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Rocky River Reservation


 
  Rocky River Reservation
Rocky River Reservation
ISO 200, 18mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec.

Elaine Hessler

 
 
 

Elaine Hessler
 

HI all-working on composition a little more and actually got my camera out for the first time in a month. I was using my tripod earlier in the day, and never turned the VR back on-this was handheld, so there is a little camera shake that bugs me. Not sure what I can to do fix it...


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December 17, 2013

 
- Michael Kelly

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  Elaine, I can’t see any problems in this small version, but I am sure in your original it must be there enough to see. There are some things you can do. Smart Sharpen has a motion blur setting that you can play with. You adjust the pixel offset and the direction of the movement. The new CC version of PS has an actual camera shake filter. I usually don’t work with either though as the results are still not what I like in my shots although you can achieve some good improvement. In the case of this shot the movement must be very slight so you might get good results.


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December 17, 2013

 
- Sherran Andersen

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  I don't see any problems either with the camera shake. Looks cold!


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December 17, 2013

 

Kalena Randall
  Elaine, I like this very much! I don't see any camera shake either.


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December 17, 2013

 

Beth Spencer
  I don't see the shake. I do like the way the water takes you through the scene.. It looks cold and my guess is this photo looks about the same in color as black and white, but I like the black and white version.


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December 17, 2013

 

Dale Hardin
  Any movement is not visible in this size image, so not an issue. Would suggest lightening the highlights a bit to show off the snow detail better.

Also, the trees indicate that the image is tilted and it appears so visually as well. Even if you knew this to be level (because of a tripod leveler for instance) I would still suggest correcting it for a more pleasing virtual horizon.


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December 17, 2013

 

Jeff E Jensen
  I really like the composition and overall mood of this image, Elaine. I agree on the slight tilt, but I think it is good otherwise.


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December 17, 2013

 

Peter W. Marks
  I like this too Elaine and although I took a screen capture and blew it up to 400% my old eyes aren't detecting any evidence of camera shake.
But I am thinking that my good friends Dale and Jeff are hoping I see their comments re tilt and will get a rise out of me. I think I have wasted half and hour looking through the forest and although there are trees falling over at 45 degrees, trees laying on the ground and lots of twisted, curvy bent ones I am not seeing a single one that even pretends to be straight. LOL


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December 18, 2013

 

Dale Hardin
  You never fail me Peter. I was beginning to worry if you'd lost your repartee. :o)

As I mentioned to Elaine above, it's all about perception. Doesn't make any difference if the trees are crooked (which they are) but whether they "look" crooked.

Of course you knew that when you realized we had gotten a rise out of you. :o)


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December 18, 2013

 

Peter W. Marks
  Aaargg! I am going to take a pill and go to bed. Perhaps tomorrow will be better.


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December 18, 2013

 

Elaine Hessler
  Wow-I can't believe I didn't see that! And crooked horizons make me nuts! I made the fixes-hopefully there is a little more detail in the snow now, and the picture looks more level.


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December 18, 2013

 

Elaine Hessler
 
 
  Rocky River Reservation
Rocky River Reservation

Elaine Hessler

 
 
Wow-I can't believe I didn't see that! And crooked horizons make me nuts! I made the fixes-hopefully there is a little more detail in the snow now, and the picture looks more level.


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December 18, 2013

 
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