Victoria's High Country

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Victoria's High Country

Postby Wink on Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:40 pm

A few from a trip into the hills on the weekend.

Woods Point had 4000 people and 36 pubs during it's peak in the gold rush...

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Wind swept Mt Buller...

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Re: Victoria's High Country

Postby aim54x on Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:53 pm

The HDR-look works nicely in the first, but you have some halo-ing in #2
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Re: Victoria's High Country

Postby Wink on Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:45 pm

Thanks.
I've had another go at the second shot.
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Re: Victoria's High Country

Postby Reschsmooth on Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:53 am

Sorry to say, the HDR doesn't work for me - personal opinion only, but they look a little garish to me.
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Re: Victoria's High Country

Postby gstark on Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:00 am

I can see I need a trip down to the Victorian alps. The SLK really doesn''t get enough exercise these days. neither do I. :)

Rather than the HDR on the first two - which I don't think works that well on these images - I would rather like to see some desat versions of them. You have two naturally desaturated subjects here. Go with the flow, rather than fight it.

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Victoria's High Country

Postby Wink on Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:37 am

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give it a try tonight.

I wouldn't take a SLK anywhere near Woods Point!
Kevington to Woods Point is 60 odd KM's of dirt, gravel and corrugation.
It is doable in a sedan, but it's not a good drive.
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Re: Victoria's High Country

Postby gstark on Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:06 pm

Wink wrote:It is doable in a sedan, but it's not a good drive.


Which sounds like a whole lot of fun.
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Postby Wink on Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:32 pm

Maybe.

The road up Mt Buller would be more fun.
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