Marsh at Dawn

Very nice. The texture on the marsh grass & water looks superb, but not so much on the background trees. Especially in the larger version. But I love the coolness of the water area coupled with the new warmth of the rising sun. The overall grungy look you have created is quite befitting the scene.

Thanks Michael. I appreciate the feedback on it. I might should have brought the light up in the trees but I was going for the dark as a backdrop for the sun.

pat

Very interesting result, Pat. The HDR really does seem to have created a very painterly texture throughout. The sun is positioned wonderfully. I could see cropping some from both the top and the left to create even more of a sense of right to left flow.

Michael summed up my thoughts nicely with regards to the water and the sun. The dark trees help counter the bright sun.

Mark, Rob,

Thanks for the crop suggestion. I'll play with it some and see what I get. I like the fg grass on the right though and will want to leave that probably. I've composed this about 100 different ways to date. (smile)

pat

Pat: Brilliant comp of a wonderful little scene. The sunlight is especially compelling. I think your processing choices and execution are terrific. >=))>

Pat,

Great textures and feel for this environment. It feels cold and forsaken. Wonderful conveyance of emotion. I wonder what it would look like to run a large blur tool across the background trees to create a sense of dimension and depth? Lovely image.

An interesting idea Mark. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate it.

pat

congrats on the wp. in fact.....on 2 wpicks! Haven't tried HDR< what program do you recommend?

Thanks Lucy.

I'm using Photomatix and NIK HDR Pro 2. I think I prefer the NIK product but don't really have enough experience with either one to make a call. You can download eval versions of both if you want to play with them. There's a lot of HDR work that I like, both the heavier handed work that's obviously HDR and the more subtle where it's just used to try to map the dynamic range to something that looks realistic.

pat

i'm not a great fan of HDR but i like this with it's subtle touch. sure glad you're back, and congrats on the two WP's!
Sandy

Love what you've done with the HDR here, Pat. I think it does exactly what you describe. Also looks artistic like a sketch on painted background. (I'm artists have a proper term for such!)

NICE to see you back!