Autumn Merced River - Repost & link

Thank you to all who commented on the original post of this image. Some very helpful comments which I have tried to address.

Chris -- sharpness I think is effected by compression but then again I am just trying Tony Kuyper's sharpening so I may need to play a bit more. By the way, were you taking a panoramic shot in El Capitan meadow a couple of Saturday evenings ago? I set-up and talked to you a bit but didn't get a chance to say goodbye if it was you...

Preston -- I addressed the blue in the rocks and even removed a bit if a magenta cast as well. Good to have a chance to shoot again and to post. Appreciate your comments!

Lon -- And, I thought this was an original... ;^) Should have know better.

Thanks all for your comments and any you might have on the repost...which I am linking so as to show a larger size and avoid compression. Sorry for the size if it loads slowly.

http://bishopbastien.com/files/images/portfolio4/image51.jpg

Best regards -- Bishop

Bishop, this is definitely one of those shots that just has so much detail the compression is always an issue. I like the large version as well.

Bishop,

Hard to remember the difference, so I put the two side by side and the only thing I can see that really changed is the slight color change towards green and away from red. Actually, I think I prefer the colors in the original posting. As far as compression, I'm not seeing anything different there. The larger version certainly looks better, but it still seems to be lacking some sort of crispness and detail. And I'm not really sure if it's a compression issue, sharpening for the web - or if that sharpness is in the original file that can be brought out. For sure though, this is one of those scenes with tremendous detail and so much data that it's difficult to be able to capture it all and then be able to successfully transfer it to the web.

Lon

Thanks Steve and Lon. I went back to check the sharpness of the RAW file and Lon you seem to have guessed the issue. Appears that I might not have a sharp capture...will need to look at a few others from this effort to see if they are all in the same condition.

Thanks -- Bishop

I like the color changes particularly on the plants and rocks in the lower region of the image. Although that's always a personal thing at these fairly small differences. The large version looks pretty sharp to me in most places. Was there any wind to cause any significant movement in certain areas?