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Wandering_Dan (3449) 2007-10-11 10:44

Hello, Jeffrey, welcome to TE!

You've got a good shot here from an unusual angle - not many people get to that anchorage! The island in between does make it look like there's a large park in front of the buildings, but your note clears that up. I still find it startling not to see the towers, though.

On your photoshop techniques: I don't see that you did anything particularly off; however, adjusting the individual colors like this is a lot of work and not always needed. There are two tools that do the job very well, in particular because they are able to maintain a balance among the colors: Levels and Curves. These work best in full PS, but are also available in Elements. I would normally try those and see how they work, before I went to the step of changing individual colors.

Shadow/Highlight is a tool I'm fond of, but you have to be careful with it (and with Brightness/Contrast) because it has a tendency to increase noise. There are some people who will only use it on a small selection. As I say, I like it, but I use it with a light hand, as you did here.

Good shot, great note. Keep it up!

Best,
Dan

avene (12675) 2007-10-11 11:50

I definetly like the composition and the unusual point of view to show the Manhattan. the sky indeed is impressive, and I've always enjoyed the photos with big sky dwarfing the land below it. my two remarks are somewhat similar to those made by Daniel - the shot could do with some noise reduction, and I find that increased magentas and shadows have made clouds look a bit unnatural. but I love the feeling of the great wide open space too much, so here are my 2 points :)
thanks for sharing and keep posting.
Kristine

worldcitizen (14266) 2007-10-11 16:19

Hello Jeffrey,
Very interesting POV, with Governor's Island lined up directly in front of Manhattan. The extra layer of trees is an interesting detail in front of the skyline. I also like the scale of this shot, and the way the sky looks so large looming over the seemingly small buildings.

berseph (1758) 2007-10-12 11:06

This is an impressive shot. The colors are perfect. I really like the skyline here with the clouds above. It's a nice composition with an excellent POV. My only critique would be the noise, but that isn't a huge distraction here.

trekks (14348) 2007-10-16 8:59

Hi Jeff

Good sharp details of buildings, nice clouds and blue, tiny waves. Nice compo and POV.

TFS
Bill

Dyerco (10185) 2007-11-12 8:01

Well done here. The horizon is well placed giving lots of weight to the sky which ,as you say, has lots of interest.