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Castle,Cathedral and Bridge
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Uploaded: 11/23/11 9:51 AM GMT
Castle,Cathedral and Bridge
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City of Durham on the way to the lights..R.
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::tigger3
11/23/11 9:52 AM GMT
The lighting of the bridge is superb, and that moody sky with the beautifu moon just adds more of a mood to this one, so well composed, kudos R. on a job well done. Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
Another good one taken during your "night rounds". The lighting on the bridge looks good.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
Popular spot...
You should have went down on the bottom...great chinese restaurant there
Nice one
You should have went down on the bottom...great chinese restaurant there
Nice one
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Still don't see any cars...lol...But what a beautiful view and shot!!! Superb Richie!
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Just like Dorothy knew she wasn't in Kansas any more, this is definitely not Atascadero. For me this shot represents one of my favorite things about Caedes. I know that I will probably never see a sight like this in person. Heck, I don't even have a passport. But I get to see shots of worlds that are so entirely foreign to me. Stunning and sooooooo interesting.
Roger
Roger
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I may be schizophrenic, but at least I have each other.
Again.. excellent with the night shot... I think this is your calling Richie! You chose the perfect shutter speed to light up the sky with the moon too on that tripod of yours. Looks great on all accounts!
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Fantastic night shot! The lighting and composition give this a very mysterious feel.... As if you went some other planet to make it.
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When you're through with life and all hope is lost.
Hold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends - right till the end.
Absolutely beautiful!!!
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The most precious jewel you'll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children♥
The lighting is spectacular Richie!
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"If I should leave this path of life today, I would carry the vision of Gods' rose blooms with me as I go......" -- Stan V. Griep
I like.. the composition.
A suggestion, move/offset the center support of the bridge.. coming around to your left, shifting camera right. Just a tad, so that you retain the house lights and their respective reflections in the left-hand side.
The center support for the bridge is drawing too much attention, as presented to us now.
I like.. the colour palette in general. Good good contrasts that are eye catching. And the placement of the moon is a nice touch.
I don't like.. the degree or amount of post processing performed. Saturation is far too heavy, resulting ( to my eyes) in distorting detail(s) throughout and within frame. Particularly, on the notes of the reds and blues.
Pixelation/distortion that has occurred. More apparent (even at thumbnail/desktop sizes ... and I looked at the largest resolution size available, as well) in both that of the bridge structure and the sky.
I don't like.. your selection of the sky. Telltales signs at the rooflines and in and amongst the branches of the foliage are apparent.
Suggestion.. use Colour Range and the eye-dropper tool to add to your selection.
Or.. employ the Quick Selection tool. (See here: "Improve the quality of your selections by first training the Quick Selection Tool. This simple technique shows you how to make better, more accurate selections in half the time." - Adobe TV
Or.. Mask the area.
Speaking personally, it would be interesting to see this shot as it was.. when it first came out of the camera.
Don't know if you are up for it, however, forging ahead.. there was a discussion thread in place under the Photography section of the forums. Namely that of; Post Process Another's Photo. In short, members posted their own image to be post processed by others. And along the way, techniques and approaches were shared.
That said..
When editing, pay attention to the Histogram display in your image editor. (See here for an example: "The histogram now extends all the way from the far left to the far right, showing a full range of tonal values from pure black to pure white, except of course for the detail we've lost by stretching the tonal range, indicated by the same comb-like pattern we saw earlier." (Screenshot is near or at the bottom of this linked page.)
If it starts to look like a comb's teeth.. you are pushing things too far. One way to mitigate edits performed.. is to select for any given layer (where applicable and possible) the Blending Mode of Luminosity. (Can check for yourself next time, by observing the Histogram in your image editor. Original luminance is retained and photographic data.)
It is a nice shot, composed well. First and foremost, dialing back the amount(s) of editing performed would elevate your photo to 'good'.. if not, 'very good'. In my opinion.
A suggestion, move/offset the center support of the bridge.. coming around to your left, shifting camera right. Just a tad, so that you retain the house lights and their respective reflections in the left-hand side.
The center support for the bridge is drawing too much attention, as presented to us now.
I like.. the colour palette in general. Good good contrasts that are eye catching. And the placement of the moon is a nice touch.
I don't like.. the degree or amount of post processing performed. Saturation is far too heavy, resulting ( to my eyes) in distorting detail(s) throughout and within frame. Particularly, on the notes of the reds and blues.
Pixelation/distortion that has occurred. More apparent (even at thumbnail/desktop sizes ... and I looked at the largest resolution size available, as well) in both that of the bridge structure and the sky.
I don't like.. your selection of the sky. Telltales signs at the rooflines and in and amongst the branches of the foliage are apparent.
Suggestion.. use Colour Range and the eye-dropper tool to add to your selection.
Or.. employ the Quick Selection tool. (See here: "Improve the quality of your selections by first training the Quick Selection Tool. This simple technique shows you how to make better, more accurate selections in half the time." - Adobe TV
Or.. Mask the area.
Speaking personally, it would be interesting to see this shot as it was.. when it first came out of the camera.
Don't know if you are up for it, however, forging ahead.. there was a discussion thread in place under the Photography section of the forums. Namely that of; Post Process Another's Photo. In short, members posted their own image to be post processed by others. And along the way, techniques and approaches were shared.
That said..
When editing, pay attention to the Histogram display in your image editor. (See here for an example: "The histogram now extends all the way from the far left to the far right, showing a full range of tonal values from pure black to pure white, except of course for the detail we've lost by stretching the tonal range, indicated by the same comb-like pattern we saw earlier." (Screenshot is near or at the bottom of this linked page.)
If it starts to look like a comb's teeth.. you are pushing things too far. One way to mitigate edits performed.. is to select for any given layer (where applicable and possible) the Blending Mode of Luminosity. (Can check for yourself next time, by observing the Histogram in your image editor. Original luminance is retained and photographic data.)
It is a nice shot, composed well. First and foremost, dialing back the amount(s) of editing performed would elevate your photo to 'good'.. if not, 'very good'. In my opinion.
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