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River House Landscape
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Do you think there is too much grass in the bottom left of the photo? Other comments/critiques much appreciated.
Hi Barry
I don’t think there is too much grass, I think it is in balance with the tree on the right
and helps to frame the scene.Great image – where is the location ?
Martin.
In terms of the grass Barry, personally I think it provides a path up past the tree and over the bridge to the boathouse and for me that works.
Just not sure about the overall processing. I know it’s a distinctive look you’re getting which I’ve seen in a number of your other shots, but it comes across as a painted / HDR look almost.
Would be interested though in how you’ve achieved this look.
Thanks for the comments. The location is on the grounds of Carton house in Maynooth.
I have a few of this place myself. Very photogenic location.
The composition, light and colours are all excellent. I wouldn’t like the processing at all though but each to their own.
There is a lot of grass alright but I don’t think it affects the shot too much. There wasn’t much you could do about it anyway. The stray branch on the rhs of the boathouse is a little distracting though.
This is a lovely composition.
I think the HDR feel works well but I would try try to tone down the grain in the sky and I’m not sure the vinegette adds much.
Mark
great shot, love the effect you have, how did you achieve this??
IN relation to ur question . NO I dont think there is too much grass , as someone else states, it carries your eye nicely to the bridge. Great composition in this shot.
So come on , how did you create that effect?
RASMITH32 wrote:
great shot, love the effect you have, how did you achieve this??
IN relation to ur question . NO I dont think there is too much grass , as someone else states, it carries your eye nicely to the bridge. Great composition in this shot.
So come on , how did you create that effect?
Ok, I’ll do my best to give a brief description.
You basically need 2 images, your base photograph and then another photograph of a textured surface. This really can be anything. I like to use one of old paper for most of my shots but anything is possible really.
Do what editing you have to do to your base image first.
Then make sure that the texture image is exactly the same size as the base photo. If the base photo is 3456px x 2344px, the photo of the texture should be resized to exactly the same.
I often desaturate the texture photo by about half.
Next you drag the textured photo on top of your base photo so that all you can now see is the texture photo.
After this, it is up to you how to blend the 2. I often use an overlay blend and then copy the texture layer a couple of more times until I get the effect/strenght I want. I also mask areas of the photo to reduce the texture effect.
Some people I know use the opacity slider instead of changing the blending mode. You can also use a combination of both. Just experiment until you get something you like.
Sometimes I desaturate the base photo a little too as the texture layer can make some colours too vivid.
I hope that helps. When I have more time I can do a proper tutorial with pics and stuff.
Hi Barry,
I really like this shot and feel that whatever processing you did suits.
The house and bridge are nicely framed by the foreground trees.
The reflections look very attractive.It is a peaceful scene.
Well done.
John.
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