Sandy, I like the subject, the comp, the light, BUT, you have oversharpened it yet again.... the moment you see those speckles appearing... you're done for. I seem to be the only one 'daring' to tell you, I'm only trying to help, all the best, M, (*_*)
Sandy,
I like the shapes and textures here. You caught just the perfect amount of detail and sharpness in the rocks. You caught the proper contrasts to make it interesting. I like the use of natural light here. I cannot see an oversharpening problem here. No need for me to check back with you....someone needs a monitor calibration,..because I see no speckles.
Scott
Hi Sandy,
I like what you've done here...the composition is perfect, and I like how it almost looks as if the upper third is in color and then "morphs" into black & white in the lower two thirds. You shot at the correct angle too, to get the shadows right and accentuate the "mini Stonehenge" you found.
I can't provide an answer to why the rocks have been stacked, only that I have seen the same "phenomenon" in Venezuela and Nova Scotia. Perhaps UFO's? :-)
Another member made a comment about supposed oversharpening, but frankly I don't see any evidence of it. The "speckles" referred to are, as you correctly pointed out, part of the rocks themselves - the "nooks and crannies" as it were. I viewed your photo on three monitors, a 21" CRT, a 21" LCD and a laptop, and all seemed fine. So don't throw your camera away!
If you're truly concerned about it, I wouldn't bother posting a query on the TL forums, for two reasons. Because of file size limitations, we'll never see your image in an ideal setting. Secondly, I doubt there's many people qualified to really judge it. I would post it, or a portion of it, to the Discussion Forums at www.dpreview.com, either in the Retouching forum or the Panasonic Talk forum. Make sure to do it at 100% crop straight out of the camera. Again, although I don't see evidence of it in the image you've posted, perhaps your camera does some internal sharpening that you can adjust/turn on or off.
In any case, great photo!
- Bob
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Hi Sandy
I do not think its a prank... but art.. I have heard of this many times on the shores of the Great lakes.. check this link
its called rock stacking
hope that helps...
ok to your photo... very intresting subject.. from my view you controled the light very well.. my screen does not show over processing
take care
Tricia
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