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trying out the reverse grad filter


11 years 9 months ago #238372 by afoto
two shots from last night, i can't decide which i prefer, thoughts?
c&c appreciated

i got a chance to try out my new reverse grad filter, which was awesome because, as we all know, at sunset the brightest part of the sky is on the horizon.


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11 years 9 months ago #238437 by KCook
I'm divided. I like the sky and water colors in #2 better. But I also prefer the rock colors and beach feature of #1.

So how does a "reverse" grad filter differ from a normal grad filter?

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11 years 9 months ago #238446 by chasrich
Both photos ROCK! :judge: :judge: :judge:
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11 years 9 months ago #238514 by Dori
Both are beautiful but I am partial to the first one!!! :judge: :judge: :judge: :judge: :judge:
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11 years 9 months ago #238661 by afoto
on the right is an example of a reverse grad, in comparison to a normal graduated filter, which will sometimes cause the top of your sky to underexpose a little to much
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11 years 9 months ago #238703 by rmeyer7
These are both great! Nice use of that filter, you controlled the sunset and exposed the whole photo beautifully.
:judge:

If I had to pick a favorite, I think it would be the first. I like the variety of rocks and the colors they bring to the photo.
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11 years 9 months ago #238727 by Baydream
I had not seen one of those. The results are fantastic.
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11 years 9 months ago #238732 by KCook
Yikes! I'd think that hard cutoff in the middle of the reverse grad would be tough to deal with. This is the kind of thing that could push me into HDR.

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11 years 9 months ago #238831 by bluesydude
Both very nicely shot! I prefer the first. I think the rocks in #2 are a bit obtrusive.
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11 years 9 months ago #239161 by afoto

KCook wrote: Yikes! I'd think that hard cutoff in the middle of the reverse grad would be tough to deal with. This is the kind of thing that could push me into HDR.

old school


its funny because when i was in school, i was totally against filters. i always figured if i could do it easily in photoshop why bother.
but now that i've been using them, i find that the result is a lot more realistic then hdr... and once you get used to the filters, it becomes like second nature
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11 years 9 months ago #239191 by KCook
Heh! It's all too easy to be "more realistic" than HDR!

old school
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11 years 9 months ago #239472 by mclayton
Love the first one. Great Job!
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