The Barrens... CC Please.

Baaaark · Jul 13, 2009

I think its oversharpened. I set the in-camera sharpness to high, and that probably was a bad thing.

I also messed with saturation for the first time EVER. I probably went overboard.

As far as composition, its kinda bland. But this place was really cool. It was flat, arid, and NOTHING growing (when I live in a place that has tons of vegetation). It was a really neat contrast and I was trying really hard to get that. I don't know if I did or not.

Samanax · Jul 13, 2009

The picture looks kinda weird.

You might want to try shooting from a lower point-of-view next time.

Baaaark · Jul 13, 2009

Samanax said:
The picture looks kinda weird.

You might want to try shooting from a lower point-of-view next time.

THis was a foot off the ground. Maybe 2. That shrub is only about a foot or two tall.

Samanax · Jul 13, 2009

Try putting the camera on the ground next time.

It's hard to tell how tall things are sometimes if you don't have something else to reference it to.

Baaaark · Jul 13, 2009

Dangit! :-(

Also, why do my colors always look so uneven? Is that from being a P&S?

GeneralBenson · Jul 13, 2009

Yeah. It's also where all the noise came from... That's just how they roll.

Baaaark · Jul 13, 2009

GeneralBenson said:
Yeah. It's also where all the noise came from... That's just how they roll.

GRRR. I had it set on ISO 80!!!

Samanax · Jul 13, 2009

Which P&S are you using?

Baaaark · Jul 13, 2009

Samanax said:
Which P&S are you using?

Panasonic Lumix FZ-20. Its about 4 years old, and has a 5mp sensor.

I'm thinking about getting a circular polarizer, but then I am getting a new camera in about a month or two.

Samanax · Jul 13, 2009

Don't really know anything about the Panasonic Lumix FZ-20, but looking at the images on the Panasonic Lumix FZ-20 Flickr Group the images look pretty good. You might want to check the settings of you camera to be sure something not set wrong.

Baaaark · Jul 14, 2009

Is this version any better? I toned it down a bit and used another form to resize it (one that didn't emphasize sharpness).

Samanax · Jul 14, 2009

This picture looks more natural. There's something weird going on in the clouds though...noise? JPEG artifacts?

Baaaark · Jul 14, 2009

Samanax said:
This picture looks more natural. There's something weird going on in the clouds though...noise? JPEG artifacts?

I don't know. I turned on the noise filter on my camera. I'll lose detail, but this noise is unbearable at ISO 80. Yes, ISO 80.

Dagwood56 · Jul 14, 2009

My 2 cents -- I'm not sure, but I think the feeling you were going for might have been captured better using a wide angle lens - in your case with the P&S, maybe if you had not zoomed in as close as you did, IF you did...I'm just kind of winging it here on thoughts and suggestions. I also think the bush in the foreground may be taking away from the barren look. As far as the original vs. the edit I'm torn....in a way I like the coloring of the first shot better; the reddish cast to the ground makes me feel more like I'm in a hot acrid setting. As I said, just my 2 cents. Hope something I've said may trigger an "ah-ha thats it" discovery.

Baaaark · Jul 14, 2009

Dagwood56 said:
My 2 cents -- I'm not sure, but I think the feeling you were going for might have been captured better using a wide angle lens - in your case with the P&S, maybe if you had not zoomed in as close as you did, IF you did...I'm just kind of winging it here on thoughts and suggestions. I also think the bush in the foreground may be taking away from the barren look. As far as the original vs. the edit I'm torn....in a way I like the coloring of the first shot better; the reddish cast to the ground makes me feel more like I'm in a hot acrid setting. As I said, just my 2 cents. Hope something I've said may trigger an "ah-ha thats it" discovery.

Thank you so much!!! The shot was taken as wide as it can go (36mm on my camera). But you're totally right. It needs more width. I have a really nice .8 magnifier I'll put on the front. But now its rained, and the barrens are pure mud.

I have another one without a bush in the foreground as well... I'm not digging it, though. Also, nevermind the upper left cyan corner...lol. This was a quick PS job to show you what the one without a foreground subject looked like.