am finding while I like a realistic take I need to process for more pop. I am just starting to post some for feedback but this is what I am learning already. What I saw when taking the photo = boring a lot of times.

Thanks for taking your time. I have revised my processing but looking at yours, I want to take a bit more time on it.



Oct 09, 2014 at 11:18 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Fly Fishing Steam


I bet if you can mount a circular polarizer on your camera, it would give you the drama or pop that you need without too much processing.


Oct 09, 2014 at 02:12 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Fly Fishing Steam


lylejk wrote:
I bet if you can mount a circular polarizer on your camera, it would give you the drama or pop that you need without too much processing.


Good idea, I was not sure about the benefits. I thought about this before my vacation but I spent way too much on a new WA lenses, tripod and head. I will eventually get on for my new WW as I have one for my other primes. I also thought I could simulate in processing by bumping up the saturation, etc. (not considering water reflections).



Oct 09, 2014 at 06:11 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Fly Fishing Steam


Here is another try and a different view.



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Oct 09, 2014 at 06:29 PM





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