Lake Superior

Posted by Scott Kacos on Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:03 pm

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This spot is in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula west of Munising. The clouds never broke but the water kicked up quickly which can easily happen on Lake Superior.

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by Jens Peermann on Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:29 am

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Great action; on the water as well as in the sky.

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by Christoph Fischer on Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:28 pm

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Really well composed and excellent water motion, Scott. However, for my tastes, this image has a somewhat strong HDR feel to it, probably because of the lack of contrast, especially in the sky. Did you use HDR blending?

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by Scott Kacos on Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:06 pm

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Christoph Fischer wrote:Really well composed and excellent water motion, Scott. However, for my tastes, this image has a somewhat strong HDR feel to it, probably because of the lack of contrast, especially in the sky. Did you use HDR blending?

Thanks so much for your comments Christoph! No HDR...I used NIK's tonal contrast to add contrast separately to highlights, midtones and shadows and thought I already might have overdone it. Then I brightened the whole image. I do see what you are saying and agree. Maybe I should have just applied some type of global contrast and left well enough alone..it is easy for me to get a little heavy handed and need to know when less is more :) . Thanks again for your comments that will help me in the future too!

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by jerryb on Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:40 am

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I really like the effect of the tonal contrast on the water giving it a painterly look.

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by John Labrenz on Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:42 pm

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Absolutely love that water!!!!
The first thing I noticed though is exactly what Christoph Fisher said.....this has an HDR like quality to it.
Not saying that's bad...but it is noticeable.

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by Mark Hodgson on Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:34 am

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Very dramatic effect from your post-processing but a little heavy-handed for me as well. In addition to the HDR look, it also seems a little over-sharpened for the subject matter. At the same time, it seems like this is a style that many people find attractive today.

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