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Roxanne Overton











 
Subhash Sapru
Jim Hoskins
Karen Kaiser
Howard Frank
Denise Borgess
Anita Luellen
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July 2010 - From Pier 7

How I did it:

Skylines are not my specialty but this view from Pier 7 in SF was too good to pass up. It was shot at night and I used CS5's HDR on the structures and water.

I took the sky from the correct exposure single shot, selected, cut and pasted it onto the HDR image.

That gave me the details I wanted with the natural sky which I preferred. 


COMMENTS:
 

Subhash Sapru

It looks like a dream. Although broadly it has tones of two colours yet it makes very soothing impact. The passage makes eyes move with it. Well composed.

Jim Hoskins

This is a risky compostion in that the forground and background are roughly the same size, but as they are tied together by the row of lights, it works very well. The warm lights contrast with the cool buildings. It is an invitation to walk down the wharf towards the city.

The brown cast of the forground doesn't relate to the cityscape very well, so maybe it could be changed to something cooler. Or more varied. As I mentioned before, I don't know how to do this, but.

Karen Kaiser

From the benches in the foreground to the TransAmerica
tower in the background, this is a good composition. I love the warm glow in the water and the street lights as counterpoint to the moody dark buildings. You have created a scene that is more than it was - if that
makes sense.

Howard Frank

I love the mood of this image. The camera angle and perspective make a great capture. I always like the blue light time of the evening.

Denise Borgess

This is a beautiful capture especially with the line of lights leading to the city. I like what you have done with it. The colors are perfect and the grainy quality of
the pier and water work to enhance the feel of it. Well done.

Anita Luellen

Roxanne has captured a dramatic time-of-day. This image has good composition with leading lines, especially the electric lights aglow that lead across the scene. I like the contrast between the upper blue tones and lower warm shades.


Member Bio
Roxanne Overton

Like all of us, I am passionate about photography.  I started taking photos with my first SLR in the early 70's.  In the 80's, my focus was on underwater photography. 

I was an early advocate of digital cameras and embraced the digital darkroom as well.  I love the enhanced creativity digital allows.
My husband and I moved back to Boise two years ago and joined the Boise Camera Club.  I can't say enough positive things about the value of being associated with and critiqued by such a talented group of people.

I am new to PSA and look forward to sharing and learning as I continue to grow in this ever expanding process of "making photographs".


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