The American Queen and the Mississippi Queen paddlewheelers docked at Natchez, Mississippi.
Cloned out a very small spot of the shoreline, adjusted levels, resized, sharpened, applied nik Color Efex filters Midnight and Sunshine, added 20 px white border.
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Love the composition and clarity of this shot.. it gives a real taste of the "deep south" and certainly what I would expect to see in any guide book for the area.
Very nicely done.
Bumping from 7 to 8
Having grown up in New Orleans, I have a natural affinity for shots like this. ;-) For some reason, though it seems to be a bright day, the colors came out a little bit bland. You might want to increase contrast a bit in curves or just play with the saturation to see if the blues and reds can come out looking a bit more like they really did that day. Still, this is a nicely composed shot and I think the white matte adds a nice touch.
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy viewing this photo, great job, but this comment will be focused on what I think are the negative aspects. I believe that you selectively desaturatedthe upper three decks of the far ship. Why? That added distraction to the image IMHO. Also, the composition leaves us with an incredibly detailed and interesting foreground to an emty background. Otherwise, I still really like this shot. Perhaps if you were to photograph this in the future, you would compose with less sky and more of the boats' reflections in the water. 7.
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