Under the Sunset: RE-DO

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 24, 2010294 views14 comments

Last week when I posted another shot of this with a pano crop, ( here ) several members suggested getting rid of the tree trunk on the left side, and Stan wanted to see more of the hills on top, but most people did not mind the FG leaves being out of focus. I tried a re-shoot the next day, and got all the leaves in focus, but the breeze was gone, so there were no ripples on the water. I didn’t like it without the sparkling water, so I just re-cropped one of the original shots and used the content-aware fill in CS5 to make the tree-trunk disappear. (Scary tool -- Now I can leave the chain saw in the car and bring my tripod instead!

) Thanks for the help!

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70mm. f/2.8
1/60 sec. @ f/6.3; ISO 200

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14 comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on October 24, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Beautiful photo Wayne....must have been something to witness in person!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on October 24, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Great spot Wayne. Love the fiery foliage all around.

Thanks for sharing. Don't have cs5 but the content tool does seem strangely cool.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 24, 2010 at 1:46 PM

I love the rich warm colors Wayne! I do like this much more minus the trunk.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 24, 2010 at 2:24 PM

I like this, Wayne. Looks better without the tree trunk in the corner. That reflection is just beautiful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 24, 2010 at 2:30 PM

This came out very nice, Wayne. Looks like the retake brought in a small piece of sky too. To me that seems to work OK as we tend to look for deeper areas in most images anyway. Looks like the C/A feature did a good job here too.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on October 24, 2010 at 3:31 PM

Well I'm glad that you left the chainsaw at home Wayne

Tis a beautiful scene with some great details, I'm jealous that we don't get the same fall colour out west here.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 168 Posts, 870 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 24, 2010 at 3:34 PM

Wayne: Thanks for sharing another version of this image. I like this one very much. Content Aware Fill can certainly work well in the right situation. Looks GREAT here.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on October 24, 2010 at 7:45 PM

I missed the last one, but this one looks great. The OOF leaves are no prob at this size, but an enlargement may be troublesome

Registered on January 3, 2007, 313 Posts, 2270 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on October 24, 2010 at 9:13 PM

This is,indeed a stronger comp. Well done, Wayne

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 24, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Much better without the tree trunk Wayne. The ratio of this image versus the other really opens it up. I'd like to borrow your chain saw sometime

. Great job.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 24, 2010 at 10:15 PM

I missed the last post, but the riot of fall color in this scene is amazing. This is a beauty, Wayne.

Ed

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 25, 2010 at 3:30 AM

Not that the old one was bad--but i like this one sooo much more! That bit of sky adds a whole new layer of depth, and the comp is much better balanced. Just beautiful!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 25, 2010 at 9:49 AM

I guess I like the scene as a whole, better without the sky. But this is a wonderful shot no doubt. I think the richness of the colors, and the place come through a little stronger without the sky.

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 25, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Looks good. I like the intense color and the texture of the water.

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