Control Haze, update: ginger

[ginger_55]

I redid this photo, it is in my other thread. This time I used curves to make it more contrasty, then I did every other thing the same, except I used that USM as suggested. I then ran it thru Neat Ninja. I did the same with the other two new photos on this thread.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/33655575-L.jpg




This is underexposed, or correctly exposed, depending on one's viewpoint. I liked it, but I left it dark as a kind of silhouette. The suggestion of color. It might not be to the liking of all, as is true of most things. I think this could be the least liked of my shots. I like it because of the design element. (Those birds are brown, it is not that underexposed, smile.)

http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/33635268-L.jpg


Then to my surprise: pays to take those shots for no reason except that they might contain something good. I was not going to work this up tonight, I have other versions, but I would have worked this up for contrast, so it was an obvious choice. I did the same things on each of these images, basically.

I think it is a juvenile green heron. that is as close an ID that I can get with my book.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/33655576-L.jpg




I don't think I mentioned that the wind was blowing at 20 to 30 MPH. I can see it in this photo, it reminded me.

So, this is the other version of the first photo, with the same workup applied to these other two.

ginger (what do you think?) Comments?:D

[Harryb]

The first one is the strongest shot but the horizon is tilted and should be straightened. The LGH is a bit soft.

[snapapple]

I like the first one a lot. I agree on straightening the horizon line.:D

I like the strong design element in that second one. I don't think it's underexposed, just a strong light reflection and that "grey water thing".
I think I'd try to go B&W on that one. Could be very nice.

[ginger_55]

Thanks, Harry, Snappy,

I fixed, as best I could the little green heron. I left the horizon tilted for artistic reasons. (I suppose that I should add, that because I like that diagonal line there where the horizon is, or isn't. Haven't looked at the original since AM. There is another factor there. But just because I like it, that does not mean that everyone will, and I certainly do appreciate the feedback.)

That is a good idea re the black and white, Snappy.

ginger (Thanks for your advice, both of you, I do appreciate it. My cable has been out all afternoon. I worked off line.)

And thanks for looking, too.

RE telling people what you are after so they know what to say, or whatever. I try, I just did not think about that horizon, because I don't think of it as an horizon. So, it did not occur to me until you all said something that I should have mentioned my intentional use of the horizon that way. And explaining what I was after: well, I wouldn't know how to do that, either, it was the only way I liked the photograph, which I basically did like.