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p.1 #1 · Durdle Door Panorama

Hi guys,

Working on this panorama of Durdle Door. It's been lying around for over a year, but thought I'd try and polish it up. I'm fairly happy with how it is so thought it was time for some feedback. I've linked to it below as it is 1600px on the long edge (scaled down for the web).

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Cheers in advance guys!

Tony

Feb 11, 2010 at 04:13 PM

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p.1 #2 · Durdle Door Panorama

I'm no expert on composition but I like it.

I do find that the rock in the water just right of centre keeps drawing my eye, would it be covered at high tide?

Paul.

Feb 11, 2010 at 08:39 PM

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p.1 #3 · Durdle Door Panorama

Very interesting. Beautiful spot. Panoramic format definitely is the way to go here. Moody sky adds nicely to the scene.
Are these the natural colors? Looks almost like a duotoned image.
Only question: Is there any more room at the bottom to complete the edge of the beach? Feels just a bit cut off there. But plenty nice as is!

Scott

Feb 11, 2010 at 09:37 PM

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p.1 #4 · Durdle Door Panorama

Hi guys,

Thanks for your responses. Don't know whether that rock would be there at high tide to be honest. I'll consider cloning it out, but it's not really bothering me tbh. Nope, unfortunately these aren't natural colours. The day I visited was unbelievably drab. The processing started out as a LR preset, but it's been heavily modified since then to an extent that I'd call it my own rendition.

As far as crop goes, there isn't really any more to be had at the base of the picture. With the help of a bunch of cloning, I've added a tiny little bit, and while I definately know what you mean about the beach feeling 'trimmed' I can't decide whether I prefer the taller crop. What are your thoughts on the two options below?

Any other input always welcome.

Cheers!

Feb 12, 2010 at 09:22 AM

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p.1 #5 · Durdle Door Panorama

Looks better to me.
Scott

Feb 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM

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p.1 #6 · Durdle Door Panorama

Thanks Scott. Just doing some final touching up no, though I'm pretty happy with the image as is. Can you see any stitching lines?

Feb 12, 2010 at 12:46 PM

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p.1 #7 · Durdle Door Panorama

Nice work! No stitching lines seen by me, at least at this resolution. I like the duotone effect and the way you've retained the luminance of the sky. I prefer the second version with a little greenery to isolate the contour of the beach.

Jeff

Feb 13, 2010 at 12:34 AM

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p.1 #8 · Durdle Door Panorama

i like the second better also, also think spot removing or cloning the rock out of the water could help a bit. i was also going to see if there was more room to show the shoreline and the green at the bottom of the photo, if there is more i would show just a bit more

Feb 13, 2010 at 02:34 AM

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p.1 #9 · Durdle Door Panorama

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Have decided to stick with the rock in the bay, but have made some adjustments to colour and tone. The final edit is below. Your help has been hugely appreciated:

Feb 17, 2010 at 06:08 PM

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p.1 #10 · Durdle Door Panorama

I suspect it would benefit from some judicious sharpening, especially the foreground grass and various rock faces.

Feb 17, 2010 at 10:29 PM


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