Judith Lesnaw  


November Breeze by Judith Lesnaw

December 2021 - November Breeze

December 2021 - Judith Lesnaw

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Last week the colors in my yard were spectacular and prompted much experimentation. For this image I used a Canon 80 D with a Tamron 16-300 mm lens at 300 mm. Camera settings were: ISO 100; f 16; 1.6 sec sec. The camera was also set for HDR in-camera merge of three images taken rapidly at half stop intervals. I began processing by cropping in Lightroom, then sharpening in Topaz sharpen pro, and then editing in NIK Color Efex pro.


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10 comments posted




Karl Leck   Karl Leck
Hi Judith, Beautiful color! The triple exposure caused ghosting that showed as red outlines. Very interesting. For myself, I would crop an additional 5% off the top to add to the sky removal. Also, because it has very little detail and doesn't coordinate with the fall color, I would clone out or fill the grayish amoeba in the middle of the image. Nice job in using an in-camera tool to get an artistic result. Karl   Posted: 12/05/2021 16:18:22
Judith Lesnaw   Judith Lesnaw
Thanks!! I will extend the crop. Re the amoeba, I suppose I really should erase it - but it is such a cute smiling skull --   Posted: 12/08/2021 18:47:20



Lauren Heerschap   Lauren Heerschap
I love the bright colors and the effect of the wind. This has an experience of movement when I look at it. Karl has good suggestions on the removal of the grey blobs, but IMHO it looks like you did do something about the sky. You could in PS clone stamp some of the yellows over the top left corner and also remove at the same time the bit of leaf in the corner. Beautiful image!   Posted: 12/06/2021 10:43:25



Judith Lesnaw   Judith Lesnaw
Many thanks! I like your suggestions and will try them. See my reply to Karl re the "blob".   Posted: 12/08/2021 18:48:47



Peter Newman   Peter Newman
Hi Judith, Striking image. the curved branches add a symphonic cohesion, and work as a counterpoint to the bold colors. Just for the halibut I wanted to see how increased posterization would look. I used a three level adjustment and got a bunch of little critters. What do you think?   Posted: 12/10/2021 19:27:40
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Judith Lesnaw   Judith Lesnaw
Well, it certainly is different. While I always like critters, I am not a fan of posterization as the image loses the depth, motion and texture I sought. What do you think?   Posted: 12/11/2021 07:37:52
Peter Newman   Peter Newman
Judith, Please see my "halibut" reply to Lauren. I do not say, or imply, that my solarization is better, just different.   Posted: 12/17/2021 18:09:01
Judith Lesnaw   Judith Lesnaw
Ah there are many ways to present/interpret what we see and it is all a matter of personal vision. There is no one perfect way. So I ask you: do you like the poster effect?   Posted: 12/17/2021 18:36:17



 
Your colors are beautiful and the extra lines provide a dynamic feel. The upper left corner doesn't bother me, but even though it is a cute smiling skull, I would probably excuse him from the party. Nice composition and an overall a happy, lively image.   Posted: 12/18/2021 17:21:17



Freddie Kelvin   Freddie Kelvin
The bright colors are captivating and hold our attention. I have no strong opinion on whether to increase posterization or not.
Both are very effective, but have a slight preference for the posterized version.   Posted: 12/23/2021 17:55:19