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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 277905" data-attributes="member: 9240">The fringing is definitely from post - likely cooking the clarity, contrast or sharpening.&nbsp; For silky water you could definitely have used some more time as the patterns are still clearly visible, but I understand the limitations without an ND.&nbsp; Grab a 9-10 stop and don't look back.&nbsp; But given that you were only shooting at f/4.2, you could have closed up to f/11 or so and gone for over 30 seconds without an ND.As for you pic, in Photoshop and Elements there are things you can do with layers and masks that will allow you to add blur to the water (quick &amp; dirty example below - it needs cleanup around the rocks)...[ATTACH]77510[/ATTACH]...but it's not as natural looking as what you'd get with more time.&nbsp; In LR you can use the brush tool and brush some negative clarity on the water to similar effect.&nbsp; After that, use the selective saturation and luminance sliders in the HSL section of the develop module to make the colors on the cliff pop a bit, and maybe warm it up a bit...[ATTACH]77532[/ATTACH]Even without messing with the water textures, the color and contrast enhancements will make the photo pop more.All that said, it's a nice photo, and a very good first attempt.&nbsp; Keep at it!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 277905, member: 9240"] The fringing is definitely from post - likely cooking the clarity, contrast or sharpening. For silky water you could definitely have used some more time as the patterns are still clearly visible, but I understand the limitations without an ND. Grab a 9-10 stop and don't look back. But given that you were only shooting at f/4.2, you could have closed up to f/11 or so and gone for over 30 seconds without an ND. As for you pic, in Photoshop and Elements there are things you can do with layers and masks that will allow you to add blur to the water (quick & dirty example below - it needs cleanup around the rocks)... [ATTACH=CONFIG]77510._xfImport[/ATTACH] ...but it's not as natural looking as what you'd get with more time. In LR you can use the brush tool and brush some negative clarity on the water to similar effect. After that, use the selective saturation and luminance sliders in the HSL section of the develop module to make the colors on the cliff pop a bit, and maybe warm it up a bit... [ATTACH=CONFIG]77532._xfImport[/ATTACH] Even without messing with the water textures, the color and contrast enhancements will make the photo pop more. All that said, it's a nice photo, and a very good first attempt. Keep at it!! [/QUOTE]

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