Fall Goldenrod + repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 19, 2012120 views3 comments

I liked the way the goldenrod looked in front of the sky. There was a good breeze, so I used a slow shutter speed to attempt to get the goldenrod in a pleasing blur. Any comments on how to improve will be appreciated.

Canon T3i
1/20 @ F-22 ISO 200
Canon EF-S 18-55 @ 18
polarizing filter, tripod
Converted from RAW

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 19, 2012 at 4:39 PM

Shoot this during the "golden hours". Other than that, play with it in PS for better color and dynamic range. Possibly double processing? You could also add a touch or radial blur to accent the blur more. Since you have the RAW image, your options are much greater.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 20, 2012 at 2:58 AM

John,

You actually have a great looking sky there, I almost want to see more. But of course I realize the goldenrod is what attracted your attention. I've often wanted to just go with it and let the wind do it's thing. I think you had a great idea, but I think it just didn't blow hard enough or long enough. In other words, it's in between wanting more blur, or more sharp. I think the larger version actually shows pretty well, but again, I think needs more blur, or none. It's a "tweener."

Color is great and you well with the light and exposure. Pretty nice actually.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 20, 2012 at 7:48 AM

Phil and Lon, thank you for your comments. I have tried to re-work this image following your suggestions. I must admit this is the first time I have used the blur filter in PSE9, or tried to double process a RAW image.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments