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Landscape - 3

Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 3 April 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

This one is a sunset shot except that I used a flash to illuminate the foreground so, again, it looks kind of weird - an intentional weird hoping to emphasize the wildness of this coastline.

Its come out looking a little soft. i don't know why. I shall have to look into that.

I've spent most of last month working on images to put on my (currently under construction) website. Most of them I won't be posting here but landscape photography is the area I'm most interested in getting into so I figured, why not put them out there (or on here)!

I am 80-90% satisfied with these images; I like to photograph wild places and dramtic landscapes but I'm not sure if my processing seems a little... amature. So please be as harsh as you can regarding post processing as well as composition, lighting, subject matter etc: I'm looking to improve!

I welcome all constructive comments, compliments and criticisms.
I am here to learn. The fastest way for me to learn is for you to be really unforgiving and articulate in your criticism =D)

If you don't have time to comment don't forget to give a star rating as you pass through!

Dan

P.S. You can find my fashion and portrait work here: http://www.modelmayhem.com/drphotographer

My full website is now live, please check it out: http://www.dr-photographer.co.uk

Comments (18)

Rhys from Darlington, United Kingdom

a great shot and a great idea - never thought of firing the flash on a landscape before- must try it!

3 Apr 2008 5:25am

@Rhys: Thanks Rhys - I have some other images from the same session, as it gets darker the flash effect looks really surreal.

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

arrrrrrrrr you have no idea how your images are good.
Don't forget to remember there's some ppls who want to be a photographer like you

3 Apr 2008 6:51am

@pLusOne: Thanks pLusOne, your 'arrrrrrr' made me laugh =D) I'm glad you like my work, now I just have to figure out how to sell these so I can pay off my credit cards and justify buying all this camera gear lol!

shiqi from Singapore, Singapore

Its a really cool shot. there's kinda a surreal feel to it.

3 Apr 2008 6:53am

@shiqi: Thanks Shiqi, that is usually my intention with landscapes - I find the best way to communicate how mindblowing mature is is to make it seem almost unnatural! I'm not sure its the best way to go but it is definitely my way lol!

Vikram from Chandler, United States

Beautiful! Very well executed!

3 Apr 2008 7:01am

@Vikram: Thanks Vik!

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

Great!

3 Apr 2008 7:43am

@Stefan: Thanks =D)

chakrapani from Hyderabad, India

the best in the three landscapes so far !

3 Apr 2008 8:04am

@chakrapani: Thankyou very much. I actually prefer yesterday's to this one but I'm glad you have chosen this one. There are 15 in total though se keep coming back lol!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

This is my favourite so far. With a coast line this beautiful, it's a shame to hide it in the shadows, using the flash was a great idea.

3 Apr 2008 9:56am

@MaryB: Thanks Mary, this one seems a popular one, I thought yesterdays would be winning the vote so far! Looks like it was a good idea to put them on here =D)

Eleftheria, 9 years old, from Athens, Greece

Beautiful!

3 Apr 2008 1:06pm

@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thankyou!

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

I like it! Looks like been lit by two suns, the other one behind the photographer :)

3 Apr 2008 1:45pm

@MadScientist: Thankyou kindly =D)

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Beautiful, I want to be there, NOW!!

3 Apr 2008 3:20pm

@Peter Miller: Well this is another one from the area around Elgin and Hopeman in Scotland - just in case you get some free time =D)

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

I think its an outstanding shot; I do, however, see your point about the front portion of the foreground being a bit soft. It seems to me that the foreground from the watermark down is a bit too bright ... maybe a gradient adjustment layer just on that portion. Just a thought ...

3 Apr 2008 5:45pm

@Ron: Yes, I see what you mean Ron, and the fact that it is bright sort of devides attention between the foreground and the sun. I'll add a gradient and see how it looks, thanks =D)

Update: I just tried it and it does work, makes the shot much easier to look at - thank you!

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Fantastic shot, great idea with the flash on the foreground. Gives it a different feel.

3 Apr 2008 8:13pm

@Graham Russon: Thank you kindly =D)

Tracey from Baltimore, United States

I love the shot, but agree with Ron. I too think the foreground is soft, as if the focus isn't on any one thing in particular. Sometimes that happens to me too and I don't know why. I wish I could help you out with the "why" part. I like the composition and the idea to use the flash.

3 Apr 2008 10:55pm

@Tracey: I want to start experimenting with hyperfocal focus, maybe that will help but in actual fact, the shot is sharp and the Photoshop document looks sharp too. its just that somwhere in the resize, save as jpeg and upload sequence, sharpness has been lost...

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Beautiful!

4 Apr 2008 12:53am

@Sandrine: Thankyou!

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

A diffuser on your flash would help a bit as you won't get as much light bouncing off all that white (bird crap) on the rocks. And to totally change the image you could crop out all the foreground.... I do understand why you wanted it there for that wide angle huge expanse effect... However, I do also just love this for that other worldly look. It really is a beautiful image in and of itself!!

4 Apr 2008 3:10am

@amy: Hi Amy, thanks for the info. I was actually using a diffuser so I guess its just really reflective bird crap! I did try cropping it into a more panoramic format, losing the foreground and it does look nice but I prefer the other worldy look that the foreground brings to the image =D)

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Beautiful picture and colors. Very good idea about the flash. When resizing for the web there is always a loose of sharpness. You can add a little sharpness before sending it (if this can help?)

5 Apr 2008 1:28am

@akarui: Yes, you're right, I should have added some more sharpening after resizing. I know for future reference!

Thanks!

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Beautiful atmosphere and colors. I specially appreciate the importance of the foreground witch is very interesting ( different colors, light, relief...). I agree with Akarui, we must add a little sharpness before send photos on the blog, i do that, it's better.

5 Apr 2008 10:13am

@Evelyne Dubos: Thankyou Eve =D) Unfortunately I have already uploaded a series of 15 landscapes before I realized this, D'oh!

pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal

nice i like it, the sunset produced a nice tones.

13 Apr 2008 10:15am

@pedro alexandre: Thanks for taking the time to have a look back through all of these =D)

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