Winchelsea Beach

AndyWest · 2 Sep 2009

Here are a few from a windy Winchelsea Beach.

C&C Please

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horrocks · 2 Sep 2009

Looks windy too. I find myself looking for something more in 1, though the sky is lovely. I wonder if some PP on the beach might help? 2 and 3 are potentially really good, but let down by an uninteresting sky. Definitely worth pursuing. I think there is too much low, reflected light and inky shadow in 4 for it to work.

AndyWest · 2 Sep 2009

horrocks said:
Looks windy too. I find myself looking for something more in 1, though the sky is lovely. I wonder if some PP on the beach might help? 2 and 3 are potentially really good, but let down by an uninteresting sky. Definitely worth pursuing. I think there is too much low, reflected light and inky shadow in 4 for it to work.

Cheers for the input.

No4 was an odd one. I turned round and the sun was in my eyes but thought that what i saw would make a good Mono shot. When i get more time i'll have a play. I have just found the Dodge and Burn tool in The Gimp which is a wonderful tool!!

horrocks · 2 Sep 2009

Andy I just had a quick play around with the levels on #1, and if you lift and sharpen the foreground beach a bit, and darken the clouds, it starts to work better. There's a good one in there.

AndyWest · 2 Sep 2009

Sweet, i'll give that a try. Cheers!

ok here's another version with darker clouds and lighter beach. I may have gone a bit too far with the sky!?!?

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After:

horrocks · 2 Sep 2009

Maybe too far, and contrast and sharpening need looking at. I came up with something similar. I find that I am increasingly running a pseudo HDR across my pictures to see whare they CAN go, then looking to realise some of that potential conventionally. Pseudo HDR introduces a huge amount of noise and is inclined to be destructive. Do you have Photomatix or Dynamic Photo HDR?

AndyWest · 2 Sep 2009

horrocks said:
Maybe too far, and contrast and sharpening need looking at. I came up with something similar. I find that I am increasingly running a pseudo HDR across my pictures to see whare they CAN go, then looking to realise some of that potential conventionally. Pseudo HDR introduces a huge amount of noise and is inclined to be destructive. Do you have Photomatix or Dynamic Photo HDR?

I have photomatix pro but find it difficult to use, probably because i hardly ever use it. Perhaps i should!!

When i get more time i'll have another play.

horrocks · 2 Sep 2009

OK Andy, I just put (relatively subtly) it through DP HDR. Its very noisy, but I haven't attempted to clean it up or anything because its too low res, but you can really see the potential. There are some interesting dark areas, contrasts and textures showing.

AndyWest · 2 Sep 2009

Yep! apart from a bit of noise that looks pretty good especially the beach.