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Richland Redux

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Posted by Jan Harrison on March 9, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Richland Redux
Since posting is slow, I thought I would add a rework of an image I made in October. Hopefully, the PP is better. My interest is in the reflection, more so than the far bank of trees.
Posted by Merle Cook on March 9, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Nice Jan, Sure makes me want some warmer weather. The orange etc leaves in the lower left give a nice balance to the bright tree in the upper right. Processing looks good to me..
Posted by John Moore on March 9, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Nice scene Jan. I like the reflections, and the shadows in the foreground are a nice touch too.
Posted by Larry Fischer on March 10, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Nice re-post.
To me, and I would have to do this to assess, if the reflections are the main theme, why not reduce the intensity of the background. It still catches the eye first.
I only make this comment because you emphasized the reflection. Did you play with "hue" on your program on the reflection???
the fisch
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 10, 2011 at 8:22 AM
Jan, this is a very nice scene. The colors and reflection are quite nice. If you are more interested in the reflection as your main subject I would suggest cropping down from the top to remove the colorful trees. There are more bright tones and contrast in that area so it will quickly draw the eyes away from the reflection. Nice image!
Posted by Darren Huski on March 10, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Just crop out the trees and make it just the reflection would take away the brighter trees distraction.
Posted by Jan Harrison on March 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Thanks guys. I do like the trees, and I wanted them included. I just felt the reflection of the tree trunks on the water made it more interesting. It was sunny, and about mid-day when this was shot. I did use a gradient on the trees to darken, bring down the shine, and to add contrast.