More from NZ, Mar/April 2006

[Reschsmooth]

Here are a couple more from our trip a year ago.

I believe the first one is a little too dark, but it is hard to check with our uncalibrated monitor.





Reasonably heavy PP applied, particularly with the last one to get a slightly desaturated look.

C&C appreciated.

Cheers

Patrick

[Vodka]

I think they're both fantastic. Much better than what I had captured on my trip.

However, I have a question for those with more experience in photography. Which of these two statements makes more sense?

1) My critique is biased because I have fond memories of the subject (in this case, my honeymoon in south island, NZ).

2) My critique is fair because the images are good enough to bring back those fond memories of the subject.

???

Ben

[wendellt]

well your hard work paid of on the 2nd

iv'e never seen nz so desaturated

however in the 1st one you could put the same effort in to fix the underexposed bottom half especially the trees that would much improve it

[macka]

I really like both of these, Patrick.

The first one is just a touch dark but apart from that I wouldn't change either of them.

Cheers,

[Alpha_7]

Love the second one Patrick, absolute standout and screams middle earth to me, there might even be some hobbits in those rolling green hills.
Lovely. As has been said the first is a little dark in places, but I'm sure it's recoverable.

[Reschsmooth]

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Vodka - if the shots have brought back fond memories for you, just enjoy it!

Wendell, with the desaturated shot, it is only the foreground which shows much difference between this result and the originally saturated photos - the mountains are almost monochrome in the original!

I will try to fix the underexposure in the first one - I am not sure how to go about ensuring that I don't encounter again with the laptop - I am never sure if I am looking at the screen at the right angle to create consistency with the final print. The histogram in PS (however accurate it is) didn't really show much underexposure, but I will double check!

Thanks again.

P

[PiroStitch]

Love the second one. Very picturesque and reminds me of LOTR

[Man Tripod]

not a big fan of 1 but 2 is awesome. With clouds, mountains and snow you can't go wrong.

[methd]

number 2 stands out really well ... i can imagine what it'd look like on a large canvas!.

[Reschsmooth]

number 2 stands out really well ... i can imagine what it'd look like on a large canvas!.

So far, I have printed it out on A3 and am really happy with it. I have some special, A3+ textured paper at home which I might give it a go on, but alas, no place to hang it!

P