Trying again Cacouna on the river

Pentaxbuff · 28-01-2008, 21:46

I hope I got this right this time:

I do think the photo is a bit too big, vertically.
Shall I resize and do it again?
Thanks for the help everyone!

silkstone · 28-01-2008, 21:52

Yay!

Worth waiting for!

The rules say that the photo must be no larger than 1000 pixels on the longest side, and less than 300 kB filesize - so yours is perfectly OK.

CGS · 28-01-2008, 21:56

Nice image

worth waiting for.
Maybe a crop just above the rock, but personally I would prefer to see the twigs ( top right) gone. I don't think that they do anything for the image IMHO
and just a little pointer, the horizon is sloping down to the R/H/S

Pentaxbuff · 28-01-2008, 22:06

Thanks Silkstone!
Took a while for me ol' pentaxbuff to get this right!
Now ... better go back and fix the horizon/twing things as proposed by CGS; good comment though.
All appreciated and thanks again.

**Dabhand16** · 28-01-2008, 22:09

Nice picture

I am shivering just looking at it!

I would not bother resizing. Next time you post an image you can change the size to prevent having to scroll to see it all.

Pentaxbuff · 28-01-2008, 22:09

CGS, thanks for the comments.
I would agree that the twigs in the upper right corner could be avoided. They really don't do much for the image.
As for the horizon line ... ooops!
I am usually quite careful with that. Maybe the -20C affected my senses that day!

I'll try to post as shortened-corrected version.
Cheers!

Pentaxbuff · 28-01-2008, 22:10

Dabhand ... I suppose just a bit of risizing would be better indeed.
Thanks.

Charlotte · 28-01-2008, 22:27

Yay! You got there Pentaxbuff

Great image, love it

I'd suggest cloning out the twigs rather than cropping; I think the space above the rock balances the image nicely + cropping it down will only make the image look cluttered IMHO.

Pentaxbuff · 29-01-2008, 00:01

Gotcha!!

Pentaxbuff · 29-01-2008, 00:32

Here ... with horizon correction and cloning out the twigs at the upper right corner, which I messed up a bit!

AQ · 29-01-2008, 10:39

That look much better

CGS · 29-01-2008, 11:43

Much better

Pentaxbuff · 29-01-2008, 19:37

Thank you! Appreciated!!

While we're at it : I did mess up the cloning part though... any idea of what I did wrong? Perhaps I didn't use the right brush size while doing it?? Not sure.
If you look closely, you'll see that the cloned-out-twigs (upper right corner) left sort of a smudge instead of a nice and even sky.

Pentaxbuff · 29-01-2008, 19:39

Thanks, CGS.
I'll have to learn how to do this cloning act better!

CGS · 29-01-2008, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pentaxbuff

Thanks, CGS.
I'll have to learn how to do this cloning act better!

It doesn't look too bad from here

It does take a bit of getting used to, You need a good clone "source" that matches the target area, soft edged brush or ragged edged brush what ever you have available.
And "stamp" rather than drag ie source, stamp (re-source if required) stamp and so on..
practice, really is all I can add.

Chris

simpbow · 30-01-2008, 00:20

Good stuff.

28-01-2008, 21:46	#1 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Trying again Cacouna on the river I hope I got this right this time: I do think the photo is a bit too big, vertically. Shall I resize and do it again? Thanks for the help everyone! Last edited by Pentaxbuff : 28-01-2008 at 21:47. Reason: picture size

28-01-2008, 21:52	#2 (permalink)
silkstone Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,374	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Yay! Worth waiting for! The rules say that the photo must be no larger than 1000 pixels on the longest side, and less than 300 kB filesize - so yours is perfectly OK.

28-01-2008, 21:56	#3 (permalink)
CGS Quite Chatty Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: home of the concrete cows Posts: 50	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Nice image worth waiting for. Maybe a crop just above the rock, but personally I would prefer to see the twigs ( top right) gone. I don't think that they do anything for the image IMHO and just a little pointer, the horizon is sloping down to the R/H/S

28-01-2008, 22:06	#4 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Thanks Silkstone! Took a while for me ol' pentaxbuff to get this right! Now ... better go back and fix the horizon/twing things as proposed by CGS; good comment though. All appreciated and thanks again.

28-01-2008, 22:09	#5 (permalink)
Dabhand16 Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK Posts: 8,904	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Nice picture I am shivering just looking at it! I would not bother resizing. Next time you post an image you can change the size to prevent having to scroll to see it all.

28-01-2008, 22:09	#6 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river CGS, thanks for the comments. I would agree that the twigs in the upper right corner could be avoided. They really don't do much for the image. As for the horizon line ... ooops! I am usually quite careful with that. Maybe the -20C affected my senses that day! I'll try to post as shortened-corrected version. Cheers!

28-01-2008, 22:10	#7 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Dabhand ... I suppose just a bit of risizing would be better indeed. Thanks.

28-01-2008, 22:27	#8 (permalink)
Charlotte Loves the place Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Romsey, Hampshire Posts: 5,731	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Yay! You got there Pentaxbuff Great image, love it I'd suggest cloning out the twigs rather than cropping; I think the space above the rock balances the image nicely + cropping it down will only make the image look cluttered IMHO.

29-01-2008, 00:01	#9 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Gotcha!!

29-01-2008, 00:32	#10 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Here ... with horizon correction and cloning out the twigs at the upper right corner, which I messed up a bit! Last edited by Pentaxbuff : 29-01-2008 at 02:43. Reason: spelling

29-01-2008, 10:39	#11 (permalink)
AQ Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 946	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river That look much better

29-01-2008, 11:43	#12 (permalink)
CGS Quite Chatty Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: home of the concrete cows Posts: 50	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Much better

29-01-2008, 19:37	#13 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Thank you! Appreciated!! While we're at it : I did mess up the cloning part though... any idea of what I did wrong? Perhaps I didn't use the right brush size while doing it?? Not sure. If you look closely, you'll see that the cloned-out-twigs (upper right corner) left sort of a smudge instead of a nice and even sky. Last edited by Pentaxbuff : 29-01-2008 at 19:39. Reason: more to say

29-01-2008, 19:39	#14 (permalink)
Pentaxbuff Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Québec, Canada in a small town reputed to have the second most beautiful sunsets in the world! Posts: 175	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Thanks, CGS. I'll have to learn how to do this cloning act better!

30-01-2008, 00:20	#16 (permalink)
simpbow Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 2,452	Re: Trying again Cacouna on the river Good stuff.