Old Dock o' The Bay

[Idlewild]

First post here and just wanted to introduce myself. I see a couple of familiar faces and look forward to visiting frequently. No "sitting on the dock O' the bay" unless you want to end up in the drink. Just a pond I pass quite regularly on the way into my office. Decided to stop and see what I could make of it. Hope you enjoy.

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[Randy Lawson]

I am the least experienced of this group but I like the color and the way the orange reflects off the water is nice.

I bet you were late getting to work. I would be that's for sure.

[jckegley]

That is really nice. The lighting, sharpness of the tree trunks, colors of the leaves and reflection are wonderful.

I have been pondering about trying HDR and was wondering if you used HDR for this image? I even have gone so far to purchase Photomatix but have not installed it yet.

If not HDR, would you mind sharing what technique you used. The photo is outstanding.

[Idlewild]

Thanks for the compliments and no HDR on this one. I'll definitely take that as a plus, however. :D Post proccessing was pretty simple. Layered in photoshop with the 2nd being a monotone image. I then multiply the 2 and reduce the opacity to whatever strikes me as a keeper. I further burn and dodge where necessary and voila'.

[barmstrong]

Just beautiful! A wall hanger for sure. Thanks for the processing information.

[jckegley]

Thanks for the compliments and no HDR on this one. I'll definitely take that as a plus, however. :D Post proccessing was pretty simple. Layered in photoshop with the 2nd being a monotone image. I then multiply the 2 and reduce the opacity to whatever strikes me as a keeper. I further burn and dodge where necessary and voila'.

That shadows look wonderful. I hate to be pesty, but what do you mean my multiply? The rest I somewhat understand, but not the multiply part.

[Idlewild]

Not being a pest at all, I'd be glad to explain. After duplicating your layer, set your blending mode to "multiply". This will likely cause your image to be much darker so my steps are as follows....

1. Increase brightness in either the base or duplicate layer (depending on which one gives me the look I'm after)
2. Set blending mode to "Multiply"
3. I then adjust the opacity slider for the top layer to fit my tastes.


Give it a try!

[dddenton]

Very nice. Great colors and detail. I'll have to look into that multiply effect you did. I also think there are several different compositions/pictures within this one image that work beautifully.

Deede

[Steve_E]

Very unique image and interesting process style. Well done.

[SandyLee]

Really like this one. The color burst from the low tree is really nice.