Posted by Cynthia Spence on October 10, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Spent the morning in Ashcroft. It was nice light, but the aspens were pretty much gone, so I tried to find more unusual photos. I'm using photoshop elements 7 on these, please tell me what they look like. I'm hoping they look sharper than using my old Canon program.
Posted by Cynthia Spence on October 10, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Reflection in the Blue Mirror Saloon
Posted by Cynthia Spence on October 10, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Inside the Hotel View. When you post photos to this site do some of you slightly oversharpen to compensate? Or does that even help? They always look less sharp on this site than on my processing program.
Posted by Cynthia Spence on October 10, 2010 at 12:59 PM
This one looks really sharp on my screen, but here not so much. From the Maroon Bells road.
Posted by Erik Aagaard on October 10, 2010 at 1:33 PM
These look great to me. I've learned to be careful of oversharpening - I leave it for last, after I've resized the image for its intended use. It's all too easy to get that "crunchy" look. And some images with lots of detail just don't do well within the limitations of this forum. But others have far more technical knowledge than me and can probably make specific recommendations.
I really like your Inside the Hotel View, especially. And your Pyramid Peak shot.
Posted by Dan Walters on October 10, 2010 at 3:33 PM
I like the surrounding shadows in that first image.
These look fine to me. Compression will certainly take it's toll on postings and even affect sharpness. But oversharpening doesn't seem to be the way to go. I use Marc Adamus' method and still will take a large, soft, sharpening brush to bring a touch more. I like your comps and light in all of these, and the colors are nice as well. It's great to see snow on these peaks again!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on October 10, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Nice series. I like them all. I also use MA's web sharpen technique, as Morris mentioned above.
Personally, I think the first 3 might benefit from MA's sharpening. Just Google it and you'll find the link. I'm pretty sure you can do it in Elements.
Posted by Rod Chandler on October 10, 2010 at 6:09 PM
A nice, creative series. I love Pyramid Peak.
Posted by Don Grall on October 10, 2010 at 6:31 PM
My fav is the inside hotel shot, awesome comp!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on October 11, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Cynthia, these are very cool. I like the series as a whole, but like the window shots best. Nice work!
Discussion
12 repliesI really like your Inside the Hotel View, especially. And your Pyramid Peak shot.
Personally, I think the first 3 might benefit from MA's sharpening. Just Google it and you'll find the link. I'm pretty sure you can do it in Elements.