Posted by Ned Fenimore on July 12, 2007 at 12:30 AM
Just an older one I never processed of Wahkeena.. Anyone use the recovery tool in CS3 at all? What a godsend for white water junkies like myself.... anyway - comment and critique if you want, just posting it for my lurking homies...
That's a favorite spot of mine, too, Ned - but I like the vertical composition. I've only shot this in a horizontal format, but I like the way the detail unfolds in the foreground. So what do you think of that skinny tree that hangs across the stream in the background? I've tried both cropping it out and including it - seems like including it is the best plan, but it's always been kind of distracting to me.
Tom
Posted by Ned Fenimore on July 12, 2007 at 11:00 AM
I'm pretty much OK with it Tom. It has been one of my favorites over the years - and also Ruckel Creek.. This stream sure sustained a lot of damage this last winter. My other favorite stretches are no more up there.. thanks for taking the time to comment! Been pretty cold here lately..
Posted by Darren White on July 12, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Ned, I like the flow of this...I might have been tempted to get the camera down a bit, this almost looks like you have a wide angle lens on and that you are almost shooting down!
I have used the recovery tool, Ned. I like it for some things and others I just stick with your method for fixing blown water....thanks for that tip
The Recovery and the Clarity sliders are both pretty killer. I'm doing so much more work in ACR these days, initial sharpening, Chromatic Aberration, Lens Vignetting (for the 18-200 at 200, and also for adding an edge burn effect).
BTW this is your usual great shot, Ned.
Posted by Mike Stovall on July 12, 2007 at 2:06 PM
This has some nice color and sharpness, Ned. I might be tempted to burn the bottom right corner a bit, but I like it as is.
I really like the Fill Light slider. In some cases where you would have to do with blocked up shadows or double process a raw image, you can get away with using boosting the shadows with it. No more shadow/highlight adjustments for me anymore, either. It works much better for what I've shot so far.
Nice Ned, I like it, I'm going to have to upgrade to CS3 someday..
Posted by Ned Fenimore on July 12, 2007 at 2:54 PM
Thanks for the comments... yes with the recovery I can adjust the overall exposure to a greater amount, and then recover the whites - it can't rescue really blown whites, but it sure helps...!
Discussion
8 repliesTom
I have used the recovery tool, Ned. I like it for some things and others I just stick with your method for fixing blown water....thanks for that tip
BTW this is your usual great shot, Ned.
I really like the Fill Light slider. In some cases where you would have to do with blocked up shadows or double process a raw image, you can get away with using boosting the shadows with it. No more shadow/highlight adjustments for me anymore, either. It works much better for what I've shot so far.