Koi pond in Japan

Discussion in 'Epcot Photos' started by bmitch, Apr 25, 2009.

  1. bmitch

    bmitch Member

    This is a shot that I took about a week ago during a one day stopover at Disney. Please let me know what you think and be honest.

    Thanks,
    Mitch

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  2. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    I think that it's nice. ; I love this area in Japan, and it is always so serene. ; I feel as though you captured that. ; Thanks for posting!
     
  3. Tim

    Tim Administrator Staff Member

    very nice. ; the lack of glare is impressive.
     
  4. Tim,

    I was about to make a similar comment. Mitch did you use a polarizer or anything?
     
  5. bmitch

    bmitch Member

    Believe it or not, no polarizer. I'm surprised about the lack of glare too. It was a partly cloudy day and I think I caught some shade just right.

    No real PP either. Just a little bit of bump on the exposure and some sharpening in Aperture.
     
  6. Bob D.

    Bob D. Member

    Mitch,

    Very nice picture!

    You mentioned you touched up the photo within Aperture. ; Just curious, do you find advantages to using Aperture over Photoshop? ; I've been using Photoshop for a few years and downloaded a trial of Aperture, but never had a chance to install it.

    Bob
     
  7. bmitch

    bmitch Member

    Bob,

    I'm using both Aperture and Lightroom right now. I'm trying to figure out which one I like better. Lightroom honestly has a better workflow than Aperture does and it has the advantage of years of Photoshop behind it. I'm still giving Aperture a chance though.

    Mitch
     
  8. Bob D.

    Bob D. Member

    Mitch,

    I have the Adobe Web Premium suite which doesn't include Lightroom. ; I've been using iPhoto as an organizational tool and Photoshop for editing. ;

    I've been curious about Lightroom for awhile and am downloading a trial now. ;

    Bob
     
  9. gary

    gary Member

    i tried the trial download of lightroom right after mousefest 08, liked it so much i've since purchased the full version and it's where i do all my organizing and 95% of my editing, it really helps a lot if you have scott kelby's book, he has a great way of making it all come together in a good workflow
     
  10. bmitch

    bmitch Member

    Very true Gary. In fact I would say one of the biggest advantages of Lightroom (or anything Photoshop) is the incredible amount of literature and web info you can find. I have Scott Kelby's Lightroom 2 book and it is very good.
     

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