Looking across the lake to the Tafe college, with the sun rising behind an awesome sky, there was not a sound and really calm.
Adjust-Tones-Crop in Raw
PhotoShop
NI
Contrast
Shadow/highlights X 3 Times
Contrast
No Sharpening tool was used in PP
You can see from the camera settings that high sharpen was used for this shot as it was taken early in the morning, also the flash was on which cast a light on the near forground and close trees, some viewers appear to have thought this was part of the sharpening that was not used in PP, as this was Basic editing NO selective editing was done to darken the clouds, split toning was applied to the whole image in Raw.
Shooting Date/Time
3/24/2007 5:42:26 AM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/30
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
-1
ISO Speed
400
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
37.0mm
Image Size
3456x2304
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
On
Flash Type
Built-In Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation
+2
Red-eye Reduction
On
Shutter curtain sync
1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast High
Sharpness High
Color saturation High
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
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Brian, this is really nice! You do great work with water photos! I have a feeling that with just a touch less processig on the house area, this would have gotten you a kick-butt score! But I also think its really pretty just like it is.
Interesting colors captured here. Stranged processing hurts this image. (The grass and the trees appear to be oversharpened and look unnatural.
I like the way the trees frame the picture however they are quite dominating in the scene.
The composition is okay but it could be stronger. I think this compostion is a sort of compromise. Its not really emphasizing any one element. The composition could be changed the to lend emphasis to the sky for instance or to the reflections in the water.
The challenge:
A still reflection certainly is a given for this challenge. The strange processing in the trees give this a harsh feeling however and create a sense of agitation rather than calm. Softer lines would accentuate the feeling you were going for.
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