Fishermen's Paradise

Your critiques don't bother me. The sky and spot on the right look fine to me. What I notice is the brightened distant hills, perhaps evidence of a grad?

Yes, this is a one shot image and I did use a 2 stop gnd over the sky. Unfortunately its hard to hide that line. I'm hoping to get better at blending. Right now my heads about ready to blow up with so much learning to do on the computer.

Thanks for the comment Ben.

I like this shot. It seems balanced and the sky is great. Nice work.

Very nice shot, love the colours and reflections. The only thing is I feel it's too tight at the bottom - would like to see more of the river and reflections.A vertical stitch might work well here.

I think you are being over critical. I really like this image, the flow of the water, the colors of the sky, the reflections. It has it all. If I had one minor thought, it would be the bright spot in the sky, just above the peak, near the left edge.

I think its a beauty, Dean. You could tone down the bright spot a little, but its pretty minor. Bare spot is hardly noticeable and not objectional.

beautifully composed. If you pick up Nik Viveza II, you can make those minor adjustments in a heartbeat. To me the left corner could go a tad darker. Beautiful scene.

every thing is fine with me
you are right about the bare ground. However, it still beautiful

All the best

Very pretty scene, Dean. I like this! Nice color and I like the comp just fine. I could see the upper L side a little darker, but the sun is the reason and it is probably pretty natural looking. I don't have the skills to fix it either, so know your feelings. Looks like a wonderful place to spend some time.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Just a beautiful scenic Dean, wish I could sit there right now. I agree w/ you on the bright sky, perhaps a pano-ish comp for comparison?? I too know the feeling of being unable to spot-fix elements I'd like to.

This looks just fine to me. You can nit pick any image to death for nature is seldom perfect. IMO you are being a little over critical. This is a lovely image, and a pleasure to view.

Beautiful light Dean, comp is very clean too. Great work.

I think this is fantastic Dean. I personally don't mind the bare spot at all, it looks like a fantastic place to sit down relax and enjoy the show.

Dean, this is a beautiful image. Great sky and clouds. Wonderful reflection. For the brightness in the sky on the upper left, I would try using the gradiant tool in photoshop, with a curves layer. I didn't find the small ground area in the lower right corner particularly distracting, but if you think it is, I would just create a small curves section and darken it just a touch. I think this is a very pleasing image as is. Best Regards.

This is very nice. You've captured some beautiful shots of Yellowstone (I'm assuming this is Yellowstone). The ULC doesn't bother me at all; I like it a lot. However, I did notice the bare patch of ground. That's only because I usually find comps with bare ground as well, and it always bugs me too. But, it's only a minor portion.

Hi Dean,

I knew this was yours as soon as I saw the thumbnail. Lovely composition and wonderful conditions. I have no issues with either of the aforementioned "issues"...I do think a slight crop down on the sky, maybe 1/16 of inch, would do the trick there and focus the attention a little better. Also IMO, I think I would prefer about a 3 - 5% reduction in saturation of the image. (Greens in grassy bank on left and blues in sky) Overall, I love all your captures of Yellowstone. It is such a fascnating place and this a well seen representation of the world's first national park.

Michael

I think the image is beautiful as is and a few tweaks will put it over the top.

Its hard to tell unless these are side by side, but I darkened both the ULC and the LRC. And took 10 points of saturation out of the overall image. If I darken the ULC anymore the clouds start to look funky. It would have been nice to include more of the river but then I would have included more of the bank without vegetation. I also cropped the sky and the left side just slightly.

Thanks for all your comments. Thanks for taking the time.

OMG paradise indeed. Those colors are amazing!! The composition is superb! Killer shot Dean!! Thanks for sharing this one.

Amazing scene Dean. I think it is good that you stay so critcial with your own work, but none of the issues you mentioned are a problem for me. Actually, I find the upper right corner a tad too dark - I think it makes the composition a bit heavy on that side - but that's a nit.

It feel real natural to me. Great color and lines. Seems like a peaceful place. Well done.

Wonderfull composition,nice work!
Congrats:István

Your repost is much better IMO Dean. Awesome work!

Michael

Beautiful colours and comp, Dean. the repost looks even better to me... more natural and balanced

Colors and comp are both excellent, no issues at all with ulc or lrc. Very slight issue with the grad on the hills but this is a really soothing and beautiful image!

Except for the blue in the sky, I liked the original saturation. I do prefer the darkened corners though; that takes care of the bare area handily. Great shot Dean!

There must be a BIG trout concealed in there somewhere.

This looks like a painting. The color and composition work beautifully.

- Dan.

Yes, you are too critical!!!!! It's a beautiful image, and I would not have thought of either one of your own critiques about the processing. I do agree with Ben's comments about the distant hills. I like the light balance in the sky just fine in the original, but think the adjustment is good. I would keep the brightness adjustments you made and add back at least some of the saturation.

Chris

The lighting is spectacular here, Dean! In my opinion, Bbth of your concerns
are minor.

Dean, I like the desaturation in the repost as the green was originally too bright, imo. Nice composition and wish I was there with a 3 weight on the meandering creek to experince this fine image in person.

I think you're being hard on yourself Dean, but if you want to lighten that section of sky, try a dodge and burn layer. Photoshop's dodge and burn is useless but Tony Kuyper's action for that is a ripper. Start with a large, soft brush, a low opacity, like maybe 5 or 10, and finetune it with the opacity slider in the Layers panel. Good luck.

Wow, gorgeous shot Dean. Looks good to me as is. That's an awesome s curve you have going on.

Thanks for the tip Barry, I'll give it a try.

Thanks all for your comments. Very helpful.

Awesome Dean. What a beautifully composed, captured and processed scene. Simply great work here.

I think you are being too critical. The image is amazing. The sky is very interesting. If you clipped detail in the upper left hand corner it is not noticable. I would not have thought twice about the lower right hand corner as my eyes cant stay away from your excellent Scurve leading me in the sky drama.