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Sunset at Mukilteo
With the new software I got several months ago, I have been going back into the archives to look for photos that I could improve. This is a shot from last June, and is a later in the evening shot versus the one that I posted much earlier in my stream. This one includes the Whidbey Island car ferry.
I remember that sunset was awesome, but I was hell bent on not moving my camera from the position I thought was the best! I have learned a lot since then. Don't just take all of your photos from one spot! Get some variety! The only things that changed in this particular series of photos I took that night, was that the light changed in the sky and the clouds moved, and I either had the ferry in the shot or not! Not much variety! I do move around now to get all sorts of angles when I shoot photos.
This is actually one image tonemapped in Photomatix, and then cropped in Photoshop. There was some up and down motion with the ferry, so I thought one image would be better here! I also ran the photo through Topaz Adjust and then ran the photo through Topaz Denoise twice, to clean up the sky. Some dodging, burning, and spot desaturation of color were also done in Photoshop. Final adjustments were completed inLightroom2.
I know there are some in the photographic community whom frown on so much postprocessing. To them I would say that everyone is an artist and sees things differently. I am a color junkie, so I like to create images that are full of color and life. I do wait for the "Perfect" conditions to take my photos and do not add or Photoshop in the sky or other major features. I use the software to clean up artifacts, such as an unwanted telephone pole, or correct the perspective that sometimes results from our lenses. I feel that all of us here on Flickr are artists, and somewhat could be called "Digital Artists."
I thank you for your views, comments, and faves. Have a great day.
Sunset at Mukilteo
With the new software I got several months ago, I have been going back into the archives to look for photos that I could improve. This is a shot from last June, and is a later in the evening shot versus the one that I posted much earlier in my stream. This one includes the Whidbey Island car ferry.
I remember that sunset was awesome, but I was hell bent on not moving my camera from the position I thought was the best! I have learned a lot since then. Don't just take all of your photos from one spot! Get some variety! The only things that changed in this particular series of photos I took that night, was that the light changed in the sky and the clouds moved, and I either had the ferry in the shot or not! Not much variety! I do move around now to get all sorts of angles when I shoot photos.
This is actually one image tonemapped in Photomatix, and then cropped in Photoshop. There was some up and down motion with the ferry, so I thought one image would be better here! I also ran the photo through Topaz Adjust and then ran the photo through Topaz Denoise twice, to clean up the sky. Some dodging, burning, and spot desaturation of color were also done in Photoshop. Final adjustments were completed inLightroom2.
I know there are some in the photographic community whom frown on so much postprocessing. To them I would say that everyone is an artist and sees things differently. I am a color junkie, so I like to create images that are full of color and life. I do wait for the "Perfect" conditions to take my photos and do not add or Photoshop in the sky or other major features. I use the software to clean up artifacts, such as an unwanted telephone pole, or correct the perspective that sometimes results from our lenses. I feel that all of us here on Flickr are artists, and somewhat could be called "Digital Artists."
I thank you for your views, comments, and faves. Have a great day.