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Port Lairge
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Overcooked or not? I was quite pleased with the result but I was tired when I decided to process it
and now a few objective opinions would be appreciated.Re-edited still not sure though?
Hi Jenny, when you say “overcooked” what do you mean? I would be inclined to say it could do with another while in the pot :) I think it looks a little pale…maybe abit of more contrast. I’m no techie when it comes to processing or photoshop, lightroom…I just twiddle about with a few yokes and if it looks ok, well that does me…so I could be miles out with my opinion :? .
Pat
Hi Jenny,
I’m in Pat’s camp vis a vis the saturation/levels.
I think this particular subject lends itself to a bit of dodging/burning.I think it could make a dramatic B&W image as well with a bit of the aforementioned dodging/burning.
Could possibly do with a little more room around it too.
I’m being very critical today and I don’t mean to be.
It’s a very good image that I think has potential to be better with a little processing.To quote Pat “..I could be miles out with my opinion..”
Cheers,
John.
Thanks Pat and John, it looked very luminous when I first did it and desaturated a bit,
but maybe I went to far, the green sea weed was mad green and it didnt look right to me
but now I look at it again, it is too pale, back to the drawing board. I did a black and white
version which I quite liked, will add it later.Thanks for the comments! :)
It has converted very well Jenny and I really like it except for the blown cloud at bottom right…I wonder is there anything can be done with that?
The modified colou version looks better but maybe a bit ‘in you face’ if you take my meaning.
Well done on both.Pat
nice shot… i think i prefer the colour version. highlights/shadows adjustment layer(maybe) , levels/curves tweaked (definitely) and push that saturation back up slightly … and you have a winner!
Hi Jenny,
You should know better than listening to fellas from Wexford handing you out advice.
I’ve come across that very green weed here in Rosslare and it is a bit dayglo to be sure.
I still think it’s a good image and maybe a bit of selective processing somewhere between
the original and the new version might be good. :?The conversion looks good too. An alternative take on the subject.
I think you should have left the original image up as well because our subsequent posts will
make little sense to anybody reading the thread and we haven’t got the original to compare
the new one to.I seem to be picking on you today so I’ll stop now. :oops:
Cheers,
John.
5faythe wrote:
I seem to be picking on you today so I’ll stop now. :oops:
Cheers,
John.
:lol: Not at all John constructive criticism its called and thats what I am here for! Thanks for
all the help and suggestions, I really must do a photoshop course, soon!Thanks Pat, yes that blown cloud….if I start messing about in photoshop it will end up in the bin :lol:
Thanks Jodal1975, ah curves….levels…tweaks :shock: scary stuff :lol:
The B&W conversion is lovely. I think the greens of the seaweed look a bit sickly (if that makes sense) in the colour photo. If it was me I might try to make the greens deeper or remove some yellow from them in photoshop. Then again,that might do nothing :-)
It’s a very well composed shot though I must say, well done!
Thanks insertnamehere! I know exactly what you mean about the seaweed, I tried reducing
yellow and boosting the green but got nowhere with it :lol: so I thought I would try and live
with it a bit, so see if it grew on me (not the seaweed) I do like the picture just little bits of
it I wish were different…if you know what I mean!Thanks for the comments, appreciate it.
Hi Jenny. I like both versions of this. The green in the seaweed is a bit too green maybe. Have you tried to desaturate the colours a little? I don’t know if that would help, but it wouldn’t be any harm to try.
p.s. My grandfather used to work on the Portlairge (Maybe another reason why I like the shot). :lol:Really miki? thats great, would love to know a bit more about it, I have a fascination for
ship wrecks, it was a bit soggy underfoot and didnt have my wellies with me so thats why
it is a bit tight, I could have spent hours there but the tide was turning and I didnt want
to get wet :lol:Nice shot Jenny prefer the B&W, been meaning to get down there again on low tide, what time of day did you take this??
This used to be moored in the scotch Quay in Waterford in the 80’s and I used to pass it every morning on the way to work in the Bakery. I think I actually have shots of this on “film” in my early days of having a camera (i wont say photography, as they were snap shots) Must dig them out, and digitize them for keep sakes, If i can find them ill post some
Thanks John, It was about 12.30 in the day, it is in a lovely spot for its retirement, I would love to
see some old pics of it, if you come across them put them up! This was a hdr of 5 images so it is
the processing on the colour that could do with more work, I think I prefer the black and white apart
from the blown cloud and even the seaweed looks a bit blown.
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