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On the Rocks

Postby Bob G on Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:09 pm

. . . again for another sunrise shoot

Feedback would be appreciated

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Re: On the Rocks

Postby DebT on Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:50 pm

Very nice Bob,
you have really developed your own style
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Re: On the Rocks

Postby ian.bertram on Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:39 pm

This is great. Terrific depth of field, foreground interest, fabulous colours- it has it all. There's really very little wrong with it. Maybe playing with lighting of the top just to add some interest to the clouds?
Really nice and absolutely ready for a wall.
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Re: On the Rocks

Postby Geoff on Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:09 pm

Bob,
It's been said above, but this is a very impressive image. I'd be keen to see the pre post production shot to see how different it is, would you care sharing? Anyway, I do think this would look fantastic quite large and on canvas! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: On the Rocks

Postby Bob G on Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:05 am

Geoff wrote:Bob,
It's been said above, but this is a very impressive image. I'd be keen to see the pre post production shot to see how different it is, would you care sharing? Anyway, I do think this would look fantastic quite large and on canvas! Thanks for sharing.


Geoff, I've had a look and can't track down the raw file. The tiff is the same as the .jpg so I can't oblige - sorry.

That might sound a bit odd - but it was taken last winter and I've since changed from PC to mac and had a big reorganisation/cleanup of my files.

I reworked this pic yesterday from a .tiff file which was probably close to the original. It had a blue cast through it due to using auto WB and a bit less contrast and punch. It was also slightly underexposed which gave me good depth of color information.
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Re: On the Rocks

Postby big pix on Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:35 am

nice work as usual...... have a play with lab colour
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Re: On the Rocks

Postby Frankenstein on Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:05 pm

Yes, another lovely image. My preference is for way less of the dark expanse at the top of the frame - I'd crop it to a third of its height. Otherwise, a top shot.

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Re: On the Rocks

Postby Jeff on Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:33 pm

Great shot ideal for the wall.

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