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    Tomorrow is a short work day and thereafter our Easter weekend kicks off. After celebrating the REAL reason for Easter on Friday morning at the church where I serve as a worship leader we will be off to the scenic Sabie/Graskop area of the South African lowveld for a weekend away with friends to their farm. I am hoping to bulk up my very flimsy 2010 landscapes gallery while we are there, and no cellphone reception means no connectivity so I will see all of you sometime next week :)

    Meanwhile, here is an image I created during our December 2009 trip to the Cape. While my friend Kobus Tollig was out setting nets for crayfish (lobster) I spent some time exploring the surf rocks on the beach of the small holiday town called Pringle Bay.

    This image was blended from 2 exposures shot handheld while almost bending my back to get the composition I wanted. I did the blending in Photomatix as well as CS3 to keep it natural.

    Your comments and suggestions, as always, highly appreciated. If you travel this weekend - travel safe!

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    Canon 1000D with 18-55mm IS @ 18mm
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    handheld, 2 exposures (one for sky, one for rocks)
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    I like the comp but think the clouds were a little flat as they make the image so gave them a little tonal contrast to pop the sky. Have a safe easter

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    thanks Curly - what were your adjustment steps here? it looks better to my eye :)
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    I used a Nik plugin tonal contrast

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    So this is what you shot while i was working my but of for Crayfish:D:D

    I like this bud but i have done some things. Will have to kill you if i tell:D



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    Good composition or some very interesting rocks. And when I see rocks I think Local Contrast Enhancement. In the repost, USM on Background copy at 20/50/0.

    Watch out for the halo building up between rocks and sky.

    Repost based on Dennis' post.

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    thanks for the reposts and feedback guys. Robert - I had already applied LCE on my post, but didn't want to overdo it.

    here's my repost applying a bit more LCE and also adding a contrast boost to the sky
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    Hi Morkel! great compositionand sharpness . Love the different reposts. You might consider darkening the bottom of your final repost to add some weight to those rocks!

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    Hey Morkel,
    One Image...so many variations:eek::eek::eek:! I see differences in all....but my preference is for Robert's.....sky has more depth and bluer.
    Nice job composing this scene and a very nice job with the exposure blend! After seeing this.....if I was Kobus.....I might not share the crayfish!
    Looking forward to seeing the images when you get back! You be safe.....I'm staying home....my big landscape trip comes in a month!

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    thanks for the comments Bob & Roman!

    Roman - this is by no means a "big" landscape trip...it's first and foremost a "rest" trip that happens to be in an area with many wonderful landscape opportunities ;)

    let's hope the weather holds up as we're having the last of the summer rains now even though it's autumn already.
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    Hi Morkel, Agree that Roberts repost brings out more depth and is also a bit lighter which adds to it.Good detail!

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    thanks Dave...
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