A Reflection of Nature Part 2

[mappleby]

This is another shot that I took out on the water... I have followed the advice from the other "A Reflection of Nature" and I have adjusted the saturation and contrast a little. I have also cropped it in a little. Any other suggestions?

If you would like to see the original it is on my Flickr site.

[kunaldaswani]

awesome! where were these series of shots taken? i like this shot more than the previous one(and i really liked the previous one). Great shot!

[mappleby]

Originally Posted by kunaldaswani

awesome! where were these series of shots taken? i like this shot more than the previous one(and i really liked the previous one). Great shot!

Thank you... I took these shot on the Peel River, near Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories Canada. Basically 300km south of the Arctic Ocean in northwestern Canada.

[subrataofkris]

That's real bright colours, it looks so real, good job on the saturation and contrast. I would love to see a little experiment on lowering and raising the horizon (I mean either 2/3 sky or 1/3 sky).

I checked your photostream, just 10 photos but impressive composition.

Thanks for sharing

[mdwsta4]

awesome capture!! great composition and colors.
i only wish there was a bit more water on the bottom to capture all of the clouds, but it's an amazing photo! nice work

[R.E. Smith]

Great picture! I wish I was there!

[xxpinballxx]

Lovely landscape! I love the reflection the sky the mountains to the left the open-ness in the right! I thinks its a great shot all around!

[ELAY]

Is is just me, or has the saturation/tweaking in the sky gone a bit too far?

The blue I am getting on my monitor is just too bright.

There are ways of getting deeper colours without using too much saturation, which can be a pretty blunt tool. For a landscape, I would start with local contrast, and then just try duplicating a layer, setting it to multiply, and fiddling with opacity in the 20-40% range. Better colour depth with no risk of unnatural tones.

EL

(And sorry if we are bouncing you around -- more saturation, less saturation -- I just like this shot so much that I think it is a shame to overcook it.)

[PLouie]

You should definately use a circular polarizer. I think you'd like the effect is gives.

[mappleby]

Thanks for all the great advice. It is really, really appreciated.

Elay... I have PS Elements so I am sure that I can do what you explained but unfortunately it was like Greek to me as I am brand new to post production. I will read through me Manual to see if I can figure out how to do what you explained. Thank you though for wanting to help me become better

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There are ways of getting deeper colours without using too much saturation, which can be a pretty blunt tool. For a landscape, I would start with local contrast, and then just try duplicating a layer, setting it to multiply, and fiddling with opacity in the 20-40% range. Better colour depth with no risk of unnatural tones.[/QUOTE]