Good news, some of my 645d images now on www.CNN.com

gurtch · 02-26-2012, 02:53 PM

Just when I make a few satisfying shots, and feel pretty good about myself, I look at your work to bring me back to reality! Your work is stunning, and an inspiration to me.
Thank you
Dave in NJ
www.modernpictorials.com

Clicker · 02-26-2012, 03:09 PM

Congratulaions on the published work but i'm really happy you're here sharing them with us.

RonHendriks1966 · 02-26-2012, 03:26 PM

Great work!

loco · 02-26-2012, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by harklee

@loco
I was introduced to CNN Korea by a friend of mine while I was visiting there and did a little project with www.CNNGO.com.
Basically they were looking for a photographer to do some gallery-type articles.

Gallery: How to take stunning city photographs | CNNGo.com

They seemed satisfied with the results and contacted me this time for a short article / interview.

Thanks for the info! Great job!!

Bigvern1263 · 02-27-2012, 08:03 PM

Fantastic images Hark, beautifully captured, well done. My 645D arrived last night... Cant wait to start shooting with it....

phonoline · 02-29-2012, 09:11 AM

Congrats!! Absolutely stunning images!

tcom · 03-01-2012, 01:11 PM

Congratulations, excellent photos, and well deserved!

I do also have a few photos published on CNN, in the Inside Africa section: Zambia -- the land where wildlife reigns - CNN.com (mine are photos 4,5,6 and 10), taken with Pentax K20D.

Eduard Kraft · 03-02-2012, 01:43 PM

Congratulations!
Excellent photos)

Link:
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/escape/how-take-stunning-landscape-photographs-152597

Confused · 03-02-2012, 09:33 PM

Hi Harklee

That's a nice set of photos you have there. As others have already said, many congratulations. If you'll forgive me taking liberties with the last of the four images which you took, i have attempted what might be termed an (admittedly fairly crude !) 'improvement' by bringing out more of the foreground detail by selecting that part of the image and letting PaintShop Pro X4 'One Stop Photo Fix' do some of it's 'handywork' ! As you may gather, I am far from an expert with software manipulation, but I'd be interested to hear what you think ?

Best regards
Confused

**GregK8** · 03-02-2012, 10:01 PM

I think it makes it look unnatural.

harklee · 03-06-2012, 10:48 AM

@gurtch
Thank you so much, David, but how I am supposed to believe your words after seeing your photos?

Keep up the great work.

@Bigvern1263
Congratulations, I am sure you will be happy with the 645d, the past 1.5 years with it has been a blast for me.

@tcom
What a set of fantastic images you got there, Dominique, I also started reading your articles on the IMPress, fantastic work.

@Confused
Obviously you have more than enough skills to call yourself an 'expert' at image retouching. Interestingly that version looks a lot like
what I took with 'a bit too strong' GND filter. The reason for that was to overexpose the shadows for better details and put them back
into the proper 'zone' later in the processing. I usually try very hard to remember the scene and its overall 'tonal distribution' while
taking shots and that's why decided to darken the foreground based on my memories. But I totally understand what you did there
and why many people actually prefer your version.

@Clicker, RonHendriks1966, Eduard Kraft, GregK8
Thanks a lot for the comments, guys, I really appreciate each and every one of them.

itshimitis · 03-06-2012, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by harklee

@gurtch
Thank you so much, David, but how I am supposed to believe your words after seeing your photos?

Keep up the great work.

@Bigvern1263
Congratulations, I am sure you will be happy with the 645d, the past 1.5 years with it has been a blast for me.

@tcom
What a set of fantastic images you got there, Dominique, I also started reading your articles on the IMPress, fantastic work.

@Confused
Obviously you have more than enough skills to call yourself an 'expert' at image retouching. Interestingly that version looks a lot like
what I took with 'a bit too strong' GND filter. The reason for that was to overexpose the shadows for better details and put them back
into the proper 'zone' later in the processing. I usually try very hard to remember the scene and its overall 'tonal distribution' while
taking shots and that's why decided to darken the foreground based on my memories. But I totally understand what you did there
and why many people actually prefer your version.

@Clicker, RonHendriks1966, Eduard Kraft, GregK8
Thanks a lot for the comments, guys, I really appreciate each and every one of them.

I agree with your interpretation of the shot, Harklee as the brighter foreground just doesn't look real to me. For me it takes it out of balance.

oneworld72 · 03-06-2012, 05:09 PM

Congratulations!! excellent images, fantastic work.

03-02-2012, 01:43 PM	#23
Eduard Kraft Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Moscow Posts: 23	Congratulations! Excellent photos) Link: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/escape/how-take-stunning-landscape-photographs-152597 Last edited by Eduard Kraft; 03-02-2012 at 01:54 PM. Reason: -

03-02-2012, 09:33 PM	#24
Confused Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,067	Hi Harklee That's a nice set of photos you have there. As others have already said, many congratulations. If you'll forgive me taking liberties with the last of the four images which you took, i have attempted what might be termed an (admittedly fairly crude !) 'improvement' by bringing out more of the foreground detail by selecting that part of the image and letting PaintShop Pro X4 'One Stop Photo Fix' do some of it's 'handywork' ! As you may gather, I am far from an expert with software manipulation, but I'd be interested to hear what you think ? Best regards Confused Attached Images

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harklee Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sunnyvale, California Posts: 57 Original Poster	@gurtch Thank you so much, David, but how I am supposed to believe your words after seeing your photos? Keep up the great work. @Bigvern1263 Congratulations, I am sure you will be happy with the 645d, the past 1.5 years with it has been a blast for me. @tcom What a set of fantastic images you got there, Dominique, I also started reading your articles on the IMPress, fantastic work. @Confused Obviously you have more than enough skills to call yourself an 'expert' at image retouching. Interestingly that version looks a lot like what I took with 'a bit too strong' GND filter. The reason for that was to overexpose the shadows for better details and put them back into the proper 'zone' later in the processing. I usually try very hard to remember the scene and its overall 'tonal distribution' while taking shots and that's why decided to darken the foreground based on my memories. But I totally understand what you did there and why many people actually prefer your version. @Clicker, RonHendriks1966, Eduard Kraft, GregK8 Thanks a lot for the comments, guys, I really appreciate each and every one of them.

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itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Originally posted by harklee @gurtch Thank you so much, David, but how I am supposed to believe your words after seeing your photos? Keep up the great work. @Bigvern1263 Congratulations, I am sure you will be happy with the 645d, the past 1.5 years with it has been a blast for me. @tcom What a set of fantastic images you got there, Dominique, I also started reading your articles on the IMPress, fantastic work. @Confused Obviously you have more than enough skills to call yourself an 'expert' at image retouching. Interestingly that version looks a lot like what I took with 'a bit too strong' GND filter. The reason for that was to overexpose the shadows for better details and put them back into the proper 'zone' later in the processing. I usually try very hard to remember the scene and its overall 'tonal distribution' while taking shots and that's why decided to darken the foreground based on my memories. But I totally understand what you did there and why many people actually prefer your version. @Clicker, RonHendriks1966, Eduard Kraft, GregK8 Thanks a lot for the comments, guys, I really appreciate each and every one of them. I agree with your interpretation of the shot, Harklee as the brighter foreground just doesn't look real to me. For me it takes it out of balance.

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oneworld72 New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: China Posts: 4	Congratulations!! excellent images, fantastic work.