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[CLOSED for critique] - Waimea Wave by Justin Sloan
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Well, the title for this week's picture says enough: "Waimea Wave".
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsloan/3834242031/in/pool-scottcritiques]
We also have a large version to work with: farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3834242031_b43c384ab4_b.jpg
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Originally posted at 5:53AM, 31 August 2009 PDT
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MeckiMac edited this topic 33 months ago.
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csbrown999 [deleted] says:
A cool picture.
I made a few tweaks. In Photoshop I used Content Aware Scaling to make the wave more massive and shorten the foreground without cropping - Result the wave looms higher over our swimmer's head.
I also made minor increases to vibrance, clarity and saturation and boosted the highlights with curves.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/csbrown/3874147863/sizes/o/in/set-72157619244971190/]
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csbrown999 edited this topic 33 months ago.
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Hi
My first run at this! So I have done a few tweaks too. Curves to boost highlight, sharpen the picture slightly, desaturate and crop it to focus on the swimmer against the wave.
Thanks!
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hi all.
1. vertical framing and crop makes picture more dramatic.
2. some curves and hue adjastments.
3. framing
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tikonoff/3875539075/sizes/s/]
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Acarya Ratna das edited this topic 33 months ago.
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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiskeybravo/3876710910/]
A more traditional placement and some minor color shifts to increase contrast in the water
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I use content aware scaling along with a crop to get the composition I wanted.
The I used the Mild Contrast Pop filter in Topaz Adjust 3
And lastly I sharpened it a little in Sharpener Pro.
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Wanted to emphasize the wideness as well as the height of the waves so I put two black stripes on the top and bottom of the photo; Dodge & Burn parts of the wave to give if a bit more depth. Played with the Curves to give it more contrast and "punch". I left the colour as is.
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Cropped and bumped contrast, detail.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/36725384@N06/3876437375/]
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j de jong edited this topic 33 months ago.
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I love the scale of human vs. nature. I would love to see a longer focal length to compress the depth of field and bring the figure into closer apparent proximity to the wave. I'd frame the person a little more off center, but not on the images 1/3. Maybe punch up the contrast and vibrancy a bit too. Thanks for showing your image!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirkjensen/3885816055/]
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Private photo. Won't be able to see your critique.
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I'm closing the thread - stay tuned for Scott's comment on photofocus.com.
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Scott posted his comment at: photofocus.com/2009/09/07/scott-critiques-waimea-wave-by-...
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