The Amazon Basin. PC
Rurrenabaque, on the Beni River.
The starting point to the Pampas or the MIDI Jungle preserve.
The starting point to the Pampas or the MIDI Jungle preserve.
Nice, CD! I like the way you set it up and your vantage point in shooting it.
3 months ago
I have old eyes; I can’t see what this is.
It is so dark, I assume you are pointing in the direction of the sun?
I wonder what it would look like in the golden glow of sunrise, with the rising sun at your back?
Can you go back and retake it? It would be an interesting comparison.
The shadows in the water are interesting, but they can’t compete with the predominate dark something or other on the right side of the image.
But if this is what you had in mind when you made the photo, you nailed it.
It is all a point of view isn’t it? If it speaks to you, and mirrors your vision as the maker then there is no more to be said. That is what is so great about photography.
So the real question is for you; given the circumstances, would you have composed this any differently?
Have fun with your photography,
Paddy
It is so dark, I assume you are pointing in the direction of the sun?
I wonder what it would look like in the golden glow of sunrise, with the rising sun at your back?
Can you go back and retake it? It would be an interesting comparison.
The shadows in the water are interesting, but they can’t compete with the predominate dark something or other on the right side of the image.
But if this is what you had in mind when you made the photo, you nailed it.
It is all a point of view isn’t it? If it speaks to you, and mirrors your vision as the maker then there is no more to be said. That is what is so great about photography.
So the real question is for you; given the circumstances, would you have composed this any differently?
Have fun with your photography,
Paddy
3 months ago
Sorry paddy, the photo is much brighter on my monitor. Although the scene was at sunset, it was not so dark that the details would be hidden in darkness. I lightened it for the details but lost the sky in the process. Perhaps this will make up for my oversight. Pun intended.:)
3 months ago
This can be fixed—would you like to see?
3 months ago
Sure tj, just let me know what editor you are using so I have a reference. I am still learning the ins and outs of photoshop but right now, I am working on stitching photos together.
3 months ago
I just used the Shadow/Highlight dialog in Photoshop CS4—(Image>Adjustments>Shadows/ Highlights) with shadows at 15% and highlights at 20%. I didn't fuss much, so you might make it even better.
3 months ago
Thank you TJ, I am using CS2. I tried your suggestion on my editor. CS2 has the same feature and it worked beautifully. I had not tried that part of the program before. I learned something new from your suggestion and I am grateful to you for your advice. BTW I think your tinkering with this photo produced an much better photo. I am sure Paddrick will like it too.
Note: Picasa has a fill light feature that does much the same thing. and it is a user friendly program.
Note: Picasa has a fill light feature that does much the same thing. and it is a user friendly program.
3 months ago
Photoshop has a Fill Light feature in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) but it doesn't work the same way as Shadows/Highlights and you don't have as much control. Fill light seems to merely affect the gamma in a global way, where Shadows/Highlights analyzes the image and affects only the areas of over/under exposure, and does both simultaneously.
I much prefer it to any of the fill light features I've seen, for the same reason that I hate flash pictures. They (fill light) make everything look flat and featureless.
I much prefer it to any of the fill light features I've seen, for the same reason that I hate flash pictures. They (fill light) make everything look flat and featureless.
3 months ago
Thank you for the information TJ. One question: CS2 apparently does not "stitch" pictures into panoramas. Does CS4 have that feature?
3 months ago
Go to File>Automate>Photomerge.
It has definitely improved with CS4. The images are absolutely seamless.
It has definitely improved with CS4. The images are absolutely seamless.
3 months ago
