canonfodder 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Fantastic composition and exposure... Absolutely beautiful 7/7 Link to comment
vincent laurent 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Don't need to talk about, this picture is one of the best i ever seen (even from professional landscape book). This picture requires a book !! Best regards. Link to comment
tony fallon 0 Posted September 18, 2006 I agree with Vincent. One of the best !! Immediately stunning but still drawing the the eye into the scene from every side. And then, after gazing for a while, the tree branches and leaves leave a final mark upon a perfect composition. Link to comment
Karl Schuler 48 Posted September 19, 2006 High art of photography. Congratulations. Could you please give a bit more information about the processing. ISO, Exposure times, Aperture etc. How did you merge the five exposures? Karl Link to comment
pan giannakis 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Excellent work!!!And thanx for the 5 exposures tip :) Link to comment
reginapagles 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Awesome photo! One of my absolute favorites. Unfortunately, I was unable to give it the 7/7 rating that it deserves, because photo.net said that I have reached my limit on 7/7 ratings. I guess that I will have to wait to do so, but I will...congrats! Regina Link to comment
sjmurray 33,042 Posted September 20, 2006 I agree with the others that the composition is very strong and appealing. I love the boat and the way it points toward the lake and the detail in the boat. One thing that catches my eye though,is the somewhat "over blown" clouds over the mountains; the only flaw in an otherwise "perfect" photo. With digital it is easy to get blown out highlights, despite burning in and the use of filters. To correct this you can shoot two images on a tripod: one for highlights and one for shadows and blend the two as layers using a layer mask. If only one raw file exists you can make a dark version and a light one and do the same thing. If you have already done that forgive me for going over this. Link to comment
seven 0 Posted September 20, 2006 I agree with the observation about the highlights (To correct this you can shoot two images on a tripod: one for highlights and one for shadows and blend the two as layers using a layer mask)but, according to the photographer's notes, it's a Photoshop High Dynamic Range (HDR) merge of 5 images; I daresay the detail exists in one of the exposures. (HDR is an Automated merge tool in CS2)It's a beautiful moment, Maciek - wonderful tones & a superb reflection. Link to comment
treeffe 0 Posted September 20, 2006 It's a little wonder, you've finally got on the picture all tones and shapes your eye was able to detect, and with HDR your camera (or best your computer) too! My congratulation -Fabio- Link to comment
loldhoff 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Well, I agree! Beautiful job, Maciek. I don't understand all the technical jargon, but it is clear to me you obsessed over this photo until all the contasts and shades were just so. Terrific! Link to comment
cocasana 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Awesome! I'm also starting to fiddle with HDR. Its very intersting and great fun!!! Link to comment
erwin1 0 Posted September 20, 2006 I think it has already been stated enough above, but I want to share it also : this is an impressive shot. I'm just wondering what the impact would have been when removing the small branches at the top left of the image. Bravo ! erwin Link to comment
sawicki 0 Posted September 21, 2006 What can I add to what my coleegues said. Great contrasts here. I love the coluds reflected in water. Composition is pefect and quality is perfect as well. Amazing work. Link to comment
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