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01/23/2003 04:30:02 PM |
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Composition (content)
I like the composition of this. The right line of the pebbles, the left line of the hill and the lines of the river seem to take the eye around the corner. The balance of pebbles on one side and water on the other side is nice too and the good thing is that that the break between that starts in the right corner.
The amount of sky above the hill and the big tree on the left bank is good. A tighter crop would harm the scenic view I think.
I like how the lower reflection is a kind of miniature mirror of the sky.
If it wasn't for the very bright sky (a lack of dynamic range of digital camera's, I run into these problems with both my camera's as well, especially natural dark greens and blacks vs bright skies) you would have succeeded in bringing your message of serenity. I find it a bit too hard on the eye really come to rest. Perhaps that a polarizer filter(I don't think the A40 can take one) could do something about the haze and perhaps a bit about the sky, but I still have got to test that myself.
The natural emptyness and balance of this is very nice.
The twigs in front add a sense of size, it is easier to judge the size of the pebbles and enhance the already rich depth. I personally wouldn't crop that out, altough many might not agree.
One thing, it has been mentioned a lot in the other comments, the horizon isn't straight. When you have photoshop, you could use the ruler to draw the line of the horizon and go to rotation, arbitrary to get it straight really easy.
Background
I am somewhat amazed to see how well the F2.8 aperture worked here. A smaller aperture (higher F) would have given more sharpness (in focus) at the central tree and beyond. I have no other ideas about the sky, except for layering different exposures, but that is illegal for dpchallenge.
Camera Work (Technical)
Keep it level. :)
The exposure of the rest of the scene is good. A longer exposure / wider aperture would have caused an even more blown out sky and shorter would have lost too much detail in the shadows, with darker greens.
Focus and sharpness are good.
Digital Processing (technical)
One thing that seems to enhance the exposure of the foreground without further worsening the sky is too set the input levels of the middle slider in 'levels' to 1.15.
It also looks very nice in black and white after channel mixing the monochromes to R40 G30 and B30 (before this I had set the levels as above). It seems to neutralize the sky.
Judged on the pebbles the sharpness is good.
The image could be saved at a higher jpeg quality setting, you still have room for 30kb. The advantage of a higher quality setting is that it preserves detail sharpness, color consistency etc. There is nothing wrong here however, just something to keep in mind.
My opinion
The bright sky spoils what could be a very pleasing image. |
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01/19/2003 06:50:19 PM |
| very serene love the mood this evokes 9 |
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01/19/2003 04:26:36 AM |
| A little bit dull. The sky is overexposed (easy to do, I know), and the 3 areas of landscape, while being serene, yes, are featureless. I like the pebbles, but there isn't much to hold my interest. |
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01/18/2003 12:04:36 AM |
| Very nice, I really like the water and the title really describes it. |
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01/17/2003 09:37:24 PM |
| The picture somehow seems tilted to the left. Eveything seems to flow what way. I like the title ... you really were able to show the peacefullness of nature. Good work. Jacko. |
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01/17/2003 03:11:49 PM |
| Hmmm...great idea, but the horizon really needs levelling. I feel like I'm sliding off the river, which clearly conflicts with the serenity. |
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01/16/2003 09:59:43 PM |
| I love the contrast in textures of the water and stones. The composition is very good, and the dark rich colors of the trees on the left makes for a very striking picture. The sky does nothing for the picture, and distracts from the overall image. Still, you have have a very good eye for the natural beauty of your surroundings. Good luck. |
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01/16/2003 07:19:54 PM |
| Lovely Landscape. I like the look of fog over the river. Keep up the good work! -Annida |
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01/16/2003 02:14:34 PM |
| excellent. love the deep DOF. good how you took care to let the fg be sharp too :) |
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01/15/2003 04:48:39 PM |
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01/15/2003 12:49:34 PM |
| This is a good shot but the camera isn't level horizontally |
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01/15/2003 07:42:19 AM |
| Nice texture with the rocks. The photo looks a little tilted. If you have photoshop try rotating the image a bit. I'd be interested in seeing this same photo at other times of the day. Good luck. |
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01/14/2003 10:52:14 PM |
| The water looks great for fishing! I love the reflection of the sky in the water by the shore. The greens of the campsite encompased by trees sets a great scene. jgillard9 |
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01/14/2003 10:15:56 PM |
| I love the rocks in the still water - they look great. Your composition / framing is very good. The whole picture has a feeling of serenity to it - well done |
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01/14/2003 03:49:21 PM |
| A lovely scene. The horizon needs straightening up, and the sky seems overexposed, but this still looks like a beutiful place to be. |
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01/14/2003 05:27:39 AM |
This appears at least to be rotated clockwise a couple of degrees. I'm finding of late my pictures of the river where I work are looking that way (when I know they are level) due to shoreline conditions and perspective of the shot. - Inspzil
Oh yea, beautiful pic! |
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01/14/2003 02:10:42 AM |
| What a perfect title for this photo! |
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01/14/2003 01:58:55 AM |
| It seems like its a little crooked. Nice composition and colors but I could do without the reflection near the bottom. |
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01/13/2003 09:00:23 PM |
| All that nice river rock. Love it. Very cool shot. |
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01/13/2003 07:03:30 PM |
| It's tilted way to the left. |
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01/13/2003 11:52:30 AM |
| Looks like your camera is tilted 20 degrees to the left somehow. I think it destroys the balance in this (otherwise great) image. (6) |
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01/13/2003 05:17:15 AM |
| Like this one, first one so far I feel has really took the concept of the challenge and applied it. |
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01/13/2003 03:28:48 AM |
| This photo captured me immediately. Good work! |
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