Photo taken at sunrise, patches of fog still lingering at the sun comes up. Country location in East Otago on New Zealand'd South Island.
Photo taken at sunrise, patches of fog still lingering at the sun comes up. Country location in East Otago on New Zealand'd South Island.
Hi Geoff, You are off to a good start here. However, while it could be my screen, it appears that the sun is really blown out. I hope you don't mind, I did a screen capture and gave it a try. I pulled back the saturation and vibrancy and then tinted it back to golden then darkened the blacks for contrast. Just a thought with helpful intentions.
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Thanks Ruth. Yes it does look a bit blown out. Feedback from others is always good, That's the reason I post, it helps improve what we do..
Hi Geoff, I am going to differ a little from my good friend Ruth here (and prove that we don't all think alike, at least not al the time....).
I don't actually mind the sun being blown out - this is what we see with our eyes and what the brain expects. I think the only way to 'correct' this would be to shoot after the sun has set or lost it's intensity.
I do agree with Ruth's crop (and about to suggest myself) as I feel this balances the image better.
All are personal suggestions and opinions, the only one that matters is your own.
BTW - if you want to improve force yourself to analyze and comment on others. Understanding what works in images for you helps the decision making process when making your own, and all benefit from your feedback.
The sun is a little blown out but I think that is ok. I like the detail in the shadows and the color gradients. IMHO it is well done.
On the whole I like Geoff's picture better than Ruth's. The easiest way I know to correct the sun is to make a new layer with a soft golden fill, and blend the two layers using the "blend if" sliders as the first step in Photoshop with a very soft gradation.