Lost in the Fog - Critique and Post Processing Input Needed

[Ndukes]

Beautifully done Christina, especially no.2 and no.4.

[Wavelength]

Very nice set of images

[Brownbear]

Christina, when you press the Quick Reply button, if you look at the option at the top of your messege window, at the far left side is an icon of a film strip then, another icon at the very end. Click that and the words quotes will appear twice. There is a blinker that appears in the middle of those two words. This is where you insert your text. Got it???
Cheers.

Thank you, Izzie.

I was unsure how to verbally express my thoughts. All i did was add an overlay of neon edge detect at 20% opacity using Gimp to your original shot.
It seems to me to add a little more feeling?

Thank you, Brian. I like it. What is neon edge detect?

Thank you, Mike. Trying it here, so hopefully it will work.

Izzie's method of inserting quotes in a message works well but does not inherently identify who is being quoted. If you want to identify who is being quoted, open a second window displaying the thread. Click "Reply with Quote" and copy and paste the quote into the first window you already had open. Then return to the second window and repeat the process involving "Reply with Quote" involving a different post.

Thank you, Rachel. Truly appreciated.

The second one in particular I love!

I also like Brian's version and what Manfred has done to #1

Beautifully done Christina, especially no.2 and no.4.

Thank you, Neville.

Very nice set of images

Thank you, Nandakumar.

[Brownbear]

Hi Dean,

Thank you, kindly. I like your version and that you took the time is truly appreciated.

Here is a horizontal version with a wee bit cropped off of the bottom. (tree tops and a couple of houses intruding into the scene)

This one I was a bit more aggressive with my post processing. I added a levels layer and adjusted the mid point so the image is a little darker, less pastel-like.

6. Horizontal Version




Honestly, I think I took too many variations of this scene which has overwhelmed me.

[Mike Buckley]

Honestly, I think I took too many variations of this scene which has overwhelmed me.

That will become less and less of an issue once you feel more comfortable with your vision. Once that has come to be, you'll be able to review many, many captures of the same scene and rather quickly determine which of them are keepers once you review them on your computer. Similarly, you'll very quickly be able to determine which of the keepers is your favorite, in other words, which one (and only one) you would submit to a potential client as part of a portfolio review.

[dragon76]

Hi Dean,

Thank you, kindly. I like your version and that you took the time is truly appreciated.

Here is a horizontal version with a wee bit cropped off of the bottom. (tree tops and a couple of houses intruding into the scene)

This one I was a bit more aggressive with my post processing. I added a levels layer and adjusted the mid point so the image is a little darker, less pastel-like.

6. Horizontal Version




Honestly, I think I took too many variations of this scene which has overwhelmed me.

Christina

It's beautiful. I really like this shot because it has many elements that I like in a landscape image.
Firstly, it gives me a real sense of vantage point viewing. Secondly, the smooth/blurred texture of the fog contrasts really well with the jagged/detailed texture of the vegetation. Also, the scattered yellow compliments well with the dark greeny/blue and the mystery of the compressed back ranges as they partly peek out of the fog. Well done.

Cheers

Dean

[Brownbear]

That will become less and less of an issue once you feel more comfortable with your vision. Once that has come to be, you'll be able to review many, many captures of the same scene and rather quickly determine which of them are keepers once you review them on your computer. Similarly, you'll very quickly be able to determine which of the keepers is your favorite, in other words, which one (and only one) you would submit to a potential client as part of a portfolio review.

Mike... Thank you as always for your words of wisdom... But with respect to the placement of the fog choosing just one is akin to choosing just one pair of shoes to purchase when shopping for shoes, but obviously doable so I'll keep working on it.

Christina

It's beautiful. I really like this shot because it has many elements that I like in a landscape image.
Firstly, it gives me a real sense of vantage point viewing. Secondly, the smooth/blurred texture of the fog contrasts really well with the jagged/detailed texture of the vegetation. Also, the scattered yellow compliments well with the dark greeny/blue and the mystery of the compressed back ranges as they partly peek out of the fog. Well done.

Cheers

Dean

Dean,

Thank you kindly. I admire your images and it is especially helpful to hear which elements you like about the scene. Truly helpful and appreciated.

[Mike Buckley]

akin to choosing just one pair of shoes to purchase when shopping for shoes

Not true. It's akin to choosing which pair to wear after you have narrowed the pairs you bought to a few of them.

[Brownbear]

It appears that you've accompanied your bride on shoe shopping expeditions... Well, said. A surmountable challenge that I have to learn to tackle.

Not true. It's akin to choosing which pair to wear after you have narrowed the pairs you bought to a few of them.

[dragon76]

Christina

I have done a quick edit of your raw file and hopefully I didn't ruin your image.

In ACR, I corrected your lens profile to get rid of the corner vignette. I darkened down the sky by about half a stop and overall exposure by another half of a stop. I pumped up the temperature a little bit to bring back some of those warm/defused morning light on the vegetation. I brought the black level down a fair bit to bring back some of the contrast. Then in PS, I de-noised the image, selectively sharpening up the vegetation and brought up the vibrancy in the trees.



Cheers

Dean

[Brownbear]

Hi Dean,

It's gorgeous!

Thank you for taking the time (and for finding my vision ) and also for including your post processing steps. I like the crop ( I was wondering about whether I should keep the far left upper corner). The greens of the trees rings true and I can see the pop of the blacks yet the trees are not too dark for my taste, and you've kept the dreamy feel.

Your edit will serve me well when I revisit these photos and work on a few. And I expect others will learn from it, too.

Truly appreciated.

Christina

I have done a quick edit of your raw file and hopefully I didn't ruin your image.

In ACR, I corrected your lens profile to get rid of the corner vignette. I darkened down the sky by about half a stop and overall exposure by another half of a stop. I pumped up the temperature a little bit to bring back some of those warm/defused morning light on the vegetation. I brought the black level down a fair bit to bring back some of the contrast. Then in PS, I de-noised the image, selectively sharpening up the vegetation and brought up the vibrancy in the trees.



Cheers

Dean

[Rider in the Sky]

Hi Christina,

Amazing, your images are very similar to Japanese sumi-e. Seems you have discovered ways to transform your images into Japanese ink paintings.


If you have time, kindly check out these samples.

http://www.wesleyan.edu/masters/cour...s/arts640.html

http://www.kusuyama.jp/suiboku-ga-sumi-e/

http://www.shutterstock.com/s/sumi-e...line=183515144

[bnnrcn]

Hi Christina I haven't read all comments as I'm away from home and I have limited internet connection. I really like the foggy scenes youy uploaded. Please keep them coming.

[Brownbear]

Vic,

Thank you, for sharing those links. Truly appreciated. I can see the similarities. I will learn more about this Japanese sumi-e and explore as a possible style.

Binnur,

Thank you, as always. It's fog season so hopefully I will have the chance to capture more foggy images.