Dorset Fields

[joust]

Just two that I got whilst out today.





On laptop so hope the contrast is OK...

J

Edited by joust on Tuesday 15th August 23:42

[imperialism2024]

The first one is very nice. As for the second one... if you could use the sky for the first one as the sky for the second one, and clone out the power lines and transmission tower in the back of the second one, the second photo would be very nice as well...

[mr noble]

Nicely shot J. However, I would be interested to hear your comments about the contrast and exposure when you get to see them on your home PC.

I really think that the screen you use can make a big difference to the view you get. They are both good shots that look fine, but they don't have the punch and spirit of your usual work Justin. I put it down to your laptop screen.

Let me know what you think.

Greg

[joust]

imperialism2024 said:

The first one is very nice. As for the second one... if you could use the sky for the first one as the sky for the second one, and clone out the power lines and transmission tower in the back of the second one, the second photo would be very nice as well...

I'm on my laptop so don't have Photoshop I'm afraid, just Paint and Canon DPP!

J

[joust]

I had a feeling the laptop is washing them out - DPPs standard settings were all over the place look wise.

When I get home I'll have another go.

J

[joust]

OK, what about these then - any better on your screens?





J

[mr noble]

Both better, yes.

You on holiday again then?

G

[V6GTO]

AGAIN!

[joust]

Oh yes, oh yes.



As for being on holiday again, I'll have you know my last one was in Feburary!

J

[V6GTO]

joust said:

Oh yes, oh yes.



As for being on holiday again, I'll have you know my last one was in Feburary!

J

You were in Dorset not long before LM so don't give me that (And LM wasn't a holiday I suppose?

M.

[_dobbo_]

First two look better to me, second seem over-processed. I prefer your first attempts!

[joust]

V6GTO said:

You were in Dorset not long before LM so don't give me that (And LM wasn't a holiday I suppose?
M.

No, LM was hard work.

As for being in Dorset, I've a cottage down here so often down for the weekend...

J

[joust]

_dobbo_ said:

First two look better to me, second seem over-processed. I prefer your first attempts!

Argh! Ok - back to the originals - really need to get the laptop colour matched!

Edited to add : Just got a simple profile and I agree the second lot look over processed. Hopefully the puddycat thread is better?

J

Edited by joust on Wednesday 16th August 23:41

[jwyatt]

Like the first one, the ground is a tad under exposed. The second one doesn't have an interesting sky, so don't include so much in the shot, make it a third of the shot at most, not two thirds. Personally I'm not into transposing other skies into the shot, I try to shoot what I see.

For hay bales getting down lower, such as kneeling, and getting one in the foreground can help the interest and lead to less sky.

I'd be looking for a tad more colour saturation too - 81B filter?

I'm not trying to be critical just to offer objective advice, tell me to go jump if you like!

[joust]

All comments welcome! Thanks.

It was a bugger of a sky on that second one, and I did do another one with 2/3rds ground 1/3rd sky. As it was a quick stop-off and shoot with the car parked up on the verge I didn't have enough time to get the filters out.

As for the ground on the 1st, if I had a copy of Photoshop I could select that area and sort it out, but I'm just running with DPP to do the raw conversion and Windows Paint at best!

J