Sunday, November 20, 2011

Renewal

A lone oarsman likely experiences a renewal of spirit as he cruises in the reflection of buildings on the Charles River early last Sunday morning.

Topaz really helped with this one. This view is facing east, about 8:30 AM. The buildings and trees were in shadow as I aimed into the rising sun. Using Adjust 5, I was able to recover the beautiful colors in the trees along the riverbank. The original image appears below.

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  1. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Wonderful composition and processing. I really like the way the curve of the land leads you to the reflections and your processing to recover the colors really enhanced the image.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    I am totally impressed with the wafting wind's ripple in the original.

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  3. LoisNovember 20, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    The Topaz 5 presets are wonderful. I love the way the city and colors pop.

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  4. GiseleNovember 20, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    The processing made such a big difference, especially in the trees

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  5. JackiNovember 20, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Great work on the processing, the difference is quite amazing, made a lovely scene into awesome.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Wow, that is quite the difference. Thanks for the before and after and the explanation. Perhaps if you were facing west no adjustments would have been needed! ;-)

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  7. BobbieCoughlinNovember 20, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    I like it with the Topaz adjust: the colors are like the inside of a shell.

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  8. JulieNovember 22, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    It's neat to see the before and after. I like both actually.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    You definitely sparked up this beautifully composed image with your processing. Gorgeous reflections.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    The processing is great but you do have to start with a compelling image, I love the paddler on the flat water with the cityscape beyond.

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  11. ChesneyNovember 25, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    What a difference topa made...this is just amazingly beautiful!!!

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  12. AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Hey Val - wish i knew you were in the Boston area - Karen and I could have linked up with you. Julie was just here from Ottawa and we met up with her and went shooting in Boston all day yesterday. Let us know next time you are out in our area.

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