Nature Christmas Eve in the Pacific Northwest

Christmas Eve in the Pacific Northwest · 09:33 PM

took a drive up a mountain road to well, quite frankly, get away from my family for a few hours =)

Please give any tips/ideas for proccessing these photos. I am horrible at deciding what to do next and right now, my monitor is messed up so what I see may not be what you see.

(looking at the preview, they look strange until you click on them to view in larger size)

sebberry · 12-28-2009, 10:57 PM

Nice shots, I quite like #3, perhaps just because it is different from the rest.

In the other shots, I think a polarizing filter might help with bringing out the sky a bit against the trees and mountain.

Jimbo · 12-28-2009, 11:06 PM

Really like #3 though they are all beautiful images. JIM

matiki · 12-29-2009, 01:26 PM

Beautiful, I like #3 the best. #2 and #4 are a toss-up for second. The interesting lighting of #4 keeps me looking.

PentX Girl · 12-29-2009, 07:57 PM

Nice winter series

kcmadr · 12-30-2009, 08:04 PM

I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of having a go at the picture of the branch with ice. It's the one that stood out the most. I did a small levels correction, adjusted HSL a bit, spot healing brush on the bright spots, cropped, and that was it. I'd also normally sharpen it a bit, but that's academic for this discussion.

I use a good scotch or a strong European beer to "get away from it all" - depends who I'm with.

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12-30-2009, 08:04 PM	#6
kcmadr Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 614	I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of having a go at the picture of the branch with ice. It's the one that stood out the most. I did a small levels correction, adjusted HSL a bit, spot healing brush on the bright spots, cropped, and that was it. I'd also normally sharpen it a bit, but that's academic for this discussion. I use a good scotch or a strong European beer to "get away from it all" - depends who I'm with. Last edited by kcmadr; 01-19-2010 at 02:13 PM.

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12-28-2009, 10:57 PM	#2
sebberry Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Frozen white North Photos: Albums Posts: 1,135	Nice shots, I quite like #3, perhaps just because it is different from the rest. In the other shots, I think a polarizing filter might help with bringing out the sky a bit against the trees and mountain.

12-28-2009, 11:06 PM	#3
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Really like #3 though they are all beautiful images. JIM

12-29-2009, 01:26 PM	#4
matiki Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 393	Beautiful, I like #3 the best. #2 and #4 are a toss-up for second. The interesting lighting of #4 keeps me looking.

12-29-2009, 07:57 PM	#5
PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	Nice winter series