Over edited?
Jan 19, 2019 10:09:04 #
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Jan 19, 2019 12:17:48 #
Being a fan of big sky and clouds I like them all. I prefer number 2 over 3.
I can also appreciate the horizon problem, it sneaks into my pictures from time to time. I attribute it to those pixel elves that like to play tricks on photographers. :)
I can also appreciate the horizon problem, it sneaks into my pictures from time to time. I attribute it to those pixel elves that like to play tricks on photographers. :)
Jan 19, 2019 12:57:46 #
Very nice - not over edited at all. I agree with another post - this is an art form, and the results are an expression of your vision!
Jan 19, 2019 13:18:38 #
Busch wrote:
The horizon is straight. The clouds are crooked. I probably should have over compensated.
No, it's not. Here's how it looks when straight and a bit of the bottom cropped off because it also causes it to look crooked.
Jan 19, 2019 15:02:18 #
Nice, all of them, and not overdone for my taste.
I hope you don’t mind me adding a couple thoughts similar those of others:
I realize the horizon is straight, but it looks crooked, so I would adjust it until it looks straight. I’ve had to do that countless times with pics of lakes for example, where the curved shoreline makes the horizon appear crooked. Appearance is what matters.
On the third one, I like the color in the clouds. But I like the blue sky in the second one, so I would keep both. Using hsl sliders in Lightroom, you should easily be able to keep a blue sky while bringing out the color in the clouds. Maybe you can even draw out a bit more aqua to really set it off (pink-orange and aqua-blue make great colors for a sunset, methinks).
For the first one, I agree with others that the blue sky might be distracting, so I would crop. I might even leave a corner of blue sky like lamiaceae’s effort, then flip the sky 180 degrees horizontally to put the blue corner opposite the couple for balance -- and the sun & reflection between them, though you’d probably need to stretch the sky a tad to get the sun centered between the couple.
I hope you don’t mind me adding a couple thoughts similar those of others:
I realize the horizon is straight, but it looks crooked, so I would adjust it until it looks straight. I’ve had to do that countless times with pics of lakes for example, where the curved shoreline makes the horizon appear crooked. Appearance is what matters.
On the third one, I like the color in the clouds. But I like the blue sky in the second one, so I would keep both. Using hsl sliders in Lightroom, you should easily be able to keep a blue sky while bringing out the color in the clouds. Maybe you can even draw out a bit more aqua to really set it off (pink-orange and aqua-blue make great colors for a sunset, methinks).
For the first one, I agree with others that the blue sky might be distracting, so I would crop. I might even leave a corner of blue sky like lamiaceae’s effort, then flip the sky 180 degrees horizontally to put the blue corner opposite the couple for balance -- and the sun & reflection between them, though you’d probably need to stretch the sky a tad to get the sun centered between the couple.
Jan 19, 2019 15:14:54 #
Desert Gecko wrote:
Nice, all of them, and not overdone for my taste. ... (show quote)
Thank you so much. I take pretty decent photos, my PP,not so good.
Jan 19, 2019 16:13:39 #
Your original question was about over-processing. As can be seen from other folks' takes, there are lots of possibilities. I think a good photo brings out SOMETHING, rather than just being "too" or "not enough" anything. "Artists lie to tell the truth."
I liked the light and space in your shot, the immensity of nature. By lightening the observers, that natural light embraces them, making them a part of the scene rather than distant. To bring out the vibrancy of nature, I worked on the over-rich sky, but kept it since it emphasized our smallness and did some contrasting of the sunset. I also made the composition strongly triangular so that the people were bound to the scene.
It seems to me that a photographer cannot "over-" or "under-" without having some idea of what the main idea/love was behind the photo.
I liked the light and space in your shot, the immensity of nature. By lightening the observers, that natural light embraces them, making them a part of the scene rather than distant. To bring out the vibrancy of nature, I worked on the over-rich sky, but kept it since it emphasized our smallness and did some contrasting of the sunset. I also made the composition strongly triangular so that the people were bound to the scene.
It seems to me that a photographer cannot "over-" or "under-" without having some idea of what the main idea/love was behind the photo.
Jan 19, 2019 16:47:36 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
No, it's not. Here's how it looks when straight and a bit of the bottom cropped off because it also causes it to look crooked.
You’re right, it does look straighter.
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