(If this is a composite, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn)
720nm IR converted A7R, 24-105mm FE4 lens, 81mm, 1/125sec at f/9.0. Post processing mostly LrC and PsC and luminosity masks.
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oh wow Izzy!! This is superb - I dont have any cc on this, I love the effect and the processing. The IR has made it look like a snowy winter scene. The placement of the Heron is outstanding.
I have just noticed two things and they are minor (very minor). I wasnt looking for the specifically but i noticed it when I opened the image up to full screen. The image is ever so slightly not level. I noticed that the upright on the structure is slightly not vertical. I have annotated it in red. There is a small black distraction at the bottom of the frame (bottom left) I have cloned it out to illsutrate, but could also crop in a touch from the bottom.
I must say this is a really beautiful image and also welcome to NPN!!
Thank you very much, Eugene! I really appreciate your comments and agree with the points that youâve made and will make the corrections which you have suggested. Regards, Izzy
First of all, welcome to NPN! Wow, what a terrific first post. Honestly, I didnât catch the âIRâ info the first go 'round, so I was quite content with a âwinter wonderlandâ presentation⌠Regardless, this works beautifully. And actually, I canât see any reason why this canât be represented as a âwinter wonderlandâ image.
The composition is excellent. I didnât notice and donât think itâs an issue re: the slight rotation, but Eugene did catch that!
If I was to suggest anything, it would be two things. First, i would suggest burning down, or otherwise dropping the exposure and increasing detail in the spit of land with the egret. Itâs not that itâs too bright, but looks a tad bright and lacking some detail/texture. Not a huge deal tho.
The second thing and also pretty minor. My thought would be to shave just a little off both the bottom and the top. The top, just to eliminate the patch of sky in the URC (upper right corner) And maybe some off the bottom just to make it a more narrow landscape format.
