'the barrage'

Scott Murray

Senior Member
I quite like this but any feedback would be good, it is a single exposure.

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Scott Murray

Senior Member
Why "barrage"?
Shady Camp Barrage
The Shady Camp barrage was built in the late 1980’s constructed over a natural rock bar to restrict tidal saltwater entering the freshwater habitat. It was designed to let the wet seasons floodwaters flow to sea and allow Barramundi and other native fish to migrate back and forth during their yearly spawning cycles.
The barrage has created one of the best land-based barra hotspots in the Top End. You can cast the freshwater side or the saltwater side. The amount of fish that congregate in these waters has to be seen to be believed. Boat ramps are located both on the freshwater and saltwater sides of the barrage.
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Lovely shot. My only nit to pick is the slightly skewed horizon. I realize that could have everything to do with the perspective, with the left side of the photo being further away, but it's so close to horizontal without being horizontal that my eyes notice the skew more. I played with it in a free transform and it's funny because I was OK with more skewed as well as straightened, but as is my horizon OCD kicks in. LOL

A little bit of levels adjusting too might be in order to make it pop a bit (I slid the mid-evel point to the right a notch and the left point in to about 250). It gives more white in the water and definition in the clouds. I also added a little more saturation in the sky.

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Marcel

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It's a great shot Scott. I love the flow and the fact that you were able to keep the human figure without moving too much during the exposure.
The only thing I'd change is the crop. I think the large rock in the foreground is too predominant. I took the liberty of cropping it as I'd like it just to show you what I'd prefer. Hope you don't mind.

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Could even go further on second thought
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Scott Murray

Senior Member
Lovely shot. My only nit to pick is the slightly skewed horizon. I realize that could have everything to do with the perspective, with the left side of the photo being further away, but it's so close to horizontal without being horizontal that my eyes notice the skew more. I played with it in a free transform and it's funny because I was OK with more skewed as well as straightened, but as is my horizon OCD kicks in. LOL

A little bit of levels adjusting too might be in order to make it pop a bit (I slid the mid-evel point to the right a notch and the left point in to about 250). It gives more white in the water and definition in the clouds. I also added a little more saturation in the sky.

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Thanks for that Jake, yeah you are right it could pop a bit more. I should have went back to it after I finished editing the rest. I like your editing and will revisit it to see what I can do.

It's a great shot Scott. I love the flow and the fact that you were able to keep the human figure without moving too much during the exposure.
The only thing I'd change is the crop. I think the large rock in the foreground is too predominant. I took the liberty of cropping it as I'd like it just to show you what I'd prefer. Hope you don't mind.

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Could even go further on second thought
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These crops are good, you would have noticed I had similar in my 'Random' thread so I was thinking along the same lines aswell. I thought the concrete fed your eye in but maybe thats just my eye knowing whats there. I may try and lighten it down a bit and see how that looks. Thanks for the feedback and effort, I do not mind people editing my images as its good to see what others think.

I liked that bar!
Dont worry Jonathon it is still there and will be for years to come ;)
 

Vixen

Senior Member
That's a gorgeous shot Scott, and I like the 2nd edit best coz I like that the greenery now shows up and stands out. The water movement is great :D
 

T-Man

Senior Member
I like that image a lot, Mr. Murray!

Question, though... why f/16? At 16mm on an FX sensor, I would think you'd have all the DOF you need at f/11 or even f/8. Hyperfocal with the D800 sensor at 16mm is 3.5 ft. I'm a novice, so I certainly have a lot to learn. Thank you, sir!
 

Dave_W

The Dude
Very nice image. I don't think I'd change anything and would leave it as is. Lots of stuff going on to keep the eye busy.

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hark

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Lovely shot. My only nit to pick is the slightly skewed horizon. I realize that could have everything to do with the perspective, with the left side of the photo being further away, but it's so close to horizontal without being horizontal that my eyes notice the skew more. I played with it in a free transform and it's funny because I was OK with more skewed as well as straightened, but as is my horizon OCD kicks in. LOL

A little bit of levels adjusting too might be in order to make it pop a bit (I slid the mid-evel point to the right a notch and the left point in to about 250). It gives more white in the water and definition in the clouds. I also added a little more saturation in the sky.

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Jake, do you remember whether you made any adjustments to the clarity or sharpness? The texture looks slightly different than Scott's. Both yours and Scott's are really nice! ;)
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Jake, do you remember whether you made any adjustments to the clarity or sharpness? The texture looks slightly different than Scott's. Both yours and Scott's are really nice! ;)

I can't honestly remember, but generally if I'm tweaking someone's shot and I adjust something I'll include everything I did, so I suspect all I did was play with the Levels and straighten the horizon. If you've never worked with the Levels Adjustment tool in PS/PSE you'll be astounded to see just how much a photo can change when you limit the light information to just what's in the photo. In flat lighting, where there aren't a lot of dark and bright areas, there's a lot of flat in your histogram to either side of the bump. Moving the left and right endpoints in from 0 & 255 (the 8-bit limits) to where there is actually light will then stretch your available light spectrum out to utilize the full 8-bits of the tool (i.e. first light to the left may be at 35, right may be at 230, meaning you're working with a compressed spectrum of 184 bits instead of 256). Moving the endpoints reinterprets that compressed information across 256 bits, often making the image pop.
 

Scott Murray

Senior Member
I like that image a lot, Mr. Murray!

Question, though... why f/16? At 16mm on an FX sensor, I would think you'd have all the DOF you need at f/11 or even f/8. Hyperfocal with the D800 sensor at 16mm is 3.5 ft. I'm a novice, so I certainly have a lot to learn. Thank you, sir!

For the slower shutter speed.

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