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Sep 13, 2011 22:59:00   #
mommy115 Loc: California
 
This photo was taken in a small Minnesota town. It is unedited.

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Sep 13, 2011 23:14:05   #
jplofvt Loc: Vermont
 
Love this shot,, thought I would play with it. Hope you don't mind. John L



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Sep 14, 2011 00:27:57   #
mommy115 Loc: California
 
jplofvt wrote:
Love this shot,, thought I would play with it. Hope you don't mind. John L


Very nice. Funny, it's very similar to another that I did and then didn't submit because I was afraid it was oversharpened (I tend to oversharpen). I personally liked the sharper image and maybe I should have submitted that. Here's what I had.

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Sep 14, 2011 00:34:24   #
mommy115 Loc: California
 
I like yours even better than my sharper one,John. How did you accomplish the extra shine?

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Sep 14, 2011 09:27:33   #
jplofvt Loc: Vermont
 
I have a tendency to oversharpen at times also, I used a considerable amount of contrast. I find the one exposure adjustment which can turn a nice picture into a wow picture is contrast. If I'm adjusting a picture shot in jpeg its the first adjustment I usually make.

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Sep 14, 2011 15:53:27   #
Me-Fl Loc: Maine - Florida
 
Here's mine...bottom of ladder, where yours is the top.





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Sep 14, 2011 15:55:04   #
Kathy1632 Loc: Virginia
 
I love waterfalls and the action of water. This is lovely, as well as the edited versions. This is such a great place to learn from others!

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Sep 14, 2011 16:09:24   #
tsamori
 
momy took a good picture, love it. John what ever you did to intensify it, good call. you guys make a great team. congrats.

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Sep 14, 2011 16:48:16   #
tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware
 
Me-Fl wrote:
Here's mine...bottom of ladder, where yours is the top.

The last one, with the trees in the background... really really looks a LOT like a spot I used to go and sit for hours by, sketching the scenery, when I was a kid.

"My" place didn't have handrails back then though... it was next to an old mill that they still used to crack corn for feed, in Delaware.

Thanks for the sweet memories... very nice pictures!

And Mommy: I like the one you thought you over-sharpened best. It's smack dab in the middle of the changes made and, to me, looks more realistic and natural.

I usually love photos with LOTS of contrast too, though... so as "art".... the over sharpened one would work very nicely. :)

The best I can get on shots like these, (as mentioned/shared in another post somewhere about waterfalls) is from the side. Straight on or nearly so, makes the picture look flat to me.

These are nice!

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Sep 14, 2011 18:53:36   #
Me-Fl Loc: Maine - Florida
 
Thanks, tilde.....this place is in Mount Vernon, Maine Last years picture with an older camera. Trees have not turned yet this year, but we all know it is coming.
Here is a picture of what was there ages ago, probably a Mill, only thing left is the chimney.





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Sep 14, 2011 19:52:32   #
jplofvt Loc: Vermont
 
A bit overdone with processing.



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Sep 14, 2011 23:20:05   #
mommy115 Loc: California
 
Thanks to everyone for your constructive comments and encouragement/kind comments. It is appreciated as it is very helpful info for further improvement.

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Sep 14, 2011 23:56:07   #
Phyllis Loc: NE PA
 
Wow! That's beautiful. Both edited and unedited. :lol:

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