Kanangra Wall

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Kanangra Wall

Postby TonyT on Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:00 am

For some reason the images are different sizes? Anyway went up to Oberon overnight and went out to the wall, from there you wall down to the waterfall.

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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby Remorhaz on Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:28 am

Love those clouds coming over the lip on the left Tony
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby ozimax on Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:30 am

Nice photos Tony. They bring back a lot of memories. I spent a good deal of my teenage years bushwalking in the Blue Mountains, particularly Narrowneck Peninsula (including Carlon's Head), Grose Valley, Burragorang Valley etc. Love the waterfall.

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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby biggerry on Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:42 am

Looks like a great spot Tony, very nicely controlled exposure in the second, you have done well even with the harsh lighting. The reflections of the branches in the water works very well.

The first is sweet too, consider cloning out the bush on the left and i reckon it would be a cleaner composition without that bush pulling the eye away.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby CraigVTR on Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:58 pm

Love the first with the clouds falling over the ridge.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby zafra52 on Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:52 pm

I like the first one too.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby Murray Foote on Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:10 pm

I suspect the first one improves if you crop down a little to just over the top cloud. Brings the focus of the eye down more to the cloud wave.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby TonyT on Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:18 pm

The clouds are covering Mount cloudmaker and when I came back from the waterfall the clouds were gone.

Hi Gerry I have cloned out the bush, content aware fill did a good job and your right it's much better.

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Murray I cropped out a lot of the sky to bring the focus down but I have a look at further crop thanks for the comment.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby Murray Foote on Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:08 pm

Yes, I think the sky can still come down a bit and much better without the bush.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby TonyT on Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:34 pm

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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby Murray Foote on Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:56 pm

I think that works better and gives more focus to the cloud wave.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby ozimax on Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:38 pm

Excellent.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby Mr Darcy on Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:58 am

The Bureau of meteorology may be interested in this for their next calendar
http://www.bom.gov.au/calendar/contest/
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby bigsarg7 on Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:31 pm

Tony, that last crop is perfect. I agree enter in the BOM comp. would look great in there. Top shot.
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Re: Kanangra Wall

Postby Mj on Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:58 am

Yes... looks good... also proves the rule of thirds is alive and working well :D
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