I took this image in 2006, and although I have been back many times with better gear, I never matched this shot.
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Oxbow bend
- Thread starter Ben Egbert
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Hey Ben,
This is a nice shot you have here. Oxbow Bend is a favorite location of mine.
A couple of thoughts for you on this.
1st, it's my preference, but I wouldn't fill the lower right corner with the dead grasses. Since its after sunrise, the coveted view spot by the parking lot should be pretty free from people. What's nice with that spot is then you can fill the right side with those fall color brush. And also you can get a comp where you are not cutting off the top of Moran.
2nd, your colors may be accurate, but they seem dull to me. It's fall color, use the Saturation adjustment here and get a few colors to pop more.
Jim
This is a nice shot you have here. Oxbow Bend is a favorite location of mine.
A couple of thoughts for you on this.
1st, it's my preference, but I wouldn't fill the lower right corner with the dead grasses. Since its after sunrise, the coveted view spot by the parking lot should be pretty free from people. What's nice with that spot is then you can fill the right side with those fall color brush. And also you can get a comp where you are not cutting off the top of Moran.
2nd, your colors may be accurate, but they seem dull to me. It's fall color, use the Saturation adjustment here and get a few colors to pop more.
Jim
Thanks Jim, I always go down to the other spot these days. I had not learned that when I shot this. And yes, this looks way different on my home monitor, I think it's a color space issue. I will start over because I am not sure where in my workflow it went off.
Here is a redo from scratch where I watched the color space. Let me know if this is better.
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AlanLichty
Moderator
Wow - this second version really blows the first one away. Nice.
Right, I made a Focal action that downsized and assigned profile rather than convert profile. The PSD was in Prophoto and assign to profile just washed it out. I need to reconvert most of my gallery images.
BarryHamilton
Founding Member
Very niiiice! I actually like the dead grass in the lower right corner....adds another layer of depth. May just be me.
Thanks Barry.
Kyle Jones
Moderator
I like both versions... They just create very different moods.
Hey Ben,
I am loving the update! I really like what you did there.
And it shows the importance of the Color Profile on a photo. It can seem like such a little detail, but it can make a huge impact on how the photo looks.
Jim
Thanks Jim, it does, and I know better, it was just like a mistake, all my convert for web actions use Convert, this was just a slip up, but it affected every wide image in my gallery. My 800 high action was correct.
J. M. Livingston
Well-Known Member
Wow, what a difference. Everything has really come together in this image: composition, color, lighting, clouds, reflection. What a stunning image!
Thanks J.M. Glad you like the redo.
Martín el Escocés
Well-Known Member
Very nice shot, Ben and the re-post is very revealing on the importance of the profile. Like Kyle, I like both versions but the second really pops!
Dean
Well-Known Member
Ben,
I guess I thought you were just going for a muted look to the image but after seeing the re-do I guess I stand corrected. The color space adjustment makes a huge difference in this image. Stunning image and great to see how this all came together with the C&C.
regards,
Dean
I guess I thought you were just going for a muted look to the image but after seeing the re-do I guess I stand corrected. The color space adjustment makes a huge difference in this image. Stunning image and great to see how this all came together with the C&C.
regards,
Dean
Thanks Dean.