Requesting comments on this image
Mar 31, 2019 09:57:29 #
AzPicLady wrote:
The land behind my watermark is one of two small islands in the lake. They have raised up due to volcanic activity under the lake. So that is a part of the scene, not a cloning error. The image isn't cropped, so the blue sky you see above the white is there. I'll try closing that and see how it looks. I had taken the highlights down about as far as they would go when I started. If I reopen the "finished" image again, I can take them down more.
Given the "island" is inside a perfect circle including water that doesn't match the surrounding water outside the circle, you might want to double-check that section of the image against the image SOOC. Given the reduced resolution of the post (1200x800), it's hard to say for certainty that what I see / sense as a "circle" isn't really an optical illusion of an island as I can't zoom into the details.
Mar 31, 2019 10:00:45 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Given the "island" is inside a perfect circle including water that doesn't match the surrounding water outside the circle, you might want to double-check that section of the image against the image SOOC. Given the reduced resolution of the post (1200x800), it's hard to say for certainty what I see as a "circle" isn't really an optical illusion of an island as I can't zoom into the details.
Will do. I know I didn't do any cloning.
Mar 31, 2019 19:28:41 #
I haven quarrel wih your ccoposiion/cropping/ things in and out the picture etc. But I thought the colors were a bit bland. I ran it through Apples Photos app and clicked he enhance symbol. HMMM! Much Better but not enough yet. Slightly increase brightness (mid tones), slightly increased detail level and slightly increase sharpness. no changes to color or saturation. Better but still no cigar! A slght increase in contrast. There now he mount and clouds have more pop. Did I overdo the adjustments? I think that I'm on the super edge of acceptable post processing strength.
Mar 31, 2019 19:42:01 #
Well, I did work on this a bit more. I fixed the dust spot (Thanks, Cany). I tried to fix the white line around the mountain and decided I was making things worse rather than better. So I left it. I did nudge the contrast up just a tad or two. I couldn't bring myself to separate the mountain from the lake, so the lake stays. Hope y'all aren't too disappointed. Here's my posted image: https://kathy-mcclure.pixels.com/featured/cotacachi-en-cuicocha-kathy-mcclure.html
Mar 31, 2019 20:04:42 #
I ran it through apple's Photos app and clicked the auto enhance icon. Better but not there yet, increased detail (middtone brightness and contrast), slightly bumped up overall exposure and added a slight touch of sharpness. Close but no cigar! A tad more contrast maybe Yup! That's better. At least to my eye's landscape viewing paradigms.
Rant follows: But in the end , it's your photo. I was'nt there in your brain when you saw the scene and composed/exposed. I don't know what mood/feeling/story you were going for. It's tempting to try please the viewer(s), but in the end, you have to please yourself. It's your photo, make it right for yourself.
Rant follows: But in the end , it's your photo. I was'nt there in your brain when you saw the scene and composed/exposed. I don't know what mood/feeling/story you were going for. It's tempting to try please the viewer(s), but in the end, you have to please yourself. It's your photo, make it right for yourself.
Mar 31, 2019 20:12:04 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Well, I did work on this a bit more. I fixed the dust spot (Thanks, Cany). I tried to fix the white line around the mountain and decided I was making things worse rather than better. So I left it. I did nudge the contrast up just a tad or two. I couldn't bring myself to separate the mountain from the lake, so the lake stays. Hope y'all aren't too disappointed. Here's my posted image: https://kathy-mcclure.pixels.com/featured/cotacachi-en-cuicocha-kathy-mcclure.html
Much improved!
Mar 31, 2019 20:15:49 #
photogeneralist wrote:
I haven quarrel wih your ccoposiion/cropping/ thin... (show quote)
When I redid it, I did take the contrast up just a tiny tad. It was a fine line between OK and overdone. I finally found it in PS instead of in LR. Thanks!
Mar 31, 2019 20:16:08 #
Mar 31, 2019 22:39:31 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Will do. I know I didn't do any cloning.
From the post at FAA you can more clearly see this circle is not another island.
Mar 31, 2019 22:53:54 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
From the post at FAA you can more clearly see this circle is not another island.
I guess I'm not seeing what you see. Sorry. The only cloning I did was to remove the dust spot.
Mar 31, 2019 23:17:26 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
From the post at FAA you can more clearly see this circle is not another island.
Are you maybe seeing the boat? There are a couple of boats out there. 3 actually, I think.
Mar 31, 2019 23:40:36 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Are you maybe seeing the boat? There are a couple of boats out there. 3 actually, I think.
see attached, the grass and rock within the circled section appear to match to the image section to the left of the boat in the zoom box from FAA.
Apr 1, 2019 00:17:49 #
AzPicLady wrote:
This is Cotacachi, a 16,000+ foot dormant volcano that sits beside Lake Cuicocha, which is actually a caldera of a sister volcano. Chicocha has minor activity that makes the water contain sulphur and gives it a high temperature.
I have worked this image a bit in LR (contrast, clarity and tone), then in NIK to bring out a bit more detail. I think I'm done. The clouds were moving rapidly, and I chose a moment when the apex was clear and in sun.
Comments? Thanks in advance.
I have worked this image a bit in LR (contrast, clarity and tone), then in NIK to bring out a bit more detail. I think I'm done. The clouds were moving rapidly, and I chose a moment when the apex was clear and in sun.
Comments? Thanks in advance.
Hi Kathy, nice final image. I agree with most of Cany's and Chg_Canon's. I do agree with you that the water is essential, establishing that this is a seashore.
After looking at your FAA image, I was getting ready to post. But, Chg_Canon just posted my similar response. He's exactly right. If this is where you removed a dust spot, LR likely selected the wrong area to clone from. Your SOOC image should confirm.
Mike
PS. A google satellite image of the lake doesn't show an island either.
Apr 1, 2019 09:05:30 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
see attached, the grass and rock within the circled section appear to match to the image section to the left of the boat in the zoom box from FAA.
That isn't a cloned spot. It is a separate small "island."
Apr 1, 2019 09:06:09 #
SalvageDiver wrote:
Hi Kathy, nice final image. I agree with most of ... (show quote)
There are two islands: One is quite large. The other is quite small. The spot I cloned is up in the sky. Thanks for your interest.
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