Winter Falls

[Clockdoc I]

I took 20 or so shots at this site but this is by far my favorite. I believe it is a very good photo, but would like help from DPS members.
Only post work was cropping

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadkingclassic/2240103487/" title="Pocono water falls by clockdoc_i, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2293/2240103487_d34e0480fc.jpg" width="500" height="396" alt="Pocono water falls" /></a>
Nikon D80
2008/02/03 11:33:50.2
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: 2923 x 2315
Color
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 28mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/10 sec - F/9.5
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: More vivid
White Balance: Auto +2
AF Mode: AF-A
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: More Contrast
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off

[A Team]

This is a very pretty shot. Soft flowing rivers are always mezmerizing. What a beautiful place to visit.

I'm wondering what it would look like with the two trees on the very left cloned out? I know that is a lot of work, though! My eyes keep going from the river to the trees. I would clone instead of crop to keep the composition.

[netbymatt]

Very nice picture. It would be nice if there were a bit more light on the trees. Maybe a bit of work with saturation or level curves would help this out.

As for the trees on the left, I don't think they're too distracting, I didn't notice them until A Team mentioned them. You may want to try and crop it as a portrait orientation, but that might ruin the rule of thirds that you've set up with the placement of the waterfall.

[KathrynWilson]

I'd love to see it warmed up a bit so that there wasn't such a cool cast on the white bits of the water and some of the snow. I know it was probably shady and cool naturally but the blue and cyan in it is a little distracting.

[Clockdoc I]

Tried to tone the blue down a bit and highlight the sun a bit. The trees will take a little work but I will give it a try to see how it looks


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadkingclassic/2304635758/" title="desk top 4 by clockdoc_i, on Flickr"><img

[KathrynWilson]

Hi there!

I hope you don't mind a play.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/483/2240103487d34e0480fcbcomy7.jpg

I did a Curves layer for contrast, then adjusted the color of the whites using Hue/Saturation and Color Balance. Then I did an overall color pop, some burning and some sharpening. Let me know if you want any more info on any of that :)

It is a lovely image.

[Clockdoc I]

Hi there!

I hope you don't mind a play.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/483/2240103487d34e0480fcbcomy7.jpg

I did a Curves layer for contrast, then adjusted the color of the whites using Hue/Saturation and Color Balance. Then I did an overall color pop, some burning and some sharpening. Let me know if you want any more info on any of that :)

It is a lovely image.

I would never mind if someone wants to edit one of my photos. I feel the best way to get better is to listen to other ideas. As far as what you did I like it but the edges seem to dark now to me. I just bought my camera and have been trying to get used to it and have not had much time to fool around with post processing, but I am interested in the software program you used and what you meant buy some burning.

[KathrynWilson]

Yeah I didn't realise how incredibly dark it was - I did it on an uncalibrated monitor and it looked fine, LOL! I used Photoshop to do it, but you could probably achieve much the same look with another program too. I think the main thing is getting that white to pop and getting the green of the trees to come out too. Burning is using the Burn tool in Photoshop to darken an area. I think your image would benefit from a little burning on the two leftmost trees a little bit to make them less distracting, and also to create a little vignette, just one that's a little less serious than the one I have just done!

[KathrynWilson]

Here's a play that looks a lot more like what it was supposed to look like...

If you have PS and need to know I can lead through the exact steps.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2243187714_024672c713_o.jpg

[Clockdoc I]

Here's a play that looks a lot more like what it was supposed to look like...

If you have PS and need to know I can lead through the exact steps.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2243187714_024672c713_o.jpg

I like this a lot, I do not have photo shop. It was hard enough to talk the wife into the camera and I did not realize that there was so much post work. I am using the software that came with the camera (pictureproject) and paint shop pro x.

[KathrynWilson]

Most of those features are available in PSP I believe.

[Clockdoc I]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadkingclassic/2286340673/" title="desktop 3 by clockdoc_i, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2286340673_290a3bcc2a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="desktop 3" /></a>

I have tried to work with this in Paint shop to show more contrast in the sunlight, snow and water. Thanks to all for your help. Please let me know what you think, I am not sure my monitor is calibrated right, I have been trying to get it right just not sure