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p.1 #1 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Last December it was a combination foggy, frosty morning and I captured these two images. I would appreciate your C&C.

Captured w/ Canon 30D & Tamron 11-18.

Thanks in advance.

Feb 27, 2008 at 03:07 AM

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p.1 #2 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Ok, so I couldn't figure out how to get the second one in the message. Here it is. Thanks for your C&C!

Ron

Feb 27, 2008 at 03:09 AM

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p.1 #3 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

I like them - especially the second.

(you have to do as you did to post 2 images using Image Upload - to get them in the same post you have to host them and post links)

Feb 27, 2008 at 07:23 AM

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p.1 #4 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Very nice. Nicely framed with horizon at 1/3. Nice interest behind with the tree. Nice depth from short to far. Interesting (low) perspective.

I like the 2nd better.

I think I would clone out top two branches intruding top right.

Please post the details so we can all learn - filters, tripod, fstop, shutter, where you focused. etc

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:07 PM

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p.1 #5 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Both nice.
I also prefer the second. Getting lower adds to the foreground interest. On my (work=uncalibrated) monitor second appears too blue, too saturated at the bottom, and therefore unrealistic. I agree with Scott about cropping about the branches on right.
Scott G

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:27 PM

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p.1 #6 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

One more thing.
Appears to be a strange light vertical band on the left starting at the top of the frame. Was there a branch cloned out? Whatever, I'd blend out this element.

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:29 PM

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p.1 #7 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Scott Stoness wrote:
I think I would clone out top two branches intruding top right.

Please post the details so we can all learn - filters, tripod, fstop, shutter, where you focused. etc

Scott,

Thank you for your comments. There was no filter or tripod. I was laying on my stomach taking the shot. I thought the fstop and shutter was in the exif. I am at work so I can't confirm. I think about 1/1000 and f/5.6 if memory serves, which it rarely does anymore. I will verify that tonight. Because I wanted it silloetted (sp?) I did not open open for shooting into the sun. Maybe I did a little.

I focused on the branches.

I was hesitant about cropping out branches on top right because it would move tree in background towards the middle. I didn't think about cloning out. Great suggestion! I will try that and maybe repost.

Thanks again.

Ron

Thanks again,

Ron

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:54 PM

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p.1 #8 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

I LOVE the second photo. Actually, this is something I would buy a print of. Very nice composition, color, tone, and depth. I do, however, recommend cloning out the 2 straight branches jutting out at the top right side. Also agree that there appears to be a lighter band of color in the sky area at the top left-of-middle, which is mildly distracting.

Mar 07, 2008 at 03:16 AM

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p.1 #9 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Thanks all for your C&C. It has onlt taken me two weeks, but is this better?

Thanks again,

Ron

Mar 09, 2008 at 04:05 AM

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p.1 #10 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

I think I like your 2nd post better. The ice on the grass and the foreground seem softer on this latest one. Maybe just a difference in sharpening. Less branches intruding is better though.

Mar 09, 2008 at 05:12 PM

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p.1 #11 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Hard to judge. Looks like you have compression artifacts in your last version and lost some sharpening. But I think it might be a bad jpeg. Did you sit a different compression/quality level when downsizing for web?

Mar 12, 2008 at 08:26 PM

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p.1 #12 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

The second one was better before you reprocessed it, although I do like that the two little branches on the right are gone. The crispness of the original really made me feel the cold, and that's lost in the re-do.

Absolutely lovely picture, I can't imagine laying on my stomach to take this!

Jo

Mar 12, 2008 at 09:38 PM

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p.1 #13 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Ron,
interestingly, your last re-work does not show the same compression artifacts on my home (higher resolution) monitor. Still, prefer the earlier image.

Mar 13, 2008 at 12:42 AM

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p.1 #14 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Take the second (not the rewok), clone the two branches on the right and jack up the contrast somewhat. Take out the color cast, if you wish, or even increase it a little to give it more the feel of being cold.

Check your settings for white balance; if you like the blue cast, leave them alone; I prefer a little warmer cast, and reset to shadow -3.

Larry

Mar 13, 2008 at 12:12 PM

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p.1 #15 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

Thank you all for the suggestions!

Ron

Mar 14, 2008 at 05:46 PM

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p.1 #16 · Foggy, Frosty Morning

I agree, in the most recent photo the foreground snow is much softer and I think it loses a great deal in that. I definitely like the other two better. Though, I will also agree that I like the fact you took out the branches on the right

Mar 17, 2008 at 03:02 AM


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