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    Default First Light at Otter Cliffs

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    Taken in June at Acadia National Park in Maine. Unfortunately, the only morning I was there, there was too much cloud cover to get the warm shafts of light hitting the cliffs.

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    Tripod, remote release, 2 stop GND, levels, curves, LCE, selective burning, dodging and color adjustments, sharpened in CS5 and Hougaard Malan action applied.

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    Hi Rachel

    Its a pity you did not get the light you wanted here because I feel this image needs that light to lift it somewhat. Sorry, but for me it lacks a bit of 'pop' even though you processing seems to have covered the things I would have tried. As it is I think it will look a little better balanced with a slight crop off the bottom also as the lighter foreground rocks hold my eye too much. I looks like a tricky spot to use a tripod..!

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    Hi Rachel, Not only a tricky spot to use a tripod but walking over those round stones is no fun. I like the well balanced composition but the magic in this place is the 5-10 minutes of early golden light. The image has lost the impact without the early light and looks flat...

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    Thanks Don and Dave, unfortunately that early golden light just did not happen that day.

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    Hi Rachel, despite the light I very much like how you composed this. With the two diagonals from the trees and the different color rocks it almost seems like the image is completely built out of triangles. The texture of the boulders is interesting enough to hold my attention. You could try to open up the shadows on the trees and rocks in the BG a little, just to get a better balance with the light FG and maybe get a little more color in the image.
    Acadia is a magic place, isn't it?

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    Thanks Jerry, much appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Mills View Post
    Hi Rachel, Not only a tricky spot to use a tripod but walking over those round stones is no fun. I like the well balanced composition but the magic in this place is the 5-10 minutes of early golden light. The image has lost the impact without the early light and looks flat...
    Hey Rachel, Dave hit this one. My thoughts as well. good effort however.

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