Erosion, and HDR

[gordon77]

Hey ppl this is another HDR from the west coast beach called Muriwai, i really like takin pics out there - so calm but so rough lol.

please comment/qritique

 

[NJMAN]

A couple of the dark clouds look a little too saturated near the orange part. But other than that, its awesome. Super image. Great job! :thumbup:

NJ

 

[Mesoam]

a bit dark but again like the last sunset HDR an excellent example due to the less "fantasy" look to it

 

[gordon77]

thanks for the feedback Mesoam/NJ, i think i added a little to much contrast which darkened the image. i have re-edited the first one i posted after i got lightroom and i think it has turned out a bit better. im suprised that no one has noticed the pin cusioning (spelling?) that the 17-85 has when @17mm, its beggining to really bug me!!

 

[astrostu]

I actually really like it and wouldn't do anything differently if it were mine.

 

[sm3287]

Hey, cool picture like how you captured the colors of the sky, like also the detail in the clouds. Nice job...

 

[intheQ]

im suprised that no one has noticed the pin cusioning (spelling?) that the 17-85 has when @17mm, its beggining to really bug me!!

IMHO, in this case it seems to go well with the horizon and that cloud comming in on the diagonal. I think it adds to the over-all impact.

 

[gordon77]

thanks ppl for the positive comments! im glad to know the pin cushioning is ok is in this shot

 

[Joxby]

Its barrel distortion, the opposite of pincushion I think.
I kinda like distortion in scenics, especially when it invoves a big lump of cloudy sky that appears to be rushing to the corners.
I like this photo even if it is a bit dark.
Also, is it odd that you go to the trouble of reconstructing the image using HDR, but not straighten the distortion that irks you so..?

 

[gordon77]

haha yeah i suppose i should learn how to correct it since i use this lens so much how would one go about it in photoshop?