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blondgecko
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May 23, 2005, 8:37 AM
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(Pic should appear as as soon as approval comes through... I should really wait, but I'm just about to go home for the night)
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=54646
A panorama stitched together from four individual photos.
I really like the dark, foreboding nature of this one.
What did I do to it? A little cloning after stitching to match up the rope, and a little to remove an annoying spot on my lens. Auto-level with just clouds selected to really bring out the detail, and a slight adjustment of the levels on the rock to brighten it up slightly.
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alpinerock
May 23, 2005, 3:11 PM
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I really don't knwo what to think, my first impression was that its too dark, but i also like the foeboding nature. Maybe more contrast?
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coldclimb
May 23, 2005, 9:11 PM
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Haha, awesome! I really like this, just the way it is. Awesome job!
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the_alpine
May 23, 2005, 9:57 PM
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Im gonna have to disagree with everyone else here - the image seems underexposed and soft. Not really much else to say, just my $.02
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melekzek
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The disconnected tree branch is a bit distracting. I would like to have it connected, or more trees to increase the mood. I can live with the underexposure, but i would like to see the talent lower/bigger.
The bottom dark portion is too large for my taste, i would try a theme of returning-from-the-stormy-heights-to-heaven, brightening the ground valley. You do not need darken the image for a moody atmosphere, the framing already does that.
I would try a smaller/less distracting signature. If you are trying to stop people stealing your artwork, you should not put it on black background anyhow, it could be deleted easily, hence right now it is just a distracting piece of ...... ehem.... signature for the viewer....
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blondgecko
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May 24, 2005, 12:53 AM
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The lighting conditions were really quite challenging here, especially for my little P&S. I did my best, but the sky still ended up slightly overblown.
I did have a go at lightening up the valley, but this led to some really bad halo effects around the trees. I'm afraid I'm not quite up to the task of that one.
I've cloned out the "disconnected" branch as melekzek suggested - I actually did that while playing around, but forgot to do it in the final version. Hopefully it should appear soon.
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philbox
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May 24, 2005, 12:59 AM
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The second rap line is out of place in the pic too. Kill it and it should help improve the pic.
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blondgecko
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May 24, 2005, 1:11 AM
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In reply to: The second rap line is out of place in the pic too. Kill it and it should help improve the pic.
You're right. Done.
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blondgecko
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May 24, 2005, 5:06 AM
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Ok, the new version's up. Any improvement?
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coldclimb
May 24, 2005, 5:08 AM
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I still like it. ;)
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philbox
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Yeah I still like it too. It is a little bit trippy though with the angle of the cloud stream in the lower part of the pic. The rope is the point of reference and everything revolves around it being straight up and down, in a way it is the vertical horizon.
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blondgecko
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May 26, 2005, 3:40 AM
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In reply to: Haha, awesome! I really like this, just the way it is. Awesome job!
Considering the quality and artistry of many of your photos, this means a lot to me. Thanks!
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blondgecko
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May 27, 2005, 7:17 AM
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Well, my stalker has struck again - voted a 3 on this, so now it's a 6.75 and doomed never again to see the light of day.
:cry:
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krillen
May 27, 2005, 3:07 PM
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After a while you stop caring about the grades ;) I used to get really stressed out about it too, now I dont' even KNOW what the ratings are.
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dagdamor
Jun 4, 2005, 1:07 PM
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I like it. What phil said about the rope creating the vertical reference, it's a neat effect.
P.S. Is that the short red headed fellow coming down?
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blondgecko
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In reply to: I like it. What phil said about the rope creating the vertical reference, it's a neat effect. P.S. Is that the short red headed fellow coming down?
No... just some unknown guy from another party. He's in the other one, though.
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blondgecko
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In reply to: I like it. What phil said about the rope creating the vertical reference, it's a neat effect. P.S. Is that the short red headed fellow coming down? |
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