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Hey y’all!
what I’m interested in mostly is how you perceive my edit (and especially the colors). The original horizons line was kind of orange-muddy, so I took it more on the red side.
Thanks!
Markus
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I took this image on a Frisian island in Germany. I know this place very well, so it’s rather hard to photography for me (and there’s not much going on). So, I decided to take my later and try some stuff. The idea is not new, I know! But it seemed the only way to put some kind of object into my image and feature the nice colors and clouds.
I like this Markus. The reddish tone to the last light works well and looks quite realistic. The rippled clouds juxtaposed with the ripples in the sand work very well. I don’t know if you can do anything about it in post, but to me the person’s light is a bit too much for the mood of the rest of the image.
I would suggest a shorter exposure for the sky with perhaps a 1 to 2 second burst on the handheld lamp. Composition and overall design are quite pleasing which to me would suggest a reshoot.
Sorry I’m late here – still underwater from the eclipse trip! This is a wonderful image, very well planned and executed! The colors look fine to me! The FG and horizon are gorgeous and the clouds point to the lone figure. The stars are a bit strange, with the halos. I wonder if that can be fixed?
Thanks for joining the discussion and giving your feedback, Diane!
Concerning the halos: I sometimes do this on purpose (dodging them a bit) in order to give it kind of a dreamy look. I found it quite appropriate as there was a high cloud cover anyway. It might not be to everybody’s taste.
I wouldn’t object to the stars being diffuse, but the edges look artificially sharp. Fuzzier would be nicer, for my taste.
Here’s how they look shot with a refractor telescope (admittedly much more attuned to pinpoints of light than a daytime lens) and processed with astro software – just a quick screenshot.
Thats a really compelling image Markus. I love the foreground, never would have guessed this was in Germany! I see what others have said about the stars. I know it’s tough to get sharp stars when there is haze or thin clouds. I agree with your idea to soften them for effect. Sometimes you can use a mask just on the starry parts of the sky to reduce clarity to soften the stars. As they are, they do have a slightly distracting halo. Some of that could be due to the reduction resolution. Still, it’s a really nice image.
