Nature Colorado Columbine

ddurrant · 07-22-2011, 05:37 PM

Taken this month in Crested Butte. I originally skipped this image. I'm glad I came back to it.

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**.a.t.** · 11-22-2011, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by ddurrant

I originally skipped this image. I'm glad I came back to it.

Same here.
My only suggestion is that your lovely shot may have been passed over because no one thought it could be improved.

Even so, it deserves another go round.

RoxnDox · 12-01-2011, 11:10 AM

I missed it because I often skip the critiques section. Glad I stopped in, this is a great picture. I really like hte low angle perspective.

Jim

**Schraubstock** · 12-02-2011, 04:52 AM

Originally posted by ddurrant

Taken this month in Crested Butte. I originally skipped this image. I'm glad I came back to it.

Hi

Without any reference point in this shot it looks like it could be somewhere in the Austrian Alps. One could almost imagine to find some Edelweiss flowers. Its a nice shot and I am glad you exhumed it from the grave. My only criticism is (you guessed it) it has a colour cast not yellow this time but blue. I did a simple correction and the biggest improvement, in my opinion, is the sky. The blue looks a bit more pleasing and the clouds don't look blue anymore.

Oh by the way I also sharpened the image up a wee bit but I am not sure if I have overdone it a bit. You want to please yourself mostly but at the same time I guess you also feel you want to please others as well and to strike a balance is always hard.
Anyway, please let me know what you think.

Greetings

Last edited by Schraubstock; 03-07-2012 at 09:47 PM.

Macario · 12-02-2011, 11:20 AM

yep, this one is alot better. The composition was already very cool, it was just bit too dark

Falke · 12-16-2011, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by Schraubstock

Hi
Oh by the way I also sharpened the image up a wee bit but I am not sure if I have overdone it a bit.

Well, one always needs to try different possibilities.

In this shot I would tend to not sharpen much. In particular not the flowers which suffer ever so slightly from harsh light shadows and could almost be edited to have a diffused light masked on top, for an even stronger attraction as a light spot. The increase in light was definitely a good thing. On my monitor it appears that the white balance is still a little cold.

07-22-2011, 05:37 PM	#1
ddurrant Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 54	Colorado Columbine Lens: 15mm Camera: k-x Photo Location: Crested Butte, CO ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F16 Taken this month in Crested Butte. I originally skipped this image. I'm glad I came back to it. Attached Images

11-22-2011, 07:57 PM	#2
.a.t. Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: yesterday Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,261	Bump Originally posted by ddurrant I originally skipped this image. I'm glad I came back to it. Same here. My only suggestion is that your lovely shot may have been passed over because no one thought it could be improved. Even so, it deserves another go round.

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12-01-2011, 11:10 AM	#3
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	I missed it because I often skip the critiques section. Glad I stopped in, this is a great picture. I really like hte low angle perspective. Jim

12-02-2011, 04:52 AM	#4
Schraubstock Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,386	Originally posted by ddurrant Taken this month in Crested Butte. I originally skipped this image. I'm glad I came back to it. Hi Without any reference point in this shot it looks like it could be somewhere in the Austrian Alps. One could almost imagine to find some Edelweiss flowers. Its a nice shot and I am glad you exhumed it from the grave. My only criticism is (you guessed it) it has a colour cast not yellow this time but blue. I did a simple correction and the biggest improvement, in my opinion, is the sky. The blue looks a bit more pleasing and the clouds don't look blue anymore. Oh by the way I also sharpened the image up a wee bit but I am not sure if I have overdone it a bit. You want to please yourself mostly but at the same time I guess you also feel you want to please others as well and to strike a balance is always hard. Anyway, please let me know what you think. Greetings Last edited by Schraubstock; 03-07-2012 at 09:47 PM.

12-02-2011, 11:20 AM	#5
Macario Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Hoek van Holland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,393	yep, this one is alot better. The composition was already very cool, it was just bit too dark

12-16-2011, 06:11 PM	#6
Falke Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern NSW Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 186	Originally posted by Schraubstock Hi Oh by the way I also sharpened the image up a wee bit but I am not sure if I have overdone it a bit. Well, one always needs to try different possibilities. In this shot I would tend to not sharpen much. In particular not the flowers which suffer ever so slightly from harsh light shadows and could almost be edited to have a diffused light masked on top, for an even stronger attraction as a light spot. The increase in light was definitely a good thing. On my monitor it appears that the white balance is still a little cold.