Storm Brewing

[ladyups]

Ok, guys, here you go. I need lots of critique and suggestions. Don't just edit the photo, tell me what it needs or lacks or whatever. Just don't tell me its not sharp enough...:)....I didn't have my tripod with me....was driving down the road and just pulled over to get this shot. I wish, every time I look at it, that I'd had that tripod with me! I did add a vignette around the edges. I think its a bit too dark in this post...its not this dark in CS4, don't know what's up with that. If I'd used my tripod, I would have submitted this one for my B/W but since I didn't, I won't.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt271/ladyups/StormBrewingBW.jpg

[kinetic]

Hi Mary as a matter of interest can you post the colour version, I like this one.
Mark

[dkippen]

Mary -

I've been looking at this off and on all day on what could be improved. Overall, I like the feel of the picture - it reminds of the farm in Wizard of Oz.

If you don't mind, here is what I did. It looked like the horizon is crooked so I straightened - but I could be wrong. I cloned out what looked like dust spots in the clouds, cropped out the far right side where it looks another building in the distance. Then I played with levels and sharpened (maybe too heavy). This is what I ended up with.

[ladyups]

LOL....this is for Debbie....my color version of the Wizard of Oz. :D

I'll post the good version in the next post...:D


http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt271/ladyups/BrightStormBrewing.jpg

[ladyups]

Here you go, Mark. Have fun with it! This isn't exactly the one I used for the B/W but I think this one is framed up a bit better than the one I used.

Debbie...I think those spots were birds....it isn't in this image and they were taken at the same time.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt271/ladyups/StormBrewingColor.jpg