Sting Ray

[Shadowman]

f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/2000 sec

I applied distortion control/vignette on original which created the green cast.

[JBW]

I admit to being tired so it could just be me but nothing is drawing my eyes

[Shadowman]

I admit to being tired so it could just be me but nothing is drawing my eyes

I can't help you there, surely there is some exotic potion in your garden?

[Saorsa]

I prefer cop #2. I don't think the anchor buoy and pendant add a lot to the foreground and they are a bit two centered which draws my eye to scan vertically in a pano.

It's a personal preference but I like my sunrises and sets a bit on the warm side. Sooooo, I used FastStone and took the liberty to reduce green a bit and increase red. Reducing the green helped the water on the right side become a darker blue/grey and adding red warmed the sky.

[Shadowman]

Hi Brian,

Thanks for comments, suggestions, and edited example. Did you apply the color adjustments to the overall image or in selected regions?

[Saorsa]

Hi Brian,

Thanks for comments, suggestions, and edited example. Did you apply the color adjustments to the overall image or in selected regions?

FastStone only lets me apply adjustments on the overall image. It does have a spot heal and redeye function that are specific locations but everything else is global. I use it for quickly comparing and sorting out bad images and can make quick changes globally to see what the effect is. For more specific work I use other programs.

That's not always a bad thing. You have a lot of reflected light in that image and modifying the source area should also affect the reflected light.

[madcrow]

Nicely done.

[NorthernFocus]

Awesome looking clouds/rays. This is a similar example to Donald's recent post about the sky being the subject. You might try a 2x1 pano cropping it just above the boat in the left of frame. Unless you consider the boats the primary subject it is simply a distraction IMO, too close to edge and pointing out of the frame.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

Thanks Maurice.

[Shadowman]

Awesome looking clouds/rays. This is a similar example to Donald's recent post about the sky being the subject. You might try a 2x1 pano cropping it just above the boat in the left of frame. Unless you consider the boats the primary subject it is simply a distraction IMO, too close to edge and pointing out of the frame.

Hi Dan,

This image is all about the sky, I utilized the boats as added elements. Thanks for comments and suggestions.

[Saorsa]

If you are going to crop it more, go whole hog and leave about as much water as there is land. That would end up with about 15-20% non-sky with the sky being huge and wondrous.

You should end up with the sky leading your eye to the detail on the bottom. OK, I couldn't resist trying it.

[Wavelength]

very lovely place and images

[mknittle]

Ilike the second crop best John.

[Shadowman]

very lovely place and images

Nandakumar,

Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

Ilike the second crop best John.

Thanks Mark.