On the 3rd morning of Pixelmania my mom and I decided to walk the Maharajah Jungle Trek. ; We stopped to go to the bathroom and while waiting I noticed this fountain. ; I shot about 30 frames, but these were the two I liked best. ; Your thoughts? Fountain #1 by jbwolffiv, on Flickr Fountain #2 by jbwolffiv, on Flickr
Now that I look again, I see that. ; I think when I first looked at it, I went with the bell shape and did not notice the annoying dude. ;
If only you could PhotoShop the fountain in photo 1 with the background in photo 2. ; Other than two great photos, the guest detract from photo 1 and in my humble opinion, the glare off the water detract (just a little) from photo 2. ; But great photos none the less. Great catch. brought to you by an (HTC) "Incredible" Guy.
I agree that the guest is distracting, but John, as you did I didn't notice it. ; I saw the bell shape in the water first. ; Clone that guy out and that should be the better shot.
Thanks for the feedback! ; I will play around and try to clone him out, but all this post stuff is new to me, but only way to learn is to give it a whirl!
I'm with the majority here, they're both great shots. ; The shape of the water in the first one is very interesting but the guest is not. ; Give the clone tool a try (or the content-aware healing brush if you're using Elements 9). We all have to be aware of the background when we're looking for that perfect shot. ; At WDW it's hard to completely eliminate people, but sometimes a little patience helps.
Re: Fountain in Asia - Fixed Annoying Dude So I played around a little and cloned out the annoying dude. ; Here is the result. Fountain #1 No Dude by jbwolffiv, on Flickr You can still see the color from his pants through the water but I am at a loss as to how to rid that (plus it is not as distracting as he was!) After that, I think I like the second one best after all. ; No dude and I really like the reflection in the water. The funny thing is I felt less in a rush on this trip since it was wall about taking photos, but I still need to be a little more patient. Thanks for all the compliments and advice!
I like this a lot now that he is missing. ; For me, the lack of reflection allows the shape of the water to really stand out. ; Nice job!
I like #2 better. I like the brighter exposure and the whole bell is there. On the first, a little bit of the right side is cut off. #2 needs straightned just a little. Great shots!
Thanks Jeff and Craig. ; I did not even notice that the right side was cut off! I really need to learn some patience, I am always rushing through the shots and not giving them the time they need!
Well to be honest, that fountain isn't easy to shoot. Since the first time I shot it, it's always been "busy"[nb]Usually an appendage of somekind is in the fountain.[/nb] everytime since.
