Tell me what i should have done differently when taking this pic...

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: iamtrout

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
problem with a night shot with a focal on the bridge and a sunsetish shot like...

this which i just darkened to try and add a more dramatic effect, from the original and i cant tell colors to well on this monitor, it sucks. but i think the darkening worked well. tell me about that shot some to.

MIKE

What do you guys think of this edit?
1. Burned in the wooden boardwalk in the lower left because it was too distracting.
2. Took out some of the pond scum.
3. Added a bit more red to the pond.
4. Desaturated the red light coming through the tree leaves in the upper left because the red originally made that whole section look really blurred.
5. Took out the bird feeder in the right of the picture.
6. Rotated the picture so the horizon is level and the wood posts are vertical.
7. Cropped a bit of the bottom and left so more focus is emphasized on the pond and creates a minor widescreen effect.

funny thing is you should know that backyard. vic.

MIKE

 

[TTM77]

Originally posted by: myusername
I just cropped it and did a tiny vignette to bring out the tree more.

The tree is still not the foco point. The bridge seem to be the foco point but it got chop. I would recommend moves to the left. The 2 trees would be out of the way, the bridge would be almost to the center.

I need to take my camara out sometime to take sceneries pic.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: TTM77

Originally posted by: myusername
I just cropped it and did a tiny vignette to bring out the tree more.

The tree is still not the foco point. The bridge seem to be the foco point but it got chop. I would recommend moves to the left. The 2 trees would be out of the way, the bridge would be almost to the center.
I need to take my camara out sometime to take sceneries pic.

Alright the tree is now your FOCUS

actually, if you spent the time to do this right, I think it would work nicely..

 

[iamtrout]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

funny thing is you should know that backyard. vic.

MIKE

Eh, it's been a while since I've seen your backyard. MIKE.

If you're bored you can try something called "painting with light" in photoshop. It basically makes a photograph look like it was drawn.

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