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from zhao88/Steven (29,747) 
on June 2, 2012 10:22:06 PM CDT
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Hey ...I like this landscape shot ....so fresh scen and it making awake from wind ....and there is notthing bad or wrong ....thanks for the sharing it with us ...Cheers
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from baba/David (38,576)
on June 2, 2012 12:07:57 PM CDT
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I think in this photo, it is about finding a balance of the elements. The major elements are the foreground field, the barn, the tree line and the sky. Of those four elements, I find the barn and the tree line the more interesting of the four, so you might consider a crop that really emphasizes those two subjects and deemphasize the other two. Nearly half the photo is the foreground field. Side not, it seems overall soft throughout the photo, so I don't know if this is lack of sharpening after resizing, submitting too large a photo and having the site resize it, or there was camera motion during the exposure.
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From phlipside/Jay (559)
on June 2, 2012 2:36:26 PM CDT
Hmm, interesting points. The image you see has had zero computer processing. It is exactly as it came out of the camera. So I'm thinking some sharpening might be in order. Some movement is possible since it was hand held. With the low light levels I may have moved just a tiny bit. The file was re-sized for submission but was left as large as permissable. Is there a better way to handle this?
I'm not sure I would still get the effect I wanted if I cropped that close. I think you lose the isolation and sense of cold. I may play with it to see however.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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From baba/David (38,576)
on June 2, 2012 4:08:42 PM CDT
Well, if you are shooting JPEG out of the camera, there is some in camera sharpening performed and the amount can be changed depending on preference. But, when downsizing for web images, it is recommended to perform an additional sharpening step. I think the feeling of winter and cold is kept with a tighter crop. Isolation may be lessened with a tighter crop, but it wasn't a strong impression that I felt in the original composition.
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from arnesaknussen/Tom (4,493)
on June 1, 2012 8:57:43 PM CDT
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Very nice mood indeed. However, I think the barn needs to stand out more. It blends in with the trees. Some cropping might help as well. The right third could probably go.
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From phlipside/Jay (559)
on June 2, 2012 9:46:26 AM CDT
Yeah the overall lack of contrast is a bit of a problem with the barn not standing out as much as I'd like. May try to lighten it just a touch. As for cropping the right third that would push the barn basically to the center of the photo which I don't find as pleasing (I took a shot that day basically cropped that way). The vast expanse lends to the feeling of solitude I think. Least that's what I'm going for there, lol.
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from npaoni/Nicholas (16,324)
on June 1, 2012 5:53:48 PM CDT
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I think this shot really conveys the coldness of the day. I also like the color in the foreground compared to the lack of color elsewhere. IMO the image can use some sharpening, and I would also crop down from the top some to make the foreground more prominent. TFS, Nick
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From phlipside/Jay (559)
on June 2, 2012 9:47:46 AM CDT
Hmmm, sharpening. Hadn't thought about that, was really focused on the colors and layout of the photo itself. May have to play with that. Thanks.
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From jduckett/John (4,212)
on June 14, 2012 4:48:48 AM CDT
I think that Nicholas is probably thinking about sharpening after resizing for Photosig. Often it only needs to subtle, just enough to put back the sharpness that the resizing takes away. I always use Smart Sharpen with these starting settings:
70%, 0.3px and Gaussian blur.
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