Roadside

[Jay Sheinfield]

This image was taken after sundown on Cade's Cove Loop Road. I thought there might be a potential image in the scene somewhere, but I couldn't see it exactly at first, so I took a wide shot and hoped I would find the "something interesting" when I got home. Cropped it, maybe a bit too much on the left. I used a lot filters in this image...........principally Nik's sunshine, then Nik's Polaroid Transfer to give a warm hue to the image, then diffusion to enhance the on-coming evening fog, lots of shadow recovery with Nikon's D-Lighting, and reverse curves..

Hope you like it..........I'm still unsure of how interesting this image is, but the "before and after" theme kind of hit home with this one. Comments welcome. The "before" will come on next post.

[Jay Sheinfield]

This image was taken after sundown on Cade's Cove Loop Road. I thought there might be a potential image in the scene somewhere, but I couldn't see it exactly at first, so I took a wide shot and hoped I would find the "something interesting" when I got home. Cropped it, maybe a bit too much on the left. I used a lot filters in this image...........principally Nik's sunshine, then Nik's Polaroid Transfer to give a warm hue to the image, then diffusion to enhance the on-coming evening fog, lots of shadow recovery with Nikon's D-Lighting, and reverse curves..

Hope you like it..........I'm still unsure of how interesting this image is, but the "before and after" theme kind of hit home with this one. Comments welcome. The after will come on next post.

Here is the before................

[Paul Jasso]

Not in the league of anyone here but I'll give you my thoughts. I like the image particularly from where it came. My initial impression (before seeing the original) was that it was a little too tight at the top and the tree on the left seemed to come out of nowhere. Perhaps having at least one of the trunks showing would alleviate the latter. About the former, it seems the pasture horizon lies on the rule of thirds but I'm not sure it has too since you have (essentially) a second horizon to work with. Maybe the band of distant range could lie at the upper third. It might give a better feel of the layers of the scene (foreground, midground (actually 2 midgrounds-the two trees) and the distance. Certainly easy for you to play with.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Jay. Know what you mean about maybe there is something there. We've all been there and it's good to take the image and just see.

I like the potential of the original. I see two things in the after that I might look at if it were mine. I would leave the whole left tree in the image. I think the color of the sky in the after could use some of the blue in the original. The other thing is I would try to work with the yellow color in the field and add just a little punch to it, not to take away from the "fog" feel, but just to add a bit of interest there. But then again ... Your Image Your Vision!

But a nice image.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Jay, I love the image - particularly the effect the Polaroid filter added. I agree with Paul and Mark on the left hand side and I also would like a little more sky. Or if you leave the sky, a crop from the bottom to square it up would work also. It's a beautiful image just the way it is though

[denise ippolito]

Not in the league of anyone here but I'll give you my thoughts. I like the image particularly from where it came. My initial impression (before seeing the original) was that it was a little too tight at the top and the tree on the left seemed to come out of nowhere. Perhaps having at least one of the trunks showing would alleviate the latter. About the former, it seems the pasture horizon lies on the rule of thirds but I'm not sure it has too since you have (essentially) a second horizon to work with. Maybe the band of distant range could lie at the upper third. It might give a better feel of the layers of the scene (foreground, midground (actually 2 midgrounds-the two trees) and the distance. Certainly easy for you to play with.

Paul, your voice is just as important to this community as any one's.

[denise ippolito]

Jay, It's soft dreamy and tranquil. I agree it is a tiny bit tight on top. Love the processing. Have you created your own recipe in Nik for this effect?

[Jay Sheinfield]

Jay, It's soft dreamy and tranquil. I agree it is a tiny bit tight on top. Love the processing. Have you created your own recipe in Nik for this effect?

Denise, Thanks. I did this mostly in Capture NX2, Nik's photo suite. No recipe option there. The Sunshine filter has additional flexibility over that of the Photoshop version. Saying that, I would be happy to give it try in Photoshop and create a recipe.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Thanks everyone, really great feedback. Not sure what to do about the left side yet, but definitely more sky.

Paul, +1 on Denise's comments......every opinion counts.

Mark, great tips. Will give them a try.

[Judy Howle]

I like the misty look and the soft colors work well here.