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Title: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 02, 2007, 09:57:50 PM: Comments and critques welcome. Please just explain your reason. Thanks! :)

These were from late this afternoon. Brief afternoon shower really helped darken the light up and helped to bring out the brilliant greens in the mosses and plant life.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: MattD on August 02, 2007, 09:59:37 PM: 5, easily. Your waterfalls are overexposed in all of this series, though. What were your camera settings?
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 02, 2007, 10:15:57 PM: I'll have to work on the exposures. Luckily I don't have far to go back and do these again. Details for pic 5 are: f16, 30sec exposure, ISO 100. The others vary from f22 to f32 with between 15-30 sec exposures at iso 100
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: MattD on August 02, 2007, 11:06:21 PM: I'd be interested in seeing some in the 1-4 second range, should you get the opportunity. You also might want to try adding a polarizer. Nice work on making the green 'pop'.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 03, 2007, 12:09:58 AM: Quote from: MattD on August 02, 2007, 11:06:21 PM
I'd be interested in seeing some in the 1-4 second range, should you get the opportunity. You also might want to try adding a polarizer. Nice work on making the green 'pop'.

A polarizer was utilized. Opportunities abound, this area is a 5 minute drive and a 20minute hike. I'm sure I'll be back in a week. I'll try do a series on #5 with different exposure times.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: BJ on August 03, 2007, 12:24:58 PM: buff, do you do any post processing at all? I just got ps2, and I am trying to learn it..but man..its a steep curve..i need to d/l some vids or buy a book. I took a stab at #5. still could use some work, but this was a 2 min jobby just to see..miainly level adjustment and exposure(from matt's sugg.)
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: halleyscomet8 on August 03, 2007, 01:10:14 PM: i like #3 the best
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 03, 2007, 02:13:16 PM: Quote from: RaZoRbAcK on August 03, 2007, 12:24:58 PM
buff, do you do any post processing at all? I just got ps2, and I am trying to learn it..but man..its a steep curve..i need to d/l some vids or buy a book. I took a stab at #5. still could use some work, but this was a 2 min jobby just to see..miainly level adjustment and exposure(from matt's sugg.)

I always process. First assign white balance, then I go for my colortones and saturations. I'm sure what I like, is either not enough or too much for others. I do initial processing in Digital Photo Professional. I then convert to tiff files, and export to photoshop 6. In ps6, I zoom in and concentrate on dust specs and abnormalities and fix with the cloning tool. I also fine tune contrast/brightness whatnot. If the shot is not level, I will rotate until it is in 1 deg increments. Then crop (sometimes, those above aren't). If they are concert photos (noisy) I use noiseware for that.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 03, 2007, 02:16:22 PM: Quote from: halleyscomet8 on August 03, 2007, 01:10:14 PM
i like #3 the best

#4 does it for me. The mossy rocks are amazing. They just seem to glow in that late afternoon light when the mist is in the air. VERY little processing on that pic. It looks like it did to me when I was standing there.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: phanophish on August 03, 2007, 02:52:53 PM: I like #5 as well. The moss is great and I like the lines of the water across the frame. I was trying to figure out what the foreground in #1 seems so un-sharp and I'm guessing it is the movement of the water over the long exposure. I'd love to see some of these done as a HDR image. You are lucky to have places like this to shoot so close by.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 03, 2007, 03:59:49 PM: Quote from: phanophish on August 03, 2007, 02:52:53 PM
I like #5 as well. The moss is great and I like the lines of the water across the frame. I was trying to figure out what the foreground in #1 seems so un-sharp and I'm guessing it is the movement of the water over the long exposure. I'd love to see some of these done as a HDR image. You are lucky to have places like this to shoot so close by.

yeah, movement of water. Local scenery is the only positive of living in the middle of nowhere. I have to travel 90miles one way just to get out and tape :P
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on August 03, 2007, 04:33:07 PM: I love 0005. Fantastic picture...

Its now my backgroudn on my PC...

Terry
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: stirinthesauce on August 03, 2007, 05:02:18 PM: Quote from: twatts on August 03, 2007, 04:33:07 PM
I love 0005. Fantastic picture...

Its now my backgroudn on my PC...

Terry

:-[ :kiss2: I feel honored :)
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: dmccabe on August 05, 2007, 01:15:56 AM: I like #5 as well, great composition.
Title: Re: part 2 of "which shot do you prefer"
Post by: bluegrass_brad on August 05, 2007, 01:19:52 AM: I like 4 the best. I really like how the green of the moss contrasts with the rest of the photo.