Along Sandon Road

[hminx]

Just wondering how this lot got along as a group

[hminx]

Guess my method of sizing for web hasn't done these any favours

[llewpics]

I like #1 the best. I would just crop off the bottom a little bit. It seems a little too sharp, but the sky action in this is great. I also have fondness for #2 - for some odd reason. Simple, but they all make me want to go to NZ (I assume these are from there).

[Don Schaeffer]

Beautiful scenics. The last one has a lot of distracting halos, however.

[SmartWombat]

3,4, and 5 have more muted tones than 1 and 2.
They don't seem to go together in that respect.

[hminx]

Thanks Don the halos are not that evident on the pre sized version
.Simple, but they all make me want to go to NZ (I assume these are from there)... Yes they are and you would be welcome Llewpics appreciate the comments
Point noted Paul thanks I hadn't given that any thought The light was constantly varying ( is that an oxymoron ?) and this made getting the exposure consistent a challenge.

[draymorton]

First of all, they're way too sharp. The sharpness detracts from the viewing experience for me. I can be this harsh because I love what you've done otherwise.

#1 is a winner. So is #2. And the last one.

3 and 4 don't seem like they belong in the series, because of the muted, washed-out quality which Paul pointed out. Fairly easily solved.

(Now that I've looked at the above comments, I see that everyone has basically already said what I've said.)

[GB1]

They're OK shots from a nature perspective. The first and last two are really close to being the type of shots used in a tourist advertisement(Yay)

About how they look, it appears that here it may be a combination of over-sharpening and compression artifacts. Unfortunately, you fail that part :shocked: .

There is a lot of detail in your photos here, meaning you will need a high level of sharpness in your images, either naturally by using a tripod and good lens, and/or by sharpening afterward. After resizing you should only need to moderately sharpen. Also check your compression level and try not to go lower than 10% compression (I only use about 5%).

[hminx]

Thanks Dray and Greg In #s 3,4, & 5 haze was also a major issue and the washed out look was probably due to my efforts to over come it.

Really appreciate the feed back I'm getting from everyone with these, as at he moment I'm trying to learn how to cope with the more trying lighting conditions rather than waiting for optimal light. One of the light issues we have here seems to be the brightness due to fewer atmospheric particles.

[Greg McCary]

I really like the last one. You could be over sharpening them. I know with some lenses I have I almost don't need to sharpen them at all. If you are working with a really sharp lens try not sharpening it and see how they look.

[hminx]

thanks Greg thought that it might suit a painterly look
I'm getting the impression now that its not ok to over sharpen landscapes...