Carton Waterfall C & C Please

nicknackgtb

Hi guys,

Posted up one of these a while back but this is an advance of the C and C I got the last time and want to see is the image any way better than the last and If I can get some criticism on it.

Here is my original:


And here is one I took yesterday:


What do/don't you like about these?

Im using a variabe ND filter in the second and I'm using an 8 second exposure time and at F14.

Cheers in advance.

Tallon

I love the second one!

Where about in Carton is that? Never seen it before

magicbastarder

i'd bump up the contrast a bit - the blacks aren't very solid in either shot.

nicknackgtb

Tallon wrote: »

I love the second one!

Where about in Carton is that? Never seen it before

It's down by the shell house. If your driving in from the leixlip road entrance, you go over the bridge and then head right and walk down along the river there.

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'd bump up the contrast a bit - the blacks aren't very solid in either shot.

I was afraid of doing anything with the black as afraid it would darken the shot too much and dont want to loose the trees at all. will try it now anyway and post it up.

nicknackgtb

This any better?

kelly1

I think it's a big improvement on the original. Composition is better (imo), less cluttered more open, better sky, you've managed to get all of the waterfall in.

As suggested by magicbastarder, I think it might benefit from an increase in the black level. The highlights are bright enough.

To my eye, there's a slight HDR look to it. Did you use "fill light" in Lightroom or similar?

dirtyghettokid

has that been run through photomatix? sky looks a bit odd around the edges of the tree on the right hand side

i prefer the first picture, but agree with magicbastarder on the contrast issue

nicknackgtb

It's not HDR as Im not sure how to do that really.

I have a regular sort of quick editing that I do and its Highlights/Shadows, then up saturation a little on some colors, cropped the image and added in some black gradients here and there.

Here is the before for all to see what I was working with.

dirtyghettokid

ok, makes sense now!
i think all i would do is adjust the blacks, and sharpen a little perhaps. really like the first image still. the falls look great!

nicknackgtb

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

ok, makes sense now!
i think all i would do is adjust the blacks, and sharpen a little perhaps. really like the first image still. the falls look great!

Yeah upped the contrast in post #5 to see so might leave it with that! I only know my basic functions in photoshop and thats what limits me! Am very tempted to get lightroom but no funds for it at present!!

Thank you for your help Dirtyghettokid!!

dirtyghettokid

nicknackgtb wrote: »

! Am very tempted to get lightroom but no funds for it at present!!

why not try out a trial version? that's what i did with aperture (apple software) .. tried it, liked it.. it gave me time to save for it!

nicknackgtb

dirtyghettokid wrote: »

why not try out a trial version? that's what i did with aperture (apple software) .. tried it, liked it.. it gave me time to save for it!

I tried that before and loved it, must try get it again!

dnme

The water down from the falls in #2 looks like ice. I normally yawn at people turning falling water into cotton, it's so overdone and such a cliche but #2 here is really appealing. Well done.