Landscapes

[maloufn]

awesome......

Thank you Joey. Thats the sort of comment I like.

Nasseem

[maloufn]

Thank you Nasseem for your work. Huummm well done, well done
I couldn't do that cloning work so well
However I can see a large vertical area where the foot steps were... You could have recovered some light in the rock in the foreground. I mean, if you have it in your original file.
As you can now see I have worked on my old file, the sunset. I am working better now than some years ago with CS. It is just a "post card"
I had no details on the trees.
The sunset was very much what we see here. It was shot in October 2006 ! Time passes quickly.

Deaer Antonio,

AStill a lovely shot. Nice colours and composition. A little more detail in the trees would have made the difference. May be you can do what I have just done with more detail in the rocks in my shot below. Hopefully you have used a raw shot and then use adjustment brush with a higher exposure to reveal more detail. What do u think of my final adjustments??

[dje]

This image was taken in the evening across Rivington Reservoir near Horwich in Lancashire, England. A Canon 550D fitted with an FD/EOS Adapter and a Canon FD 24mm f2.8 S.S.C. was used. A Manual Lens on a Digital Camera. I enjoy photography greatly but in particular using these older lenses with the convenience of the Digital format. My wife bought me the camera in Sept/Oct 2010. Although I've used my camera a great deal in the order of things I am a novice. Trial and error and reading is my source of instruction. Any comment advice critique will be appreciated. I'm here to learn. Let me down gently chaps. (The photo appears a little wider in its original form).

John welcome to CiC. I think this image is basically under-exposed. If you look at it's histogram, it only reaches about halfway along the horizontal scale. I tried adjusting the levels in a subtle way because I think you are probably looking for a subtle look to this image rather something very dramatic. Is this any better ? Cheers Dave, and keep posting !!

PS : I'm sure Antonio can add more enlightened comment.

[GeorgeM]

Here's another view of Rainier


mt rainier1854 by gmontjr, on Flickr

[NoCard]

End of the Harvest in Central France.


Harvester by RobN185, on Flickr

[Davidd]

This image was taken in the evening across Rivington Reservoir near Horwich in Lancashire, England.

Oddly enough I was on Rivington Pike with our labrador only yesterday, John! I like this take on the reservoir - I've never seen it looking so romantic, looks like the Lake District! As Dave says, its under-exposed, and his amendment improves things - I don't know if you're into processing, but personally I'd go a bit further and do some light dodging here and there, eg the clouds, to increase the contrast. The trees on the left are just too dark even in Dave's version, just need to bring them out of the shadows a bit. I might head that way with my own camera next time I'm walking the dog...

[Light Hearted]

Many Thanks David E And Davidd D. Dave E - your work has made it better. I have been shooting RAW images which as far as it goes I convert via the Canon software. Maybe I'm not using all of its functions properly. I have not yet invested in photoshop. Perhaps I should. I do feel limited in that area. I havnt paid much heed to the histograms. Perhaps I should start. That is two areas I need to work on. Like many people who are newish to this great interest I think I tend to be too heavy on the contrast and colour. I feel you have given an honest view and have given me areas to work on. This is what I was hoping for. Thanks again to you both. Appreciated.
P.S. Davidd. I realised I was taking places for granted because I was familiar with them. Since I've had my camera I see more of what is there if that makes sense. Realised I live in a beautiful part of the world in its own way.

[Antonio Correia]

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It looks like Dave is right regarding the underexposed "problem".
He did not solve the problem completely of course as it would be too hard to do so without the negative file.
Unfortunately I don't have much to add but... that you can always go back (can you ? )there and reshoot

However, we all are supposed to reset our parameters every time we shoot. The other day I was shooting glasses under a very strong light on a work for my son. I underexposed by one stop at the time in Aperture mode.
I completely forgot to reset that parameter and later, while shooting something else, I suddenly realized that I was under exposing all my images.
I usually chimp a lot and have an eye on the histogram. This is the reason why I spot the problem.
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As rule I would say: reset your parameters to the usual ones as soon as possible to avoid unpleasant surprises.

Thank you for posting here

[Antonio Correia]

Here's another view of Rainier

Sure George ! Sure ! Far better !
No cast, nice blue sky, nice colours in the foreground ! Good work

Thank you for you effort

[Antonio Correia]

Oddly enough I was on Rivington Pike with our labrador only yesterday, John! I like this take on the reservoir - I've never seen it looking so romantic, looks like the Lake District! As Dave says, its under-exposed, and his amendment improves things - I don't know if you're into processing, but personally I'd go a bit further and do some light dodging here and there, eg the clouds, to increase the contrast. The trees on the left are just too dark even in Dave's version, just need to bring them out of the shadows a bit. I might head that way with my own camera next time I'm walking the dog...

Thank you David for your excellent suggestions.

You can even try to show us your version of the spot when you go for a walk with your dog...

[Antonio Correia]

Many Thanks David E And Davidd D. Dave E - your work has made it better. I have been shooting RAW images which as far as it goes I convert via the Canon software. Maybe I'm not using all of its functions properly. I have not yet invested in photoshop. Perhaps I should. I do feel limited in that area. I havnt paid much heed to the histograms. Perhaps I should start. That is two areas I need to work on. Like many people who are newish to this great interest I think I tend to be too heavy on the contrast and colour. I feel you have given an honest view and have given me areas to work on. This is what I was hoping for. Thanks again to you both. Appreciated.
P.S. Davidd. I realised I was taking places for granted because I was familiar with them. Since I've had my camera I see more of what is there if that makes sense. Realised I live in a beautiful part of the world in its own way.

Sorry John I haven't read your post...
Here is a good article on histograms.
have you ever thought about Lightroom to begin with ?
I think Photoshop can be a bit un digestive to begin with.

[Light Hearted]

Many Thanks Antonio for your comments. I have plenty of other images taken around the same time. Secretly I liked that one best as it reflected how I felt the conditions were at the time. There wasnt a lot of light about. Anyway there we go. I am grateful for the comments. I felt I have been processing the pictures a little on the dark side. One doesnt always realise oneself. This confirms it. I've learnt a lot. Thanks to everyone and I wont be so long winded next post . I'll look out for Davedd with his labrador next time I'm over Rivington. Appreciated.

P.S Lightroom is more affordable I believe. I'll go for Lightroom first. Histograms is my homework - Lol. Thanks again.

[Antonio Correia]

Many Thanks Antonio for your comments. I have plenty of other images taken around the same time. Secretly I liked that one best as it reflected how I felt the conditions were at the time. There wasnt a lot of light about. Anyway there we go. I am grateful for the comments. I felt I have been processing the pictures a little on the dark side. One doesnt always realise oneself. This confirms it. I've learnt a lot. Thanks to everyone and I wont be so long winded next post . I'll look out for Davedd with his labrador next time I'm over Rivington. Appreciated.

It was a pleasure as always

You could even meet and shoot together while the dog pees

[Edwin Harvey]

I took this image some time ago & had a bit of a play with it using the latest version of Photomatix.

[Antonio Correia]

I took this image some time ago & had a bit of a play with it using the latest version of Photomatix.

Nice Edwin
I have never worked with Photomatix. Is it so different from CS5 ?

[GeorgeM]

Sure George ! Sure ! Far better !
No cast, nice blue sky, nice colours in the foreground ! Good work

Thank you for you effort

Thank you for your interest and critiques!!

[Edwin Harvey]

I've never worked with CS5 either Antonio, but from what I've heard, researched & experienced Photomatix is the best of the best for HDR. I bought the software some time back & have seen improvements made each time I upgrade to their latest version {FREE OF CHARGE} I find it very easy to use "a no brainer" Download the 30 day trial version & see for yourself mate
Cheers.....Edwin.

[Light Hearted]

The River Conwy in North Wales. Deep water pool just after the rapids.
Any comments critiques advice most welcome.
Taken with Canon 550D and 18-55mm kit lens.

Automatic Function Shutter Speed 1/80 Apperture Value 5.6 ISO 1600 Focal Length 55mm

[GeorgeM]

I took this image some time ago & had a bit of a play with it using the latest version of Photomatix.

I like this very much. It's clean and has nice, muted coloration.
Presumably, you're a "Dead Trees" group member at flickr?

[Nihia]

My thought exactly. I loved the footprints - to me it looked as if the photographer was following a friend, or an explorer, or someone else who appreciated the area. I think without the footprints the pink clouds would need more emphasis re: colour otherwise the scene would look like those sterile things you see dressing up the products in furniture shops.

Cheers
Nihia