Any Advice?
Sep 18, 2011 13:47:05 #
Heres some pics I took several months ago when I was stationed in Hawaii.. This is a pool along the coast of Oahu at Ki'Ena Point
original, F9, 1/200sec, ISO100, 28mmFoc, Nikon d3000
After my attempt to post edit
Sep 18, 2011 13:51:18 #
post edit is better. the sky pops and you can see detail in what once was shadow. you said stationed in hawaii. Are you in the military? if so thank you for serving your country. America can never make up for the shamefull and dishonorable way we treated our vietnam vets, but i am on a crusade to make sure all our vets know they are apreciated and loved for their service.
Sep 18, 2011 13:54:18 #
Thanks ,, really appreciate it. I am military Army to b exact, was in Hawaii for 3 years.. now im back on the main land.. glad to be back to having 4 seasons lol rather than hot and humid or hot and desert.
Sep 18, 2011 14:13:30 #
Thanks for serving our country. I have a niece in Fort Hood, just back from Iraq. My husband and I watched her three year old daughter for her while she was gone. I like your photo. Just a few things I notice if you don't mind. I would have shot this from a little lower angle and with the horizon straight. I can see that a lot of blue was added. Don't be afraid to use masks in photoshop. You could bring out the green in the water and leave the blue in sky this way. Also, adding some red would enhance the rocky features. Not a lot, just a little. I also would have lightened the shadow area a bit to bring out the detail there.
Sep 18, 2011 14:42:29 #
From the advice u gave I went ahead and tried it,,, I like the outcome I must say.. Thank you for those pointers,, and glad to hear your soldier made it back safely.
Sep 18, 2011 14:45:57 #
Your welcome! You did a great job! If you wanted to go a step further you could straighten this in camera raw. You would loose a little of the sides and bottom. If you loose too much, forget it. But I would give it a try. I hope you don't mind, I tried it. I used 8x10 cropping though, should have used 5x7 and it would have preserved the wide open space feel better.
Sep 18, 2011 14:57:35 #
Sep 19, 2011 07:41:06 #
JackSR
Loc: Jackson, New Jersey
The first thing I learned was getting the horizon level. The last Pic is the best.
And THANK YOU, for your service!
And THANK YOU, for your service!
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