Hell's Canyon
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Oops! That shot of the fisher was taken from in the boat? If so, that is pretty straight considering that!
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Judy, were you shooting that first shot through a car window? There are some reflections and a red streak that are detracting from the nicely shot composition.
My favorite of the set is the candid of the fisherman. Only critique on that is a very slight rotation as the waterline looks off kilter, and to brighten it. In this sample, just to add a little light to it, I brightened it up '44' on the slider in Photoshop.
Also, I did a screen shot to show you where the guide lays against your waterline. Look for the faint turquoise line there. It is faint because it is a low quality screen capture.
I hope that helps.
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My favorite of the set is the candid of the fisherman. Only critique on that is a very slight rotation as the waterline looks off kilter, and to brighten it. In this sample, just to add a little light to it, I brightened it up '44' on the slider in Photoshop.
Also, I did a screen shot to show you where the guide lays against your waterline. Look for the faint turquoise line there. It is faint because it is a low quality screen capture.
I hope that helps.
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Tony S
New Member
Get out from behind that window. lol It's tint does some tough things to the images. That and getting wet is half the fun of a river trip.
The first is a typical Hells Canyon/Snake River view, would be better if there was something in the foreground to draw interest to, liek a rock or another boat on the water. But I understand that on a trip like this you gotta shoot what's there.
The bighorn ewe shot is tough lighting to shoot in with the sun behnd her. Is that the window causing tint trouble or late afternoon sun filtered by what may have been smoke haze in the area.
The fisherman photo I would have composed differently with the river opening up off to the right, leaving him room to cast his lure. As it is now, all the rock behind is negative space (1/2 the image space) that draws the eye from the fisherman making me want to see what you were trying to show there. Try another crop in portrait perspective cropping straight down from the top right behind his back.
With the tree, there's nothing there. I keep looking for something, but it's shaded dead branches and rocks. Unfortunatley the scene does not translate as well to a picture as what it looks like along the river.
Shooting pictures on a trip like that is tough since you really don't get time to set up or wait for the best light. You did get nice travel photos to show the experience of the trip. I love the Hells Canyon area and visit the Washington area right where the Grande Ronde dumps in to the Snake River. Alot of times at the top of the canyon looking down it, very wonderful and big country.
The first is a typical Hells Canyon/Snake River view, would be better if there was something in the foreground to draw interest to, liek a rock or another boat on the water. But I understand that on a trip like this you gotta shoot what's there.
The bighorn ewe shot is tough lighting to shoot in with the sun behnd her. Is that the window causing tint trouble or late afternoon sun filtered by what may have been smoke haze in the area.
The fisherman photo I would have composed differently with the river opening up off to the right, leaving him room to cast his lure. As it is now, all the rock behind is negative space (1/2 the image space) that draws the eye from the fisherman making me want to see what you were trying to show there. Try another crop in portrait perspective cropping straight down from the top right behind his back.
With the tree, there's nothing there. I keep looking for something, but it's shaded dead branches and rocks. Unfortunatley the scene does not translate as well to a picture as what it looks like along the river.
Shooting pictures on a trip like that is tough since you really don't get time to set up or wait for the best light. You did get nice travel photos to show the experience of the trip. I love the Hells Canyon area and visit the Washington area right where the Grande Ronde dumps in to the Snake River. Alot of times at the top of the canyon looking down it, very wonderful and big country.
Oops! That shot of the fisher was taken from in the boat? If so, that is pretty straight considering that!
Judy N
New Member
The only picture from a boat was the first one. He took 4 of us up to were the rest of our raft group was and we rafted down the rest of the way. Tony thanks for the input on the fisherman, I though of that when I looked at it last night. (at least I have progressed to see such things.) The bighorn sheep was taken while I was oaring a boat down the river. Very hard to row and set up the camera at the same time. lol
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