trailside view for c&c

[Carla_]

I was going for a simple composition during this morning's hike. How's the exposure? Is there enough interest? Could it be made better with pp? Please be honest! This is a local shot. I can come back later for a reshoot.

TIA!

 

[The_Traveler]

Yes, this is a nice shot.
Yes, it can have more punch with some sharpening techniques (but not on a small image like that)

And get rid of that horrible frame - it only hurts.

 

[clanthar]

I think some PP would help. I raised the contrast, shifted the color blue/green and replaced the sky.

Joe

 

[Carla_]

Thanks Travelor. I have no problem losing the frame.

Joe, I like it. How did you adjust the colors exactly?

 

[clanthar]

Hi,

I used Photoshop. I began by changing the image mode from RGB to Lab. I shifted the b channel .85 and the a channel .96. Then I went to the Lightness channel and pulled the highlight slider over the meet the graph. Switched the mode back to RGB and used Hue/Saturation to raise the color saturation. I removed the sky and replaced it with a blue gradient.

Joe

 

[EmilRye]

I'd get rid of some of the grass/bush in the bottom, it ruins it in my eyes.. And yes as mentioned above some sharpening and color adjustments could greatly improve the photo.

 

[Carla_]

Joe and EmilRye,

How's this one? I "cheated" with the Topaz plugin.

 

[earthmanbuck]

Your edit's better than the original, but I think you should edit out the smoke in the background like Joe did.

 

[Carla_]

thanks. I replaced the sky to add a few clouds. How's this?