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Richard Lovison
04-26-2009, 02:54 PM
http://richardlovison.com/photos/spring2.jpg
© reserved 2009, Richard Lovison
Image taken in Lenox Massachusetts.
Olympus E-1
ZD 14-54mm @ 54mm
1/50th sec @ f8
tripod
3 RAW images were combined to produce a HDR image
Roman Kurywczak
04-26-2009, 08:22 PM
Hey Richard,
Nice placement of the tree compositionally in the ROT position and I really like the green tones in this. I am debating the 2 FG white flowers......even though they do lead you to the tree.......seem a bit out of place tonally with the rest.....but am actually OK with them. I really like the way the tree stands out from the BG (you kept the top in the D green) but I would be tempted to bring it up even more. I do realize that you lose quite a bit....especially here in landscapes......when we compress to jpeg.....B4 printing......try darkening the BG treeline behind it a hair......or lighten the tree a hair by doging.....yeah.....it may be overboard.....but worth a try!
Nice job on the HDR and composition. Nicely done!
Ed Cordes
04-26-2009, 09:12 PM
Excellent image. I too like the tree placement and the vibrant colors all around. I never would have guessed it was an HDR image. I like the 2 white flowers. Not only do they lead the eye as Roman said, they add a bit of compositional/color relief adding realism to the scene.
Richard Lovison
04-27-2009, 05:56 AM
Hey Richard,
Nice placement of the tree compositionally in the ROT position and I really like the green tones in this.
Thanks.
I am debating the 2 FG white flowers......even though they do lead you to the tree.......seem a bit out of place tonally with the rest.....but am actually OK with them.
They were unusual as they were the only white flowers near where I was photographing and I thought they could be used to draw the eye into the scene.
I really like the way the tree stands out from the BG (you kept the top in the D green) but I would be tempted to bring it up even more. I do realize that you lose quite a bit....especially here in landscapes......when we compress to jpeg.....B4 printing......try darkening the BG treeline behind it a hair......or lighten the tree a hair by doging.....yeah.....it may be overboard.....but worth a try!
When you wrote "bring it up even more" are you referring to bringing up the tree in the image by shooting closer to the ground? If I would have shot lower I could possibly have brought the top of the tree into the sky area and further separated the tree from the background.
I tried dodging the tree though it just appeared a bit washed out and weak. Maybe just poor technique on my part. I haven't tried darkening the BG treeline yet.
Thanks for taking the time to look and offering your opinions.
Richard Lovison
04-27-2009, 06:05 AM
Excellent image. I too like the tree placement and the vibrant colors all around. I never would have guessed it was an HDR image. I like the 2 white flowers. Not only do they lead the eye as Roman said, they add a bit of compositional/color relief adding realism to the scene.
Ed,
Thanks for the critique.
It was a quick HDR attempt. The lighting was extremely harsh that afternoon with very bright sun though the sky wasn't clear... it had an unusual bright, hazy white-blue color to it. Even with the use of a polarizer I was unable to darken it much.
So what I did was take the original RAW exposure and develop it three times... one using the "as shot" exposure, one with 1 stop overexposure and one with 1 stop underexposure and then combined the three in HDR software. The only part of the image that dramatically changed was the sky which was what I was after. I then cropped about half the sky out of the image.
Roman Kurywczak
04-27-2009, 09:05 AM
Hey Richard,
I tried darkrning the midtones with a levels layer.....down to 93 on the slider.....on just the middle ground of treeline around the star tree.....seemd to pop the spring blooms even more. Try it and re-post if you like it!
Richard Lovison
04-27-2009, 09:33 AM
I have to get a pen tablet... drawing with a mouse is no fun. :) Any suggestions for medium priced unit?
Anyhow, here is the result of using the lasso tool for selection and a levels adjustment of the midtones to 90.. I like it. :) Thanks Roman.
http://richardlovison.com/photos/spring3.jpg
© reserved 2009, Richard Lovison
Roman Kurywczak
04-27-2009, 03:28 PM
Hey Richard,
Nice job on the re-post.....really does pop the tree in the early spring green. Sometimes little tweaks go a long way!
Rich Ikerd
04-27-2009, 04:23 PM
Sometimes the simple images turn out to be the best. I too like the placement of the tree and its contrast with the distant hills. The repost is much better since the solitary tree almost jumps off the screen. Nicely done.
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