Exposure By The Elements

ptitcendrier

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18 Aug 2009 - 3:59 PM

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a nice still nature; you've got good detail on the oak leaf, the colour of the leaf contrasts in a strong way with the mouldy green. Still, the image is overexposed and it bothers a bit the eye to see that faded yellowish-greenish shade on the leaf where overexposure also erased all detail. Secondly, the white frame captures almost all the attention, again, in a manner that disturbs the eye, because it is so overexposed.
To give you a clue of how the image would have been more pleasant to see, i've played a little with the oak leaf and i hope you don't mind the stronger shade of red i've put into it, hoping this would give a better contrast (since you mentioned this issue in the description of what you tried to acquire in the image).
I hope it has been somehow useful to you, if not, it's ok, everybody has different perspectives, especially the one who "pulls the trigger" to say so

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somnathchatterjee

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19 Aug 2009 - 7:14 AM

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you have created a very nice atmosphere. the texture of the oak leaf is really very nice. but one thing is catching my eyes that is the vertical line of the window, which is not at all right. the highlighted area of the image has lost detail. always consult with incamera histogram for properexposure. if there is any clipping on either side of the wall, you just experiment with the exposure compensation and avoid any such clipping. bracketing is also a very useful tool in this regard.

Hope it helps,
somnath

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pamelajean (Critique Team)

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19 Aug 2009 - 4:41 PM

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Hello, Rick, and welcome to EPZ. You captured the exposure by the elements well, and in such a small space, with good detail on the chosen subjects and a nice angle on the window frame. I agree with the comments about overexposure and lost detail on the left window frame. I was tempted to do a crop but I like the little bit of window that is showing at the top, so in my modification I did a few contrast tweaks, cloned in some detail to the left frame, selectively saturated the prominent leaf, smaller ones and window glass, then used the burn tool on the white areas.
Pamela.

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paulbroad

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19 Aug 2009 - 6:36 PM

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Very over exposed and the final mod above is much better. You must check your LCD and histogram if you have time and always expose for HIGHLIGHTS, not shadows. You can retrieve detail from shadows, but you cannot replace burnt out detail in highlights.

Paul

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