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p.1 #1 · Moonrise

In the Sydney Harbor, C&C appreciated.

Mar 25, 2008 at 11:39 PM

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p.1 #2 · Moonrise

I'm seeing some pixelation in the darker areas of the sky and vignetting in the upper corners.

To me, the ship is flat and could really use some L&C. Also, I think cropping out some sky as well as water for more of a landscape aspect might be advantageous. The Flickr thumbnail gives a better image to judge composition, IMO, than the post - too tall and scrolling ruins the effect.

It would really be nice to have the Exif included...does Flickr strip this out?

regards,

Bob

Here is a version with capture sharpening & levels applied - probably something can be done to prevent the moon from looking like a white BB

I didn't crop. Oh, and NR applied using Neat Image Pro.

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Probably a tad hot - my commonly applied heavy hand

Edited on Mar 26, 2008 at 12:23 AM

Mar 25, 2008 at 11:57 PM

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p.1 #3 · Moonrise

The exif gets stripped by GimpShop, here's the original, which should still have it:
http://flickr.com/photos/7202503@N05/2362287201/

<EDIT> Nevermind, looks like it's Flikr also. Picasa says it's f/3, 1/350th, 6mm (must be the physical length, not effective focal length) No ISO info.

This image was taken with my old P&S, vignetting is probably caused by its poor lens. Pixelation could be the camera or could be my own attempts to adjust the image.

I agree that the ship could use some work, I masked it out of the original and brightened it up a bit, maybe I could do some more. My PS (or rather GimpShop) skills are a still a bit basic, trying to improve there.

Your version is a bit much for me, the moon ends up a white dot and the whole image loses some of the calm, late evening feel.

Also, here's a smaller image for critiques on composition. I originally left the sky and water in because I enjoyed the negative space... maybe unneeded.

Edited on Mar 26, 2008 at 03:03 AM

Mar 26, 2008 at 02:56 AM

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p.1 #4 · Moonrise

Yes, I agree, a bit too much - I noticed the moon too late, and I don't do masks well. I need to be more aware of that.

Personally, I like the smaller version - there is a completeness that I think lacks in the larger.

Long time since I've been in Sydney, remember it as a beautiful city with lots to do.

Bob

Mar 26, 2008 at 12:01 PM

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p.1 #5 · Moonrise

I find the smaller easier also... makes the neg space a bit easier to appreciate. But the last image I posted at that size I got lots of complaints about being too small

Sydney's nice, this is on the Harbor cruise to Manly, NSW (I can't mention that name without grinning just a touch).

I think the ship needs some brightening up still... I'll play around with that.

Mar 26, 2008 at 07:31 PM

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p.1 #6 · Moonrise

Here's another shot at it, adjusting the sky to hide the vignetting and lightening up the ship.

Bigger version here:
http://flickr.com/photos/7202503@N05/2364191439/sizes/l/

Mar 26, 2008 at 09:43 PM


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