Lake Wedington in Fall

Really beautiful image
the autumn colors are just great
in my opinion i would prefer to include more trees and a little bit less reflex and maybe the image is a little bit tilted.
congrats again for this really nice autumn portrait
aLe

Nice fall colours.
Alessandro gave you some good advice. After correcting the tilt, maybe a panoramic crop that removes about half the water and changes this from a 50/50 composition to a 60/30 composition would make it a little stronger.

very nice fall photo. you've got feedback already - i am a little concerned about the blues in the trunks - they seem a little strong to me. nice first post!

I agree about the tilt and the tree trunks. I would go in a different direction though. I would crop out more of the trees, and include more of the water, but I am a bit of a reflection freek. The rain really gave this image a good mood. Nice first post.

Very nice first post! This is a real pretty scene and I'm sure you appreciate the suggestions given. No need to add anything except 'welcome aboard', keep shooting and I look forward to seeing more posts from you.

Certainly agree the tilt needs to be corrected, and that the blue cast in the trunks are WAY too blue, but other than that I really like this. Unlike Alessandro and Kenn I like the amount of the reflection, but I'm a sucker for reflections! Beautiful autumn color. Kudos for being out in the rain - lots of great opportunities sometimes in the rain.

It's a very pretty image, Tony, and an admirable first post. Monitors vary,
but I feel that you may have some color cast concerns. I'm not sure
that the tree trunks, which are kind of blue on my monitor, are showing
the realistically correct color. Nevertheless, it's a great reflection and a
lovely compositon.

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions, it helps me alot. I'm not very proficient with photoshop yet so I need to spend some more time in that area so I can straighten the tilt, (which I should have done while taking the photo) and fix the blue cast in the tree trunks.
Again, Thank you all for the help.

Tony, Nice comp & reflections. I agree that the tilt needs to be corrected and that the tree trunks are too blue. I live in NW Arkansas in Rogers. Been to Lake Weddington. If you are not already a member of PSNWA (Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas) you might want to consider joining. I am also vice president of the Bella Vista Photography Club. If your interested in PSNWA let me know my e-mail is khj58@sbcglobal.net And by the way nice first post. Welcome to NPN.

Tony,

Welcome to NPN and the ES&S Gallery. This is a very lovely autumn and reflection image for your first post. I'm with the others who love the reflection and the muted patterns and colors.

Great comments from folks and I would agree with the blues in the trunks and the slight tilt, which is pretty easy in PS.

It also looks like this took a pretty good hit in compression while prepping this for the web. I'll post a link at the end.

But before that I wanted thank you from framing your post such that folks know at what stage you're at with processing, etc. It really helps us in how we can respond and comment. I wish more folks would provide a little more insight so we can comment more than, "nice picture."

A few things to check out:

Sharpening techniques in the NPN articles section.
Check out Tony Kuyper's tutorials and PS actions (should work with PS7)
Also, just check out the NPN articles section in general. Search for color management and learn about calibrating your monitor if you haven't already. That will be key especially when trying to judge things like color and saturation.

If that doesn't keep you busy for the next couple years....

Good luck and welcome aboard.

Lon

That is one gorgeous image. Fantastic color! Just lose the too strong blues on the tree trunks.

Hi Tony. This is a beautiful composition of Lake Wedington. The issues with the color balance and levelness have been covered, so I'll just say "Great post - keep up the good work!"

Until the others mentioned it, I didn't even notice the blue trunks. Guess I've watched Avatar a once too many times. Not sure why, but I like it as is . . . 'cept for the tilt. Straighten the water line and print it!

Tony, the color and reflection are very beautiful. Agreed with others' suggestions.

Thanks again to all of you for the advice and suggestions, you guys are great. I will definitely check out the links provided. I now have CS2 so I have more to study, hopefully I can figure it out, it's all a bit intimidating so far. Thanks again, everyone.

Beautiful color and design in your composition Tony. Love that reflection. As has been suggested, correcting the tilt and the blue cast will work great. I hope the links and suggestions Lon and everyone provided will help you in unraveling the intricacies (and mysteries) of photoshop; I know right where you are coming from in feeling a bit overwhelmed. The folks at NPN are the best and have helped me tremendously. Really super image.

Great first post Tony. I don't really have much to add that hasn't been addressed already. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos.

I am experimenting with my new CS2 trying to fix the tilted water line and the blue trees. Is this any better or did I make it worse ?