Dr V G Mohanan Nair, APSA, QPSA
December 2019 - Bridge and the stone
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About the Image(s)
This image was taken during the last PSA conference at Spokane. This is at Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden. Camera- Canon EOS 7D, ISO 500, Exposure 1/40 sec, f/9, focal length 23mm using Tamron lens. Adjusted the levels, saturation, exposure as well as shadows using Photoshop.
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6 comments posted
(Group 43)
What a lovely image! Your post processing brings out the wonderful colors of the garden and the reflection in the water. My only suggestion is to consider darkening the upper left corner a bit, or clone in a tree. Posted: 12/12/2019 16:52:37
This is a the picture of tranquility. Great capture! The reflections really help bring this image to the next level. Beyond Bunny's suggestions, I feel the bridge has too much of a red cast to it. I am also wondering if you might use a little less saturation. Posted: 12/14/2019 08:56:49
(Group 84)
Hello All,
I'm Dick Burr, Admin of Group 84. I would like to respectfully disagree with Terry. I feel that photography is an art form and things like Saturation are by the discretion of the creator. There is no right or wrong, there is choice and beauty. Personally I love the image with heavier saturation. Posted: 12/27/2019 19:43:00
I'm Dick Burr, Admin of Group 84. I would like to respectfully disagree with Terry. I feel that photography is an art form and things like Saturation are by the discretion of the creator. There is no right or wrong, there is choice and beauty. Personally I love the image with heavier saturation. Posted: 12/27/2019 19:43:00
Beautiful capture of a lovely scene. Might consider cloning out the bottom left item(protrusion) and tone down the sky top left. Posted: 12/14/2019 15:55:12
The changes you made in exposure and saturation greatly improved the image. I think the exposure on the bushes on the right near the bridge needs more light to bring out the detail. I also would suggest cropping out the bushes in the foreground because they draw my attention away from the subject. The reflections in the water are beautiful.
Posted: 12/19/2019 22:16:02
Posted: 12/19/2019 22:16:02
Beautiful garden in which you succeed to recover nice colors. A calming image.
I agree with Bunny that left overexposed edge is the biggest disadvantage of the photo. In the time of capturing it can be solved with graduated filter or HDR. In postprocessing it's the best to darken the edge.
Yes, the lower right edge is a little bit too dark. And the bridge and lower left edge have really some red cast. I recover it in Elements with Remove color cast. Posted: 12/20/2019 12:02:00
I agree with Bunny that left overexposed edge is the biggest disadvantage of the photo. In the time of capturing it can be solved with graduated filter or HDR. In postprocessing it's the best to darken the edge.
Yes, the lower right edge is a little bit too dark. And the bridge and lower left edge have really some red cast. I recover it in Elements with Remove color cast. Posted: 12/20/2019 12:02:00