Kentucky Winter
I had not been a BPN member very long before Dave Phillips passed but he was very helpful when he critiqued some of my early posts and I always was impressed with his work. So this is my tribute to him....a winter scene near my home...treated as a single image HDR with photomatix and topaz adjust....
Last edited by denise ippolito; 01-24-2011 at 03:18 PM.
Joel, Dave would surely be smiling at all of the great work being posted this week. Dave was very helpful to many members with his always "honest but gentle critiques". I think more than anyone on this site he embraced those words.
I like the natural processing you applied. a couple of things, I do wish that the sun were more of a a starburst. I might clean up the tiny LRC, I wouldn't crop it I would evict it, and the teeny tiny bright spot above the sun. This is a wonderful tribute image.
So much for spell check! yikes!
Last edited by denise ippolito; 01-24-2011 at 08:49 PM.
I love this image for two reasons, Joel. First, it captures a Kentucky winter mood very well - excellent use of single-image HDR and Topaz Adjust. Agree with Denise that the LRC black spot should go. Even though the sun is blowing the whites, that doesn't bother me because it evokes a mood that I remember well. Second, I'm originally from Kentucky and this reminds me very much of a Kentucky winter. Lovely, and TFS!
Joel, a lovely image. It reminds me of Dave's posts of Cooterville.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly" - The Little Prince
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Very lovely image, Joel. I think we all were very inspired by Dave.
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