Walter Naumann
About the Image(s)
Avalon, Catalina Island, CA, USA. 2023 08/04, 07:00.
Canon 5DSR, 100-400mm lens. 1/1000 sec, 800 ISO, f/11. Large building is the Casino (gathering place) with the world's largest circular ball room and a theater below. Minor sliders using Lightroom.
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6 comments posted
(Group 11)
Nice capture. Your eye is lead to the Casino with the curve of the rock and ocean. If the Casino is your main subject, it wouldn't hurt the image to crop some off the bottom and top to emphasize the Casino. The bright green in the foreground tends to take my eye from the boats and building. Maybe a bit of desaturation would tone it down.   Posted: 09/15/2023 02:08:20
Interesting travel photo. You have improved contrast in processing. I agree with Darlene to crop a bit more and desaturate the bushes in front.   Posted: 09/17/2023 16:09:58
The adjustments really did bring back the image, especially in the sea. Adding some more saturation would increase the contrast in the trees to bring those back more. I would also recommend cropping out some brush in the front, it is a bit distracting.   Posted: 09/19/2023 14:47:52
Nice shot. The image is sharp. The composition looks good. The foreground is a little strong. I would crop about 10% from the bottom. Did you try to remove the haze using Lightroom? I think that needs a little more adjustment. Some more saturation may look better.   Posted: 09/21/2023 08:53:31
Good shot of the casino at water's edge. I too would like to see the casino more dominant in the image. As Terry said, less is more, and I cropped it even more, eliminating almost all of the greenery at the bottom, and cropping the sides to place the casino in the right lower â…" intersection. I also dehazed a bit, as Mohanan suggested, and I adjusted the color with the Lightroom sliders, adding saturation to the orange casino roof, and lowering the luminance in the orange and yellow, to darken the roof and the brown sides of the cliffs to the left of the casino.   Posted: 09/29/2023 00:06:53