Shot a few landscapes in the woods, before all the snow melts. Critique welcome.
Canon 40D>f/18>iso 100>1/15s>single exposure>sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm
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Thread: Winter Creek
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9th March 2010, 07:41 PM #1
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Winter Creek
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9th March 2010, 07:55 PM #2
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Re: Winter Creek
Very nice: a nice shadow effect in the foam. I do find one thing a bit distracting: there's a thin branch from a tree that's cropped out on the right. It starts from the right edge just down from the top, and follows a tilted bathtub shape. It draws my eye. I imagine it would be a good bit of work to clone it out, but maybe lighten it a little?
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Rick
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9th March 2010, 08:10 PM #3
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Re: Winter Creek
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I like the composition - nicely balanced but I think a slightly faster or slower shutter speed would have been more effective. You had...
ISO200 (or even ISO400) on f/16 would have frozen the water more. Or, putting an ND filter or polarizer on with the original settings would have slowed the water flow down and created a milky look (some people don't like that). Good composition though, and the exposure is nicely balanced.
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10th March 2010, 01:07 AM #4
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Re: Winter Creek
Thanks rick, i often thought of bringing pruners with me. This was a first shoot of this spot, so next time i will do some pruning ahead of time. You wouldn't believe what i cleaned out of the way already.
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10th March 2010, 01:14 AM #5
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Re: Winter Creek
Thanks rob. I don't have a ND filter(or any filters ). I stopped down to f/18. I wanted a little slower, but didn't want to push it any more. Should have waited till after the sun set but an 8 hour hike with all my gear was enough for one day. I like this spot though and will def. reshoot sometime.
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10th March 2010, 01:16 AM #6
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Re: Winter Creek
Here is a black and white converted with DXO and LR. I really like b&w's, but don't have much experience converting them. Now that i have a couple programs that edit in 16bit i can play around a little.
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10th March 2010, 02:17 AM #7
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Re: Winter Creek
Very nice: I like this.
Maybe it's just me, but I get a really different feel from the B&W. The color version feels like spring is here, but snow hanging on in spots. The B&W gives more of an impression of "A first sign of spring, but don't be surprised if there's some more winter to come."
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