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mobbes
05-03-2007, 10:20 AM
Taking landscapes in the middle of the day without an ND grad is tough. Appreciate your feedbackon how I did on this one :)
http://calvinzworld.com/photos/DSC_3380-1.jpg
alancheong7
05-03-2007, 10:45 AM
Me like, reminds me of The Andaman :cool:
ckchowov
05-03-2007, 05:47 PM
What is this place?
Nikonian
05-03-2007, 06:14 PM
Is mid day a good time to take pictures?
mobbes
05-03-2007, 08:43 PM
Me like, reminds me of The Andaman :cool:
Thanks alan. Strangely enough, when I saw the palms, my mind went back to the hotel california album cover :)

What is this place?
cyberjaya - the lodge

Is mid day a good time to take pictures?
uhhhh, i was hoping you'd tell me ... so what do you think about this pic?
ShaolinTiger
05-03-2007, 08:51 PM
I think you've done exceedingly well, there doesn't seem to be a hint of blown whites in the clouds (the hardest part) and the foreground is well exposed with good shadow detail in the trees.

I would tone down saturation on the green channel slightly though and give it a little bump in contrast.
mobbes
05-04-2007, 12:28 PM
I think you've done exceedingly well, there doesn't seem to be a hint of blown whites in the clouds (the hardest part) and the foreground is well exposed with good shadow detail in the trees.

I would tone down saturation on the green channel slightly though and give it a little bump in contrast.
Thanks for your insightful feedback ST ... very much appreciated. Did you think the green lawn is too striking? I rarely use saturation in my pp, perhaps it was the mid-day sun coming straight down. I'll definitely try your suggestions though :)
ShaolinTiger
05-04-2007, 12:34 PM
Thanks for your insightful feedback ST ... very much appreciated. Did you think the green lawn is too striking? I rarely use saturation in my pp, perhaps it was the mid-day sun coming straight down. I'll definitely try your suggestions though :)

No probs! Yeah I find the grass and the shrubs in the lower portion a little too green.

Probably because of the direct overhead light and no polarizer to cut down the reflections.

I often tweak saturation a little in RAW processing, either reduce a touch or add a little more.

Some pics need a little tweak on a certain channel too.
blur
05-04-2007, 12:37 PM
It's looks pretty fine and nice to my untrained eyes :)