The Road Less Taken [Contest Winner Pool August 2004]
Uploaded: August 29, 2004 05:43:01
All comments and critiques welcome. Please tell me what you think and what you think could improve the picture. The colors don't do justice to the original and I hate that about compression. If anyone knows how to maintain the colors when compressed please let me know. I'd appreciate it!
Kristen McKain August 29, 2004
beautiful! #163235Casey A. Hanson August 29, 2004
This is beautiful Moe!Damian P. Gadal August 29, 2004
I think you nailed it! Very nice! #743013Karma Wilson August 29, 2004
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! The colors look fine to me. I love country roads.Karma #743038
David August 29, 2004
Moe,Kelly Abernathy August 29, 2004
This is gorgeous Moe - I love the composition. Just a beautiful scene! -K #743150Moe Vang August 29, 2004
Thank you all for you support and comments. David, I do shoot in raw, which is why I hate converting down to jpg to post online because I lose so much of the information and color that was present. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. At any rate, I'm happy with the original and the one that's posted. Thanks again everyone!! #743211Darren Smith August 29, 2004
Really jaw dropping colours here Moe, your composition is right on the money too. I really like the mist in the middle distance....BEAUTIFUL! #743316David August 29, 2004
Moe, once again what an absolutely beautiful photo!!! Have you tried summiting in Tiff? No compression and Better Photo does support the format. #743650Beverley Lu Steeves August 29, 2004
Beautiful image, Moe!! #743680Moe Vang August 29, 2004
Thanks again David. You know, I'm baffled. In Photoshop the colors are represented correctly when I open up the same image that I have posted. The preview of the image as well even looks correct when I go to save. However, after I post and review via the browser, the colors get muted. Not sure why. Am I alone in this or does anyone experience the same results? #743704David August 29, 2004
Hmmm... Gamma correction on your monitor? If the colors look muted to you, let me tell you what I see on the web. Beside this incredible sky there is a dragon fire mist hovering over the field with this line of fire green grass and the rosd is a mixture of the gravel with the hint of the shadow in a light saphhire blue. This is the bane of all digital photos, our monitors and trying to balance them not to mention Mac vs PC formats. Everything I do on my PC looks completely different when I see it on my wife's Mac. Go figure. Even the folks at BetterPhoto have this in the FAQs for summiting photos. You are definately not alone. I always use my printer as my guideline for setting up my monitor. That's where it really counts, if it looks good on the wall, then I'm happy. #743715Moe Vang August 29, 2004
David, I couldn't agree with you more. You are absolutely right about monitors and printers and it is truly there that color calibration is most important!! I thank you for your advice and for numbing the pain that has come from trying to get everything perfect :) Alas, peace and tranquility once again... that is at least until tommorow when I will be re-assimilted with the masses.... I hate Mondays... Much appreciated David! #743745Mette Vendelboe Allison September 14, 2004
Big congrats, wonderful moody shot and a good title too! #778641Wanda Judd September 14, 2004
Moe, this is truly special...I love the colors #779233Beverley Lu Steeves September 14, 2004
Congrats Moe!! #779525Anita Taylor September 14, 2004
This is beautiful, Moe! Greatr shot! #780517Susana Matos September 26, 2004
Congratulations, wonderful photo!Dorothy Neumann October 26, 2004
If the quality of this image online disappoints you I can only imagine how beautiful it must look in its original form. Just lovely composition and light! #869989Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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