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fadilfb
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p.1 #1 · Kuta Beach Indonesia (Help Needed)

Kuta Beach Lombok Indonesia @ Sunset

1Ds mkIII + 16-35mkII + Shingray Reverse GND + ND4 + Tripod + Cable Release + RAW + Canon DPP

The problem for me is how to adjust the contrast of the picture, should the rocks brighter than this ? and how about the sky color, is it to saturated or not, please give me your best opinion about the post processing this image.

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Fadil

Edited on Nov 05, 2008 at 09:43 PM · View previous versions

Nov 05, 2008 at 12:49 PM

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p.1 #2 · Kuta Beach Indonesia (Help Needed)

Hi Fadil,

I think the sky color is fine, I love it. I would use the liquify tool to straighten the horizon somewhat, or at least try to correct it with the Lens Distort tool in Photoshop.

You can actually try burning the rocks a little, I find them a tad too bright for my liking - doing so would also help with contrast issues. Also, perhaps more aggressive sharpening is in order.. THe picture is looking a little soft here.

Nov 05, 2008 at 03:19 PM

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p.1 #3 · Kuta Beach Indonesia (Help Needed)

Your tones are all over the place here. It looks as though your highlights are blown, then recovered --- and your shadow tones were too dark, then recovered. With that sort of sky, I would expect to see some of the color reflected a bit more on the surface of the rocks. You have a lot of potential with this scene, but sometimes even when you use grads, you still need to bracket your exposure for proper foreground/background exposure.

Nov 05, 2008 at 05:51 PM

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p.1 #4 · Kuta Beach Indonesia (Help Needed)

To night86mare and Ben Horne, Thank you for your suggestion, comments and critics. I really appreciate it.

Nov 06, 2008 at 02:22 AM


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