Dawn and Dusk C&C

jpfahy

Dalkey Island at dawn the other day



Original:
Canon 5D MkII 24-105 F4L @105mm iso200 F5.6 1/250 RAW
Apple Aperture: Highlights and Shadows, Dodge and Burn, Vibrancy, Crop and some cloning to remove birds.



Dusk over Killiney Bay on Wednesday




Original:
Canon 5D MkII 24-105 F4L @35mm iso100 F9 1/160 RAW
Apple Aperture: Highlights and Shadows, Dodge and Burn to cross and foreground and upper right sky, Vibrancy, Contrast, sharpened. Photoshop; Straightened with Lens Distortion filter



Tuesdays Sunset




Original:
Canon 5D MkII 17-40 F4L @17mm (couldn't go back further without falling down the cliff) iso400 F6.3 1/80 RAW
Apple Aperture: Highlights and Shadows, Dodge and Burn, Vibrancy, sharpened. Photoshop; Straightened with Lens Distortion filter

Really like 1 and 2.

3rd one seems a little cluttered to me, I'm being drawn to the fence and rocks rather then the monument or sky.

Nisio

Really like 2 and 3
(not very constructive )

Borderfox

Great shots, all of them but I really like the perspective on #2 really good.

AnimalRights

#2 rox my jox!
#3 seems to be overcooked....I still like it though.

For #1 you've captured the sunset & the silhouette perfectly but I think there's just a bit too much water in the shot.The expanse of water at the base of the photo is lacking any colour and imo takes away from the sunset.Cropping out about half of the water would help put a lot more focus on the sunset itself.Also I would be tempted to raise the red saturation just a smidgen to really bring out the colours of the sunset,without looking too unnatural.

#2 I really like.You've found a great angle overlooking the monument and composed the shot very well encompassing the curve of the shoreline and the hazy hills in the background.

#3 I think is a bit too overprocessed.The clouds in the background look far too strong in comparison with the foreground colours of the fence and monument,the whole scene looks a bit unnatural.I have a feeling this would look much better in black and white where the colours of the foreground and background would be less conflicting.

Great set though,the early mornings were worth it

Deliverance XXV

Gorgeous shots. #2 is my favourite.

Howitzer

#1 looks worth getting out of bed for!
#2 is a fantastic composition. Nice bit of mist in the scene too.

I'd be interested in what focal length, lens, post processing settings were used. Good work!

(aside: cloudy forecast this weekend - so no luck with such shots this weekend. grrrr! ;-) )

Trojan911

Great shots. I like all of them but #1 & #3 would be the favourites. I think the sky is brilliant in #1 & in #3 I like the way the sky catches the monument.

superflyninja

Great Shots.I especialyl like number 2.Great angle and colour

Pivot_Al

1 and 2 are very nice shots. Composition in 2 is well thought out. 3 doesnt work so well i feel- hasnt got the tranquility of the other two. The monument is too central and close. nice set though.

superflyninja

The shots look really sharp.What porcessing did you do to achieve it?

af_thefragile

Really like #2 with all the haze. It looks really good and quite natural.

Also like the colors in #1. But #2 is the best.

jpfahy

Howitzer wrote: »

#1 looks worth getting out of bed for!
#2 is a fantastic composition. Nice bit of mist in the scene too.

I'd be interested in what focal length, lens, post processing settings were used. Good work!

(aside: cloudy forecast this weekend - so no luck with such shots this weekend. grrrr! ;-) )

Originals added with lens data and PP

Howitzer

cheers for goin to the trouble of putting that info in!
Helps to pic up tips and see other people's workflow. Have a good weekend!