Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
Early Summer morning on Sardine Creek East of Sonora Pass I saw these nice shapes in the moving water. If I remember correctly, the yellow reflections were from matured grasses on the creeks edge.
Full disclosure, I used Content Aware Fill in PS to remove a distracting dark spot in the lower left quadrant.
-P
Specific Feedback
I am mainly interested in your thoughts on the color and saturation of the image.
Technical Details
Nikon D 7100
Nikkor 70-200mm @ 200mm
F16 @ 1/60s, ISO 100
ACR
PSCC 2024
TK’s Luminosity Masks
Neat Image NR
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Preston, it doesn’t look over- or under-saturated. The colors ring true. It’s an engaging image.
Preston,
Color and saturation look good to me as well. A photo like this needs to be printed really large to appreciate all the subtle detail on the water surface.
Preston,
I gotta say, your processing on this is spot on - gorgeous! The colors, including saturation, contrast, et.all, look fabulous!
I agree with Youssef as well that there is lots of nuanced detail on the water’s surface making for a real engaging view as well. The area in the upper right quadrant is especially beautiful with texture.
The only nit/suggestion would be to clone out the tiny white strip in the exreme LRC - only shows up in the larger view really, and thusly would in a print as well.
Love this one Preston!
I’m late here but have to say I love this! The colors are lovely and somewhat surprising or mysterious. It’s almost suggestive of wood textures.
I wonder about a bit of lightening in the upper area? It feels just a bit top-heavy. Maybe just my perception bias, though.
