The cascades at West Milton, Ohio. This is a 7 shot HDR image processed with Photomatix. I used Topaz Adjust and painted the effect into certain areas that I thought could use the effect. I also used Topaz Adjust on the water and painted the effect in at low opacity. Just tried to keep the adjustments subtle and not overdone. Comments apprreciated.
Helpful Posts: 0
Results 1 to 5 of 5
Thread: Cascades
-
7th March 2013, 11:25 PM #1
- Join Date
- Dec 2010
- Location
- Lewisburg, Ohio, USA
- Posts
- 62
- Real Name
- Donald Chesnut
Cascades
-
7th March 2013, 11:59 PM #2
- Join Date
- Dec 2009
- Location
- WNY
- Posts
- 36,716
- Real Name
- John
Re: Cascades
Very nice, I like the sharpness within the wispy waves.
-
8th March 2013, 02:53 AM #3
- Join Date
- Dec 2012
- Location
- Alaska
- Posts
- 7,604
- Real Name
- Dan
Re: Cascades
I like the processing. The composition is a bit awkward IMO. The diagonal flow across the frame works but I'm left wondering what it looks like to the left and top.
-
8th March 2013, 02:57 AM #4
- Join Date
- May 2012
- Location
- northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC
- Posts
- 19,064
Re: Cascades
It's a very interesting and satisfying approach to dealing with the water that suits the waterflow very well. However, the greens are overly saturated to my taste.
-
8th March 2013, 03:32 AM #5
- Join Date
- Feb 2013
- Location
- Grants Pass, Oregon
- Posts
- 83
- Real Name
- David
Re: Cascades
When I saw the title of "Cascades" I immediately thought of the Cascade Range where I live in Oregon. So...I decided to take a look at your post. I was pleasantly surprised with your image. It has all of the technical details in place and is a wonderful image. I would agree with Dan (northern focus) though, in that composition could be improved.
Let me start by saying that I do not have the compositional skills necessary which would allow me to suggest exactly HOW you could improve this aspect of the image. I have simple been looking at hundreds and maybe thousands of images lately in order to learn more about nature and landscape photography ( I am a lowly, former sports photographer). So when I look at your image I wonder, what is the central point of attention? What are you using to draw me into the shot? This is exactly what I am trying to bring into my photography. Attention to the details of composition and the overall question of "why did I take this shot and why would anyone want to look for more than a few seconds at it". All I can tell you is that I have yet to find an answer to that question when it comes to my own photography.
Please keep doing what you are doing and keep us posted on your progress. I would love to learn from you.
David
Reply With Quote