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I love the reality of the darkness of the sky, I regret the confusion in the accuracy of the very colorful foreground…
It seems to be inaccurate or out of focus in the foreground… something like a very good picture with something wrong somewhere…
I feel a something very doubtful somewhere… 
Felling a bit pity for this almost very good result…

Last edited by beeloba (2008-11-18 03:28:35)

AlexandreJ wrote:

Really a good subject but a bit too much HDRish for my taste. Nevertheless, it's really a pleasant autumn view.

Thanks for the comments. Only minimal HDR processing in the image. This was actually shot in RAW and pseudo-HDR processed in Photomatix Pro. Due to the cloud cover, the dynamic range wasn't that great, but the image seemed to lack "punch" till HDR processed.

The lighting around here can really get very dramatic and the colors on the leaves can be striking and a blaze. At times, the photos don't match the saturation and intensity of the actual viewing experience. Check out the Hudson River School to see how 19th century painters interpreted the incredible views and lighting in this area. Just a short distance from my location, is Olana, the historic site of Frederic Church's home, a prominent Hudson River School painter. Well worth a visit if your travels bring you to New York.  "About an hour this side of Albany [New York] is the Center of the World," claimed Church, adding, "I own it." (http://www.olana.org/)

I am very lucky to live in one of the most beautiful places on earth. When people think of New York, they often think of the City, failing to appreciate the vast beauty of upstate New York, from the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley in the east to the rugged and primordial Adirondacks up north to the fertile farmlands and rivers and lakes in central and western New York. Do I sould like the head of the Tourism bureau!?

That being said, my images on the forum do not always seem to be optimized for best viewing. They often look strikingly different on my iMac compared to how they look, for instance, on the PC at work where I am now writing this or how they look when they are printed out on my Epson 3800.

Hope I don't sound defensive. I learn more from your criticism than praise. Thanks!

Last edited by 360 Degree (2008-11-18 16:44:43)