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Soooo…. is that ‘ice’ or ‘snow’ falling off the tree giving the impression of the ‘ghosting’??…

My only thoughts would be more of a panoramic cropping (if there’s room on the sides).  Then decide which version I would like (current cropping or the pano).

Nicely done, Tim.

The title is City View… so I would highlight the city.

Go for a panorama crop, add some contrast, clarity adjustment over all, slightly add light to the fore ground, and darken the sky slightly.

But, overall, experiment with it, ’til you like it.

I have no problems with adding textures, or overlays, to images during post-processing.  And quite often they add that extra layer of interest to an image.

However, in this one I feel the burlap/canvas is too strong.  The pattern is very noticeable and detracts from the image.

I would be more tempted to go with a ‘grunge’ overlay…. maybe two o…[Read more]

A little trick in sports photography… to make it look closer to the ‘playing level’ or to make it look like the photographer is on the same level as the players…  remove the lower portion of the image by adding more to the top.

In this case, shoot the image so that the seals were on, or in, the lower third of the frame.  This would have r…[Read more]

Or different crops and/or rotations.

Same image as above, cropped for more of a panorama and then rotated 90 degrees CCW and then reversed horizontally.

Have you tried just reversing your image?

I’ve just darkened the surrounding area to highlight the tree itself to show its lines.

I agree with Patrick… Hahahaha….

Yep, a lot of people just don’t understand beauty and appreciate patience…

For those on Facebook…. Here’s Jason’s FB address.  Reading some of his posts, I believe he is in the Ukraine now.

https://www.facebook.com/jasonrowphoto

As you can see from the reponses, Marty, most have mentioned the obvious of using a tripod. Also most tips/tricks on line will say something like a shutter speed of between 1 and 3 seconds. But it all depends on what your vision of the final image is. Your image at 1/3 sec looks pretty good.

But, you mention – Hand Held – in the title, so I’ll…[Read more]

Well deserved Marty!  Congratulations!

Looks like it was a great day for a walk-about Elin.  Great photo Elin!

As you can see, when it comes to cropping, slight changes can/will change the viewer’s perception of the image.

So, choose the one(s) that you like.

I know I use the ‘old’ version of Lightroom, but I quite often use the Crop Guide Overlays to see if my image fits within one of the parameters. Pressing “O” while having the image in Crop Overlay (keyboard shortcut R) will change to the next Crop Overlay. Pressing the “Shift O” will change the ‘orientation’ of the Crop Overlay (if it makes a…[Read more]

Thank you everyone for both taking the time to read my photographic journey and taking the time to respond!

Although I have several new endeavors I’m hoping to start, I also hoping to be more active with both my camera and LS.

Once again, thanx for taking the time!

I always find that an image comes out/appears more natural when – sharpening in PS only.  This looks like it is has too much – clarity (in particular) combined with too much contrast when doing the basic editing in Lightroom.

Excessive Clarity will definitely add the halos.

Is that ‘purity’ or self-absorbed snobbery?…

Wonderful image Elin! Congratulations.

You have – no – dilemma Rob…. Just remember, if it’s online… give NO response because any response ‘you make’ will only cause ‘you’ more aggravation in that you are still actively in the conversation in you mind. Just like your original post at the beginning, I feel you are – still – having the conversation in your mind.  Is it, or was it,…[Read more]

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