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    Took this shot near lake "Walchensee" in southern Bavaria next to the B11 road.

    EOS 7D, 4/17-40L, Polfilter, Tripod, ISO 100, f16, 1.3 sec, increased saturation in LR.


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    Markus,

    Well composed.

    I like the flow of the water in the image and how you framed the pool below - just the right amount and it extends the full width of the bottom edge.

    I did some reposting processes discussed below.

    Some of this is covered in my tutorials at the following:

    Go to http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=20434 to see my Image Contrast and Tonal Range Tweaks, Part 1.

    Go to http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...d.php?p=161168 to see my Image Contrast and Tonal Range Tweaks, Part 2.

    1) Used a curves adjustment to lighten image.

    2) Used a levels adjustment to set a white in the water to lower the blown areas and whiten the water.

    3) Used Selective Color adjustment and removed 50% of colors from the white channel. This whitens the water.

    4) Did some Local Contrast Enhancement using USM on a BG copy.

    Of course all this on the RAW image will result in better IQ. Re-process the RAW with an eye on not letting the white clip.

    I can't say I am happy with the results as the contrast is a bit too low now but starting from the RAW will be much better.

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    Hi Robert, thanks for the repost and all the instructions. This is very helpful for me!

    Markus

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    What a beautiful serene landscape. It gives a nice feel for the forest environment. It would be interesting to see Robert's suggestions made on the raw file as I feel that it has lost some depth in the repost which may be down to working on the small jpg.

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    A distinct "contrast" between the OP and the RP. I think both look good but for entirely different reasons which I cannot put my finger on.

    All in all I think I prefer the darker tones on the river banks in the OP as this is what I imagine it should look like given the surrounding forest shade.

    I cannot make my mind up about the water.

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    Default repost...another look

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    I really didn't care for both versions and thought I would fool with it. Did some color correction,burned and dodged,shad/highlights and a contrast adj...

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    Very nice work Dave

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    Dave,

    Your re-post is remarkable, almost a totally different world, reminds me of Gage Taylor my favourite artist from the 60's

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    Thanks Hillary and Ken...I liked the composition and felt it was worth the effort...Ken, I have to look up Gage Taylor...

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    Dave,

    This is probably the best site, unfortunately not enough of his images

    http://artamerica.com/gagetaylor/

    If you find this type of thing to your liking you might like to see if you can find this book

    http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuille...-of-nick-hyde/

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    Hi Ken, I checked it out. I like his work. Thanks

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