Landscape - or maybe seascape with land ? While the temperature hovers around 12-14 F, been working on some old Puerto Rico shots. Taken about 2 years ago near Aricibo. Wanted to share...

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Jan 21, 2019 15:38:53 #

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

While the temperature hovers around 12-14 F, been working on some old Puerto Rico shots. Taken about 2 years ago near Aricibo.

Wanted to share them but also interested in some input on 2 shots - the first involves the dead half tree that is in front of the live tree (intentionally shot to make it look like a single tree). Question is do I minimize the shadow of the dead half tree or is it not distracting ? I realize that minimizing the shadow may make the remaining shadow confusing since it would not line up with the live tree ...

Second shot not sure if I should crop the lower rocks in foreground or leave them. I like the forward edge of the surf and will lose it if the foreground is cropped.

Opinions ?
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Jan 21, 2019 16:12:28 #

RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia

Good set, and well worth while downloading.

Jan 21, 2019 17:40:51 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice work!

Jan 21, 2019 18:13:46 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Really like the second.
For me, leave the rocks in the foreground in the shot, better depth.
Would it have been possible to get a scosh more of the foreground rock in the frame, keeping the top?

Jan 21, 2019 19:32:01 #

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

RichardTaylor wrote:

Good set, and well worth while downloading.

Thanks for the kind words !

Jan 21, 2019 19:32:55 #

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

UTMike wrote:

Very nice work!

Appreciate your comments.

Jan 21, 2019 19:36:44 #

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Longshadow wrote:

Really like the second.
For me, leave the rocks in the foreground in the shot, better depth.
Would it have been possible to get a scosh more of the foreground rock in the frame, keeping the top?

I did crop some off the bottom (but not much) because I didn't get a good focus. Will try to post including more of the foreground. Thanks for the suggestion.

Jan 22, 2019 06:28:59 #

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

In the second shot, how about trying a couple of things..........you might consider darkening the rocks in the foreground that are out of focus. If this doesn't help, you might consider removing them by filling in with some of the water that is in front of the big wave (cloning). I also struggle at times with objects right in front of the image that I didn't realize when taking the picture that they would be oof. Sometimes they're salvageable and sometimes not. Good luck with this one!

In the first image, I think you could go either way.........but my inclination would be to leave both of them. It's already a rather cluttered image, with the objects in the sand and some distractions in the background. If I removed the shadow, I would have a tendency to remove the tree trunk as well. On the other hand, you might be able to just lighten the shadow a bit?

Just trying to give you some ideas to try. They might or might not work. The most important thing is that you are happy with the results!

Jan 22, 2019 07:09:15 #

Stephan G

PGHphoto wrote:

While the temperature hovers around 12-14 F, been ... (show quote)

Shot #1. I would crop from the top down to just bellow the junction of the fronds and the bole of the live tree. From photo left right to the edge of the shadow of the fronds. Bottom up to just below the dead tree. Leave the right photo as is. This will, for me, make the story more focused and stronger about the gone and the living aspect of nature.

Shot #2. I cannot decide on what I would do. I see two directions of movements, one horizontal and the other vertical. But how to emphasize one over the other without losing the impact of the motions themselves eludes me presently.

Thanks for sharing.

Jan 22, 2019 12:00:15 #

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Wanda Krack wrote:

In the second shot, how about trying a couple of t... (show quote)

Thanks for the input - I will give your suggestions a try and see what results.

Jan 22, 2019 12:06:45 #

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Stephan G wrote:

Shot #1. I would crop from the top down to just b... (show quote)

Thanks for looking in. I think your suggestion for the first shot is a pretty severe crop and would change the emphasis of the shot from a landscape to a more compact subject. But still, will take a look at the result and see how it works. Have commitments today and tonight but hoping to post some revisions tomorrow.

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Jan 22, 2019 18:39:35 #

photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State

Shot #1: Yeah, the shadows are a problem. Try cloning out one or both of the shadows on a duplicate. If you don't like it, you can trash it and all you've lost is the time it took to practice cloning.

Shot #2: I don't think that additional foreground is necessary. the rocks shown are sufficient to identify the shoreline and anchor the shot. However, If it were my shot, I think that i would locally lighten the dark cliff face on the upper left to just bring out the texture a bit more but not so bright that it becomes an eyesnag. Also, try brightening the dark wave with a localized adjustment. The wave is wonderfully lit but brightening it might enhance it's translucent quality.

PS I've taken the liberty of doing some illustrative post processing. I did this without your permission. I hope you don't mind. All the post was done in Apples Photos App so all changes were "full frame".