I could have gotten a better shot if these two guys quit following me and fishing everytime I set up. A mile up the river (this is the patapsco river) they followed. Sheesh! Anyway, this is all I got. Hope you enjoy - my son and I had a blast.
Crop
mode - duotone with dark orange
curves
sharpen
layer - multiply - gaussian blur, mask
paint a little white in the tree
more curves to lessen the red
crop again cause I didn't like it.
save for web.
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Thanks everyone, for the comments. To be honest, the contrast was my fault - I was in a hurry editing and forgot to do a final curves adjustment after resizing. It was a bright sunny day and everywhere I could photograph was high contrast - either deep in shadow or washed out. I worked out most of the issues - enough to get the trees back on the left, but I forgot that final tweak. It looks really good large - I think saving for the web did that. About the red - not sure - not red on my monitor. Used burnt orange...
JPR - you're right. It didn't even occur to me. Now I can go back and tweak some more. The last minute entries are a killer on my brain cells.
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There isn't a thing wrong with this shot. Lovely tones, lovely title, and gorgeous composition. One of my top pics at a 9. Glad to see it was 22nd, but should have been at least top 10. It has all the elements to draw one to a seat in a cinema. Great job!
This is a beautiful photograph! I don't see how in the world it could have been better, so the annoying fisherman really didn't hurt you at all! Great story too :)
Really love the feel of this image. Reminds me a bit of the siren scene in 'Oh Brother...'. Might have worked on hilighting her hair a bit more just to add a bit more of a surrealistic feel but in the end, it's just really good... :)
potentially very nice shot, but less than perfect B/W conversion (strong reddish cast and somwhat mudded tonal range) don't realize its full potential.
very moody. the tile and the photo really work well together and tell a story. I like that she is barefoot it adds some desperation. the middle at the top is a little bright. fantastic
what I am looking for in this challenge is for a creative 'wow' shot that would go on a movie poster. I think that's what the challenge is all about...this shot would work and your title is fantastic...well done
For this challenge I think more contrast would have been better and also having it in b/w. I could definitely see text added in the top right corner with dark burn from the top down. Gets a 7 in the first run through.
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