Views of the Outback

Posted:
Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:22 am
by Ree
C&C appreciated.
Sunrise at the rock, moon faint in the b/g
Sunsetting @ the Olga's
Reflextion of the red dust in the air in the Simpson Desert @ 12,000ft
And last but not least
Red Veins of the Simpson Desert @ about 10,000ft

Posted:
Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:11 am
by Raskill
Ree, nice images there.
My preference is for one and four.
I would try to crop oout the tops of the trees in one thoug, just have the rock, sky and moon. Also, I'd try to get a bit more blue into the sky, to bring out the moon. Great eye to get the shot though.
I would also try to clone or crop out the shadow in the top right corner of number four, which detracts a little and increase the saturation or contrast to get as much red in the image as possible. Again, great eye to get the shot. Were you on a commercial flight or an air tour?
Number two needs to be brighter and more contrasty, the rocks are hazed by distance (maybe early morning?). Number three, I'd clone out the wing tip and play with the colours a little. Nice shot though, and something a little different with the reflections under the clouds, not something that ever occured to me before.
Nice collection of shots, post more if you got em!

Posted:
Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:21 am
by Ree
Raskill thanks for the C & C's!
You know I never noticed the trees in one until now, but I have to agree the tree must go!
In regards to the shadow pic - we were flying about the outback in a large twin with myself, my hubby and two other friends for 15 days!
Out of this world.
The outback is a "Must See" for anyone who is into taking photo's
Ree


Posted:
Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:50 am
by owen
Hi Ree. Looks like you had a great trip. With regard to the second image I would select the foreground and rocks and brighten them up using the levels tool, then perhaps darken the sky. I think if you brought the redness out in the foreground it might make it slightly better.
Cheers,
Owen.