Posts: Old Boots | Ugly Hedgehog

R.G. wrote:

Damn. Now I want to live there....

Go for it. My ancestors did, via Ireland, when the potatoes went bad. :-D :D

Raeborne

Jan 21, 2014 11:56:16 #

Old Boots wrote:

Thanks R.G. This is exactly the thing I am looking for. I walked out of the woods and said "Civilization !" I was about 1/2 mile away. I did do some more zooms with SX50 and walked up closer. I was trying to show the distance, so the panorama does that. Thanks, good crop.
Lee

Added blue sky with magic brush PSE12

RG's pano with blue sky

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Jan 21, 2014 10:42:26 #

Feral Hogs

sammywoody wrote:

They make a mess around here in the SC low country too. A friend in our car club that lives in the woods killed several hundred last year (Dorchester County)

Your friend would be a welcome visitor here!!!
Lee

Jan 21, 2014 10:25:49 #

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

This is a low res photo, so that limits results a bit... but here is a version which attempts to bring out some of the character in this rural Texas scene. Others have mentioned ways to improve future shots, but this shows one way to present this with more depth of color, and panoramic cropping.

Thanks H.T. What did you do to the sky to give it the buttermilk look?
Lee

Jan 21, 2014 10:17:34 #

Erv wrote:

Well Daniel beat me to it.:( I have always wanted to say that too.:):):) I will just go with you are weird.:) Nice shots of junk tho. I thought I was the only one.:):)
Erv

Glad to be of assistance. :mrgreen:

Jan 21, 2014 10:16:20 #

Daniel Z wrote:

I've been wanting to tell someone their photo's were a pile of junk. Great set.

Guess I'll have to go with HDR. That should fix it up. :hunf:

Jan 21, 2014 10:13:43 #

tainkc wrote:

I recognize the toilet and the lawnmower.

Well you're welcome to come pick them up. Just let the dog know. :D :D

Jan 20, 2014 19:59:54 #

R.G. wrote:

Just a quick edit to show one possibility. A panorama crop doesn't lose the spacey feel that I'm assuming you wanted to capture, but it does bring the house in a bit closer.
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Jan 20, 2014 12:34:00 #

jgordon wrote:

Nice colors and I think that the concept is good.

I agree that a more interesting framing would put the tree near the left edge of the photo. Cutting out some of the foreground can help. One of the issues with the photograph is the washed out sky which might be helped a little with post-processing.

Overall I like the concept of this photo better than the execution, but this mage is not far away from being a wonderful photograph.

Thanks jgordon. I'll give the sky some PSE treatment. I didn't like it either but no clouds around at the time.
Lee

Jan 20, 2014 12:30:43 #

Nightski wrote:

Old Boots, when I open a pic titled Country House,... (show quote)

Thanks Nightski. I had just walked out of the woods and shot this from about 1/2 mile away.
Lee
P.S. Most country here in south Texas is a little rougher than the picture you described.

Jan 20, 2014 12:27:06 #

jaymatt wrote:

I'd move the centers of interest (house & tree) off center by cropping some off the right & the bottom. I think doing so would make a decent photo better.

Thanks jaymatt. I'll have some with your suggestion.
Lee

Jan 20, 2014 11:04:37 #

The pile

Checking for rabbits

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Out of service

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pink bike

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white bike and mower

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Jan 20, 2014 10:54:13 #