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

[AndrewK]

Thanks Dwayne, great work,
i love it

 

[sly677]

Hey Dwayne, thanks for the CC and the tweaks of my image. Whats the NR software you use? I hadn't realized how big a difference it made.

Thank

Syl

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Thanks Dwayne, great work,
i love it

No problem I am glad I could help.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Hey Dwayne, thanks for the CC and the tweaks of my image. Whats the NR software you use? I hadn't realized how big a difference it made.

Thank

Syl

I use Noiseware, great software.

Imagenomic - Best Plugins for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Apple Aperture

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[outdoorsms]

thanks for the work i will take all the pointers you gave me and try to improve
thanks again i really appreciate it


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[Dwayne Oakes]

Thanks

good

-very good 1/3 rule comp (land vs sky)
-good FG placement (adds depth)
-good exposure (slight clipping in the sky, typical)
-good contrast
-good DOF

nit

-photo is a tad soft
-colors could use a boost
-stray grass blade in the far left and floating debris in the FG could
be healed out

tweak

-lightened (dodge) some areas of the sky
-darkened (burn) some areas of the sky

-lightened (dodge) some of the forest shorline and its reflections
-lightened (dodge) the cloud reflection in the FG pool
-lightened (dodge) the little plant in the far left

-added selective color boost to just the rocks
-added selective USM (sharpening) to just the rocks

-darkened (burn) the clipped sky area in the far right

-healed out the stray grass blade in the far left and the floating debris
in the FG pool

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Yes another one... This was really overexposed. Not sure what you can do.... Good luck

Stusmobile ... I love the castle... Didn't get to go this year... Me very sad...

good

-good contrast
-low noise
-good DOF

nit

-metal bar is a distraction
-to much negative space and clutter (tree branches)

tweak

-cropped the photo tighter and to portrait orientation to get rid of the
clutter and some of the negative space

-added a tad of selective USM (sharpening) to just the subject

-healed out the metal bar

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

I was also hoping you'd do another one of these!

sorry that the material isn't cityscape, but what do you have to say about this one?

Slight clipping, other than that a technically flawless and needs no
additional pp. Excellent work !

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Hi, i'm quiet new, about 2-3 months, pointers would be great thanks!

You are doing very well for 2 months ! keep at it.

good

-very good comp
-good FG placement (adds depth)
-exposure is right on
-good contrast
-no sensor dust (sky)

nit

-photo has a tilt to the left when placed on a grid
-colors are tad over (personal choice)
-pier rail in the bottom right corner is a bit of a distraction
-light hotspot (clipped) in the center water reflection is a distraction
-alot of shadows
-photo is a tad soft

tweak

-straightened the photo
-desaturated the colors (personal choice)

-lightened (dodge) the sky in the upper right
-opened up all the shadows (dodge)

-lightened (dodge) the base of the cliff and its water reflection (far right)
-added a tad of selective USM (sharpening) to just the houses and the
rocks in the MG, FG

-healed out the hotspot (clipped) in the center water reflection
-healed out the stray light in the far left
-healed out the pier rail in the bottom right

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[lvcrtrs]

Dwayne,
What is "add selective color boost"? Is it the same as increasing saturation?

Sherry

 

[Overread]

Well I'm game for this - and I'll give you something a little different than landscapes - a nice bug!

The result of a focus stack, a sleepy moth and some flash

 

[Mohai]

Thanks a lot, i appreciate the notes! xD

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Dwayne,
What is "add selective color boost"? Is it the same as increasing saturation?

Sherry

Hi Sherry,

Yes that is correct, those terms mean the same thing. Most editing
software programs have a selection tool that you can place around an
area. Then you can increase the color boost (saturation) to just that
area without affecting the other colors in the photo. Thanks for
the question.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Well I'm game for this - and I'll give you something a little different than landscapes - a nice bug!

The result of a focus stack, a sleepy moth and some flash

Your photo is not showing ?

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Overread]

ahh thanks! Not sure what happened there, but its up now (I hope)