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Thanks to all the commenters and to those who voted, I was pretty happy to end in the top 40% in my second challenge. A couple of things I missed out in me description above, the reverse grad was a three stop and I also used a warming circular polariser to cut down unwanted reflections, and to maintain the reds that are normally diminished by a standard polariser. After reading some of the earlier comments regarding sharpness and contrast, I went back and had a go at reprocessing (at the time I only had Elements 5 to work with after Photomatix Pro was used), with Lightroom/CS4, in addtition to the latest version of Photomatix, but I didn't like the results, partly because it enhanced the chromatic aberration that had largely been removed and partly because of haloing. I've since read some of the ideas to remove the haloing effect in the forums, so it's something I can have a go at when I have some time. So, while I didn't necessarily agree with the comments, it did force me to revisit, which is always a good thing to do.Message edited by author 2009-03-18 17:27:11.
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This is a beautiful picture, but I think the colors could have been deeper on the rocks, just a little darker to make them pop.
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Excellent composition and restrained colors. Possibly could use a contrast and/or sharpness boost to bring out just a touch more drama in the scene.
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id love to know how you edited this. its so beautifula nd surreal. love it-9
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Lovely image, dramatic sky.
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It absolutely does remind me of fire and water. The tones and texture in this shot are amazing. 7
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The contrast or saturation seems a little low to me, but I love the reflection of the clouds in the water.
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well captured.. love the reflected light
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Nice reflection, and good colour.
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Good shot. Nice sky and scenery.
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very nice, five from me ;D
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Beautiful colors but this image feels really light and soft.
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Very nice composition....love the foreground water. Well done.
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wonderful exposure control
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Lovely sky, wish it were just a bit sharper with more contrast.
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Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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Beautifully shot. Could use some contrast, I think... but that's personal taste.
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Nice shoreline scene and beautiful sunset. Some stronger processing would really bring out the detail in it. Looking at the EXIF data I see you did use HDR and this is Kilve Beach in Somerset. And this looks like your 2nd entry in DPC kernuak . Keep it up.
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Wonderful colored sky and reflection
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stunning color and detail
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Hey. This dressed up the beach a lot. Seems softened some. Great!
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Nice clouds and color, nice reflection and lines.
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Nice tones. I like that the water is very smooth on the reflection.
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I like the softness of this shot.
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Nice seen. Looks a little soft though
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Stunning sky and reflections.
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nice colors , but slightly lacking in contrast IMO, 6
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I think a simple levels to bring down the midtowns would really make this pop.
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Really nice capture. Some really good sunsets this challenge.
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Lovely sunrise, I guess sunrise as nobody is about, well presented..
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Great photo but I think you could have tweaked this a bit more to give it even more impact
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Good color in the clouds.
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Beautiful reflection shot.
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looks liek just about everything is in focus in this shot - nicely done and great colors!
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beautiful sky and reflection
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Lacking focus but nice tones.
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Title says it all, great colours in the sunset.
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wonderful glowing colors...wish the rocks had more depth of tone...but an excellent shot
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Excellent colors and perspective.
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Wonderful image. Beautiful colors.
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great capture - a bit unsharp though
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Very abstract! The dramatic sky and reflections contrasting those layered rock formations. Excellent capture! 9
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great sky and reflection.
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fantastic colours, love the texture of the sky
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Fabulous symmetry between the clouds and the rectangular pool. Wonderful colors. Wide angle really adds to the shot.
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Looks a bit flat, needs more contrast.
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I wonderful looking scene. The high dynamic range looks really good here, but missing just one tweak...contrast via Levels, just careful enough not to blow the highlights are make the shadows too dark.
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nice colors, but a little to soft in my opinion
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Lovely sunrise/sunset. The photos seems a little light overall.
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Lovely composition and dramatic sky. Overall it looks a little soft to me and could have done with a little extra punch.
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lovely sky and reflection!
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