Aspen grove near Bridgeport, CA
by Sherri on October 17, 2007
Photo # 1 - As shot (Aspen grove near Bridgeport, CA)
Photo # 2 was underexposed, then saturated (Aspen grove near Bridgport, CA)
It looks like we are not going to get in a fall color shoot this year in the high country. We were in
Sierra County, near Truckee about 3 weeks ago and we were too early. Now, it's too late. So I decided to put up a photo from our fall colors trip last October, along scenic highway 395. Actually, I'm putting up 2 of them again and I would love your opinion on which one you prefer. I will go ahead and give you my opinion. I prefer #2. But, I loved #1 until I started experimenting with it.
I'm learning that just about any photo can be improved, even when you think it can't. But, then again, that's just my opinion!
My gosh,…your choice is mine. The colors are so bright and bold.but what I so like about the other is that you can see The tree trunk all way to the top branches.
I think halfway between the two would be a great compromise. The trees in #1 look great, whereas everything else looks better in #2. I think perhaps playing around with the Selective Color adjustment layer could help.
If Fall turns out to be a total washout, hopefully there’ll be some snow soon this year. We had none at all in the local mountains last winter.
Richard,
You have a good point and once again, I tend to agree with you. I kept going back and forth looking at the trees in the first one thinking they looked better. But, overall I liked #2 better. I will add a photo # 3 later and we will compare it to the other 2.
Thanks again for your input. Two minds are better than one!
Sherri
Thank you Kerry, for stopping by and giving me your opinion on these photos. I think I will take Richard’s suggestion and strike a balance between the two. Check back tomorrow and I will have # 3 up for critique.
Thanks again for visiting.
Your cousin, Sherri
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