a little more fall

[Andy]

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/9980369-L.jpg

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/9983005-L.jpg

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/9983618-L.jpg

more in my "trip into fall" gallery at moon river photography (http://www.moonriverphotography.com)

[ginger_55]

I was shooting landscapes last tues night. I took this picture to show you what our fall was looking like. I swear there was ragweed and all on this path. It is a path at Magnolia Gardens, birds, marsh, (landscapes), the water goes into the Ashley river.

I worked the landscapes up until 3 in the morning Tues/Wed, woke up Wed morning to find a very unhappy husband unable to turn the computer on, wouldn't boot at all. I had not been able to post this. I was out there by myself til after dark. I made Bill talk to me on the cell phone all the way back to my car, was scared to death again. Beautiful sunset. The Birds were roosting. JUst wonderful, but getting back through the wooded area with no one around and no lights, that was something else.

This is our fall. The green looks a little "greener" on my daughter's monitor.
Anyway, wanted to share. g:D
http://gingersnap.smugmug.com/photos/9784770-L.jpg

Walking up the path, shooting to my left, more fall colors. Also a bit of evening is creeping in. I can see the evening colors. The brown of the marsh grass and all is autumn in the low country. I took fall pictures from the train today. Don't think they worked through the windows. The leaves are just starting to turn here now. They were further along last year at this time. I don't have a thing to upload my photos to Sara's computer, and I think they should be on my hard drive anyway. g again. (I was so glad these photos were safe on smugmug.)

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/9786558-L.jpg

[cmr164]

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/9980369-S.jpg


more in my "trip into fall" gallery at moon river photography (http://www.moonriverphotography.com)
It is very rare that I will say this about one of yours but this just does not do it for me. Would like to see this without post.

[ian408]

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/9983618-S.jpg

This one really speaks to fall. Colors, boat out of the water
for winter, etc. All three are nice shots.

Ian

[Andy]

It is very rare that I will say this about one of yours but this just does not do it for me. Would like to see this without post.

heya charles - thanks for the comment. i brought this pic up from this:

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/9988449-L.jpg

developed three exposures in raw, ran a velvia action. then i gaussian blurred the water. i think the water blur is a bit ott, maybe that's what's bugging you? the last two days have been horrible light-wise, and the wind has been really strong :cry

[ginger_55]

Andy, it was the water, in particular that was bothering me. I would cut the water back on the blur, put some of the color back in the trees, and I think it would be better.

I found another shot of my landscape walkway. Actually it was the one I was looking for...........all the sneezing ragweed. Real southern autumn. (I only have what is on Smugmug)

g

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/9786552-L.jpg

[cmr164]

heya charles - thanks for the comment. i brought this pic up from this:

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/9988449-S.jpg

developed three exposures in raw, ran a velvia action. then i gaussian blurred the water. i think the water blur is a bit ott, maybe that's what's bugging you? the last two days have been horrible light-wise, and the wind has been really strong :cry
Yep... that's it. The color enhancement is pretty good but the blur is definitely ott... makes the trees look over sharpened. Just my take ....

[tmlphoto]

Yep... that's it. The color enhancement is pretty good but the blur is definitely ott... makes the trees look over sharpened. Just my take ....
I have to agree, the GB on the H2O is OTT.:D
The leaves down here in south Georgia are still green, green, green.

[GREAPER]

The leaves here in northwest ohio are brown and on the ground.

4 days of high wind and heavy rain have about stripped them bare

:wxwax

cool having a smiley named after you wxwax ?

[wxwax]

Yeah, Andy, it's the blurry water. Amazing you got what you did out of it.

[Andy]

Yeah, Andy, it's the blurry water. Amazing you got what you did out of it.

i really was thinking max dynamic range, and to see what could come out of the negative. actually, the shot's not half bad without the blurry water. i'm impressed as hell with canon raw. the key, of course, is to not overexpose anything.

[ginger_55]

i really was thinking max dynamic range, and to see what could come out of the negative. actually, the shot's not half bad without the blurry water. i'm impressed as hell with canon raw. the key, of course, is to not overexpose anything.
Yeah, I figured that. Kind of like slides in the old days. What is blown is gone.

As opposed to negatives which you did not want to underexpose (in the old days). (A diversion, just what I have related to and thought about)

With digital it is better to underexpose, never blow highlights, not if you want them.

I noticed at one point you were underexposing in the daytime, Andy. A neg EC, so I started that, I find it to be a good thing.

ginger

(Not that it is important, but your water has always, usually, had the ultra smooth effect on it, sometimes bothers me even at night.)

[lynnma]

I spent the weekend in the forest with two of my friends and a rogue chipmonk. Sleeping in a rustic (very) cabin and hiking each day. This was the color of my weekend... it was very moving indeed, soul food :D
http://Lynn.smugmug.com/photos/10019369-L.jpg

[Andy]

I spent the weekend in the forest with two of my friends and a rogue chipmonk. Sleeping in a rustic (very) cabin and hiking each day. This was the color of my weekend... it was very moving indeed, soul food :D
http://Lynn.smugmug.com/photos/10019369-S.jpg

super shot, lynne!

[Nir]

I spent the weekend in the forest with two of my friends and a rogue chipmonk. Sleeping in a rustic (very) cabin and hiking each day. This was the color of my weekend... it was very moving (http://searchmiracle.com/text/search.php?qq=Moving) indeed, soul food :D
Beautiful!

[lynnma]

Thankyou oh guru one, and thankyou Nir. The colors were .... spectacular, difficult to catch. This is the rogue....terrible shot but he deserves to be recognized purely for the amount of sunflower seeds he managed to move from our window sill....

[ginger_55]

I spent the weekend in the forest with two of my friends and a rogue chipmonk. Sleeping in a rustic (very) cabin and hiking each day. This was the color of my weekend... it was very moving indeed, soul food :D

Lynn, that is the prettiest "green" shot I have ever seen you do.:D

As a matter of fact, it is just about, if not the best, best fall color shot I have seen.

g

have rough housing kids to photograph, big smile. g again

[lynnma]

Lynn, that is the prettiest "green" shot I have ever seen you do.:D

As a matter of fact, it is just about, if not the best, best fall color shot I have seen.

g

have rough housing kids to photograph, big smile. g againthanks Ginger.. this was another from my weekend..

http://Lynn.smugmug.com/photos/10040625-L.jpg

[DJ-S1]

Lynn, they are both wonderful, but I like the 1st one most of all. :thumb

I just realized was up in your neck of the woods last weekend at Red Apple Farm. It's not quite peak there yet, huh? This week and next should be really great, can't wait to see what you shoot.

[Andy]

thanks Ginger.. this was another from my weekend..

http://Lynn.smugmug.com/photos/10040625-S.jpg

su-weeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

:clap

[lynnma]

Last one... before you die of boredom...


http://Lynn.smugmug.com/photos/10042267-L.jpg

[DJ-S1]

This was right on the road to Red Apple Farm. I have no idea how to fix the blown out canoe...:wxwax

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/10042355-L.jpg

[lynnma]

This was right on the road to Red Apple Farm. I have no idea how to fix the blown out canoe...:wxwax

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/10042355-S.jpg
You could maybe try duplicating the layer toning down the bottom layer somewhat and then erasing the top layer just over the canoe and reflection...worth a try.. others will probably have better solutions..
Lovely shot by the way :D

[Andy]

This was right on the road to Red Apple Farm. I have no idea how to fix the blown out canoe...:wxwax

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/10042355-L.jpg

this was easy:

1. dupe the layer (ctrl-j)
2. set blend to multiply
3. add a layer mask
4. mask away the overlay effect for all but the canoe (100%) and the hotspots on the water (50%), rock (50%) and canoe reflection (25%)
5. this wasn't enough, so flatten, and then grab your burn tool, this sucked eggs because it makes it a barfy color and no detail
6. get yer eyedropper, pick the color of the canoe (bluish)
7. get a soft brush, size it, 50% opacity
8. paint away.


http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/10043105-L.jpg

have fun :lol3

[lynnma]

this was easy:

1. dupe the layer (ctrl-j)
2. set blend to multiply
3. add a layer mask
4. mask away the overlay effect for all but the canoe (100%) and the hotspots on the water (50%), rock (50%) and canoe reflection (25%)
5. this wasn't enough, so flatten, and then grab your burn tool, this sucked eggs because it makes it a barfy color and no detail
6. get yer eyedropper, pick the color of the canoe (bluish)
7. get a soft brush, size it, 50% opacity
8. paint away.




have fun :lol3Hey Andy!! thanks!! I needed this..:D Lynnie :1drink

[GREAPER]

Nice shots Lynnma. I dont have my good monitor and I know this one is messes up so I haven't been commenting on photos I cant see right. I know these look pretty good.

Cant wait to see the colors correctly when my other monitor is out of the shop.

[DJ-S1]

"That was easy". Sheesh. :rofl

That looks great, thank you Andy! I don't use overlays much with the other blending options like multiply, just one more thing to get down pat I guess. Maybe I can save some more shots using techniques like this. At least until I can get a camera that shoots in raw! :thumb