I will c&c your work for you, beginners welcomed.

[rgower]

I've fiddled with the crops and lighting in this one but can't turn this huge potential into anything great. So curious to see what you can do

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

I think this shot is alright, but can definitely be improved.

Thanks for your time!

Great job Andrew ! You are going after the light, keep "seeing" like that.
It is half the battle in photography.

good

-great light (sidelight)
-exposure is right on
-colors and contrast are very good
-good detail

nit

-comp (to much negative space) lawn
-photo has a slight tilt to left when placed on a grid
-to much clutter over the fence

tweak

-straightened the photo

-cropped the photo to get rid of some of the lawn's negative space
and placed the tub close to 1/3 rule

-desaturated the colors (personal choice)
-added a tad of selective color saturation to just the garden hose

-added a tad of selective USM (sharpening) to some of the brick and tub
-took some contrast boost away due to the harsh light

-healed out the the stray leaves in the FG and the clutter over the fence

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[AndrewK]

Great Dwyane thank you so much.
I love it!


Keep up the great work and thanks again for the crit. and improvements!

Awesome

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Hope I'm not too late....

A technically flawless photo ! Great job !

Here is my take on this great photo.

tweak

-switched photo to sepia tone for a more old fashion photo look
-added Orton-effect (see the second post photo on how to add this effect)

-lightened (dodge) the highlights in the grass
-lightened (dodge) anywhere the light is falling on the tractor

-added a tad of selective contrast boost to just the headlights
-added a tad of global contrast boost

-darkened (burn) the clouds highlights to reduce clipping from the
contrast boost

-adde a tad of selective USM (sharpening) to just the tractor

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

I've fiddled with the crops and lighting in this one but can't turn this huge potential into anything great. So curious to see what you can do

good

-great place
-the 50/50 comp works here
-great natural spot light hitting the land
-horzon is level

nit

-clouds are clipped
-photo is a tad flat (contrast)
-photo is tad soft
-sensor dust in the top left corner

tweak

-healed out all the clipped areas in the clouds
-added a tad of global contrast boost

-lightened (dodge) the light ray
-lightened (dodge) the lit areas on the land (spot light)

-added a tad of selective color boost the colors in the water reflection
in the far left

-added selective USM (sharpening) to just the land
-healed out the sensor dust in the top left corner

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

I've fiddled with the crops and lighting in this one but can't turn this huge potential into anything great. So curious to see what you can do

good

-great place
-the 50/50 comp works here
-great natural spot light hitting the land
-horizon is level

nit

-clouds are clipped
-photo is a tad flat (contrast)
-photo is tad soft
-sensor dust in the top left corner

tweak

-healed out the clipped areas in the clouds
-added a tad of global contrast boost

-lightened (dodge) the light ray
-lightened (dodge) the lit areas on the land (spot light)

-added a tad of selective color boost to the colors in the water reflection
in the far left

-added a tad of selective USM (sharpening) to just the land
-healed out the sensor dust in the top left corner

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Well thats a wrap, 35 c&c completed. I want to thank everyone who
submitted. It was an honor to tweak your work ! I will have another
new thread like this in the near future so stay tuned.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Goontz]

Well thats a wrap, 35 c&c completed. I want to thank everyone who
submitted. It was an honor to tweak your work ! I will have another
new thread like this in the near future so stay tuned.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

Thanks Dwayne!

 

[Yemme]

Well thats a wrap, 35 c&c completed. I want to thank everyone who
submitted. It was an honor to tweak your work ! I will have another
new thread like this in the near future so stay tuned.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

:hug:: Thanks hun... I need to hurry up and get some slides done fast. I'm running out of pictures.

 

[Dao]

Thanks a lot Dwayne for showing your work "with explanation"!! Learn a lot!

 

[AndrewK]

thanks dwayne.
good work

 

[Jon_Are]

Thanks for your generosity, Dwayne.

Jon

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Thanks everyone for the comments, I appreciate it !!

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[budsk]

Great thread, I look forward to your next one, maybe by that time I have photo good enough to be submitted.

 

[Yemme]

Good enough... Honey post what ever it is you want to post. Any image is great to see his before and afters.