Reworked image
Original image
Thought I’d put this up as we approach the fall color season. This is from last October. I went out to this lake hoping it would be small enough to fit in a photo. I think the reflected clouds add a nice touch.
Any and all.
DJI mini 2. Edited in Lightroom.
I feel as though I’m looking through a hole in he earth at the sky. It’s a mind bender for me and that works for me. As far as the composition is concerned I think those bright and saturated bushes at the very bottom should be partly cropped out and the remainder removed with content aware fill.
I love this photo Cameron. It took me a minute to figure out how you got it from above, but then I saw DJI. Love the colors of the flowers surrounding the blue lake and white clouds. It’s a great abstract or impressionist photo! Since the eye automatically goes to the brightest spot in the photo, I might suggest darkening or burning the bottom light green bushes to keep the eye from leaving the photo.
Trippy image Cameron. I mean that in a good way. I wasn’t sure which way was up or down at first glance. I would clone out the really small red parts at the bottom. I would tone down the bright trees at the bottom with some desaturation and reduce the highlights. Not by much though. Great capture.
I agree with the others, it’s a bit surreal at first glance. Then, once the mind adjusts I can start to appreciate all the details. The only thought I would share is think about removing the lillies/foliage floating in the lake…it might make the reflections even more captivating. Leaving them in gives the viewer a place to ground themselves a bit, so they are beneficial. It’s up to you.
Well seen and shot!
Cameron, the reflected sky and clouds make a dramatic change of pace from the colors around the pool, making for a very lovely, thought provoking view. I could see a tiny bit of burning-in on the bright green bits along the pond edge. Well seen.
My favorite aspect of this shot is the contrast of the fall colors along with the sky reflection in the lake. Great shot!
Thanks Igor. It’s interesting because I think of this as a fall photo and needing to include the fall colors in the trees. But maybe not. I’ll have to edit it some and repost.
Thanks Jeffrey!
Thank you Mark. I appreciate the comments.
Thanks John. One thing that NPN is teaching me is to think more about the small details in a shot. I think I tend to gloss over some of them and just look at the larger composition.
Thanks Andre. I’m going to have to do an edit and see what I can come up with.
Holy Cow!! This is trippy wonderful!! The thumbnail had me thinking I was looking at sky through a lichen-covered branch – maybe – but…
My only useful thought is to wonder how scenes like this look from a bit of an angle rather than straight down, but that’s not a criticism, just a possible other “angle”, as it were…
Thanks Roberta!
Thanks Diane. I did get it from an angle as well. In some ways I like the angle photo better, but it loses the trippiness I think.
@Diane_Miller @John_Pedersen @AndreDonawa @Mark_Seaver I made some of the changes each of you suggested and combined them into a new edit.
Cameron, wow, what a cool scene. I love the top down look as well as the angle view. You’ve already had plenty of suggestions, I’ll just enjoy looking at them. Well done.
You know, looking at your rework, I like it a lot better than the original post. If you want, you can edit your initial post and add the reworked image to it. I generally add it above the original image and label it as a rework. That way the thumbnail of your post contains the reworked image. Just a suggestion.
Cheers,
David
Yes, the angled view is less trippy but still wonderful!! I love the aerial views that drones reveal!
Wow! “Trippy” is a good word for this image. The thumbnail definitely had me wondering what I was looking at.
I love the original and the repost is even better. The angle view is also very nice but to me, a completely different scene.
Well done!
