Reflected Foggy Sunrise

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted December 9, 2009805 views10 comments

My wife pointed out this evening that this image has been doing well at our gallery... so I thought I'd share it with ya'll and hear how it could be improved. I was out for a walk before sunrise and came upon a great scene with fabulous sunrise colors. Headed home, took a shower, jumped into my truck and headed back. PEA SOUP! I left a crystal clear scene and returned to thick fog. Maybe because of that, I haven't giving a lot of attention to this puppy. This image is another in my "Reflection" series and it's why its in Photo Art section. The water and reflections in the foreground were created in Photoshop and added. With images like this, I put a sticker on it that say's "Creatively Enhanced Digital Image" and then explain what I've done. I find the word "manipulated" to be a loaded word with lots of negative baggage.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 9, 2009 at 10:43 PM

Marc ...Hats off to you for this image ....Love the comp the colors ...dont know if the right bottom could have been a wee bit brighter ..may be my monitor ..

Well Done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 10, 2009 at 5:36 AM

Cool idea, Marc! I have a few suggestions, just my subjective opinion: 1) make some space up at top for the sun, just a strip will do (double the space to the edge) 2) I prefer cooler colors for fog, but if you want warm, id suggest less green so it doesnt look poisonous, maybe sepia would work. 3) The reflection screams "Photoshop!", which isnt good. The 'Flood' filter might work here (a plugin) but personally, my approach with reflections is to manually create them, i don't mess with filters. That means brutally tough work smudging or warping the reflected image so it matches the true water reflection, probably a couple hours work. But for a fine image like this, the results would be worth it!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on December 11, 2009 at 12:28 AM

Marc superbly done. Great work.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 13, 2009 at 1:15 PM

Very well done, Marc. I really like this...

The subject is grand as are the colors. If I would to do anything with this, I might add a bit of height and crop ever so slightly from the right, and I like it as posted too.
Good job.

Carol

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 15, 2009 at 9:58 PM

I like the end result. Congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 16, 2009 at 8:31 AM

It's a beautiful creation, Marc, and certainly worthy of the EP.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on December 19, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Beautiful mood created . Nice work adding the reflection . This image is wonderful and I wouldn't change a thing.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 27, 2009 at 1:47 AM

Wonderful, serene scene. The great reflection really adds interest.
Congrats on the EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by kahlil glenn on December 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM

wow

Registered on December 19, 2009, 0 Posts, 1 Comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on January 3, 2010 at 12:41 PM

This is a terrific picture, Marc. Lots of visual impact. Upon close examination though, the reflection seems artificial, especially the reflection of tallest tree. Though I must say that I haven't a clue, technically speaking, how it could be improved.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments