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Little Man
20-07-2008, 06:33
Took this shot whilst out on a wander yesterday afternoon, it almost got binned as it didn't do anything for me, until I noticed it was my 9000th photo taken with the camera, so I thought instead of binning it i'd have a tinkle in photoshop and see what I could come up with.

Gave it a contrast tweak, a foreground lighten, a background/sky darken, and some dodge and burn here and there around the sky. I'm not really into doctoring my photos, but it's not completely different from the original as it was rather overcast, it's just darker and moodier.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn102/Photography16_/Landscape/BowlingGreenStorm.jpg

C&C welcome as always.
Hobbytog
20-07-2008, 06:52
Nice vibrant colouring and I like what you've done to the sky, yes very moody.

Paul
Little Man
20-07-2008, 06:59
Cheers boss. Wasn't sure if i'd killed it or not, but I suppose you can't kill something that would have been binned anyway eh.
tiler65
20-07-2008, 07:38
Is that Crompton Cricket Club?
Little Man
20-07-2008, 07:44
Is that Crompton Cricket Club?

Yeah mate, it is. You know it?
tiler65
20-07-2008, 08:03
I have played there many times. It is not the best (cricket ground) but hey hoo.

As for the shot you probably need something in the foreground to add perspective or reduce/crop the foreground.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/ardion-90/BowlingGreenStormcopy.jpg

Hope you do not mind.
Little Man
20-07-2008, 08:31
Not at all mate, looks miles better. Cheers for that :thumbs:
toonamp
20-07-2008, 08:45
Well worth tinkering with LM :) 9000th photo or not.

Nice atmospheric shot. I prefer the croped version though I'm not sure if I would have done any more than get rid of the rather untidy boundry rope and the bit in the BLC
:)
Little Man
20-07-2008, 17:11
Cheers fella. Gunna give it a crop similar to above, just with a bit more of the grass. :thumbs:
Little Man
20-07-2008, 22:59
Took Tylers constructive critisism, aswell as Toon's, and cropped the image just above the boundry rope, aswell as adding a slightly move appealing boarder.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn102/Photography16_/Landscape/BowlingGreenStorm-1.jpg