A view fit for a King

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  • 10-03-2004, 01:51 PM
    Dirtygoat
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    A view fit for a King
    I took this shot from the lookout tower ontop of Dover Castle, which next to the English channel, the closest point of land in Britain to france. Anyone like the view?
  • 10-03-2004, 05:40 PM
    Bouk Teef
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    Re: A view fit for a King
    Hi Dirtygoat,
    I hope you don't mind but I had a go at using Photoshop to change aspects of the photo. As it stands I find the composition rather colourless and flat. Perhaps taking the picture during a sunrise / sunset would bring out the colour as the location looks good (apart form the mast but that can always get taken out using PS).
    I adjusted the levels slightly and applied a crop in order to change the perspective. I also tried increasing the saturation in order to bring out the greens of the trees and surrounding land.
    What do you think?

    Regards

    Keith
  • 10-04-2004, 02:43 AM
    Dirtygoat
    Re: A view fit for a King
    Interesting, sunset or sunrise would of really added some dramatic lighting effects. I might of needes special permission to get in at those hours though. I already did some quick fix in photoshop, adding the warmer tone to it makes it look a little bit unnatural, its a good job though and does look a bit more like sunset or sunrise. Thanks for the critique.
  • 10-04-2004, 04:36 AM
    fatboy
    Re: A view fit for a King
    I think it's really hard to take a good shot of a town like this, unless there's something particularly eye-catching in the frame. Towns in general are very cluttered, and I think they lead to confusing photos. I'd echo earlier comments, the town would like nicer in early morning light, or a good sunset. There'd also se less haze, so the colors would come out better.

    However, I'd say the view is pretty amazing from up there. :-)

    Dave