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		from letuchka/Ilja (2,241) on May 22, 2012 12:56:53 PM CDT (3) Good eye. Find worthy subject in a field of green is certainly not easy. Colors are in your favor and exposure control is top notch. Only reason for 2TU is that it looks too flat. Perhaps some midtone contrast would be better. Good one nevertheless! Reply  Show ratings
		from radiodeneta/ARTURO JAVIER (225) on May 21, 2012 10:53:03 PM CDT (2) I love the pictures of the mountains and I loved this composition perhaps few would have gone over the flowers, perhaps the majority only on the mountain feliciades great shot Reply  Show ratings
		from tokugawa/Pedro (708) on May 21, 2012 4:14:09 PM CDT (4) Hi Adam. I think this is a very nice effort. I believe that the weather was not on your side: the lighting is a bit harsh despite being very early in the morning. Perhaps you can have better luck some other time, and some clouds in the sky too. Regarding composition, I feel that you could do better with a bit more of the sky and with the mountain more to the right of the frame and the bulk of the flowers to the left. Maybe three steps to the right? Thanks for sharing and take care. Reply  Show ratings  From 138029/Adam (3,102) on May 22, 2012 8:44:59 AM CDT Thanks, Pedro. Yes, the light was harsh. And I was hoping for more clouds. I will have to see about composition. Reply
		from lorne1/Lorne (9,612) on May 21, 2012 3:15:05 PM CDT (3) Hi Adam..very good depth of field composition. I like the way the flowers are bracketed against the grass of the field and then the mountains. Te sky is a bit dark in the upper left probably due to the small aperture in combination with the polarizer. Perhaps a slightly faster exposure might remedy that. A split neutral density filter would also work...though I have never used one they are very useful for balancing the contrasting light of sky and land. Good image. Reply  Show ratings  From ssal/Alex (27,439) on May 21, 2012 3:28:09 PM CDT Lorne, I seldom use my polarizing filter these days. PS makes the darkening quite painless and effective. I just select->color range the sky and create a new layer and change the blending mode to multiply. You can finesse it by playing with the opacity slider and mask. I don't deny that there is a place for polarizer though. Particularly when you want to remove reflection. Reply  From lorne1/Lorne (9,612) on May 21, 2012 3:44:27 PM CDT Alex...thanks for the tip and taking the time to reply. Might be a bit beyond my very basic PS Elements skill but there is always room to grow. Please take care. Reply  From 138029/Adam (3,102) on May 22, 2012 8:44:11 AM CDT Thanks, Lorne. Does the sky always have to be the exact same shade of blu? I think it looks better this way... Reply  From lorne1/Lorne (9,612) on May 22, 2012 3:26:06 PM CDT Adam...not at all my friend. The sky can be whatever colour you like it to be. My comment was based on the technical aspect of the image in that the sky (and the ground beneath it) was darker in that corner due to the small aperture and use of the polarizer. It was just a technical observation...you needed the small aperture to keep everything sharp. I've had the same effect happen to my photos when I use a very small aperture...sometimes it makes the image look better and sometimes it does not. Glad you like your photo the way it is. It is a fine one. Please take care... Reply
		from ssal/Alex (27,439) on May 21, 2012 2:55:36 PM CDT (4) Nice POV on this landscape. Good composition. Head on flat lighting diminished the strength of this beauty. The sky is uneven and too saturated. Could be better if you wait till the sun is angled (and if possible) from a different angle. Reply  Show ratings  From 138029/Adam (3,102) on May 21, 2012 3:00:06 PM CDT Thanks, Alex. The uneven sky is result of my polarizer. This photograph was actually taken at 6:30 in the morning.... I woke at 5 am to get there by then. I assure it is nowhere near midday! And maybe I will attempt different angles if I go back! Reply  From ssal/Alex (27,439) on May 21, 2012 3:13:35 PM CDT Yes, I was going to comment on the polarizing effect. Polarzer doesn't work well with extreme wide angle. You'd be better off without it and do the darkening of the sky in PS. Reply

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