Mistly Morning at Abbotts Pond

[David_MC]

Morning hike at Abbotts Pond. Went out this morning primary to test two new lenses I got, the XF 23mm f/2 (35mm FF equivalent) and XF 35mm f/2 (53mm FF equivalent). The fog and mist was a nice surprise this morning.

1)
DSCF0408 by David Covarrubias, on Flickr

2)
DSCF0414 by David Covarrubias, on Flickr

3)
DSCF0416 by David Covarrubias, on Flickr

4)
DSCF0420 by David Covarrubias, on Flickr

5)
DSCF0436 by David Covarrubias, on Flickr

6)
DSCF0440 by David Covarrubias, on Flickr

[eaglem]

It must have been a perfectly still morning to get such good shots. Well done!

[David_MC]

It was. The fog was a bit of a nice surprise.

[Isac]

Brilliant photos David. New lenses are providing excellent quality. Nice colours and clarity and good POV on all shots. Shots of the trees are great.
Just a suggestion for #1, remove the heavy branch top left, it cleans it up nicely

[Isac]

I just watched a clip on Cloning/Healing with Capture One and it looks as good a Photoshop.

[David_MC]

Probably more a case of the issue being between keyboard and chair.

[Isac]

I understand completely David

[wigz]

Excellent series David. I think #1 is my favourite here with the trees framing the jetty and the misty water in the background. I agree with Isac's suggestion to remove the branch at top left.

I love the colours of #2 #3 and #4 but I think #1 is the best with the path leading into the image.

I think #5 would be improved by lightening the middle foreground.

Overall a really nice collection. How far did you walk to get these?

[David_MC]

Thanks. I had looked at brightening the foreground in #5 but I found I didn't like it as much as it is now.

As far as walking, I think it was a 2.5km round trip.

[AlfandBen]

Very nice series. Love the ethereal feel and composition of number 1. Great colours and textures in 2,3 & 4. I think 5 and 6 would benefit from lightening a touch.

[David_MC]

Thanks. I tried brightening up #5 but I wasn't a fan of it compared to where the image is now.

[Isac]

I removed the branch using only the clone tool and painted in some of the smaller twigs with a fine brush. A little dodging on the foreground as well. I always clone using tiny parts for the source so it's hard to detect repeats. I think without the branch it's less of a distraction. With #4 and #5 it just needs a bit of dodging to lift those darker areas without affecting the rest of the image. It's a matter of taste I guess. I'm of the opinion that our eyes can see a much greater dynamic range than what camera sensors can capture and now and then images need a little help to give an image a look that is more like we actually saw. I know others will disagree and we all have differing views - which is always a good thing. Cheers, Greg