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Trees and gardens

Postby Matt. K on Sun May 07, 2006 9:59 pm

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Postby pharmer on Sun May 07, 2006 10:05 pm

Matt - they all look a little flat.

Need more contrast and saturation to make the autumn colours pop out
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Postby stubbsy on Sun May 07, 2006 11:12 pm

Matt

I really like #1 and #3 for the wonderful detail in the leaves. #2 and #4 are a little flat to me too, but I think it's because they are both too bright.
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Postby suzanneg on Mon May 08, 2006 12:06 am

I love the composition of #1 and #4. I wouldn't have said they look flat, but after hearing that comment, I would probably play with #4 a bit more.
I too love trees, but they never come across as I would like in my photos. You have captured them nicely.
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Postby rooboy on Mon May 08, 2006 9:50 am

#1 and #4 are my favourites as well, but I think these are all crying out for some (more) saturation.
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Postby Matt. K on Mon May 08, 2006 7:37 pm

Are you guys using LCD monitors or what? They look fine on my home and work monitors. They were taken on a cloudy day so maybe that is having an effect on how you see them. I'm a little perplexed as to how to correct them when they look fine at my end so I guess it's just a hazard of posting on the WWW. :shock: It would be nice if we were all seeing the same thing but there ain't no such technology at the moment. Peter...I'm not sure what you mean.
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Postby birddog114 on Mon May 08, 2006 7:42 pm

Matt. K wrote:Peter...I'm not sure what you mean.


If you don't understand what he said then who's going to understand him? :lol:
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Postby Matt. K on Mon May 08, 2006 8:07 pm

Birdog wrote:
If you don't understand what he said then who's going to understand him?


His mother? :shock: :shock:
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Postby Alex on Mon May 08, 2006 8:16 pm

Matt, look a little flat on my CRT also. The last one looks nice.

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Postby macka on Mon May 08, 2006 8:17 pm

Matt, normally your processing is really impressive, but I have to agree, these seem a little flat/like the could use more saturation. Our monitor is not calibrated, but seems pretty close when we get things printed...
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Postby nito on Mon May 08, 2006 8:19 pm

I like the first and last shots too. Really nice colours. :D
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Postby Matt. K on Mon May 08, 2006 8:27 pm

Thanks Alex and Macka
I guess I might add a touch of 'pop' in future and see if that helps.
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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 08, 2006 8:55 pm

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As you know I have both LCD and CRT and they look similar on both. When I say they look flat because they are too bright I mean they look like the brightness needs dialing down. More technically I think they need a curves adjustment to make the image darker and more moody. As they stand the wonderful foreground fades into the background a little - especially in the last shot.
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Postby Matt. K on Tue May 09, 2006 6:55 pm

Thanks Peter!
Looks like I need to put my nose to the monitor and be a little more critical with my PProcessing.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 09, 2006 8:13 pm

Matt. K wrote:Thanks Peter!
Looks like I need to put my nose to the monitor and be a little more critical with my PProcessing.

But at the end of the day they're your images. What YOU like should be paramount.
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Postby birddog114 on Tue May 09, 2006 8:20 pm

Matt.K,
Now you understand him! :lol:
It's tough, isn't it? :lol:
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Postby Finch on Tue May 09, 2006 8:32 pm

Matt,

Pics no. 2 and 4 are my personal favs. It must be frustrating to have so many people say they like them but they look a little 'flat'. To be honest, I'm another one. My monitor has been calibrated with a Spyder Pro II and they are missing some 'punch'.

Still like them though.

Well done

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