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V-Light In reply to CherokeeWarrior1964 [2014-07-18 10:08:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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CherokeeWarrior1964 In reply to V-Light [2014-07-18 14:59:59 +0000 UTC]

youre welcome

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V-Light In reply to spirosk-photography [2014-01-29 21:07:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I had a hard time to edit this series of photos...The colors were naturally very saturated and i didn't want it to end up looking fake...

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spirosk-photography In reply to V-Light [2014-01-31 15:29:49 +0000 UTC]

I can understand.... Nice result, that's what matters

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V-Light In reply to ChrisKora [2014-01-22 18:50:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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V-Light In reply to Steve1098 [2014-01-15 19:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your comment Well this photo is not an HDR, it was a single raw file processed in Lightroom. I opened up the shadows, brought down the highlights, cranked up the clarity and contrast and then in Photoshop i just added a little glow to it. The intensity of the colors was pretty much my main concern because the colors were naturally intense and i didn't want it to look fake. You are right about the long exposure, it always helps water scenes look nicer I wish i could have done that back then. This photo was taken in 2011 and i didn't have a tripod back then, it was a handheld shot. I really loved this place and it does annoy me that i couldn't take the photos i envisioned then because of equipment limitations. I hope i can go back there soon

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Steve1098 In reply to V-Light [2014-01-15 20:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Ah my mistake! I mistook the clarity and glow for hdr (either way you get what i was saying). Well either way, nice place and great job on keeping the colors real! 

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V-Light In reply to Steve1098 [2014-01-15 20:44:20 +0000 UTC]

It's ok! It does look hdrish, i can understand that, almost all my photos are HDR indeed. I had actually taken 3 bracketed shots so i could make an hdr of this scene too but the result is terrible no matter how subtle i try to make it look. The colors just go crazy... So i used a single raw file and it worked out a lot better. The current camera raw software offers so much room in recovering highlights and lifting shadows, it's just unbelievable. In 2011 i wouldn't be able to get this result

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V-Light In reply to Pajunen [2014-01-14 14:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Glad you like it!

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Pajunen In reply to V-Light [2014-01-14 14:52:19 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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V-Light In reply to Truckherder [2014-01-14 12:49:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Well, same here, central and south Greece are very monotonous too, i had no idea a place like this could exist. It's on the very north-east side of Greece and it's really hard to access. I was lucky enough to be part of a photography group that arranged this trip and we stayed one night there. I really really want to go there again but it's far from the place i live and i have no car to go by myself

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Truckherder In reply to V-Light [2014-01-14 13:31:45 +0000 UTC]

I see! Still, congratulations on being able to take advantage of such a gorgeous location. I would need to get on a plane to see something like that

This is what it looks like an hour east and north of Perth 

truckherder.deviantart.com/art…

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V-Light In reply to Truckherder [2014-01-14 14:51:29 +0000 UTC]

Maybe taking a plane and jumping out of it with a parachute would actually be a nice and easy way to access this forest By car it's a very strenuous drive, the dirt road that you need to take goes on for several hours, it's in a really bad condition and full of steep turns. I understand, the area you live looks almost like a desert...i guess it's somewhat better here, at least we have a forest even though it's only Pine trees and a sea close by, it does great a more interesting scenery. That's the typical forest area around here: v-light.deviantart.com/art/A-w… . The trees always stay dark green...We don't have the amazing red and orange leaves...No waterfalls or anything like that also...

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