Critique Welcomed Along the River Charles

[Glenn Clabo]

I shot this a week or so ago on a morning walk along the Charles River here in Boston...which is very different in the winter than during the summer. It was pretty dark...so I tried a little HDR using 3 shots. Too dark?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Superb, Glenn. I really like this. Nice comp, and beautiful colours.

 

[Dave Moss]

I like it how it is Glenn

 

[Pete Askew]

Not too dark for me Glenn. I also like it. I like especially the oiliness of the water.

 

[Paul Lange]

That looks pretty good to me and the darker tone to the image seems to suit it. What software do you use Glen, LR, PS ? I could be wrong but there seems to be a little bit of CA along the back and side of the boat, seems to be mainly purple fringing?

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Paul...I use PS...but I am far from knowledgable. In fact...I don't know what CA is. So I just blew up the original...there is a purple line all the way around the boat just below the top rail.

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Thanks everyone...opinions from photographers mean something to me.

 

[Paul Lange]

Chromatic Aberration or fringing. It is caused by the lenses inability to refract all frequencies of light by the same amount so you get an effect similar to a prism separating white light into its individual wavelengths. All lenses have it to one degree or another and the issue is exasperated in bright conditions. Do you use Adobe Raw? I think it has CA removal features. If you Google "ca removal in photoshop" there are a few tutorials and tips to be had.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Super Paul...Thanks! This old dog is always trying to learn.

 

[Beth Carter]

love the comp., the tones and the colors. only nit is the darkened sides, other than that it's great.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

That is a lovely tight comp Glenn

I'd have been trying to get the whole thing in with a wide, and would have missed the shot