Went to the beach today...

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Went to the beach today...

Postby owen on Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:58 pm

Hi guys. 4 pics that I took at the beach today. Hadn't been there before and I was surprised with what I found. Can't do much about the light as it was midday and high contrast but let me know what you think.

Cheers,
Owen.

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Postby Glen on Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:03 pm

Owen seeing your pics makes me want to go for a swim :D
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Postby Onyx on Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:35 pm

I like your style of landscape photography Owen, with rocks/objects in the foreground to capture attention and drag the viewer into the scene - and they're sharp from near to far - so that's good use of depth of field.

The very first thing I saw on the first image however detracted from my enjoyment - the halo'ed tree branch against the blue sky. Evidence of oversharpening. I would suggest reduce your USM radius value (and boost the amount if desired) until the branch to sky edge doesn't have white surrounding it.
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Postby moggy on Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:39 am

Great pics, love them. Thanks Onyx for pointing out the problem with the branch, as a newbie I hadn't noticed it but now I do and how to fix it!

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Postby owen on Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:07 am

Glen, you're crazy. It's still winter!

Onyx, thanks for the comments. I have a photoshop action that I use to resize for the web and sharpen, perhaps the sharpening in that is a little over-the-top as the full sized version seems alright. Thanks for pointing that out.

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