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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 7/11/2006
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Oh . . . HAHAHAHAAA. You're funny! You got me that time!
:P
(And I just poured myself a stiff drink thanks to your teasing so I . . . uhhhh . . . so I-I-I- . . . oh ( * sip * ) . . . so (hic) anyways . . . THANKS!!)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 7/11/2006
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Arrrrgh!! You called me Marny AGAIN!! (Maybe I should change my name??)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
(I mean Marny I!)
:P
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/11/2006
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Just kidding Doyle!
I'm going to go back to the original on this and try out your recommendation. I haven't been sure where to start when working with PS. I always thought I should start with adjusting the whole photo first and then fix what didn't look good from there. Your way seems to make more sense now that I think about it. I'll let you know what I come up with.
Thanks!
:)Sheila
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/11/2006
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Thanks Marny!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 7/10/2006
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Sheila:
How are you my friend? This is one absolutely beautiful view here! I would think about working it with the Classic Landscape project because I think in time you may even get a BiP for the quality work you are turning out more and more.
On this shot, I think the foreground is great. You already recognized yourself about the timing of the shot but I should point out that the Golden Hour photographers refer to, when the setting and rising sun gives the wonderful warm hues and tones is not the ONLY good time. Simply put, whenever you can get accents from shadows the shot seems better . . . so it need not be in the first or last hour each day to be a good time.
Also . . . I would work the sky first using CTRL-L to set levels, then select inverse and set levels on the remainder . . . THEN work on the entire shot. I'm not saying it's the right way . . . but it seems to work better for me.
You've got in this shot, perfect clarity, classic DOF for landscape and a great composition. I would have tweaked the brightness and contrast a tad . . . but that's personal preference. This shot ought to be hanging on your wall by now.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
By the way . . . this view would be great for a Classic Landscape Panorama too . . . Something you might want to look into!
DDC I
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Panorama of "Mt. Baker" - Shiela Carson |
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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 7/10/2006
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What a majestic looking mountain sweet Sheila and virtually in your own back yard, you lucky thing. It looks great sat there and is well composed. Lighting is always a great problem and we often have to make do and mend. I still think you have done well here. I always try to promise myself that I will return to a scene if I think I can do better. After messing up so many shots in Ireland with the wrong ISO, I know I will return to many of them to re-shoot. My very best wishes to you as always sweetie.....Ray
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/9/2006
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It seems that the only time that I have to get out and take pictures is in the middle of the day lately! I don't seem to get out much at sunrise or sunset with two little kids running around. If I have time to go by myself, I'm usually too tired from them! :)
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 7/9/2006
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Hey anytime Sheila. Don't we all need all the help we can get?  )
I know what you mean about shooting at the wrong time of day...but sometimes that's all that's available.
I wish there were more hours in the day. It would be so fun to get together sometime and share ideas. Come on retirement!!
I'll email you separately about the vignetting. I think I have it on my computer somewhere.
Susie
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/9/2006
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Thank you Mary!
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/9/2006
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Thanks Pablo!
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/9/2006
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Thanks Ceri! That's a nice view to have from work!
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 7/9/2006
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This is beautiful- the colours and the textures. To stretch the eyes- refreshing!
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 7/9/2006
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Thanks Susie!
I did do some highlight and selective filtering on this photo. I think that my biggest problem was that I shot this at the absolute worst time of day- around 1pm and the lighting was too harsh.
What I did first was a little work on the entire photo (highlights and midtones) and then some more selective work on the sky. When I tried to adjust this any more than this, the photo started to have a slight distorted look to it. This was the best that I could come up with. I'm still such an amateur when it comes to working with PS though so I'm not sure if I could have improved on this more or not. Like I said, I shot this at such a bad time of day. I think what I need to do is go back at sunrise or sunset and see what I could come up with.
Thanks for the help- I always appreciate it and you know I need it, especially when it comes to working with PS! :)
:)Sheila
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 7/9/2006
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Nice Sheila! Aren't we fortunate to be able to view this every day? (Except when there are clouds of course!) I really like the foreground interest you've included. Maybe just a little bump up in the darken highlights would bring out the mountain a little better. Have you started selectively filtering areas with layers yet? It's so fun and can really enhance a photo.
Susie
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Ceri Parkinson
{K:279} 7/9/2006
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This is an absolutely gorgeous shot! I too can see Mt. Baker at times from work and it is beautiful but you have managed to capture it in an amazing setting - I love the pastures and fencing in front of it - fantastic !!
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 7/9/2006
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Very nice lancdscape shot.
Pablo
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