Divots II--Modified

This is a modified version of a recent submission of mine. I

lightened the slickrock in the foreground and I also tried furiously

to lighten/dodge the fore-puddle but it was in vain. Finally, I

imported some ice from a different image and superimposed over the

dark puddle. The print looks very nice, and I'm hoping the Jpeg

doesn't look to hokey. Thanks for your input. cc

Great work Chris. I really like this one. The tripple layer works incredible-(foreground, formations,sky). Everything is crisp and captivating.

Love it!!!

Beautiful work; that's some driving range. Thanks for posting.

I agree with Mona - I also like the original more. I think that it had more details, looks natural and has a drama in it. But your PS work is good - still the ice in the holes somehow does not look very natural

Mona: Thanks for the time you spent with the image. I still think the 2nd posting (my 2nd version) is better, though I'm worried about a "fake" look. Your posting is dramatic, but seems a bit "over-cooked" to my eye--very burnt and dark. I can see where you're coming from though. I will probably rescan the negative this week and start over since I didn't save a raw scan from this. Thanks for your response and constructive criticism regardless. It would be nice to see some of your work posted on the site too.

I think it is a awesome shot of nature. But like Mona I would like to se more contrast, even though I think her version is to much. I would like something in between. You could try and work the middle tones while leaving the shadows/highlights intact. Curves is a good tool. Other than that stuff it is superb.

Some one must be swing a pretty heavy sandwedge to take out divots like these! I like this shot a lot; however, I don't think you found the right way to process/present it yet. I think you need to go someplace between Mono's and what you've done here. I do want to see some of the detail in the divots and a darker foreground. I just played around with this a bit--hope you don't mind. I think re-scanning and starting from scratch with this is a good idea.