Reflections In A Pond

[smoke665]

No birds this morning in the beaver pond. Just the fog rising and these neat reflections. C&C always welcome.

Beaver Pond02172017_023.jpg by William Raber, on Flickr

 

[Ysarex]

very nice.

Joe

 

[tirediron]

Agree; lovely, tranquil scene. Is it just the slightest bit off-level?

 

[smoke665]

very nice.

Thank you Joe

Agree; lovely, tranquil scene. Is it just the slightest bit off-level?

You know I can't decide. I tilted it in post back and forth trying to line up on something. I finally split the difference slightly on the main tree reflection in the center as vertical.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice shot

 

[smoke665]

I had to agree with @tirediron on level. Wanted to do some touch up anyhow, so I went back and leveled on the far shore as the horizon. Think that helped. So here is the final, unless there are any other suggestions before I put it to bed.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice shot again looks to me in the second version that you bumped up saturation or contrast is that correct? i really like both of them

 

[smoke665]

that you bumped up saturation or contrast is that correct? i really like both of them

Yes, yes, and more. I sent it over to PS to make some additional edits, one of which is a custom action that "heightens" the colors. The upside is it really brings out highlights and midtones, but the downside is you lose some shadow detail.

 

[TonyBritton]

Serene image. Very nice.

Tony

 

[smoke665]

Serene image. Very nice.

Tony

Almost didn't go by this morning, as I thought I was to late to catch the light. There's a mountain ridge off to the left, that the sun was already peeking over when I turned on the road to this little swampy area in the valley. Glad I did as I timed it just right.

 

[Derrel]

Nice image! This one looks tricky, tricky in the sense of exactly how dark to make that fog look! I think I like the first version, since I can see more of the background stuff in it, especially along the right hand third of the shot. Buuuuuuut I like the reflection and the pond flora better in the second shot! What to do!???

 

[smoke665]

! What to do!???

Thanks Derrel. On my monitor, the shadow detail in the second is not totally lost. If I decide to print it, i'll do a test print first, and if need be, do some recovery in the shadows. The thing I like about the 2nd is better detail under the fog, the highlights in the woods and trees in the back, and more vibrant colors throughout.